Esclangon is a
lunar
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impact crater
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that is located in the rugged
terrain
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to the northwest of the prominent crater
Macrobius
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, and east of
Sinus Amoris
Sinus Amoris (Latin ''sinus amōris'' "Bay of Love") extends northward from the northeast end of the Mare Tranquillitatis. It is located at selenographic coordinates 19.9° N, 37.3° E, and lies within a diameter of 190 km. To the north of ...
. Its diameter is 15 km. It was named after French astronomer
Ernest Esclangon
Ernest Benjamin Esclangon (17 March 1876 – 28 January 1954) was a French astronomer and mathematician.
Born in Mison, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, in 1895 he started to study mathematics at the École Normale Supérieure, graduating in 1898. Look ...
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This formation was previously designated Macrobius L. Just to the west-southwest is the crater
Hill
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Terminology
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.
Lacus Bonitatis, the Lake of Good, is located to the east and northeast of Esclangon.
The interior of this crater has been flooded, leaving only a low rim above the surface being only about 400 meters deep. The rim is not quite circular, having bulges to the northeast and northwest, most likely the result of smaller craters that have merged with the main rim. The interior surface is level and nearly featureless.
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External links
LTO-43C1 Hill— L&PI
topographic map
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Impact craters on the Moon