Langrenus (moon crater)

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Langrenus
Langrenus - LROC - WAC.JPG
Langrenus and surroundings ( LROC -WAC)
Langrenus (moon equatorial region)
Langrenus
position 8.86 °  S , 61 °  E Coordinates: 8 ° 51 '36 "  S , 61 ° 0' 0"  E
diameter 132 km
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Named after Michael Florent van Langren (1598–1675)
Named since 1935
Unless otherwise stated, the information comes from the entry in the IAU / USGS database

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Langrenus is an impact crater in the southeast hemisphere of the visible portion of the moon east of Mare Fecunditatis . It was named after the Belgian mathematician and astronomer Michael Florent van Langren (1598–1675).

The crater is approximately 132 km in diameter. It has a clearly defined central mountain.

List of Langrenus minor craters
Letter position diameter link
E. 12.71 °  S , 60.71 °  O 31 km [1]
G 12.17 °  S , 65.45 °  E 22 km [2]
H 8.05 °  S , 64.26 °  O 25 km [3]
L. 12.67 °  S , 61.92 °  E 13 km [4]
M. 9.82 °  S , 66.39 °  O 18 km [5]
N 8.99 °  S , 65.76 °  E 13 km [6]
P 12.1 °  S , 63.01 °  E 42 km [7]
Q 11.98 °  S , 60.67 °  E 13 km [8th]
R. 7.77 °  S , 63.74 °  O 5 km [9]
S. 6.72 °  S , 64.78 °  E 9 km [10]
T 4.68 °  S , 62.26 °  O 36 km [11]
U 12.66 °  S , 57.11 °  E 4 km [12]
V 13.26 °  S , 55.91 °  E 5 km [13]
W. 8.7 °  S , 67.3 °  E 22 km [14]
X 12.34 °  S , 64.66 °  O 24 km [15]
Y 7.96 °  S , 66.89 °  O 29 km [16]
Z 7.22 °  S , 66.28 °  O 21 km [17]

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