Cajal is a small lunar impact crater on the northern part of the Mare Tranquilitatis. It was named after the Spanish doctor and Nobel laureate Santiago Ramón y Cajal.[1] It is a circular (9 km diameter), cup-shaped formation that lies southeast of the lava-inundated crater Jansen. Cajal was formerly designated Jansen F. Also to the northwest is a system of wrinkle ridges designated the Dorsa Barlow.
Coordinates | 12°36′N 31°06′E / 12.6°N 31.1°E |
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Diameter | 9 km |
Depth | 1.8 km |
Colongitude | 329° at sunrise |
Eponym | Santiago R. Cajal |