Poncelet (Moon)

Named after Jean-Victor Poncelet - French mathematician, engineer (1788-1867).

Poncelet is the remains of a lunar crater that is located near the northern limb. It lies to the east-northeast of the crater Pascal and northwest of Anaximenes. Like the latter formation, Poncelet is a worn, eroded formation with an interior that has been flooded, either with lava or possibly ejecta. The outer rim is a low, circular ridge with a narrow break to the south and a wider breach to the northeast. (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 275 km

Poncelet B

MRV
4 Hours 17 Minutes
Walking
5 Days 5 Hours

N 257 km

Hinshelwood(last)

MRV
4 Hours 1 Minute
Walking
4 Days 21 Hours

NE 421 km

Mouchez L

MRV
6 Hours 35 Minutes
Walking
7 Days 23 Hours

W 34 km

Poncelet H

Walking
15 Hours 34 Minutes

Poncelet

75.91° N 305.43° E

E 560 km

Philolaus W

MRV
8 Hours 45 Minutes
Walking
10 Days 14 Hours

SW 181 km

Carpenter W

MRV
2 Hours 49 Minutes
Walking
3 Days 10 Hours

S 154 km

Carpenter(next)

MRV
2 Hours 24 Minutes
Walking
2 Days 22 Hours

SE 270 km

Anaximenes H

MRV
4 Hours 13 Minutes
Walking
5 Days 2 Hours

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