La Pérouse (moon crater)
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| La Pérouse (top left) and surroundings ( LROC -WAC) | ||
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| position | 10.64 ° S , 76.24 ° O | |
| diameter | 80 km | |
| Card sheet | 81 (PDF) | |
| Named after | Jean Francois de Galaup, Comte de la Pérouse (1741–1788) | |
| Named since | 1935 | |
| Unless otherwise stated, the information comes from the entry in the IAU / USGS database | ||
La Pérouse is an impact crater near the eastern edge of the visible moon side. It is located northwest of Ansgarius crater and east of Kapteyn . Due to its location, the crater appears shortened when viewed from the earth . From orbit, however, its true shape can be seen to be almost circular.
The edge of La Pérouse is almost untouched by subsequent impacts and is clearly visible. It has a small extension and smaller bulges in the south-southeast and south-southwest area. The interior walls are largely structured by terraces. A central peak rises from the crater floor to the north-east of the center and is slightly extended to the south-east. To the southeast of this formation, the crater floor is marked by a small impact.
The crater is sometimes referred to as La Peyrouse .
| Letter | position | diameter | link |
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| A. | 9.25 ° S , 74.68 ° E | 4 km | [1] |
| D. | 11.19 ° S , 76.57 ° O | 7 km | [2] |
| E. | 10.15 ° S , 78.48 ° O | 31 km | [3] |
Web links
- La Pérouse in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature of the IAU (WGPSN) / USGS
- La Pérouse crater in the "Digital Lunar Orbiter Photographic Atlas of the Moon"
