Astronomy:Borda (crater)

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Short description: Lunar impact crater
Borda
Borda crater 4065 h1.jpg
Diameter44 km
Depth2.9 km
Colongitude314° at sunrise

Borda is a lunar impact crater that lies between Santbech to the north-northwest and Reichenbach slightly further away to the south-southeast. It was named after French astronomer Jean-Charles de Borda.[1] It has a low rim that is broken along the southeast by a smaller crater. The rim is intruded into by another small crater along the southwest side, and there is an irregular cleft along the northwest face. There is a central peak at the midpoint of the floor.

References

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