Chauvenet (crater)
Encyclopedia
Chauvenet is a lunar
impact crater
that is located to the northeast of the prominent crater Tsiolkovskiy
on the far side of the Moon
. Less than one crater diameter to the northwest of Chauvenet is the crater Ten Bruggencate
.
The rim of this crater is roughly circular, with the satellite crater Chauvenet C overlying the northeastern side and intruding into the interior. A ridge runs from the western side of this intruding feature to the mid-point of the interior of Chauvenet. The remainder of the floor is marked only by a number of tiny craterlets. There is a shelf of slumped material forming a terrace along the southeast inner wall. The remainder of the inner wall is somewhat irregular in form.
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impact 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 is located to the northeast of the prominent crater Tsiolkovskiy
Tsiolkovskiy (crater)
Tsiolkovskiy is a large lunar impact crater that is located on the far side of the Moon. It lies in the southern hemisphere, to the west of the crater Gagarin, and northwest of Milne. Just to the south is Waterman, with Neujmin to the south-southwest. This feature was discovered on photographs sent...
on the far side 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...
. Less than one crater diameter to the northwest of Chauvenet is the crater Ten Bruggencate
Ten Bruggencate (crater)
Ten Bruggencate is a lunar impact crater that lies on the far side of the Moon from the Earth, just to the east of the younger crater Lane. To the southeast of Ten Bruggencate is Chauvenet....
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The rim of this crater is roughly circular, with the satellite crater Chauvenet C overlying the northeastern side and intruding into the interior. A ridge runs from the western side of this intruding feature to the mid-point of the interior of Chauvenet. The remainder of the floor is marked only by a number of tiny craterlets. There is a shelf of slumped material forming a terrace along the southeast inner wall. The remainder of the inner wall is somewhat irregular in form.
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 Chauvenet.| Chauvenet | Latitude | Longitude | Diameter |
|---|---|---|---|
| C | 10.4° S | 138.0° E | 48 km |
| D | 10.6° S | 139.7° E | 14 km |
| E | 11.4° S | 140.7° E | 27 km |
| G | 12.7° S | 141.0° E | 26 km |
| J | 13.9° S | 139.3° E | 77 km |
| L | 13.3° S | 137.5° E | 10 km |
| P | 14.5° S | 135.8° E | 12 km |
| Q | 13.3° S | 135.4° E | 42 km |
| S | 12.3° S | 134.4° E | 38 km |
| U | 11.0° S | 135.2° E | 11 km |