Poincaré (moon crater)

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Poincaré
Poincaré (Moon South Pole Region)
Poincaré
position 57.4 °  S , 163.22 °  O coordinates: 57 ° 24 '0 "  S , 163 ° 13' 12"  O
diameter 312 km
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Named after Jules Henri Poincaré (1854-1912).
Named since 1970
Unless otherwise stated, the information comes from the entry in the IAU / USGS database

312.05

With a diameter of around 312 kilometers, Poincaré is one of the largest lunar craters at all. It was named after the French mathematician and physicist Jules Henri Poincaré .

List of minor craters
Letter position diameter link
C. 54.57 °  S , 168.73 °  O 18 km [1]
J 59.65 °  S , 167.82 °  O 20 km [2]
Q 59.55 °  S , 159.75 °  O 25 km [3]
R. 60.2 °  S , 155 °  E 52 km [4]
X 54.02 °  S , 161.15 °  O 19 km [5]
Z 53.95 °  S , 164.29 °  O 34 km [6]

Web links

  • Poincaré in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature of the IAU (WGPSN) / USGS