Lallemand
Contents
Lallemand
(Formerly Kopff A)Table of Contents
[#Lallemand Lallemand]
[#Lallemand-Images Images]
[#Lallemand-Maps Maps]
[#Lallemand-Description Description]
[#Lallemand-Description: Wikipedia Description: Wikipedia]
[#Lallemand-Additional Information Additional Information]
[#Lallemand-Nomenclature Nomenclature]
[#Lallemand-LPOD Articles LPOD Articles]
[#Lallemand-Bibliography Bibliography]
Lat: 14.3°S, Long: 84.1°W, Diam: 18 km, Depth: km, Rükl: 39 |
Clementine - the crater is the bright rimmed one at bottom left.
Images
LPOD Photo Gallery Lunar Orbiter Images
- Lallemand and its surroundings were photographed obliquely from the north using Earthshine for illumination in Apollo 17 handheld photos AS17-158-23901, 23902 and 23903, which were used to produce the Overlooked Gem LPOD image.
Maps
(LAC zone 73D3) USGS Digital Atlas PDF
Description
Description: Wikipedia
Additional Information
Nomenclature
- Named for Andre Lallemand (1904-1978), a French astronomer noted for his work in the application of photomultipliers to astronomical research.
- According to Whitaker (p. 236), this name was introduced in NASA RP-1097 (a non-IAU publication). It was approved "as assigned" in IAU Transactions XIXB (1985). When and by whom it was called Kopff A is unclear.
LPOD Articles
Bibliography
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