Lavoisier K (Moon)

Satellite Feature of Lavoisier

Named after Antoine Laurent Lavoisier - French chemist (1743-1794).

Lavoisier is a lunar crater that is located near the northwestern limb , at the western edge of the Oceanus Procellarum. It is located to the southwest of the crater von Braun and southeast of Bunsen. Due south is the disintegrated crater Ulugh Beigh. This is a worn crater formation with several small craters attached to the exterior of the rim. (wikipedia entry)