Maraldi is a worn, eroded crater on the western edge of the Sinus Amoris, in the northeast part of the Moon. It is located near Römer crater, found to the north. To the west-southwest is the crater Vitruvius, and to the northwest lies the worn Littrow crater. Just to the northeast of the crater is the dome-like Mons Maraldi rise.
On the lunar geologic timescale, Maraldi is a crater of Nectarian age. Maraldi has a very worn outer wall that is deeply incised and has the appearance of a circular range of peaks rather than a crater rim. The interior has been flooded with basaltic lava, leaving a flat surface with a low albedo. There is a low ridge just to the northwest of the mid-point, and several tiny craters mark the floor surface.
The crater is named after two Italian-born French astronomers: Giovanni Domenico Maraldi and Giacomo F. Maraldi. This designation was officially adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 1935.
Satellite craters By convention these features are identified on lunar maps by placing the letter on the side of the crater midpoint that is closest to Maraldi.
MaraldiLatitudeLongitudeDiameterA20.0° N36.3° E8 kmD16.7° N36.1° E67 kmE17.8° N35.8° E31 kmF19.2° N35.8° E18 kmN18.4° N36.8° E5 kmR20.3° N33.2° E5 kmW13.2° N36.1° E4 km
The following craters have been renamed by the IAU. Maraldi B — See Lucian (crater). Maraldi M — See Theophrastus (crater).
References Reprint:
Table 9-4.
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External links
Maraldi at The Moon Wiki