Charlier is a
lunar
Lunar most commonly means "of or relating to the Moon".
Lunar may also refer to:
Arts and entertainment
* ''Lunar'' (series), a series of video games
* "Lunar" (song), by David Guetta
* "Lunar", a song by Priestess from the 2009 album ''Prior t ...
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 on the
far side of the
Moon
The Moon is Earth's only natural satellite. It Orbit of the Moon, orbits around Earth at Lunar distance, an average distance of (; about 30 times Earth diameter, Earth's diameter). The Moon rotation, rotates, with a rotation period (lunar ...
. To its south-southeast lies the larger crater
Kovalevskaya, while
Perrine is situated to the northeast.
This crater exhibits significant erosion and a damaged outer rim. The most intact section lies in the northeast quadrant, while the southern and western rims are heavily worn and partially covered by smaller craters. The western rim, in particular, is overlaid by a merged cluster of several small impacts.
The crater's interior floor has been heavily marked by numerous impacts, with several small craters scattered across its surface, some overlapping earlier ones. However, two patches of the interior remain relatively undisturbed by notable impacts—one near the northern part of the floor and another in the southwestern region.
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 Charlier.
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Impact craters on the Moon
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