The Crater Daubrée

Feature Profile & Selenographic Data

Feature type

crater

Coordinates

15.73° N · 14.75° E

Diameter

14.67 km

IAU approval

1973/01/01 00:00:00

LAC quadrangle

LAC-60 · Julius Caesar

Geological Chronicle

Daubrée is a ruined lunar impact crater that is located to the southwest of the Mare Serenitatis, just to the west-southwest of the crater Menelaus in the Montes Haemus range. The formation spans an official diameter of 14.67 kilometers.

The small lunar mare Lacus Hiemalis lies alongside the southwest rim of Daubrée. It is recorded in the IAU Gazetteer under quadrangle LAC-60.

Chronology & Exploration

1. IAU Name Adopted

   The International Astronomical Union officially approves the crater name.

Scientific Sources & References

• IAU Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature — Gabriel-Auguste; French geologist (1814-1896).
• Wikipedia (en) — Daubrée (crater)

Name Origin

Gabriel-Auguste; French geologist (1814-1896).