Tacquet (crater)
Appearance
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Coordinates | 16°36′N 19°12′E / 16.6°N 19.2°E |
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Diameter | 6.4 km |
Depth | 1.0 km[1] |
Colongitude | 340° at sunrise |
Eponym | André Tacquet |
Tacquet is a small, bowl-shaped crater that lies near the southern edge of Mare Serenitatis, in the northeast part of the Moon. The surface near the crater is marked by high-albedo ejecta. To the west is a system of rilles designated the Rimae Menelaus. Its diameter is 6.4 km. It was named after Brabantian mathematician André Tacquet (1612-1660).[2]
Satellite craters
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By convention these features are identified on lunar maps by placing the letter on the side of the crater midpoint that is closest to Tacquet.
Tacquet | Latitude | Longitude | Diameter |
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B | 15.8° N | 20.0° E | 14 km |
C | 13.5° N | 21.1° E | 6 km |
The following craters have been renamed by the IAU.
- Tacquet A — See Al-Bakri (crater).
References
[edit]- ^ LTO-42D3 Menelaus — L&PI topographic map
- ^ "Tacquet (crater)". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.
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- Moore, Patrick (2001). On the Moon. Sterling Publishing Co. ISBN 978-0-304-35469-6.
- 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.
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- Whitaker, Ewen A. (1999). Mapping and Naming the Moon. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-62248-6.
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