The Crater Brunner

Feature Profile & Selenographic Data

Feature type

crater

Coordinates

9.86° S · 90.91° E

Diameter

50.66 km

IAU approval

1970/01/01 00:00:00

LAC quadrangle

LAC-82 · Pasteur

Geological Chronicle

Brunner is a lunar impact crater that is located along the eastern limb of the Moon, to the southeast of the Mare Smythii. The formation spans an official diameter of 50.66 kilometers.

At this location the crater is viewed from the edge, and so it is not possible to see much detail from the Earth. It is recorded in the IAU Gazetteer under quadrangle LAC-82.

Chronology & Exploration

1. IAU Name Adopted

   The International Astronomical Union officially approves the crater name.

Scientific Sources & References

• IAU Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature — William Otto; Swiss astronomer (1878-1958).
• Wikipedia (en) — Brunner (crater)

Name Origin

William Otto; Swiss astronomer (1878-1958).