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Condorcet (crater)

Coordinates: 12°06′N 69°35′E / 12.1°N 69.58°E / 12.1; 69.58
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Condorcet
Apollo 17 mapping camera image
Coordinates12°06′N 69°35′E / 12.1°N 69.58°E / 12.1; 69.58
Diameter75 km
Depth2.7 km
Colongitude292° at sunrise
EponymMarquis de Condorcet

Condorcet is a lunar impact crater that is located in the eastern part of the Moon's near side, to the southeast of the Mare Crisium. It was named after French mathematician Marquis de Condorcet.[1] To the northeast of Condorcet are the craters Hansen and Alhazen.

The outer rim of Condorcet is eroded, with a low saddle point along the northern wall and the satellite crater Condorcet Y lies across the northwestern rim. The interior floor has been resurfaced, leaving a level, nearly featureless surface that is marked only by a few tiny craterlets. The floor has a large dark patch in the western half, but the remainder is approximately the same albedo as the surrounding terrain.

Satellite craters

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Condorcet 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 Condorcet.

Oblique view from Apollo 11 facing northwest from about 40 km altitude, with Promontorium Agarum at left and Mare Crisium in background
Apollo 11 view of five satellite craters of Condorcet. The large crater in the foreground is F, N is small and left of center, L is above center, Q is a large eroded crater in upper left, and R is a smaller crater above right of L.
Satellite crater Condorcet D (photo by Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter).
Condorcet Coordinates Diameter, km
A 11°31′N 67°17′E / 11.51°N 67.29°E / 11.51; 67.29 (Condorcet A) 15.4
D 9°50′N 68°21′E / 9.84°N 68.35°E / 9.84; 68.35 (Condorcet D) 19.8
E 11°21′N 68°10′E / 11.35°N 68.16°E / 11.35; 68.16 (Condorcet E) 8.0
F 8°16′N 73°05′E / 8.27°N 73.09°E / 8.27; 73.09 (Condorcet F) 39.7
G 10°39′N 67°58′E / 10.65°N 67.97°E / 10.65; 67.97 (Condorcet G) 10.3
H 12°27′N 65°05′E / 12.45°N 65.08°E / 12.45; 65.08 (Condorcet H) 21.0
J 13°04′N 65°12′E / 13.07°N 65.2°E / 13.07; 65.2 (Condorcet J) 16.3
L 10°09′N 73°40′E / 10.15°N 73.67°E / 10.15; 73.67 (Condorcet L) 12.6
M 9°04′N 73°07′E / 9.07°N 73.12°E / 9.07; 73.12 (Condorcet M) 10.5
N 8°59′N 72°37′E / 8.98°N 72.61°E / 8.98; 72.61 (Condorcet N) 5.0
P 8°46′N 70°17′E / 8.76°N 70.29°E / 8.76; 70.29 (Condorcet P) 48.4
Q 11°14′N 73°22′E / 11.23°N 73.36°E / 11.23; 73.36 (Condorcet Q) 35.8
R 11°45′N 74°45′E / 11.75°N 74.75°E / 11.75; 74.75 (Condorcet R) 19.9
S 10°40′N 75°38′E / 10.67°N 75.64°E / 10.67; 75.64 (Condorcet S) 10.2
T 11°48′N 65°50′E / 11.8°N 65.84°E / 11.8; 65.84 (Condorcet T) 14.7
TA 12°10′N 65°43′E / 12.16°N 65.72°E / 12.16; 65.72 (Condorcet TA) 14.6
U 10°05′N 75°24′E / 10.08°N 75.4°E / 10.08; 75.4 (Condorcet U) 11.0
W 13°56′N 67°00′E / 13.94°N 67°E / 13.94; 67 (Condorcet W) 35.8
X 10°07′N 69°57′E / 10.12°N 69.95°E / 10.12; 69.95 (Condorcet X) 8.9
Y 12°52′N 68°55′E / 12.86°N 68.92°E / 12.86; 68.92 (Condorcet Y) 14.2

The following craters have been renamed by the IAU.

References

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  1. ^ "Condorcet (crater)". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.
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