Geological Chronicle
Located on the lunar far side about halfway between the equator and the southern pole, Pauli is an impact crater measuring 95.28 kilometers in diameter. Formed during the Lower Imbrian period, the crater lies across the southern rim of Roche, a larger walled plain.
The crater has a well-defined outer rim only mildly worn by impact erosion. Its inner wall narrows along the northern side where it overlies Roche, with slight terracing along the southeast and a radially grooved appearance across the remainder. Small craters sit on the inner slopes along both the southern and northern sides.
Lava flooded the interior floor, leaving a low-albedo surface darker than the surrounding terrain. In this respect, Pauli resembles Jules Verne, a crater located roughly four crater diameters to the northeast. A low ridge structure stands near the midpoint, alongside the remains of a ghost crater in the southeastern section of the floor.