Le Gentil A (Moon)

Satellite Feature of Le Gentil

Named after Guillaume Hyazinthe Le 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)