Al-Bakri (crater)
Lunar Orbiter 4 image | |
| Coordinates | 14°20′N 20°15′E / 14.34°N 20.25°E |
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| Diameter | 12.21 km (7.59 mi) |
| Depth | 1.1 km (0.68 mi) |
| Colongitude | 340° at sunrise |
| Eponym | Abu Abdullah al-Bakri |
Al-Bakri (Arabic: البكري) is a small lunar impact crater on the northwest edge of Mare Tranquillitatis. It is named after the Spanish Arab geographer and historian Abu Abdullah al-Bakri. It is just south of the eastern arm of the Montes Haemus that borders the Mare Serenitatis to the north. To the east-northeast is the prominent crater Plinius. South of the crater are the rilles of the Rimae Maclear.
Al-Bakri was designated Tacquet A prior to being assigned a name by the IAU. The tiny Tacquet lies to the northwest on the Mare Serenitatis.