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Cajal (crater)

Coordinates: 12°36′N 31°06′E / 12.6°N 31.1°E / 12.6; 31.1
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The crater area (top left) in selenochromatic format
Cajal
LRO image
Coordinates12°36′N 31°06′E / 12.6°N 31.1°E / 12.6; 31.1
Diameter9 km
Depth1.8 km
Colongitude329° at sunrise
EponymSantiago R. Cajal

Cajal is a small lunar impact crater on the northern part of the Mare Tranquilitatis. It was named after the Spanish doctor and Nobel laureate Santiago Ramón y Cajal.[1] It is a circular (9 km diameter), cup-shaped formation that lies southeast of the lava-inundated crater Jansen. Cajal was formerly designated Jansen F. Also to the northwest is a system of wrinkle ridges designated the Dorsa Barlow.

Apollo 15 panoramic camera image

References

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  1. ^ "Cajal (crater)". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.
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