Teisserenc (lunar crater)

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Crater characteristics
Coordinates	32.2° N, 135.9° W
Diameter	62 km
Depth	Unknown
Colongitude	137° at sunrise
Eponym	L. Teisserenc de Bort

Teisserenc is an eroded lunar impact crater on the Moon's far side. It lies just to the east of the Sanford crater, and southwest of the Charlier crater. To the east of Charlier lies Kovalevskaya crater.

The outer rim of this crater has become eroded due to subsequent impacts. The satellite crater 'Teisserenc C' is intruding into the rim edge to the northeast. The smaller 'Teisserenc Q' is likewise protruding slightly into the southwestern rim. The remainder of the rim is somewhat uneven, especially at the southern end where it has been damaged by small impacts. There are a pair of small craterlets along the northern inner wall. In contrast the interior floor of Tessereinc is relatively level and featureless.

There is an unusual area of level ground to the south of Teisserenc crater, which stands in contrast with the battered terrain that surrounds the crater in the other directions.

[edit] 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 Teisserenc crater.