Borda is a
lunar
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impact crater
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that lies between
Santbech to the north-northwest and
Reichenbach slightly further away to the south-southeast. It was named after French astronomer
Jean-Charles de Borda
Jean-Charles, chevalier de Borda (4 May 1733 – 19 February 1799) was a French mathematician, physicist, and Navy officer.
Biography
Borda was born in the city of Dax to Jean‐Antoine de Borda and Jeanne‐Marie Thérèse de Lacroix.
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It has a low rim that is broken along the southeast by a smaller crater. The rim is intruded into by another small crater along the southwest side, and there is an irregular cleft along the northwest face. There is a central peak at the midpoint of the floor.
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Impact craters on the Moon
{{Craters on the Moon: A–B