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Maskelyne (Crater)Maskeleyne is a solitary lunar crater that lies in the southeast part of the Mare Tranquillitatis. The outer rim has a somewhat polygonal shape, although it is generally circular. The inner walls are terraced and there is a low central rise at the mid-point of the floor. The landing site of the Apollo 11 expedition is located about 250 kilometers to the west-southwest. 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 Maskelyne crater. | idth="25%" style="background:#eeeeee;" |Latitude | width="25%" style="background:#eeeeee;" |Longitude | width="25%" style="background:#eeeeee;" |Diameter | | lign="center"|A | align="center"|0.1° N | align="center"|34.0° E | align="center"|29 km | | lign="center"|B | align="center"|2.0° N | align="center"|28.9° E | align="center"|9 km | | lign="center"|C | align="center"|1.1° N | align="center"|32.7° E | align="center"|9 km | | lign="center"|D | align="center"|2.5° N | align="center"|32.5° E | align="center"|33 km | | lign="center"|F | align="center"|4.2° N | align="center"|35.3° E | align="center"|21 km | | lign="center"|G | align="center"|2.4° N | align="center"|26.7° E | align="center"|6 km | | lign="center"|J | align="center"|3.2° N | align="center"|32.7° E | align="center"|4 km | | lign="center"|K | align="center"|3.3° N | align="center"|29.6° E | align="center"|5 km | | lign="center"|M | align="center"|7.8° N | align="center"|27.9° E | align="center"|8 km | | lign="center"|N | align="center"|5.4° N | align="center"|30.3° E | align="center"|5 km | | lign="center"|P | align="center"|0.5° N | align="center"|34.1° E | align="center"|10 km | | lign="center"|R | align="center"|3.0° N | align="center"|31.3° E | align="center"|13 km | | lign="center"|T | align="center"|0.0° S | align="center"|36.6° E | align="center"|5 km | | lign="center"|W | align="center"|0.9° N | align="center"|29.2° E | align="center"|4 km | | lign="center"|X | align="center"|1.3° N | align="center"|27.4° E | align="center"|4 km | | lign="center"|Y | align="center"|1.8° N | align="center"|28.1° E | align="center"|4 km | The following craters have been renamed by the IAU.
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