Censorinus (crater)
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Template:Lunar crater data Censorinus is a tiny lunar impact crater located on a rise to the southeast of the Mare Tranquillitatis. To the northeast is Maskelyne crater.
The Censorinus crater is distinguished by an area of high-albedo material surrounding the rim. This makes the feature highly prominent when the sun is at a high angle, and it is one of the brightest objects on the visible moon. Bright streaks radiate away radially from the crater, and contrast with the darker lunar mare.
This formation has a sharp-edged, raised rim and a symmetrical, cup-shaped interior. Close-up photographs of this crater by the Lunar Orbiter program show many large blocks laying along the sloping outer rampart. The surface near the crater is hummocky from the deposited ejecta. The crater is otherwise undistinguished.
Satellite craters
By convention these features are identified on lunar maps by placing the letter on the side of the crater mid-point that is closest to Censorinus crater.
| Censorinus | Latitude | Longitude | Diameter |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | 0.4° S | 33.0° E | 7 km |
| B | 2.0° S | 31.4° E | 8 km |
| C | 3.0° S | 34.1° E | 28 km |
| D | 1.9° S | 35.8° E | 10 km |
| E | 3.6° S | 34.8° E | 12 km |
| H | 1.8° S | 33.7° E | 10 km |
| J | 1.0° S | 31.3° E | 5 km |
| K | 1.0° S | 28.8° E | 4 km |
| L | 2.5° S | 31.2° E | 4 km |
| N | 1.9° S | 36.5° E | 36 km |
| S | 3.8° S | 36.1° E | 17 km |
| T | 3.2° S | 31.1° E | 5 km |
| U | 1.5° S | 34.4° E | 3 km |
| V | 0.6° S | 35.4° E | 4 km |
| W | 1.0° S | 37.5° E | 9 km |
| X | 0.5° S | 37.2° E | 18 km |
| Z | 3.7° S | 36.8° E | 12 km |
The following craters have been renamed by the IAU.
- Censorinus F — See Leakey crater.