Franklin is a
lunarimpact crater that is located in the northeast part of the visible
Moon; it is named after
Benjamin Franklin. To the north-northwest is the smaller crater
Cepheus, and in the opposite direction to the southwest is the shallow
Berzelius.
The rim of Franklin is generally circular, with a pair of outward bulges in the western wall. The inner wall is
terraced, and there is a central peak at the midpoint of the floor. A narrow cleft runs to the west-southwest across the floor, passing to the north of the central peak.
Satellite craters
By convention these features are identified on lunar maps by placing the letter on the side of the crater midpoint that is closest to Franklin.
Franklin
Latitude
Longitude
Diameter
C
35.7° N
44.3° E
15 km
F
37.5° N
47.7° E
38 km
G
40.1° N
48.1° E
7 km
H
37.1° N
43.7° E
6 km
K
39.1° N
51.4° E
20 km
W
37.8° N
43.7° E
6 km
References
Andersson, L. E.;
Whitaker, E. A. (1982). NASA Catalogue of Lunar Nomenclature. NASA RP-1097.
Menzel, D. H.; Minnaert, M.; Levin, B.; Dollfus, A.; Bell, B. (1971). "Report on Lunar Nomenclature by the Working Group of Commission 17 of the IAU". Space Science Reviews. 12 (2): 136–186.
Bibcode:
1971SSRv...12..136M.
doi:
10.1007/BF00171763.
S2CID122125855.