Maraldi is a worn, eroded crater on the western edge of the Sinus Amoris, in the northeast part of the Moon. To the west-southwest is the Vitruvius crater, and to the northwest lies the worn Littrow crater. Just to the northeast of the crater is the Mons Maraldi rise.
Miraldi has a very worn outer wall that is deeply incised and has the appearance of a sircular range of peaks rather than a crater rim. The interior has been flooded with basalticlava, leaving a flat surface with a low albedo.
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 Maraldi crater.
Maraldi
Latitude
Longitude
Diameter
A
20.0° N
36.3° E
8 km
D
16.7° N
36.1° E
67 km
E
17.8° N
35.8° E
31 km
F
19.2° N
35.8° E
18 km
N
18.4° N
36.8° E
5 km
R
20.3° N
33.2° E
5 km
W
13.2° N
36.1° E
4 km
The following craters have been renamed by the IAU.
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