Delisle (crater)

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Delisle is an impact crater on the moon northwestern front in the plains between Oceanus Procellarum and Mare Imbrium. It is located north of the crater Diophantus and east of angstroms. To the east of the crater of the moon groove Rima Delisle and the Rupes Boris the Rima Diophantus runs, in the south. The rim is irregular, but only slightly eroded, the crater interior has extensive landslides on.

The crater was officially named by the IAU in 1935 by the French astronomer Joseph Nicolas Delisle.

Since 1985, ie, the location in the west of Delisle mountain Mons Delisle. Coordinates: 29 ° 30 'N / 35 ° 48 ' W. Diameter: 30 km