Peirescius (crater)

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Peirescius is an impact crater on the southeastern edge of the Moon front, southwest of the crater Oken and southeast of Vega. The rim is eroded, the interior largely flat.

The crater was officially named by the IAU in 1935 by the French astronomer Nicolas- Claude Fabri de Peiresc.

Near side of the Moon Oken (crater) Vega (crater) International Astronomical Union
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