Lunar Impact Crater

The Crater Aloha

Aloha is a lunar impact crater spanning 2.55 kilometers across the Moon.

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Feature Profile & Selenographic Data

Feature type: crater
Coordinates: 29.79° N · 53.88° W
Diameter: 2.55 km
IAU approval: 1976/01/01 00:00:00
LAC quadrangle: LAC-38 · Seleucus

Geological Chronicle

Aloha is a tiny, horseshoe-shaped impact crater on the Moon. The formation spans an official diameter of 2.55 kilometers.

It lies to the northwest of the Montes Agricola ridge, on the Oceanus Procellarum. It is recorded in the IAU Gazetteer under quadrangle LAC-38.

Chronology & Exploration

IAU Name Adopted
The International Astronomical Union officially approves the crater name.

Scientific Sources & References

IAU Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature — Hawaiian female first name.
Wikipedia (en) — Aloha (crater)

Name Origin

Hawaiian female first name.

Interactive Lunar Surface

Explore Aloha in 3D

Inspect lunar elevation data and the official selenographic position.

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