Cajal (moon crater)
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| position | 12.59 ° N , 31.08 ° O | |
| diameter | 9 km | |
| depth | 1810 m | |
| Card sheet | 61 (PDF) | |
| Named after | Santiago Ramon y Cajal (1852-1934) | |
| Named since | 1973 | |
| Unless otherwise stated, the information comes from the entry in the IAU / USGS database | ||
Cajal is a small impact crater in the northern part of Mare Tranquillitatis . Its round, bowl-shaped formation is located southeast of the Jansen crater, which is flooded by lava . Also to the northwest is an area of rugged ridges known as Dorsa Barlow .
The name was given by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 1973. Before it was renamed, it was known as 'Jansen F'.
Individual evidence
- ^ John E. Westfall: Atlas of the Lunar Terminator. Cambridge Univ. Press, Cambridge 2000, p. 272
Web links
- Cajal in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature of the IAU (WGPSN) / USGS
- Cajal crater in the "Digital Lunar Orbiter Photographic Atlas of the Moon"
