Dufay A (Moon)

Satellite Feature of Dufay

Named after Jean Claude Barthélemy Dufay - French astronomer (1896-1967).

Dufay is a lunar crater on the far side. It lies about one crater diameter to the east of the large walled plain Mandel'shtam. To the northwest is the crater Papaleksi and to the east is Valier. The rim of this crater is heavily worn by impacts, and several small craterlets lie along the southern edge. (wikipedia entry)