Caventou (crater)

Caventou
Apollo 15 image
Coordinates29°48′N 29°24′W / 29.8°N 29.4°W / 29.8; -29.4
Diameter2.80 km (1.74 mi)[1]
Depth0.4 km (0.25 mi)
Colongitude20° at sunrise
EponymJoseph B. Caventou

Caventou is a tiny lunar impact crater located in the western part of the Mare Imbrium, due north of Euler crater.[2] It is a circular, cup-shaped formation surrounded by the lunar mare.[3]

This formation is named after French chemist and pharmacologist Joseph B. Caventou (1795-1877). Its designation was formally approved by the International Astronomical Union in 1976.[1] Prior to that, it had the designation La Hire D, being associated with the mountain Mons La Hire to the southeast.

References

  1. 1 2 "Caventou". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.
  2. ↑ "LAC 40" (PDF). Gazeteer of Planetary Nomenclature. Retrieved 2026-07-05.
  3. ↑ Bussey, B.; Spudis, P. (2004). The Clementine Atlas of the Moon. New York: Cambridge University Press. p. 40. ISBN 978-0-521-81528-4.

Sources

  • Price, Fred W. (1988). The Moon Observer's Handbook. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-33500-3.
  • Rükl, Antonín (1990). Atlas of the Moon. Kalmbach Books. ISBN 978-0-913135-17-4.
  • Wlasuk, Peter T. (2000). Observing the Moon. Springer. ISBN 978-1-85233-193-1.
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