Buisson (crater)

Buisson

Apollo 17 Mapping camera image
Coordinates	1.4°S 112.5°E / -1.4; 112.5
Diameter	61 km
Colongitude	248° at sunrise
Eponym	Henri Buisson

Oblique view from Apollo 16

Oblique view from Apollo 12. Buisson is in lower left. The larger crater spanning the image is Buisson Z. Buisson X and Y are right of center, and Buisson V is above left of Buisson. Firsov and Firsov K are in upper right, and Firsov S is in central background.

Buisson is a lunar impact crater that is located on the far side of the Moon. It is named after the French physicist Henri Buisson.[1] Nearly attached to the southeast rim is the crater Vesalius. To the southwest is Einthoven. The rim of this crater is somewhat worn, and is lowest in the north. There is a low central ridge across the midpoint.

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 Buisson.

Buisson	Latitude	Longitude	Diameter
V	0.6° S	110.8° E	22 km
X	1.6° N	111.6° E	21 km
Y	1.4° N	112.6° E	36 km
Z	0.0° S	112.5° E	98 km

Buisson X and Y craters at a high sun angle showing albedo differences and the presence of small lunar swirls

References

1. "Buisson (crater)". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.

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External links

• Buisson at the Moon Wiki