Bouguer (lunar crater)
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Bouguer is a lunar
impact crater
that lies along the southern edge of the Mare Frigoris
, to the north of the crater Bianchini
. To the west-southwest of Bouguer, along the same shore of the mare, is the crater Foucault
. Nearly due west is the more prominent Harpalus
, and to the west is La Condamine
.
This is a relatively young crater with well-defined edge. The formation is relatively circular, but there are slight outward bulges to the east, north-northwest, and southwest. There is some evidence of slumping in the eastern bulge. The interior floor occupies about half the crater diameter, and is relatively level and featureless.
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impact crater
Impact crater
In the broadest sense, the term impact crater can be applied to any depression, natural or manmade, resulting from the high velocity impact of a projectile with a larger body...
that lies along the southern edge of the Mare Frigoris
Mare Frigoris
Mare Frigoris is a lunar mare located just north of Mare Imbrium, and stretches east to north of Mare Serenitatis. The mare is in the outer rings of the Procellarum basin...
, to the north of the crater Bianchini
Bianchini (lunar crater)
Bianchini is a lunar crater that lies besides the northern Jura Mountains that ring the Sinus Iridum, in the northwestern part of the Moon. The impact of this crater near the edge of the Jura Mountains pushed some material into the Sinus Iridum floor....
. To the west-southwest of Bouguer, along the same shore of the mare, is the crater Foucault
Foucault (crater)
Foucault is a small lunar impact crater that lies along the southern edge of Mare Frigoris, to the southeast of the crater Harpalus. In the rugged terrain to the south of Foucault is Sharp. The outer perimeter of Foucault forms a somewhat irregular circle, with slight outward bulges to the south...
. Nearly due west is the more prominent Harpalus
Harpalus (crater)
Harpalus is a young lunar impact crater that lies on the Mare Frigoris, at the eastern edge of the Sinus Roris. To the southeast at the edge of the mare is the small crater Foucault, and to the northwest on the opposite edge is the walled plain named South....
, and to the west is La Condamine
La Condamine (crater)
La Condamine is a small lunar crater that is located on the southern edge of the Mare Frigoris, in the northern part of the Moon. It lies to the northeast of the mountain-rimmed Sinus Iridum formation in the northwest part of the Mare Imbrium....
.
This is a relatively young crater with well-defined edge. The formation is relatively circular, but there are slight outward bulges to the east, north-northwest, and southwest. There is some evidence of slumping in the eastern bulge. The interior floor occupies about half the crater diameter, and is relatively level and featureless.
Satellite craters
By convention these features are identified on lunar maps by placing the letter on the side of the crater mid-point that is closest to Bouguer.| Bouguer | Latitude | Longitude | Diameter |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | 52.5° N | 33.8° W | 8 km |
| B | 53.3° N | 33.0° W | 7 km |