Trouvelot (lunar crater)

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Trouvelot (lunar crater)
Trouvelot crater 4115 h3.jpg
Coordinates 49°18′N 5°48′E﻿ / ﻿49.3°N 5.8°E﻿ / 49.3; 5.8Coordinates: 49°18′N 5°48′E﻿ / ﻿49.3°N 5.8°E﻿ / 49.3; 5.8
Diameter 9 km
Depth 1.2 km
Colongitude 354° at sunrise
Eponym Étienne L. Trouvelot
Location of the lunar crater Trouvelot

Trouvelot is a lunar impact crater located to the south of the Mare Frigoris. It is a bowl-shaped formation with a higher albedo than its surroundings. The rim is roughly circular, but somewhat uneven. It has not been significantly eroded by subsequent impacts. The crater lies less than 10 kilometers to the south of the Vallis Alpes canyon formation.

Satellite craters[edit]


Trouvelot Latitude Longitude Diameter
G 47.5° N 0.4° E 5 km
H 49.8° N 4.5° E 5 km