Daguerre (crater)

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Crater characteristics
Daguerre Crater (center) at the north end of Mare Nectaris. A ray from Mädler crater to the West crosses Daguerre. NASA photo.
Coordinates	11.9° S, 33.6° E
Diameter	46 km
Depth	None
Colongitude	327° at sunrise
Eponym	Louis Daguerre

Daguerre is a circular formation near the north end of Mare Nectaris. To the west-northwest is Mädler crater, and beyond it to the west is the prominent Theophilus crater. To the north in the rugged continental area between the maria is the Isidorus crater.

This feature has the appearance of a lunar crater that has been nearly submerged by a lava flow, leaving a gap in the southwest wall that gives the feature the appearance of a horse-shoe. The floor is overlaid by the linear ray from the Mädler crater. The maximum altitude of the surviving rim is 1.5 km.

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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 Daguerre crater.

Daguerre	Latitude	Longitude	Diameter
K	12.2° S	35.8° E	5 km
U	15.1° S	35.7° E	4 km
X	14.0° S	34.5° E	4 km
Y	13.9° S	35.4° E	3 km
Z	14.9° S	34.7° E	4 km

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