Coordinates | 15°30′S 7°54′W / 15.5°S 7.9°W |
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Diameter | 23 km |
Depth | 0.9 km |
Colongitude | 8° at sunrise |
Eponym | William Lassell |
Lassell is a small lunar impact crater that is located in the eastern part of the Mare Nubium. It was named after British astronomer William Lassell.[1] It lies to the west of the crater Alpetragius and southwest of Alphonsus.