Tacquet is a small, bowl-shaped crater that lies near the southern edge of Mare Serenitatis, in the northeast part of the Moon. The surface near the crater is marked by high-albedo ejecta. To the west is a system of rilles designated the Rimae Menelaus. It was named after Brabantian mathematician André Tacquet (1612-1660).
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 Tacquet.
Tacquet LatitudeLongitudeDiameterB15.8° N20.0° E14 kmC13.5° N21.1° E6 km
The following craters have been renamed by the IAU.
Tacquet A — See Al-Bakri (crater).
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