Liouville (crater)
Crater on the Moon
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Liouville is a small lunar impact crater that is located near the eastern limb of the Moon. It was named after French mathematician Joseph Liouville.[1] It lies to the southeast of the larger crater Dubyago, and was previously designated Dubyago S before being given a name by the IAU.
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| Coordinates | 2.6°N 73.5°E |
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| Diameter | 16 km |
| Depth | 2.7 km |
| Colongitude | 287° at sunrise |
| Eponym | Joseph Liouville |
The crater is circular and bowl-shaped, with a small interior floor at the midpoint of the sloping interior walls. The western and northwestern rim is attached to a depression in the surface that has the appearance of a distorted crater formation. Farther to the west is the comparably sized Respighi.