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| Coordinates | 75°48′N 54°06′W / 75.8°N 54.1°W |
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| Diameter | 69 km |
| Depth | Unknown |
| Colongitude | 57° at sunrise |
| Eponym | Jean V. Poncelet |
Poncelet is the remains of a lunar impact crater that is located near the northern limb of the Moon. It lies to the east-northeast of the crater Pascal and northwest of Anaximenes. Like the latter formation, Poncelet is a worn, eroded formation with an interior that has been flooded, either with lava or possibly ejecta. The outer rim is a low, circular ridge with a narrow break to the south and a wider breach to the northeast. The interior floor is pock-marked with many tiny craterlets, the most notable of which is Poncelet H, located just to the southeast of the midpoint.