Manzinus (crater)

Manzinus

Lunar Orbiter 4 image with north at top. (Group of dots in lower left is blemish on original image)
Coordinates	67°42′S 26°48′E / 67.7°S 26.8°E / -67.7; 26.8
Diameter	98 km
Depth	3.8 km
Colongitude	337° at sunrise
Eponym	Carlo A. Manzini

Manzinus is a lunar impact crater that is located in the southern region of the Moon's near side. It lies less than one crater diameter to the south-southwest of the crater Mutus, and to the northwest of Boguslawsky. The latter is a crater with nearly the same dimension and a comparable appearance to Manzinus.

The outer rim of Manzinus is worn, eroded, and somewhat irregular. The outer rim to the north-northeast is joined to the smaller Manzinus R, and the crest along that side is lower and forms a saddle. There is a cluster of small craters along the southern side that partly overlap each other, consisting of the craters D, E, G, and N listed in the table below. The heavily eroded satellite crater Manzinus A lies along the southeastern inner wall. Similarly the small crater Manzinus S lies along the northern inner wall, and the cup-shaped Manzinus J overlies the northwest rim.

The interior surface has been resurfaced in the past, and now forms a level, featureless plain that is marked only by a few tiny craterlets. The floor has the same albedo as the surrounding terrain.

India's Chandrayaan-3 mission successfully landed near Manzinus U at 69.37 degrees south latitude and 32.35 degrees east longitude