The Crater Deseilligny

Feature Profile & Selenographic Data

Feature type

crater

Coordinates

21.13° N · 20.59° E

Diameter

6.01 km

IAU approval

1935/01/01 00:00:00

LAC quadrangle

LAC-42 · Mare Serenitatis

Geological Chronicle

Deseilligny is a small lunar impact crater in the southern part of the Mare Serenitatis. The formation spans an official diameter of 6.01 kilometers.

It is located to the east-southeast of the crater Bessel. It is recorded in the IAU Gazetteer under quadrangle LAC-42.

Chronology & Exploration

1. IAU Name Adopted

   The International Astronomical Union officially approves the crater name.

Scientific Sources & References

• IAU Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature — Jules Alfred Pierrot; French selenographer (1868-1918).
• Wikipedia (en) — Deseilligny (crater)

Name Origin

Jules Alfred Pierrot; French selenographer (1868-1918).