IAU Lunar Nomenclature
Descartes
Descartes is an officially adopted crater, craters on the Moon. Explore its selenographic position and surrounding terrain in 3D.
Feature Profile
- Feature type
- Crater, craters
- Coordinates
- 11.74° S · 15.67° E
- Diameter
- 47.72884 km
- IAU approval
- 1935/01/01 00:00:00
- LAC quadrangle
- LAC-78 · Theophilus
Name origin
René; French mathematician, philosopher (1596-1650).