Diameter 7 km Colongitude 340° at sunrise | Depth 1.3 km Eponym André Tacquet | |
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Tacquet is a small, bowl-shaped crater that lies near the southern edge of Mare Serenitatis, in the northeast part of the Moon. The surface near the crater is marked by high-albedo ejecta. To the west is a system of rilles designated the Rimae Menelaus.
Some sources spell this crater's name 'Taquet'.
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 Tacquet.
The following craters have been renamed by the IAU.
References
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