Pigalle is a crater on

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. It has a diameter of . Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 1976. Pigalle is named for the French sculptor

Jean-Baptiste Pigalle Jean-Baptiste Pigalle (26 January 1714 – 20 August 1785) was a French sculptor. Life Pigalle was born in Paris, the seventh child of a carpenter. Although he failed to obtain the ''Prix de Rome'', after a severe struggle he entered the ''Ac ...

. To the southwest of Pigalle is the crater Matabei, and to the west is Guido d'Arezzo. Matabei crater MESSENGER WAC IGF to RGB.jpg, Exaggerated color view with Pigalle at upper right Pigalle crater EN1015190453M.jpg, Most of the interior of Pigalle

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