Buisson (crater)

Buisson
	Apollo 17 Mapping camera image
Coordinates	1°24′S 112°30′E / 1.4°S 112.5°E
Diameter	61.27 km (38.07 mi)
Colongitude	248° at sunrise
Eponym	Henri Buisson

Buisson is a lunar impact crater that is located on the far side of the Moon,^[2] just to the south of the equator. Nearly attached to the southeast rim is the crater Vesalius. To the southwest is Einthoven.^[3]

The rim of Buisson is circular and somewhat worn. It is lowest in the northern half where it overlays the southern rim of the larger satellite crater Buisson Z. The rim bulges outward to the west, perhaps the result of an overlapping impact. There is a low central ridge across the midpoint of the floor.^[4]

This crater is named after the French physicist Henri Buisson (1873–1944).^[5] Its designation was officially adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 1970.^[1]

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 Buisson.^[6]

Buisson^[7]^: 294	Latitude	Longitude	Diameter
V	0.6° S	110.8° E	22 km
X	1.6° N	111.6° E	21 km
Y	1.4° N	112.6° E	36 km
Z	0.0° S	112.5° E	98 km

Gallery

Oblique view from Apollo 16
Oblique view from Apollo 12. Buisson is in lower left. The larger crater spanning the image is Buisson Z. Buisson X and Y are right of center, and Buisson V is above left of Buisson. Firsov and Firsov K are in upper right, and Firsov S is in central background.
Buisson X and Y craters at a high sun angle showing albedo differences and the presence of small lunar swirls

References

1 2 "Buisson". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.
↑ Moore, Patrick (2000). The Data Book of Astronomy. CRC Press. p. 66. ISBN 978-1-4200-3344-1.
↑ Byrne, Charles J. (2008). The Far Side of the Moon. Springer. p. 23. ISBN 978-1-4899-8806-5.
↑ "LAC 83" (PDF). Gazeteer of Plantary Nomenclature. Retrieved 2026-06-18.
↑ Menzel, D. H.; et al. (1971). "Report on Lunar Nomenclature by the Working Group of Commission 17 of the IAU". Space Science Reviews. 12 (2): 136–186. Bibcode:1971SSRv...12..136M. doi:10.1007/BF00171763. S2CID 122125855.
↑ Grego, P. (2015). "Satellite Crater". In Hargitai, H.; Kereszturi, Á. (eds.). Encyclopedia of Planetary Landforms. New York, NY: Springer. doi:10.1007/978-1-4614-3134-3_328.
↑ Bussey, B.; Spudis, P. (2004). The Clementine Atlas of the Moon. New York: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-81528-4.

Sources

Price, Fred W. (1988). The Moon Observer's Handbook. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-33500-3.
Rükl, Antonín (1990). Atlas of the Moon. Kalmbach Books. ISBN 978-0-913135-17-4.
Wlasuk, Peter T. (2000). Observing the Moon. Springer. ISBN 978-1-85233-193-1.

External links

Buisson at the Moon Wiki

[GPN-1] 1 2 "Buisson". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.

[Moore_2000-2] Moore, Patrick (2000). The Data Book of Astronomy. CRC Press. p. 66. ISBN 978-1-4200-3344-1.

[Byrne_2008-3] Byrne, Charles J. (2008). The Far Side of the Moon. Springer. p. 23. ISBN 978-1-4899-8806-5.

[LAC-83-4] "LAC 83" (PDF). Gazeteer of Plantary Nomenclature. Retrieved 2026-06-18.

[Menzel_et_al_1971-5] Menzel, D. H.; et al. (1971). "Report on Lunar Nomenclature by the Working Group of Commission 17 of the IAU". Space Science Reviews. 12 (2): 136–186. Bibcode:1971SSRv...12..136M. doi:10.1007/BF00171763. S2CID 122125855.

[Grego_2015-6] Grego, P. (2015). "Satellite Crater". In Hargitai, H.; Kereszturi, Á. (eds.). Encyclopedia of Planetary Landforms. New York, NY: Springer. doi:10.1007/978-1-4614-3134-3_328.

[Bussey_Spudis_2004-7] Bussey, B.; Spudis, P. (2004). The Clementine Atlas of the Moon. New York: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-81528-4.

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