Monge (moon crater)
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| position | 19.27 ° S , 47.56 ° E | |
| diameter | 34 km | |
| depth | 1540 m | |
| Card sheet | 97 (PDF) | |
| Type | TRI | |
| Named after | Gaspard Monge (1746-1818) | |
| Named since | 1935 | |
| Unless otherwise stated, the information comes from the entry in the IAU / USGS database | ||
Monge is an impact crater to the east of the lunar front , on the southeastern edge of Mare Fecunditatis , southwest of Cook crater and northeast of Santbech . The crater rim is irregularly shaped, moderately eroded and the interior shows concentric structures.
The crater was officially named by the IAU in 1935 after the French mathematician Gaspard Monge .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ John E. Westfall: Atlas of the Lunar Terminator. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge et al. 2000, ISBN 0-521-59002-7 .