Borda (crater)


Borda is a lunar impact crater that lies between Santbech to the north-northwest and Reichenbach slightly further away to the south-southeast. It was named after French astronomer Jean-Charles de Borda. It has a low rim that is broken along the southeast by a smaller crater. The rim is intruded into by another small crater along the southwest side, and there is an irregular cleft along the northwest face. There is a central peak at the midpoint of the floor.

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 Borda. It has overlapping craters.
BordaLatitudeLongitudeDiameter
A26. S51.0 E19 km
D24.5° S46.3° E6 km
E24. S45.5° E12 km
F26.3° S47.5° E11 km
G26. S45.4° E6 km
H26.7° S46.7° E10 km
J26. S47.0° E17 km
K27.5° S47.2° E12 km
L27.0° S47.7° E12 km
M25.4° S43.9° E15 km
R27.4° S50.5° E17 km