Le Gentil (Moon)

Named after Guillaume Hyazinthe Gentil - French astronomer (1725-1792).

Le Gentil is a lunar crater that is located in the south-southwest part , near the limb, and is nearly attached to the southern rim of the huge walled plain Bailly. To the southeast is the large crater Drygalski. Due to its location, this crater appears considerably foreshortened and is viewed from an oblique angle by observers on the Earth. As a formation this crater has been deeply eroded by impacts, leaving a heavily worn formation that is little more than a depression in the surface. (wikipedia entry)

A crater is a circular depression likely created by an impact event. On the Moon they are named after deceased scientists, polar explorers, astronauts or cosmonauts.

NW 165 km

Bailly V

MRV
2 Hours 34 Minutes
Walking
3 Days 3 Hours

N 156 km

Yakovkin

MRV
2 Hours 26 Minutes
Walking
2 Days 23 Hours

NE 331 km

Bailly E

MRV
5 Hours 10 Minutes
Walking
6 Days 6 Hours

W 436 km

Boltzmann

MRV
6 Hours 49 Minutes
Walking
8 Days 6 Hours

Le Gentil

-74.27° N 283.98° E

E 361 km

Le Gentil D

MRV
5 Hours 38 Minutes
Walking
6 Days 20 Hours

SW 528 km

Drygalski V

MRV
8 Hours 15 Minutes
Walking
10 Days

S 95 km

Ibn Bajja(next)

MRV
1 Hour 29 Minutes
Walking
1 Day 19 Hours

SE 22 km

Le Gentil C

Walking
10 Hours 11 Minutes

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