Lallemand

(Formerly Kopff A)

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

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.

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.