Merrill (crater)

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Crater characteristics
Coordinates	75.2° N, 116.3° W
Diameter	57 km
Depth	Unknown
Colongitude	119° at sunrise
Eponym	Paul W. Merrill

Merrill is a lunar impact crater. It is located in the high northern latitudes, on the far side from the Earth. Less than a crater diameter to the south-southwest of Merrill is the similar Niepce crater, and to the east along the northern limb is the larger Brianchon crater.

The outer rim of Merrill is worn and the features are softened, but only a few impact craters lie along the edge and inner side. The inner walls are uneven slopes down to the relatively flat interior floor. This surface is marked by several small craterlets, including a pair near the mid-point. The satellite craters 'Merrill X' and 'Merrill Y' form a merged, dual-lobed feature that is attached to the northern outer rim of Merrill.

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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 Merrill crater.