Deseilligny (crater)

Deseilligny
Apollo 15 image
Coordinates21°06′N 20°36′E / 21.1°N 20.6°E / 21.1; 20.6
Diameter6.01 km (3.73 mi)[1]
Depth1.25 km (0.78 mi)[2]
Colongitude340° at sunrise
FormationEratosthenian[3]
EponymJules Deseilligny

Deseilligny is a small lunar impact crater in the southern part of the Mare Serenitatis. It is located to the east-southeast of the crater Bessel.[4] On the lunar geologic timescale, this formation dates to the Eratosthenian period.[3] Deseilligny is a bowl-shaped crater with a low rim. It is otherwise undistinguished and displays no apparent layering.[5]

This crater is named after French selenographer Jules Deseilligny (1868-1918).[6] His name was incorporated into lunar nomenclature by Greek-French selenographer Félix C. Lamèch in 1934.[7] Its designation was formally adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 1935.[1]

Apollo 17 image at low sun angle
Oblique Apollo 15 image

References

  1. 1 2 "Deseilligny". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.
  2. ↑ Pike, R. J. (September 1976). "Crater Dimensions from Apollo Data and Supplemental Sources". The Moon. 15 (3–4): 463–477. Bibcode:1976Moon...15..463P. doi:10.1007/BF00562253.
  3. 1 2 Settle, M.; Head, J. W. (June 10, 1979). "The role of rim slumping in the modification of lunar impact craters". Journal of Geophysical Research. 84: 3081–3096. Bibcode:1979JGR....84.3081S. doi:10.1029/JB084iB06p03081.
  4. ↑ Moore, Patrick (2001). On the Moon. Sterling Publishing Co. p. 176. ISBN 978-0-304-35469-6.
  5. ↑ Muehlberger, W. R. (1974). Structural history of southeastern Mare Serenitatis and adjacent highlands. Lunar Science Conference, 5th, Houston, Tex., March 18-22, 1974, Proceedings. Vol. 1. New York: Pergamon Press, Inc. pp. 101–110. Bibcode:1974LPSC....5..101M.
  6. ↑ Jones, Brian (2025). Who's Who In The Moon: From Abbot to Zupus A Guide To The Moon And The People On It. Casemate Publishers. ISBN 978-1-5267-3708-3.
  7. ↑ Whitaker, Ewen A. (1999). Mapping and Naming the Moon. Cambridge University Press. pp. 168, 228. ISBN 978-0-521-62248-6.

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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