Franklin Lunar Crater - Benjamin Franklin
N 39° 57.489 W 075° 10.340
18S E 485280 N 4423126
Franklin is a lunar impact crater that is located in the northeast part of the visible Moon; it is named after Benjamin Franklin. This statue of Benjamin Franklin is located at the Benjamin Franklin National Memorial in Philadelphia, PA.
Waymark Code: WM43QM
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 07/02/2008
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Franklin is a lunar impact 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 Cepheus crater, and in the opposite direction to the southwest is the shallow Berzelius crater.
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 mid-point of the floor. A narrow cleft runs to the west-southwest across the floor, passing to the north of the central peak.
Crater characteristics
Coordinates: 38.8° N, 47.7° E
Diameter: 56 km
Depth: 2.7 km
Colongitude: 313° at sunrise
Eponym: Benjamin Franklin
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Celestial Body: Moon
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