De Lalande (crater)

De Lalande is a multiring impact crater on Venus.

[1] It has a diameter of 21.6 km (13.4 mi) and wall width of 5.6 km (3.5 mi).

[2] The crater has an outer rim but no peak and is in close proximity to the volcano Gula Mons.

[3] The de Lalande crater is named after the French astronomer Marie-Jeanne de Lalande (1768-1832),[4] illegitimate daughter of astronomer Joseph Jerome de Lalande (1732-1807).

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French astronomer Jérôme Lalande