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Plinius is a prominent lunar impact crater lies on the border between Mare Serenitatis in the north and Mare Tranquilitatis in the south. South-southeast of Plinius is Ross crater, and to the northeast is Dawes crater. Just to the north is a system of rilles named the Rimae Plinius. At the northwest edge of the rille is the Promontorium Archeruia, a cape off the western rim that encloses the Mare Serenitatis.
The sharp rim of the Plinius crater is slightly oval in form, with a terraced inner wall, and an irregular outer rampart. It lacks a visible ray system. The crater floor is hilly, and in the middle is an irregular central peak. Under certain angles of illumination, this peak has the appearance of a double-crater formation.
Associated Craters
By convention these features are identified on Lunar maps by placing the letter on the side of the crater mid-point that is closest to Plinius crater.
| Plinius
| Latitude
| Longitude
| Diameter
|
| A
| 13.0° N
| 24.2° E
| 4 km
|
| B
| 14.1° N
| 26.2° E
| 5 km
|
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