Feature Profile & Selenographic Data
- Feature type
- crater
- Coordinates
- 31.96° N · 136.28° W
- Diameter
- 62.31 km
- IAU approval
- 1970/01/01 00:00:00
- LAC quadrangle
- LAC-52 · Joule
Geological Chronicle
Teisserenc is an eroded lunar impact crater on the Moon's far side. The formation spans an official diameter of 62.31 kilometers.
It lies just to the east of the crater Sanford, and southwest of Charlier. It is recorded in the IAU Gazetteer under quadrangle LAC-52.
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
— de Bort, Leon-Philippe; French meteorologist (1855-1913).
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Wikipedia (en)
— Teisserenc (crater)
Name Origin
de Bort, Leon-Philippe; French meteorologist (1855-1913).