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General characteristics
Latitude 27.8° S
Longitude 39.0° W
Diameter 25 km
Depth 0.4 km
Selenographic colongitude 39° at sunrise
Name source Pierre Puiseux

Puiseux is the remnant of a lunar crater that has been almost completely submerged by lava flow. It is located near the south end of Mare Humorum, to the north east of the Doppelmayer crater remnant. To the south-southeast is the Vitello crater . Of the original Puiseux crater, only the rim remains above the mare surface.

Associated 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 Puiseux crater.


Puiseux Latitude Longitude Diameter
A 26.5° S 39.7° W 3 km
B 25.7° S 38.8° W 4 km
C 24.7° S 37.8° W 3 km
D 25.7° S 36.1° W 7 km
F 23.4° S 38.8° W 4 km
G 28.2° S 37.8° W 3 km
H 27.4° S 37.0° W 3 km


Craters on the Moon



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