The Crater Lebesgue

Feature Profile & Selenographic Data

Feature type

crater

Coordinates

5.14° S · 88.97° E

Diameter

11.39 km

IAU approval

1976/01/01 00:00:00

LAC quadrangle

LAC-81 · Ansgarius

Geological Chronicle

Lebesgue is a small lunar impact crater that is located near the eastern limb of the Moon. The formation spans an official diameter of 11.39 kilometers.

It lies in the southeastern part of the Mare Smythii, to the southeast of the crater Warner. It is recorded in the IAU Gazetteer under quadrangle LAC-81.

Chronology & Exploration

1. IAU Name Adopted

   The International Astronomical Union officially approves the crater name.

Scientific Sources & References

• IAU Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature — Henri Leon; French mathematician (1875-1941).
• Wikipedia (en) — Lebesgue (crater)

Name Origin

Henri Leon; French mathematician (1875-1941).