Daguerre Y (Moon)

Satellite Feature of Daguerre

Named after Louis-Jacques-Mandé Daguerre - French artist, chemist, photographer (1789-1851).

Daguerre is a circular formation near the north end of Mare Nectaris. To the west-northwest is the crater Mädler, and beyond it to the west is the prominent Theophilus. To the north in the rugged continental area between the maria is Isidorus. This feature has the appearance of a lunar crater that has been nearly submerged by a lava flow, leaving a gap in the southwest wall that gives the feature the shape of a horse-shoe. (wikipedia entry)