Monge (crater)

Monge
Lunar Orbiter 4 image
Coordinates19°12′S 47°36′E / 19.2°S 47.6°E / -19.2; 47.6
Diameter37 km
Depth2.6 km
Colongitude313° at sunrise
EponymGaspard Monge
Monge's area (on the left) in selenochromatic format (Si). More infos here : https://www.gawh.it/main/selenocromatica
Oblique view of Cook crater (below left of center) and Monge crater (above right of center), facing south, from Apollo 16

Monge is a lunar impact crater that lies along the southwestern edge of the Mare Fecunditatis. It was named after French mathematician Gaspard Monge.[1] The outer rim is somewhat irregular in shape, with an outward bulge to the east and smaller bulges to the north and northwest. The interior floor is somewhat irregular in the eastern half, and there are accumulations along the bases of the sloping interior walls. The nearest named crater is Cook to the northeast, while the larger Santbech is located to the west-southwest.

  1. ^ "Monge (crater)". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.