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Borda (crater)

Coordinates: 25°06′S 46°36′E / 25.1°S 46.6°E / -25.1; 46.6
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Borda
Coordinates25°06′S 46°36′E / 25.1°S 46.6°E / -25.1; 46.6
Diameter44 km
Depth2.9 km
Colongitude314° at sunrise
EponymJean-Charles de Borda
The crater area (at the bottom) in selenochromatic format (Si). More infos here : https://www.gawh.it/main/selenocromatica

Borda is a lunar impact crater that lies between Santbech to the north-northwest and Reichenbach slightly further away to the south-southeast. It was named after French astronomer Jean-Charles de Borda.[1] It has a low rim that is broken along the southeast by a smaller crater. The rim is intruded into by another small crater along the southwest side, and there is an irregular cleft along the northwest face. There is a central peak at the midpoint of the floor.

References

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  1. ^ "Borda (crater)". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.