McDonald (crater)
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| Coordinates | 30°24′N 20°54′W / 30.4°N 20.9°WCoordinates: 30°24′N 20°54′W / 30.4°N 20.9°W |
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| Diameter | 8 km |
| Depth | 1.5 km |
| Colongitude | 21° at sunrise |
| Eponym |
William J. McDonald Thomas L. McDonald |
McDonald is a small lunar impact crater located in the central Mare Imbrium and are named after William Johnson and Thomas Logie McDonald. This crater is a cup-shaped feature with a circular rim, and has not been significantly eroded. It lies to the southeast of the slightly larger crater Carlini, in an isolated part of the mare.
This feature was identified as 'Carlini B' prior to being renamed by the IAU.
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