Poncelet (crater)

lunar crater data
latitude=75.8
N_or_S=N
longitude=54.1
E_or_W=W
diameter=69 km
depth="Unknown"
colong=57
eponym=Jean V. Poncelet

Poncelet is the remains of a lunar crater that is located near the northern limb of the Moon. It lies to the east-northeast ot Pascal crater and northwest of Anaximenes crater. Like the later formation, Poncelet is a worn, eroded formation with an interior that has been flooded, either with lava or possibly "ejecta". The outer rim is a low, circular ridge with a narrow break to the south and a wider breach to the northeast. The interior floor is pock-marked with many tiny craterlets, the most notable of which is 'Poncelet H', located just to the southeast of the mid-point.

atellite craters

By convention these features are identified on lunar maps by placing the letter on the side of the crater mid-point that is closest to Poncelet crater.

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