Delambre J (Moon)

Satellite Feature of Delambre

Named after Jean-Baptiste Joseph Delambre - French astronomer (1749-1822).

Delambre is a lunar impact crater that lies to the southwest of Mare Tranquillitatis, in the central highland region. To the west is the crater pair of Theon Junior and Theon Senior, the latter being more distant and located to the northwest. It is 52 kilometers in diameter and 3.5 kilometers in depth. It was named for Jean Baptiste Joseph Delambre, an 18th-century French astronomer. (wikipedia entry)