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McDonald (crater)

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Diameter
  
8 km

Colongitude
  
21° at sunrise

Depth
  
1.5 km

McDonald (crater)

Eponym
  
William J. McDonald Thomas L. McDonald

McDonald is a small lunar impact crater located in the central Mare Imbrium. This crater is a cup-shaped feature with a circular rim, and has not been significantly eroded. It lies to the southeast of the slightly larger crater Carlini, in an isolated part of the mare.

This feature was identified as 'Carlini B' prior to being renamed by the IAU.

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McDonald (crater) Wikipedia