Geological Chronicle
Located in the southern region of the Moon's near side, Manzinus is an ancient impact crater measuring 95.97 kilometers in diameter. It lies less than one crater diameter to the south-southwest of Mutus and to the northwest of Boguslawsky, a crater of comparable dimensions and appearance. On the lunar geologic timescale, the formation dates to the Pre-Nectarian period.
The outer rim of Manzinus is worn, eroded, and irregular. Along the north-northeast wall, the rim connects with the smaller Manzinus R, where a lower crest forms a saddle. A cluster of partly overlapping small craters marks the southern side, while the cup-shaped Manzinus J overlies the northwest rim and the heavily eroded satellite crater Manzinus A lies along the southeastern inner wall.
Past resurfacing smoothed the crater interior into a level, featureless plain that shares the albedo of the surrounding terrain and is marked only by a few tiny craterlets. In the surrounding region, India's Chandrayaan-3 mission successfully landed near satellite crater Manzinus U at 69.37 degrees south latitude and 32.35 degrees east longitude.