Feature Profile & Selenographic Data
- Feature type
- crater
- Coordinates
- 25.90° N · 134.67° W
- Diameter
- 66.16 km
- IAU approval
- 1979/01/01 00:00:00
- LAC quadrangle
- LAC-52 · Joule
Geological Chronicle
Bronk is an eroded crater that lies on the far side of the Moon, out of sight from the Earth. The formation spans an official diameter of 66.16 kilometers.
It lies to the southeast of the larger crater Kovalevskaya. It is recorded in the IAU Gazetteer under quadrangle LAC-52.
Chronology & Exploration
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IAU
Name Adopted
The International Astronomical Union officially approves the crater name.
Scientific Sources & References
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IAU Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature
— Detlev Wulf; American neurophysiologist (1897-1975).
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Wikipedia (en)
— Bronk (crater)
Name Origin
Detlev Wulf; American neurophysiologist (1897-1975).