Deseilligny is a small lunar impact crater in the southern part of the Mare Serenitatis. It is located to the east-southeast of the crater Bessel. On the lunar geologic timescale, this formation dates to the Eratosthenian period. Deseilligny is a bowl-shaped crater with a low rim. It is otherwise undistinguished and displays no apparent layering.
This crater is named after French selenographer Jules Deseilligny (1868-1918). His name was incorporated into lunar nomenclature by Greek-French selenographer Félix C. Lamèch in 1934. Its designation was formally adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 1935.
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Deseilligny at The Moon Wiki LTO-42C1 Deseilligny — L&PI topographic map