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Crile (crater)

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Diameter
  
9 km

Colongitude
  
314° at sunrise

Depth
  
1.6 km

Crile (crater)

Eponym
  
George Washington Crile

Crile is a tiny lunar crater. It is roughly circular and cup-shaped, with interior walls that slope down to the midpoint. The crater lies in the Palus Somni, between the Mare Crisium to the east and Mare Tranquillitatis to the west.

This formation was previously designated Proclus F before being renamed by the IAU in 1976. Proclus itself is located to the north-northeast. The crater is named for American surgeon, George Washington Crile.

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Crile (crater) Wikipedia


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