De Lalande is a multiring impact crater on Venus.[1] It has a diameter of 21.6 km and wall width of 5.6 km.[2] The crater has an outer rim but no peak and is in close proximity to the volcano Gula Mons.[3]
Namesake
French astronomer Jérôme Lalande
The de Lalande crater is named after the French astronomer Jérôme Lalande (1732-1807). A crate was named on the moon in his honor in 1935 and the asteroid 9136-Lalande was discovered on May 13, 1971.[4]
