Peirescius (crater)

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Crater characteristics
Coordinates	46.5° S, 67.6° E
Diameter	62 km
Depth	Unknown
Colongitude	293° at sunrise
Eponym	Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc

Peirescius is a lunar impact crater that is located in the southeastern part of the Moon. It is close enough to the limb that it appears significantly foreshortened when viewed from the Earth, even though it is nearly circular in shape. To the west-northwest of Peirescius is Vega crater, and less than a crater diameter to the south is Brisbane crater. Further to the east is the Mare Australe.

The outer parts of this crater has become eroded by smaller impacts, and several small craterlets lay along the rim or the inner wall. These have taken their toll upon the original crater shape, although it is nowhere near as badly eroded as the nearby Vega crater. The interior floor is a relatively featureless expanse, with only a low rise in the center and a small craterlet toward the northern rim.

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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 Peirescius crater.

Peirescius	Latitude	Longitude	Diameter
A	45.2° S	71.3° E	15 km
B	45.6° S	70.5° E	18 km
C	46.2° S	71.5° E	41 km
D	48.1° S	71.9° E	43 km
G	48.1° S	67.7° E	25 km
H	45.3° S	73.1° E	8 km
J	45.1° S	66.8° E	15 km

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