Maclaurin (moon crater)

Maclaurin
position	1.89 °  S , 67.95 °  O coordinates: 1 ° 53 '24 "  S , 67 ° 57' 0"  O
diameter	54 km
depth	3380 m
Card sheet	80 (PDF)
Named after	Colin Maclaurin (1698-1746)
Named since	1935
Unless otherwise stated, the information comes from the entry in the IAU / USGS database

Maclaurin is an impact crater southwest of little Mare Spumans in the eastern part of the moon's front . It lies northeast of the striking Langrenus Crater and west-northwest of the Gilbert Crater .

The crater structure of Maclaurin appears unusual, as a number of smaller craters adjoin its outer rim. In the north these are specifically the 'Maclaurin O' and 'Maclaurin K' flooded by lava . There are also satellite craters along the northeast, east and south sides. The three craters on the southern rim, which include 'Maclaurin A' and 'Maclaurin N', have penetrated the main crater far enough to flatten the outline at this point. The only vacancies on the perimeter are on the west side and a short distance to the south-east. Despite everything, Maclaurin shows an essentially circular shape.

The inner crater walls drop in a gentle slope towards the flattened crater floor. The middle area was newly formed , possibly by basaltic lava , and therefore has a slightly lower albedo due to its darker tint . A low central ridge rises in the center of the crater floor.

List of Maclaurin minor craters

Letter	position	diameter	link
A.	3.24 °  S , 67.56 °  E	29 km	[1]
B.	3.69 °  S , 71.51 °  O	36 km	[2]
C.	1.22 °  S , 69.4 °  E	31 km	[3]
D.	7.07 °  S , 69.86 °  O	11 km	[4]
E.	3.51 °  S , 65.59 °  O	22 km	[5]
F.	Renamed to von Behring
G	7.01 °  S , 66.97 °  O	17 km	[6]
H	1.58 °  S , 64.13 °  O	42 km	[7]
J	2.58 °  S , 69.35 °  O	15 km	[8th]
K	1.11 °  S , 66.78 °  O	35 km	[9]
L.	1.37 °  S , 71.45 °  O	28 km	[10]
M.	4.92 °  S , 69.14 °  E	42 km	[11]
N	3.82 °  S , 68.36 °  O	31 km	[12]
O	0.16 °  S , 67.6 °  E	41 km	[13]
P	6.11 °  S , 69.45 °  E	32 km	[14]
R.	Renamed Morley
S.	Renamed Hargreaves
T	1.84 °  S , 65.34 °  E	33 km	[15]
U	4.04 °  S , 66.43 °  O	19 km	[16]
W.	0.57 °  N , 68.17 °  O	23 km	[17]
X	0.11 °  N , 68.64 °  O	18 km	[18]
Y	Renamed to Born

Web links

• Maclaurin in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature of the IAU (WGPSN) / USGS
• Maclaurin on The-Moon Wiki
• Maclaurin crater in the "Digital Lunar Orbiter Photographic Atlas of the Moon"

Individual evidence

1. ^ John E. Westfall: Atlas of the Lunar Terminator. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge et al. 2000, ISBN 0-521-59002-7 .