Pingré (crater)
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| Crater characteristics | |
| Coordinates | 58.7° S, 73.7° W |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 89 km |
| Depth | 2.3 km |
| Colongitude | 76° at sunrise |
| Eponym | Alexandre G. Pingré |
Pingré is a lunar impact crater that is located near the southwest limb of the Moon, beyond the large Phocylides crater. It lies to the northwest of the huge Bailly walled-basin, and to the east of the smaller Graff crater. Due to its location, this crater appears foreshortened when viewed from the Earth.
The outer rim of this crater has become worn due to minor impacts, leaving the features rounged and irregular. The wall is nearly disintegrated in the southeast, and is overlain by a small crater along the eastern rim. The rim is also low and slumped to the northwest. The interior floor is relatively level, but marked by several small craterlets. Where a central peak would normally appear is a short cluster of these tiny craters at the mid-point of the floor.
[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 Pingré crater.
| Pingré | Latitude | Longitude | Diameter |
|---|---|---|---|
| B | 57.6° S | 65.3° W | 19 km |
| C | 58.4° S | 68.3° W | 23 km |
| D | 56.6° S | 84.1° W | 16 km |
| E | 56.5° S | 78.9° W | 14 km |
| F | 59.9° S | 71.0° W | 16 km |
| G | 57.9° S | 68.9° W | 13 km |
| J | 59.1° S | 68.8° W | 18 km |
| K | 55.2° S | 77.7° W | 13 km |
| L | 53.8° S | 85.8° W | 17 km |
| M | 53.5° S | 83.6° W | 19 km |
| N | 58.1° S | 83.7° W | 19 km |
| P | 54.0° S | 69.5° W | 16 km |
| S | 60.3° S | 82.0° W | 70 km |
| U | 56.3° S | 66.0° W | 12 km |
| W | 56.4° S | 70.9° W | 9 km |
| X | 58.9° S | 79.3° W | 9 km |
| Y | 58.4° S | 78.0° W | 13 km |
| Z | 55.1° S | 82.7° W | 12 km |
The following craters have been renamed by the IAU.
- Pingré H — See Yakovkin crater.
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