The Crater Carrel

Feature Profile & Selenographic Data

Feature type

crater

Coordinates

10.67° N · 26.68° E

Diameter

15.59 km

IAU approval

1979/01/01 00:00:00

LAC quadrangle

LAC-60 · Julius Caesar

Geological Chronicle

Carrel is a small lunar crater on the Mare Tranquillitatis. The formation spans an official diameter of 15.59 kilometers.

It has a distorted appearance, having a slight protruding bulge in the northwest rim. It is recorded in the IAU Gazetteer under quadrangle LAC-60.

Chronology & Exploration

1. IAU Name Adopted

   The International Astronomical Union officially approves the crater name.

Scientific Sources & References

• IAU Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature — Alexis; French doctor, physiologist; Nobel laureate (1873-1944).
• Wikipedia (en) — Carrel (crater)

Name Origin

Alexis; French doctor, physiologist; Nobel laureate (1873-1944).