Damoiseau (crater)

Damoiseau is a lunar impact crater that is located just to the west of the Oceanus Procellarum, in the western part of the Moon's near side.

It lies due east of the prominent crater Grimaldi, a walled plain with a distinctive dark floor.

The low outer rim of Damoiseau is not quite circular, having an outward protrusion to the northeast and smaller bulges to the north and southeast.

This outer feature is missing a rim to the northeast where it intersects the lunar mare.

By convention these features are identified on lunar maps by placing the letter on the side of the crater midpoint that is closest to Damoiseau.

The crater area in a Selenochromatic format Image (Si).
Oblique view of Damoiseau (right of center) from Lunar Orbiter 3 , facing southwest. The flat plain in the foreground is Oceanus Procellarum , and the semi-circular "bay" below center is Damoiseau H. The small crater at far left adjacent to Damoiseau H is Damoiseau L. The south wall of Damoiseau M is visible, concentric with Damoiseau itself. Damoiseau A is behind (above and to the right of) Damoiseau.
Damoiseau A (larger) and D (smaller, at left) craters