Shioli is a small
lunar
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impact crater
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that is located within the much larger
Cyrillus crater on the near side of the
Moon
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. It is a young crater with a prominent
ray system
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.
The crater's name, after
the Japanese female given name, was approved by the
IAU
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on 12 August 2019.
A point to the northwest of the crater was the landing site for the Japanese
SLIM lander.
On the Way to Shioli Crater
LROC image team, Posted by Mark Robinson on November 07, 2023 18:51 UTC.
File:Shioli crater AS16-P-4530.jpg, Oblique Apollo 16
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image, looking south
File:Shioli crater M1249431011LR.png, Another oblique view by LRO, looking east
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