Chauvenet is a

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that is located to the northeast of the prominent crater Tsiolkovskiy on the

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. Less than one crater diameter to the northwest of Chauvenet is the crater Ten Bruggencate. The rim of this crater is roughly circular, with the satellite crater Chauvenet C overlying the northeastern side and intruding into the interior. A ridge runs from the western side of this intruding feature to the midpoint of the interior of Chauvenet. The remainder of the floor is marked only by a number of tiny craters. There is a shelf of slumped material forming a

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along the southeast inner wall. The remainder of the inner wall is somewhat irregular in form. The crater was named after American astronomer and mathematician

William Chauvenet William Chauvenet (24 May 1820 in Milford, Pennsylvania – 13 December 1870 in St. Paul, Minnesota) was a professor of mathematics, astronomy, navigation, and surveying who was instrumental in the establishment of the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapo ...

by the

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in 1970. The crater was known as ''Crater 290'' prior to naming.

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 Chauvenet. The name ''Cornielle'' was proposed for Chauvenet S crater,LTO-84D4 Volkov
— L&PI

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but it was not approved by the

. File:Chauvenet Q crater AS17-151-23239.jpg, Oblique view of Chauvenet Q from

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