Feature Profile & Selenographic Data
- Feature type
- crater
- Coordinates
- 14.34° N · 20.25° E
- Diameter
- 12.21 km
- IAU approval
- 1976/01/01 00:00:00
- LAC quadrangle
- LAC-60 · Julius Caesar
Geological Chronicle
Al-Bakri (Arabic: البكري) is a small lunar impact crater on the northwest edge of Mare Tranquillitatis. The formation spans an official diameter of 12.21 kilometers.
It is just south of the eastern arm of the Montes Haemus that borders the Mare Serenitatis to the north. It is recorded in the IAU Gazetteer under quadrangle LAC-60.
Chronology & Exploration
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IAU
Name Adopted
The International Astronomical Union officially approves the crater name.
Scientific Sources & References
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IAU Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature
— Abū Ubayd Abdallāh Ibn abd al-Azīz Ibn Muhammad; Spanish-Arab geographer (1010-1094).
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Wikipedia (en)
— Al-Bakri (crater)
Name Origin
Abū Ubayd Abdallāh Ibn abd al-Azīz Ibn Muhammad; Spanish-Arab geographer (1010-1094).