Cajal (crater)

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The crater area (top left) in selenochromatic format

Template:Infobox Lunar crater 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.<ref>Template:Gpn</ref> 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.

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Apollo 15 panoramic camera image

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