MARALDI (LUNAR 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 Vitruvius crater, and to the northwest lies the worn Littrow crater. Just to the northeast of the crater is the dome-like ''Mons Maraldi'' rise.
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.

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Satellite craters

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Satellite craters

By convention these features are identified on lunar maps by placing the letter on the side of the crater mid-point that is closest to Maraldi crater.

Maraldi	Latitude	Longitude	Diameter
A	20.0° N	36.3° E	8 km
D	16.7° N	36.1° E	67 km
E	17.8° N	35.8° E	31 km
F	19.2° N	35.8° E	18 km
N	18.4° N	36.8° E	5 km
R	20.3° N	33.2° E	5 km
W	13.2° N	36.1° E	4 km

The following craters have been renamed by the IAU.

★ Maraldi B — ''See'' Lucian crater.

★ Maraldi M — ''See'' Theophrastus crater.

References

★ Mons of Mystery