Al-Bakri (crater)
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Al-Bakri is a small lunar
crater
on the northwest edge of Mare Tranquillitatis
. It is just south of the eastern arm of the Montes Haemus
that borders the Mare Serenitatis
to the north. To the east-northeast is the prominent crater Plinius
. South of the crater are the rille
s of the Rimae Maclear.
Al-Bakri was designated Tacquet A prior to being assigned a name by the IAU
. The tiny Tacquet
lies to the northwest on the Mare Serenitatis.
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crater
Impact crater
In the broadest sense, the term impact crater can be applied to any depression, natural or manmade, resulting from the high velocity impact of a projectile with a larger body...
on the northwest edge of Mare Tranquillitatis
Mare Tranquillitatis
Mare Tranquillitatis is a lunar mare that sits within the Tranquillitatis basin on the Moon. The mare material within the basin consists of basalt formed in the intermediate to young age group of the Upper Imbrian epoch. The surrounding mountains are thought to be of the Lower Imbrian epoch, but...
. It is just south of the eastern arm of the Montes Haemus
Montes Haemus
Montes Haemus is a curving range of mountains that forms the southwestern edge of the Mare Serenitatis basin on the Moon. They form a less prominent mirror image of the Montes Apenninus range to the west, and curve up to nearly join at the northern end. The eastern edge terminates with the...
that borders the Mare Serenitatis
Mare Serenitatis
Mare Serenitatis is a lunar mare that sits just to the east of Mare Imbrium on the Moon.It is located within the Serenitatis basin, which is of the Nectarian epoch. The material surrounding the mare is of the Lower Imbrian epoch, while the mare material is of the Upper Imbrian epoch...
to the north. To the east-northeast is the prominent crater Plinius
Plinius (crater)
Plinius is a prominent lunar impact crater on the border between Mare Serenitatis to the north and Mare Tranquilitatis to the south. South-southeast of Plinius is the crater Ross, and to the northeast is Dawes. Just to the north is a system of rilles named the Rimae Plinius...
. South of the crater are the rille
Rille
Rille is typically used to describe any of the long, narrow depressions in the lunar surface that resemble channels. Typically a rille can be up to several kilometers wide and hundreds of kilometers in length...
s of the Rimae Maclear.
Al-Bakri was designated Tacquet A prior to being assigned a name by the IAU
International Astronomical Union
The International Astronomical Union IAU is a collection of professional astronomers, at the Ph.D. level and beyond, active in professional research and education in astronomy...
. The tiny Tacquet
Tacquet (crater)
Tacquet is a small, bowl-shaped crater that lies near the southern edge of Mare Serenitatis, in the northeast part of the Moon. The surface near the crater is marked by high-albedo ejecta...
lies to the northwest on the Mare Serenitatis.