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Maraldi (lunar crater)
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For the crater on Mars, see Maraldi (Martian crater).
Maraldi is a worn, eroded crater on the western edge of the Sinus Amoris, in the northeast part of the Moon. 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.
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Coordinates | 19.36°N 34.80°E / 19.36; 34.80 |
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Diameter | 39.62 km (24.62 mi) |
Depth | 1.3 km |
Colongitude | 325° at sunrise |
Eponym | Giovanni Domenico Maraldi and Giacomo F. Maraldi |
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The crater is named after two Italian-born French astronomers: Giovanni Domenico Maraldi and Giacomo F. Maraldi.[1]
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 midpoint, and several tiny craters mark the floor surface.