title: Carrel (crater)
text: # Carrel (crater)
  
  Carrel is a small lunar crater on the Mare Tranquillitatis. It has a somewhat distorted appearance, having a slight protruding bulge in the northwest rim. The interior is somewhat irregular, with ridges and some slumped material. This crater lies across a ridge in the surface of the mare.
  
  It was named after the Nobel-winning French scientist Alexis Carrel in 1979. It was previously designated as Jansen B. The lava-flooded crater Jansen lies about to the northeast.
  
  ## Views
  
  * Oblique view of Carrel from Apollo 15 panoramic camera. This shows numerous bright avalanche deposits, and that the floor is a jumble of slump blocks.
  * Another view of the interior from Apollo 15
  * Highly oblique view from Apollo 10, facing northwest.
  