Carpenter is a lunar impact crater in the northern part of the Moon, relatively close to the limb (as viewed from earth).

In geological terms Carpenter is a somewhat young lunar crater, with features that have not been significantly eroded by subsequent impacts.

The outer rim is unmarked by craterlets of note, but there is a small crater along the south-southeastern inner wall.

[1] The interior floor within the sloping inner walls is generally level, but irregular with many small bumps and hills.

By convention these features are identified on lunar maps by placing the letter on the side of the crater midpoint that is closest to Carpenter.