Brianchon is a lunar impact crater that is located along the northwestern limb of the Moon. Due to its location, from the Earth the crater is seen from...

Brianchon may refer to: Charles Julien Brianchon, French mathematician Maurice Brianchon, (1899–1979), French artist Brianchon, a lunar crater This disambiguation...

the crater and the person the crater is named for. Where a crater formation has associated satellite craters, these are detailed on the main crater description...

the crater Lovelace to the north. Farther to the south is the crater Merrill, and to the southeast along the limb is the larger Brianchon. This crater has...

nearly due south of the crater Pascal, and southeast of Brianchon. The proximity of this crater to the limb means that it appears highly elongated due...

located to the southeast of the crater Brianchon, and northeast of Cremona. The fine detail along the rim of this crater has been worn down by a history of...

of the eroded crater Desargues, and just east of Brianchon. Pascal can be located by finding the crater Carpenter and then following the surface to the...

that run in a northerly direction towards Brianchon. A sequence of these impacts forms a short catena, or crater chain, near the western rim of Boole. By...

northern limb is the larger Brianchon. The outer rim of Merrill is worn and the features are softened, but only a few impact craters lie along the edge and...

value. Notable craters in the lunar north polar region (between 60° North latitude and the North pole) include: Avogadro, Bel'kovich, Brianchon, Emden, Gamow...