Feature Profile & Selenographic Data
- Feature type
- crater
- Coordinates
- 44.12° N · 46.04° W
- Diameter
- 34.81 km
- IAU approval
- 1935/01/01 00:00:00
- LAC quadrangle
- LAC-23 · Rümker
Geological Chronicle
Louville is a lunar impact crater that is located on the western edge of the Sinus Roris, a bay in the northern part of the Oceanus Procellarum. The formation spans an official diameter of 34.81 kilometers.
It lies to the northwest of the crater Mairan, on a triangular section of continental terrain to the west of Sinus Iridum and the Mare Imbrium. It is recorded in the IAU Gazetteer under quadrangle LAC-23.
Chronology & Exploration
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IAU
Name Adopted
The International Astronomical Union officially approves the crater name.
Scientific Sources & References
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IAU Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature
— Jacques D'Allonville, Chevalier de Louville; French astronomer, mathematician (1671-1732).
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Wikipedia (en)
— Louville
Name Origin
Jacques D'Allonville, Chevalier de Louville; French astronomer, mathematician (1671-1732).