Lunar Impact Crater

The Crater Feuillée

Feuillée is a lunar impact crater spanning 8.94 kilometers across the Moon.

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Feature Profile & Selenographic Data

Feature type: crater
Coordinates: 27.37° N · 9.46° W
Diameter: 8.94 km
IAU approval: 1935/01/01 00:00:00
LAC quadrangle: LAC-41 · Montes Apenninus

Geological Chronicle

Feuillée is a small lunar impact crater in the eastern part of the Mare Imbrium. The formation spans an official diameter of 8.94 kilometers.

It was named after French natural scientist Louis Feuillée. It is recorded in the IAU Gazetteer under quadrangle LAC-41.

Chronology & Exploration

IAU Name Adopted
The International Astronomical Union officially approves the crater name.

Scientific Sources & References

IAU Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature — Louis; French natural scientist (1660-1732).
Wikipedia (en) — Feuillée (crater)

Name Origin

Louis; French natural scientist (1660-1732).

Interactive Lunar Surface

Explore Feuillée in 3D

Inspect lunar elevation data and the official selenographic position.

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