Borda (crater)
 Lunar Orbiter 4 image | |
| Coordinates | 25°06′S 46°36′E / 25.1°S 46.6°E |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 44 km |
| Depth | 2.9 km |
| Colongitude | 314° at sunrise |
| Eponym | Jean-Charles de Borda |
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.
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 Borda. It has overlapping craters.
| Borda | Latitude | Longitude | Diameter |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | 26.8° S | 51.0 E | 19 km |
| D | 24.5° S | 46.3° E | 6 km |
| E | 24.0° S | 45.5° E | 12 km |
| F | 26.3° S | 47.5° E | 11 km |
| G | 26.2° S | 45.4° E | 6 km |
| H | 26.7° S | 46.7° E | 10 km |
| J | 26.9° S | 47.0° E | 17 km |
| K | 27.5° S | 47.2° E | 12 km |
| L | 27.0° S | 47.7° E | 12 km |
| M | 25.4° S | 43.9° E | 15 km |
| R | 27.4° S | 50.5° E | 17 km |
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