Feature Profile & Selenographic Data
- Feature type
- crater
- Coordinates
- 10.21° N · 64.01° E
- Diameter
- 32.92 km
- IAU approval
- 1961/01/01 00:00:00
- LAC quadrangle
- LAC-62 · Mare Undarum
Geological Chronicle
Auzout is a lunar impact crater that is located to the southeast of the Mare Crisium, near the eastern limb of the Moon. The formation spans an official diameter of 32.92 kilometers.
Attached to the southern rim is the smaller crater van Albada. It is recorded in the IAU Gazetteer under quadrangle LAC-62.
Chronology & Exploration
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IAU
Name Adopted
The International Astronomical Union officially approves the crater name.
Scientific Sources & References
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IAU Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature
— Adrien; French astronomer, physicist (1622-1691).
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Wikipedia (en)
— Auzout (crater)
Name Origin
Adrien; French astronomer, physicist (1622-1691).