Mariotte (crater)

Mariotte is an elongated crater that is located on the far side of the Moon, named after the physicist Edme Mariotte.[1] This formation is located about one crater diameter to the southwest of the smaller Das. This crater is longer to the southeast by about an extra 5 km, giving this feature an egg-shaped outline. The outer rim is sharp-edged and little eroded. The interior floor is uneven, particularly toward the southeastern end. To the southeast of Mariotte is the large crater Chebyshev.

Mariotte

LRO WAC image
Coordinates	28.5°S 139.1°W
Diameter	65 km
Depth	Unknown
Colongitude	140° at sunrise
Eponym	Edme Mariotte

Oblique Lunar Orbiter 5 image

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 Mariotte.

Mariotte	Latitude	Longitude	Diameter
P	29.9° S	139.7° W	30 km
R	30.1° S	141.6° W	33 km
U	27.9° S	142.8° W	34 km
X	25.3° S	140.0° W	20 km
Z	22.9° S	139.0° W	47 km

The following craters have been renamed by the IAU:

• Mariotte Y — See Murakami.

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