Carrel (crater)
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Template:Infobox Lunar crater Carrel is a small lunar crater on the Mare Tranquillitatis. It has a somewhat distorted appearance, having a slight protruding bulge in the northwest rim. The interior is somewhat irregular, with ridges and some slumped material. This crater lies across a ridge in the surface of the mare.
It was named after the Nobel-winning and Nazi collaborationist <ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>French scientist Alexis Carrel in 1979.<ref>Template:Gpn</ref> It was previously designated as Jansen B. The lava-flooded crater Jansen lies about to the northeast.
Views
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Oblique view of Carrel from Apollo 15 panoramic camera. This shows numerous bright avalanche deposits, and that the floor is a jumble of slump blocks. -
Another view of the interior from Apollo 15 -
Highly oblique view from Apollo 10, facing northwest.
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External links
- LTO-60B3 Carrel — L&PI topographic map