Foucault is a small
lunar impact crater that lies along the southern edge of
Mare Frigoris, to the southeast of the crater
Harpalus. In the rugged terrain to the south of Foucault is
Sharp. The outer perimeter of Foucault forms a somewhat irregular circle, with slight outward bulges to the south and northeast. The inner wall of the rim is not notably
terraced, and slopes down directly to the uneven floor. It is named after physicist
Léon Foucault, most famous for the
Foucault pendulum.
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{{Craters on the Moon: C-F
Impact craters on the Moon