Boussingault (crater)
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| Crater characteristics | |
| Coordinates | 70.4° S, 54.7° E |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 131 km |
| Depth | 3.2 km |
| Colongitude | 306° at sunrise |
| Eponym | Jean B. Boussingault |
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 Boguslawsky crater, and almost attached to the northeast rim is Helmholtz crater. East-southeast of Boussingault lies the Neumayer crater.
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 the 'Boussingault K' crater lies across the northwest rim. To the northwest is the overlapping triple crater formation of 'Boussingault E', 'B', and 'C'.
[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 Boussingault crater.
| 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 |
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