De Lalande | |
Location: | Venus |
Coordinates: | 20.5°N 355°W |
Diameter: | 21 km |
Eponym: | Marie-Jeanne de Lalande |
De Lalande is a multiring impact crater on Venus.[1] It has a diameter of 21.6km (13.4miles) and wall width of 5.6km (03.5miles).[2] The crater has an outer rim but no peak and is in close proximity to the volcano Gula Mons.[3]
The de Lalande crater is named after the French astronomer Marie-Jeanne de Lalande (1768-1832), illegitimate daughter of astronomer Joseph Jerome de Lalande (1732-1807).