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Auzout (crater)

Coordinates: 10°13′N 64°01′E / 10.21°N 64.01°E / 10.21; 64.01
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Auzout
Apollo 15 image
Coordinates10°13′N 64°01′E / 10.21°N 64.01°E / 10.21; 64.01
Diameter33 km
Colongitude327° at sunrise
EponymAdrien Auzout

Auzout is a lunar impact crater that is located to the southeast of the Mare Crisium, near the eastern limb of the Moon. It is named after French astronomer Adrien Auzout."Auzout (crater)". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program. Attached to the southern rim is the smaller crater van Albada. To the east-northeast is the large Condorcet. This crater is not especially notable, although it does possess a central mountain. This crater is designated 'Azout' in some sources.

Satellite craters

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Auzout crater and its satellite craters taken from Earth in 2012 at the University of Hertfordshire's Bayfordbury Observatory with the telescopes Meade LX200 14" and Lumenera Skynyx 2-1

By convention these features are identified on lunar maps by placing the letter on the side of the crater midpoint that is closest to Auzout.

Oblique view of van Albada (upper left) and Auzout (lower right), from Apollo 17
LRO image
Auzout Coordinates Diameter, km
C 8°47′N 65°16′E / 8.79°N 65.27°E / 8.79; 65.27 (Auzout C) 17
D 9°21′N 62°26′E / 9.35°N 62.43°E / 9.35; 62.43 (Auzout D) 12
E 9°34′N 60°40′E / 9.57°N 60.66°E / 9.57; 60.66 (Auzout E) 17
L 8°20′N 61°18′E / 8.34°N 61.30°E / 8.34; 61.30 (Auzout L) 8
R 8°42′N 60°02′E / 8.70°N 60.04°E / 8.70; 60.04 (Auzout R) 8
U 9°23′N 61°03′E / 9.39°N 61.05°E / 9.39; 61.05 (Auzout U) 8
V 9°20′N 61°19′E / 9.34°N 61.31°E / 9.34; 61.31 (Auzout V) 8

The following craters have been renamed by the IAU.

References

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