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Lamé (crater)

Coordinates: 14°42′S 64°30′E / 14.7°S 64.5°E / -14.7; 64.5
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Lamé
Oblique Lunar Orbiter 4 image
Coordinates14°42′S 64°30′E / 14.7°S 64.5°E / -14.7; 64.5
Diameter84 km
Depth3.3 km
Colongitude296° at sunrise
EponymGabriel Lamé
The crater area (top) in selenochromatic format (Si). More infos here : https://www.gawh.it/main/selenocromatica
Oblique Apollo 15 Mapping Camera image

Lamé is a lunar impact crater located astride the northeast rim of the crater Langrenus, to the east of Mare Fecunditatis. The eastern crater rim appears overlaid by a series of overlapping craters that form an intermittent chain flowing nearly a hundred kilometers to the south. The crater rim protrudes only slightly above the surrounding terrain, but it has a significant rampart where the rim lies within Vendelinus. In the middle of the floor is a slight ridge, forming a central peak.

On some older maps this crater was called Smith. It was previously designated Vendelinus C before being renamed by the IAU.

Satellite craters

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By convention these features are identified on lunar maps by placing the letter on the side of the crater midpoint that is closest to Lamé.

Lamé Latitude Longitude Diameter
E 13.9° S 66.8° E 11 km
F 13.9° S 66.4° E 18 km
G 15.4° S 65.5° E 26 km
H 15.8° S 68.2° E 12 km
J 14.3° S 65.7° E 18 km
K 13.3° S 64.2° E 8 km
L 14.4° S 68.6° E 6 km
M 15.8° S 66.5° E 13 km
N 12.8° S 67.1° E 9 km
T 12.5° S 66.5° E 11 km
W 13.1° S 65.9° E 6 km
Z 15.9° S 65.9° E 17 km

References

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