Chladni is a small lunar impact crater that lies near the northwest edge of Sinus Medii, in the central part of the Moon.
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| Coordinates | 4°00′N 1°06′E / 4.0°N 1.1°E |
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| Diameter | 13.6 km |
| Depth | 2.6 km |
| Colongitude | 359° at sunrise |
| Eponym | Ernst Chladni |
The crater is named for German physicist and musician Ernst Chladni who,[1] in 1794, wrote the first book on meteorites.[2] The rim of the crater is roughly circular, and there is a small central floor at the midpoint of the sloping inner walls. This feature has a higher albedo than the surrounding terrain. It is connected by a low ridge to the rim of the crater Murchison, which lies to the northwest. Due east of Chladni is the larger Triesnecker.
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- ^ "Chladni (crater)". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.
- ^ McSween, Harry Y. (1999). Meteorites and Their Parent Planets (2. ed.). Cambridge [u.a.]: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-58303-9.