Blanchard (moon crater)
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| position | 58.29 ° S , 93.5 ° W | |
| diameter | 37 km | |
| Card sheet | 135 (PDF) | |
| Named after | Jean-Pierre Blanchard (1753-1809) | |
| Named since | 1991 | |
| Unless otherwise stated, the information comes from the entry in the IAU / USGS database | ||
Blanchard is an impact crater on the far side of the moon , just past the southwestern rim. It lies between the Pilâtre crater in the southeast and Arrhenius in a north-northwest direction. The rugged terrain extends further south to the north of the Hausen ring plain .
Blanchard's crater rim is rounded and eroded, and is slightly elongated to the northeast. There is a breach in the northwestern crater wall caused by the Blanchard P satellite crater . The remainder of the crater rim has several gaps caused by impacts, mainly in the southeastern area. The two craters have almost merged and share a common crater floor. This crater floor is somewhat uneven, but has neither a central mountain nor any other noticeable features.