Amontons (moon crater)
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| Amontons, recorded by LROC (NAC) | ||
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| position | 5.35 ° S , 46.76 ° E | |
| diameter | 3 km | |
| Card sheet | 79 (PDF) | |
| Named after | Guillaume Amontons (1663–1705) | |
| Named since | 1976 | |
| Unless otherwise stated, the information comes from the entry in the IAU / USGS database | ||
Amontons is a small impact crater in the western half of Mare Fecunditatis . It appears as a circular, cup-like formation that was excavated from the surface by the impact and shows the same dark color as the surrounding mare . When the sunlight falls at a shallow angle, numerous ghost craters can be seen south-southeast and north of Amontons .