Al-Marrakushi (crater)

Al-Marrakushi is a small, relatively isolated lunar impact crater in the eastern Mare Fecunditatis.

It is a circular, symmetrical formation, with inner walls that slope down to the midpoint.

The mare near Al-Marrakushi is marked by ray material from its larger neighbor.

This crater was identified as Langrenus D until it was given a name by the IAU in 1976.

[1] It was named after Abu Ali al-Hasan al-Marrakushi (fl.

Apollo 8 image. The clusters of small craters to the left and right are secondary craters from Langrenus.