Crile (crater)
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Crile is a tiny lunar
crater
. It is roughly circular and cup-shaped, with interior walls that slope down to the mid-point. The crater lies in the Palus Somni
, between the Mare Crisium
to the east and Mare Tranquillitatis
to the west.
This formation was previously designated Proclus F before being renamed by the IAU
. Proclus
itself is located to the north-northeast.
Moon
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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...
. It is roughly circular and cup-shaped, with interior walls that slope down to the mid-point. The crater lies in the Palus Somni
Palus Somni
Palus Somni is an area on the Moon of relatively level but somewhat uneven terrain that lies along the northeastern edge of Mare Tranquillitatis and the Sinus Concordiae. It has selenographic coordinates 14.1° N, 45.0° E, and has a diameter of 143 km.The surface of this feature has low ridges and...
, between the Mare Crisium
Mare Crisium
Mare Crisium is a lunar mare located in the Moon's Crisium basin, just northeast of Mare Tranquillitatis. This basin is of the Pre-Imbrian period, 4.55 to 3.85 billion years ago. This mare is in diameter, and 176,000 km2 in area. It has a very flat floor, with a ring of wrinkled ridges...
to the east and 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...
to the west.
This formation was previously designated Proclus F before being renamed 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...
. Proclus
Proclus (crater)
Proclus is a young lunar impact crater located to the west of the Mare Crisium, on the east shore of the Palus Somni. It lies to the south of the prominent, terraced crater Macrobius, and west-northwest of the lava-flooded Yerkes...
itself is located to the north-northeast.