title: Carlini (crater)
text: # Carlini (crater)
  
  Carlini is a small lunar impact crater located in the Mare Imbrium. It was named after Italian astronomer Francesco Carlini. The crater is bowl-shaped with a small central floor. It has a higher albedo than the surrounding mare, making it prominent due to its isolated location. To the south is a wrinkle ridge named Dorsum Zirkel, and farther south lies the peak Mons La Hire.
  
  ## Satellite craters
  
  By convention these features are identified on lunar maps by placing the letter on the side of the crater midpoint that is closest to Carlini.
  
  | Carlini | Latitude | Longitude | Diameter |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | A | 35.4° N | 26.6° W | 7 km |
  | C | 35.0° N | 22.9° W | 4 km |
  | D | 33.0° N | 16.0° W | 9 km |
  | E | 31.6° N | 20.5° W | 1 km |
  | G | 32.6° N | 25.0° W | 4 km |
  | H | 32.4° N | 24.4° W | 4 km |
  | K | 31.1° N | 23.7° W | 4 km |
  | L | 31.3° N | 24.8° W | 3 km |
  | S | 37.9° N | 27.2° W | 4 km |
  
  The following craters have been renamed by the IAU.
  
  * Carlini B — See McDonald (crater).
  * Carlini D
  