Franklin is a

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that is located in the northeast part of the visible

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; it is named after

Benjamin Franklin Benjamin Franklin ( April 17, 1790) was an American polymath who was active as a writer, scientist, inventor, statesman, diplomat, printer, publisher, and political philosopher. Encyclopædia Britannica, Wood, 2021 Among the leading inte ...

. To the north-northwest is the smaller crater Cepheus, and in the opposite direction to the southwest is the shallow Berzelius. The rim of Franklin is generally circular, with a pair of outward bulges in the western wall. The inner wall is

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d, and there is a central peak at the midpoint of the floor. A narrow cleft runs to the west-southwest across the floor, passing to the north of the central peak.

Satellite craters

By convention these features are identified on lunar maps by placing the letter on the side of the crater midpoint that is closest to Franklin.

References

* * * * * * * * * * * * Impact craters on the Moon {{Craters on the Moon: C-F