Chaucer is a
lunar
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impact crater
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that is located to the west of the walled plain
Hertzsprung, on the
far side of the
Moon
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. It lies to the northwest of the crater
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and east of the
Tsander–
Kibal'chich crater pair. This is a circular crater with a slightly eroded outer rim. The interior floor is nearly featureless, with only a few tiny craterlets marking the surface. It is named after the writer
Geoffrey Chaucer.
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 Chaucer.
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Impact craters on the Moon
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