Murakami (crater)

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Murakami is an impact crater in the southwest quadrant on the back of the moon and therefore can not be observed directly from Earth. It is located south-southeast of the crater Mariotte. Southeast of ' Murakami ' and northeast of ' Mariotte ' is the small crater The.

The approximately circular, bowl -shaped crater partially overlaps the western edge of the satellite crater ' Mariotte Z'. The rim has some traces of erosion, including smaller craters that cover the ridge to the south and northeast. A bright patch of material with high albedo is due west of Murakami.

Murakami got married in 1991 assigned a unique name by the IAU, he was referred to as ' Mariotte Y'.: