Le Gentil (moon crater)
| Le Gentil | ||
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| position | 74.59 ° S , 76.05 ° W | |
| diameter | 125 km | |
| Card sheet | 136 (PDF) | |
| Named after | Guillaume Hyacinth Le Gentil (1725–1792) | |
| Named since | 1935 | |
| Unless otherwise stated, the information comes from the entry in the IAU / USGS database | ||
Le Gentil is an impact crater on the southwestern edge of the front of the moon that has a diameter of over 125 kilometers.
| Letter | position | diameter | link |
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| A. | 74.64 ° S , 52.8 ° W | 35 km | [1] |
| B. | 75.46 ° S , 74.05 ° W | 16 km | [2] |
| C. | 74.35 ° S , 75.34 ° W | 19 km | [3] |
| D. | 74.6 ° S , 64.1 ° W | 12 km | [4] |
| G | 71.74 ° S , 59.15 ° W | 17 km | [5] |
The crater was named in 1935 by the IAU after Guillaume Hyacinth Le Gentil , a French astronomer (1725–1792).