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| Coordinates | 32°12′S 134°24′E / 32.2°S 134.4°E |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 59 km |
| Depth | Unknown |
| Colongitude | 226° at sunrise |
| Eponym | Paul ten Bruggencate |
Ten Bruggencate is a lunar impact crater that lies on the far side of the Moon from the Earth, just to the east of the younger crater Lane. To the southeast of Ten Bruggencate is Chauvenet.
This is a worn and eroded formation, with the satellite crater Ten Bruggencate H overlapping part of the side to the east-southeast. There are several small craters along the inner wall and the edges of the interior floor. The crater is otherwise relatively featureless and unremarkable.
The crater was named after German astronomer Paul ten Bruggencate by the IAU in 1970.[1] The crater was known as Crater 288 prior to naming.[2]
- ^ Ten Bruggencate, Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature, International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)
- ^ Lunar Farside Chart (LFC-1A)