Chalonge

Chalonge

(formerly Lewis R)
 
 

Lat: 20.54°S, Long: 116.44°W, Diam: 25.08 km, Depth: km, Rükl: (farside)

Left: Annotated Clementine image from PDS Map-A-Planet. Middle: Lunar Orbiter Image Lac 107 from the USGS atlas. Right: Color-coded Lac 107 image from USGS Digital Atlas

Images

LPOD Photo Gallery Lunar Orbiter Images

• LOV-5022-H2
• Frame 8, made by ZOND 8, shows Chalonge near the frame's lower margin. Research: Danny Caes

Maps

(LAC zone 107B4) USGS Digital Atlas PDF

Description

Chalonge lies just some 150 kilometres away west from the outer ring (Montes Cordillera) that form part of the Orientale Basin -- a basin of the Imbrium period (3.85 - 3.15 bn years). The crater looks relatively fresh lying here on the stingy, wavy texture ejecta blanket of said basin, and on close inspection portions of its inner walls seem to have slumped down inwards onto its floor making it quite bowl-shaped in character.- JohnMoore2

Wikipedia

Chalonge

Additional Information

• IAU page: Chalonge

Nomenclature

- Daniel; French astronomer (1895-1977).
  - On page 215 (LAC 107) of the Clementine Atlas (2004) the name Chalonge is not printed (this crater is still called Lewis R).- DannyCaes Oct 16, 2011
 
 

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