Houzeau is a
lunar
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impact crater
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on the
far side
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of the
Moon
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. It is located to the northwest of the
Mare Orientale
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impact basin, and ejecta from that event has fallen across this crater rim and its interior. To the south of Houzeau lies the crater
Gerasimovich, and one crater diameter to the west is
Belopol'skiy. To the northwest lies
Fridman, with
Ioffe to its southwest.
The perimeter of this crater forms a slightly irregular circle, with an outward bulge along the northern side and smaller bulges to the west. The satellite craters Houzeau P and Houzeau Q are attached to the southern exterior. Along the eastern edge is a small crater along the rim. A few tiny craterlets lie within the somewhat irregular interior.
Satellite craters
By convention these features are identified on lunar maps by placing the letter on the side of the crater midpoint that is closest to Houzeau.
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Impact craters on the Moon