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Born is a small lunar
impact crater An impact crater is a depression (geology), depression in the surface of a solid astronomical body formed by the hypervelocity impact event, impact of a smaller object. In contrast to volcanic craters, which result from explosion or internal c ...
located near the eastern edge of the
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, to the northeast of the prominent crater Langrenus. It was previously designated Maclaurin Y before being named by the
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in 1979.Born
Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature, International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN) Maclaurin itself lies to the north. This crater is circular and generally cup-shaped, with dark patches stretching from the midpoint toward the northeastern rim. It is otherwise undistinguished.


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