Lucian (moon crater)

Lucian
Lucian and surroundings (photo taken by Apollo 17 )
position	14.33 °  N , 36.78 °  O coordinates: 14 ° 19 '48 "  N , 36 ° 46' 48"  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

• Lucian in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature of the IAU (WGPSN) / USGS
• Lucian on The-Moon Wiki

Individual evidence

1. ^ John E. Westfall: Atlas of the Lunar Terminator. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge et al. 2000, ISBN 0-521-59002-7 .