Legendre (crater)
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| Crater characteristics | |
| Coordinates | 28.9° N, 70.2° E |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 78 km |
| Depth | 2.7 km |
| Colongitude | 292° at sunrise |
| Eponym | Adrien M. Legendre |
Legendre is a lunar impact crater that is located near the eastern limb of the Moon. Just to the southwest is the Adams crater. To the northwest is Palitzsch and the prominent Petavius crater.
The rim of Legendre is worn and eroded, with many small craterlets along the rim and the sides of the outer wall. A small crater approximately 25 kilometers in diameter lies across the southern rim. There is also a narrow gap in the northeast rim that provides a valley leading into the interior. The crater floor is relatively flat, but is marked by multiple small craterlets.
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By convention these features are identified on lunar maps by placing the letter on the side of the crater mid-point that is closest to Legendre crater.
| Legendre | Latitude | Longitude | Diameter |
|---|---|---|---|
| D | 31.5° S | 75.2° E | 58 km |
| E | 33.8° S | 78.5° E | 28 km |
| F | 33.8° S | 76.4° E | 40 km |
| G | 32.3° S | 73.8° E | 15 km |
| H | 32.5° S | 78.1° E | 7 km |
| J | 30.8° S | 74.5° E | 16 km |
| K | 29.8° S | 72.8° E | 90 km |
| L | 28.2° S | 73.5° E | 30 km |
| M | 28.2° S | 71.5° E | 8 km |
| N | 27.5° S | 70.5° E | 8 km |
| P | 27.3° S | 69.2° E | 7 km |
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