D'Arsonval (crater)

D'Arsonval
Oblique Apollo 17 Mapping Camera image of Danjon crater (larger) and D'Arsonval crater (below center), facing south
Coordinates10°19′S 124°35′E / 10.31°S 124.59°E / -10.31; 124.59
Diameter30.36 km (18.86 mi)[1]
Depth4.0 km (2.5 mi)[2]
Colongitude236° at sunrise
EponymJacques A. d'Arsonval

D'Arsonval is a small lunar impact crater on the far side of the Moon. It is situated across the northeastern rim of the older and larger crater Danjon. To the east of D'Arsonval is Perepelkin.[3]: 83 

The rim of D'Arsonval is moderately worn and it has a low, elongated central ridge near the midpoint. The rim forms a saddle depression where it is joined with Danjon to the southwest. There is a cleft in the lunar surface beginning just to the east of the outer rim and running northward.[4]: 83 

The crater was named after French physicist Jacques A. d'Arsonval (1851-1940). Its designation was officially adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 1976.[1]

Satellite craters

By convention these features are identified on lunar maps by placing the letter on the side of the crater midpoint that is closest to D'Arsonval.[5]

D'Arsonval[4]: 296  Latitude Longitude Diameter
A 8.4° S 125.0° E 17 km

References

  1. 1 2 "D'Arsonval". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program. Retrieved 2026-07-26.
  2. ↑ "LTO-83C1 Danjon". Lunar Topographic Orthophotomap (LTO) Series. Defense Mapping Agency. Retrieved 2026-07-26. Scale: 1:250,000.
  3. ↑ Byrne, Charles J. (2008). The Far Side of the Moon. Springer. p. 25. ISBN 978-1-4899-8806-5.
  4. 1 2 Bussey, B.; Spudis, P. (2004). The Clementine Atlas of the Moon. New York: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-81528-4.
  5. ↑ Grego, P. (2015). "Satellite Crater". In Hargitai, H.; Kereszturi, Á. (eds.). Encyclopedia of Planetary Landforms. New York, NY: Springer. doi:10.1007/978-1-4614-3134-3_328.

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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