Maraldi (lunar crater) explained

Coordinates:19.36°N 34.8°W
Depth:1.3 km
Colong:325
Eponym:Giovanni Domenico Maraldi and Giacomo F. Maraldi

Maraldi is a worn, eroded crater on the western edge of the Sinus Amoris, in the northeast part of the Moon. To the west-southwest is the crater Vitruvius, and to the northwest lies the worn Littrow crater. Just to the northeast of the crater is the dome-like Mons Maraldi rise.

The crater is named after two Italian-born French astronomers: Giovanni Domenico Maraldi and Giacomo F. Maraldi.

Maraldi has a very worn outer wall that is deeply incised and has the appearance of a circular range of peaks rather than a crater rim. The interior has been flooded with basaltic lava, leaving a flat surface with a low albedo. There is a low ridge just to the northwest of the midpoint, and several tiny craters mark the floor surface.

Maraldi is a crater of Nectarian age.[1]

Satellite craters

By convention these features are identified on lunar maps by placing the letter on the side of the crater midpoint that is closest to Maraldi.

Maraldi LatitudeLongitudeDiameter
A20.0° N36.3° E8 km
D16.7° N36.1° E67 km
E17.8° N35.8° E31 km
F19.2° N35.8° E18 km
N18.4° N36.8° E5 km
R20.3° N33.2° E5 km
W13.2° N36.1° E4 km

The following craters have been renamed by the IAU.

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Notes and References

  1. https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/pp1348 The geologic history of the Moon