Pingré (crater)
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Pingré is a lunar impact crater that is located near the southwest limb of the Moon, beyond the large crater Phocylides. It lies to the northwest of the huge walled basin Bailly, and to the east of th
Lunar Orbiter 4 image
Slightly oblique view also from Lunar Orbiter 4
Hausen (crater)
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Hausen is a large lunar impact crater that lies along the south-southwestern limb of the Moon. It was named after German astronomer Christian A. Hausen by the IAU in 1961.
Pingré (crater)
…is also low and slumped to the northwest. The interior floor is relatively level, but marked by several small craters, which may be secondaries from Hausen or a more distal crater. These craters occur near the midpoint of the floor where a central peak may once have existed. Pingré lies to the southeast…
LRO image
Excellent earth-based image by Frederic Mallmann
Lunar Orbiter 4 image (spots at lower right are blemishes on original)
Full Moon 2010