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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Cartan (crater)

Cartan is a small lunar impact crater near the eastern edge of the Moon. It lies just to the west of the larger Apollonius. The rim is circular with a tiny crater along the eastern side. The interior floor is about half the diameter of the crater. A smaller crater attached to the southern rim is also attached to the north rim of Apollonius H, forming a short crater chain.

It was named after the French mathematician Élie Cartan in 1976. Before, it was designated Apollonius D.

References

  1. ^ "Cartan (crater)". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.