Lallemand

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Lallemand

(Formerly Kopff A)



Lat: 14.3°S, Long: 84.1°W, Diam: 18 km, Depth: km, Rükl: 39

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Clementine - the crater is the bright rimmed one at bottom left.

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Description


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Lallemand

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.


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