Lamé (crater)
Oblique Lunar Orbiter 4 image | |
| Coordinates | 14°42′S 64°30′E / 14.7°S 64.5°E |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 84 km |
| Depth | 3.3 km |
| Colongitude | 296° at sunrise |
| Eponym | Gabriel Lamé |
Lamé is a lunar impact crater located astride the northeast rim of the crater Langrenus, to the east of Mare Fecunditatis. The eastern crater rim appears overlaid by a series of overlapping craters that form an intermittent chain flowing nearly a hundred kilometers to the south. The crater rim protrudes only slightly above the surrounding terrain, but it has a significant rampart where the rim lies within Vendelinus. In the middle of the floor is a slight ridge, forming a central peak.
On some older maps this crater was called Smith. It was previously designated Vendelinus C before being renamed by the IAU.