Lamé (crater)
Lamé is a lunar impact crater located astride the northeast rim of the crater Langrenus, to the east of Mare Fecunditatis. The eastern crater rim appears overlaid by a series of overlapping craters that form an intermittent chain flowing nearly a hundred kilometers to the south. The crater rim protrudes only slightly above the surrounding terrain, but it has a significant rampart where the rim lies within Vendelinus. In the middle of the floor is a slight ridge, forming a central peak.
Oblique Lunar Orbiter 4 image | |
Coordinates | 14.7°S 64.5°E |
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Diameter | 84 km |
Depth | 3.3 km |
Colongitude | 296° at sunrise |
Eponym | Gabriel Lamé |
On some older maps this crater was called Smith. It was previously designated Vendelinus C before being renamed by the IAU.
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