Lacroix (crater)

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Lacroix
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Coordinates 37°54′S59°00′W / 37.9°S 59.0°W / -37.9; -59.0 Coordinates: 37°54′S59°00′W / 37.9°S 59.0°W / -37.9; -59.0
Diameter 38 km
Depth 1.6 km
Colongitude 59° at sunrise
Eponym Sylvestre F. de Lacroix
Selenochromatic Image(Si) of the crater area Schickard Si.jpg
Selenochromatic Image(Si) of the crater area

Lacroix is a crater that is located in the southwest part of the Moon, to the northwest of the large walled plain Schickard. The most notable feature of this crater is the smaller crater Lacroix J that overlies the southern rim. The surviving rim of Lacroix is nearly circular, with a slightly worn inner wall. The interior floor is relatively featureless.

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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 Lacroix.

LacroixLatitudeLongitudeDiameter
A35.1° S55.2° W13 km
B37.0° S60.4° W8 km
E40.0° S62.9° W19 km
F40.7° S61.6° W15 km
G36.7° S59.1° W47 km
H38.6° S57.8° W13 km
J38.4° S59.3° W18 km
K35.2° S57.7° W45 km
L35.7° S58.3° W8 km
M36.0° S56.9° W13 km
N37.2° S57.8° W14 km
P35.2° S53.7° W9 km
R34.5° S60.1° W19 km

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