Cajal (crater)
Encyclopedia
Cajal is a tiny lunar
impact crater
on the northern part of the Mare Tranquilitatis, in memory of the spanish doctor and nobel prizes Santiago Ramón y Cajal
. It is a circular, cup-shaped formation that lies to the southeast of the lava
-inundated crater Jansen
. Also to the northwest is a system of wrinkle ridges designated the Dorsa Barlow.
Moon
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impact crater
Impact crater
In the broadest sense, the term impact crater can be applied to any depression, natural or manmade, resulting from the high velocity impact of a projectile with a larger body...
on the northern part of the Mare Tranquilitatis, in memory of the spanish doctor and nobel prizes Santiago Ramón y Cajal
Santiago Ramón y Cajal
Santiago Ramón y Cajal ForMemRS was a Spanish pathologist, histologist, neuroscientist, and Nobel laureate. His pioneering investigations of the microscopic structure of the brain were original: he is considered by many to be the father of modern neuroscience...
. It is a circular, cup-shaped formation that lies to the southeast of the lava
Lava
Lava refers both to molten rock expelled by a volcano during an eruption and the resulting rock after solidification and cooling. This molten rock is formed in the interior of some planets, including Earth, and some of their satellites. When first erupted from a volcanic vent, lava is a liquid at...
-inundated crater Jansen
Jansen (crater)
Jansen is lunar crater in the north part of the Mare Tranquillitatis. It is located to the east-southeast of the crater Plinius. The rim of Jansen is low and narrow, with a notch along the western edge. The interior is relatively level, which may indicate it has been covered by lava...
. Also to the northwest is a system of wrinkle ridges designated the Dorsa Barlow.