Langevin (crater)

Langevin
LRO WAC image
Coordinates44°10′N 162°41′E / 44.17°N 162.69°E / 44.17; 162.69
Diameter57.80 km (35.92 mi)
DepthUnknown
Colongitude198° at sunrise
EponymPaul Langevin

Langevin is a crater on the far side of the Moon. It is located to the east of the walled plain Campbell, and to the west of the crater Chandler.

This is a heavily damaged crater that has been worn and battered by multiple overlapping impacts. Apart from the depression Langevin creates in the surface, it is scarcely distinguishable from the surrounding terrain. The outer rim and interior features have lost much of their original definition due to this wear. Multiple small craters lie along the rim, including a cluster along the southwest and a crater along the northeast rim.

Prior to formal naming by the IAU in 1970, Langevin was called Crater 61.