page_title: Mairan (crater)
hierarchical_section_title: Mairan (crater)
caption_attribution_description: English: Oblique view of Mairan crater, on the moon.
context_page_description: Mairan is a lunar impact crater that is located on a highland peninsula between Oceanus Procellarum to the west and Mare Imbrium to the east. To the north-northeast is the comparably sized crater Sharp. Northwest of Mairan is the heavily eroded Louville.
  The outer rim of Mairan has not been significantly eroded or impacted, and retains a sharp edge. The surface around Mairan is rough and irregular, with a multitude of many tiny craters, particularly to the south and west. The inner walls display some terracing, and flow down to a relatively flat interior floor.
  In the mare, due west of Mairan, is a small lunar dome designated Mairan T with tiny crater at the summit. Its width is about 7 km, and height is about 800 m. It is one of unusually steep and bright domes which are thought to be formed by very viscous, high-Si lava.
context_section_description: Mairan is a lunar impact crater that is located on a highland peninsula between Oceanus Procellarum to the west and Mare Imbrium to the east. To the north-northeast is the comparably sized crater Sharp. Northwest of Mairan is the heavily eroded Louville.
  The outer rim of Mairan has not been significantly eroded or impacted, and retains a sharp edge. The surface around Mairan is rough and irregular, with a multitude of many tiny craters, particularly to the south and west. The inner walls display some terracing, and flow down to a relatively flat interior floor.
  In the mare, due west of Mairan, is a small lunar dome designated Mairan T with tiny crater at the summit (in official IAU nomenclature this name refers only to the crater). Its width is about 7 km, and height is about 800 m. It is one of unusually steep and bright domes which are thought to be formed by very viscous, high-Si lava.
caption: Oblique view from Apollo 15
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