Daguerre is a circular formation near the north end of
Mare Nectaris. To the west-northwest is the crater
Mädler, and beyond it to the west is the prominent
Theophilus. To the north in the rugged continental area between the
maria is
Isidorus.
This feature has the appearance of a
lunarimpact crater that has been nearly submerged by a
lava flow, leaving a gap in the southwest wall that gives the feature the shape of a
horse-shoe. The floor is overlaid by the linear
ray from Mädler. The maximum altitude of the surviving rim is 1.5 km.
The crater was named after French artist and photographer
Louis Daguerre in 1935.[1]
Satellite craters
By convention these features are identified on lunar maps by placing the letter on the side of the crater midpoint that is closest to Daguerre.
Daguerre
Latitude
Longitude
Diameter
K
12.2° S
35.8° E
5 km
U
15.1° S
35.7° E
4 km
X
14.0° S
34.5° E
4 km
Y
13.9° S
35.4° E
3 km
Z
14.9° S
34.7° E
4 km
References
^Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature, International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN),
Daguerre
Andersson, L. E.;
Whitaker, E. A. (1982). NASA Catalogue of Lunar Nomenclature. NASA RP-1097.
Menzel, D. H.; Minnaert, M.; Levin, B.; Dollfus, A.; Bell, B. (1971). "Report on Lunar Nomenclature by the Working Group of Commission 17 of the IAU". Space Science Reviews. 12 (2): 136–186.
Bibcode:
1971SSRv...12..136M.
doi:
10.1007/BF00171763.
S2CID122125855.