Golgi (crater)

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Golgi
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Coordinates 27°48′N60°00′W / 27.8°N 60.0°W / 27.8; -60.0 Coordinates: 27°48′N60°00′W / 27.8°N 60.0°W / 27.8; -60.0
Diameter 5 km
Depth Unknown
Colongitude 60° at sunrise
Eponym Camillo Golgi
Apollo 15 image Golgi crater AS15-M-2746.jpg
Apollo 15 image

Golgi is a tiny lunar impact crater located in the Oceanus Procellarum, over 150 kilometers to the north of the crater Schiaparelli. It is a circular, cup-shaped impact formation with an interior albedo that is higher than the surrounding dark lunar mare. This crater was previously designated Schiaparelli D before being given a name by the IAU.

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