Pascal A (Moon)

Satellite Feature of Pascal

Named after Blaise Pascal - French mathematician (1623-1662).

Pascal is a lunar crater that lies near the northern limb , on the western side of the pole. It is located to the north of the eroded crater Desargues, and just east of Brianchon. Pascal can be located by finding the crater Carpenter and then following the surface to the northwest towards the limb. However the visibility of this formation can be affected by libration. (wikipedia entry)