Lucian (moon crater)
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Lucian and surroundings (photo taken by Apollo 17 ) | ||
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position | 14.33 ° N , 36.78 ° O | |
diameter | 7 km | |
depth | 1540 m | |
Card sheet | 61 (PDF) | |
Type | ALC | |
Named after | Lukian of Samosata (around 120– after 180) | |
Named since | 1973 | |
Unless otherwise stated, the information comes from the entry in the IAU / USGS database |
Lucian is a small, bowl-shaped impact crater on the front of the moon in the plain of Mare Tranquillitatis .
The crater was officially named by the IAU in 1973 after the Greek author and writer of a utopian journey to the moon, Lukian of Samosata .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ John E. Westfall: Atlas of the Lunar Terminator. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge et al. 2000, ISBN 0-521-59002-7 .