Julienne is a small, irregular depression that is located in Palus Putredinis (southeastern

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), in the terrain to the southeast of the prominent crater

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, and about 12 km west of the landing site of

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. This is a dumbbell-shaped feature, with many smaller craters around it. The surface about this crater is marked by ray material from the crater

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to the northeast. There are narrow clefts in the surface to the north and south of Julienne, and a hilly region to the west. The feature is described as being of probable volcanic origin in the ''Apollo 15 Preliminary Science Report''. The feature name was officially adopted by the

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in 1976, and refers to a French female given name.Julienne
Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature,

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(IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)

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