Lamé

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Lamé

(formerly Vendelinus C)

Lat: 14.7°S, Long: 64.5°E, Diam: 84 km, Depth: 3.59 km, Rükl: 60

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LO-IV-184H Lamé overlays the northeast rim of Vendelinus, whose floor is partially visible in the lower left.

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Description


Description: Wikipedia

Lamé

Additional Information

Depth data from Kurt Fisher database
  • Cherrington, 1969: 3.59 km
  • In LO-IV-184H, the shadow in the northwest corresponds to height differences of 3000-3400 m. - JimMosher
  • Satellite crater Lame L is on the ALPO list of bright ray craters.


Nomenclature

  • Gabriel; French mathematician (1795-1870).
  • Name given by Arthur and Whitaker in Rectified Lunar Atlas (1963) and approved by IAU in 1964 (Whitaker, 1999, p. 234).


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