The Crater Cailleux

Feature Profile & Selenographic Data

Feature type

crater

Coordinates

60.41° S · 153.50° E

Diameter

52.85 km

IAU approval

1997/01/01 00:00:00

LAC quadrangle

LAC-131 · Planck

Geological Chronicle

Cailleux is a lunar impact crater that is attached to the southwest rim of the walled plain called Poincaré. The formation spans an official diameter of 52.85 kilometers.

The Cailleux crater lies within the South Pole-Aitken basin in the southern part of the Moon's far side, and cannot be seen from the Earth. It is recorded in the IAU Gazetteer under quadrangle LAC-131.

Chronology & Exploration

1. IAU Name Adopted

   The International Astronomical Union officially approves the crater name.

Scientific Sources & References

• IAU Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature — Andre; French geologist (1907-1986).
• Wikipedia (en) — Cailleux (crater)

Name Origin

Andre; French geologist (1907-1986).