Boussingault (crater)
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Boussingault is a large lunar
crater
that lies near the rugged southeast limb of the Moon
. Because of its location, Boussingault appears highly oblong in shape due to foreshortening. To the southwest is the crater Boguslawsky
, and almost attached to the northeast rim is Helmholtz
. East-southeast of Boussingault lies the crater Neumayer
.
The most notable aspect of this crater is the large crater that lies entirely within its outer walls, so that it resembles a double-walled formation. The outer rim is worn and Boussingault K lies across the northwest rim. To the northwest is the overlapping triple crater formation of Boussingault E, B, and C.
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crater
Impact crater
In the broadest sense, the term impact crater can be applied to any depression, natural or manmade, resulting from the high velocity impact of a projectile with a larger body...
that lies near the rugged southeast limb of the Moon
Moon
The Moon is Earth's only known natural satellite,There are a number of near-Earth asteroids including 3753 Cruithne that are co-orbital with Earth: their orbits bring them close to Earth for periods of time but then alter in the long term . These are quasi-satellites and not true moons. For more...
. Because of its location, Boussingault appears highly oblong in shape due to foreshortening. To the southwest is the crater Boguslawsky
Boguslawsky (crater)
Boguslawsky is a lunar impact crater that is located near the southern lunar limb. It lies to the northwest of the slightly larger crater Demonax, and southwest of the concentric crater Boussingault. Due to its location, this crater appears very oblong in shape because of foreshortening.The floor...
, and almost attached to the northeast rim is Helmholtz
Helmholtz (lunar crater)
Helmholtz is a lunar impact crater that is located near the south-southeast limb of the Moon. Attached to the south-southeast rim of Helmholtz is the somewhat smaller crater Neumayer. The larger crater Boussingault is nearly attached to the west-southwestern rim.The outer rim of Helmholtz is worn...
. East-southeast of Boussingault lies the crater Neumayer
Neumayer (crater)
Neumayer is a lunar impact crater that lies near the southern limb of the Moon. At this location the crater appears much foreshortened and can only be observed during favorable librations. It is attached to the southeastern rim of the slightly larger crater Helmholtz...
.
The most notable aspect of this crater is the large crater that lies entirely within its outer walls, so that it resembles a double-walled formation. The outer rim is worn and Boussingault K lies across the northwest rim. To the northwest is the overlapping triple crater formation of Boussingault E, B, and C.
Satellite craters
By convention these features are identified on lunar maps by placing the letter on the side of the crater mid-point that is closest to Boussingault.| Boussingault | Latitude | Longitude | Diameter |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | 69.9° S | 54.0° E | 72 km |
| B | 65.5° S | 46.9° E | 54 km |
| C | 65.1° S | 48.2° E | 24 km |
| D | 63.5° S | 44.9° E | 9 km |
| E | 67.2° S | 46.8° E | 98 km |
| F | 68.8° S | 39.4° E | 16 km |
| G | 71.4° S | 51.8° E | 5 km |
| K | 68.9° S | 50.9° E | 29 km |
| N | 71.5° S | 62.1° E | 15 km |
| P | 67.1° S | 45.1° E | 13 km |
| R | 64.3° S | 48.6° E | 12 km |
| S | 64.1° S | 46.9° E | 16 km |
| T | 63.0° S | 43.2° E | 20 km |