Le Monnier crater, Mare Serenitatis, The Mooni
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Le Monnier crater | Crater |
| Mare Serenitatis | - not defined - |
| The Moon | Moon |
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26° 36' North , 30° 36' East
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Le Monnier is the remnant of a lunar impact crater that has been partly inundated by lava flows. It was named after French astronomer Pierre Charles Le Monnier. It is located on the eastern edge of Mare Serenitatis, and the western part of the rim is missing so that it now forms a large bay. To the north is the crater Chacornac.
The interior of this formation is relatively flat and smooth, with no significant craterlets to mark the surface. The outer rim is battered, worn, and notched with past impacts. Only slight wrinkle ridges now mark where the western rim once lay.
The landing site of the Luna 21 space probe is located near the southern rim of Le Monnier. Lunokhod 2, a robotic roving vehicle deposited on the surface by Luna 21, covered a distance of 37 kilometers across the crater floor. It also surveyed the southern edge of the crater rim.
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| Wikipedia: | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Monnier_(crater) |
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| Wikidata ID: | Q834286 |
Localities in this Region
- Mare Serenitatis
- Le Monnier crater
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