The Crater Tacquet

Feature Profile & Selenographic Data

Feature type

crater

Coordinates

16.64° N · 19.20° E

Diameter

6.43 km

IAU approval

1935/01/01 00:00:00

LAC quadrangle

LAC-42 · Mare Serenitatis

Geological Chronicle

Tacquet is a small, bowl-shaped crater that lies near the southern edge of Mare Serenitatis, in the northeast part of the Moon. The formation spans an official diameter of 6.43 kilometers.

The surface near the crater is marked by high-albedo ejecta. 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 — Andre; Belgian mathematician (1612-1660).
• Wikipedia (en) — Tacquet (crater)

Name Origin

Andre; Belgian mathematician (1612-1660).