The Crater Ameghino

Feature Profile & Selenographic Data

Feature type

crater

Coordinates

3.30° N · 57.04° E

Diameter

9.2 km

IAU approval

1976/01/01 00:00:00

LAC quadrangle

LAC-62 · Mare Undarum

Geological Chronicle

Ameghino is a lunar impact crater located to the north of the Sinus Successus, a bay in the northeast part of Mare Fecunditatis. The formation spans an official diameter of 9.2 kilometers.

The impact dates from the Imbrian epoch, and it occurred in ejecta from the Crisium basin formation. It is recorded in the IAU Gazetteer under quadrangle LAC-62.

Chronology & Exploration

1. IAU Name Adopted

   The International Astronomical Union officially approves the crater name.

Scientific Sources & References

• IAU Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature — Fiorino (or Florentino); Argentine paleontologist and anthropologist (1854-1911).
• Wikipedia (en) — Ameghino (crater)

Name Origin

Fiorino (or Florentino); Argentine paleontologist and anthropologist (1854-1911).