Feature Profile & Selenographic Data
- Feature type
- crater
- Coordinates
- 29.74° N · 29.38° W
- Diameter
- 2.8 km
- IAU approval
- 1976/01/01 00:00:00
- LAC quadrangle
- LAC-40 · Timocharis
Geological Chronicle
Caventou is a tiny lunar impact crater located in the western part of the Mare Imbrium, due north of Euler crater. The formation spans an official diameter of 2.8 kilometers.
It is a circular, cup-shaped formation surrounded by the lunar mare. It is recorded in the IAU Gazetteer under quadrangle LAC-40.
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
— Joseph-Bienaimé; French chemist, pharmacologist (1795-1877).
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Wikipedia (en)
— Caventou (crater)
Name Origin
Joseph-Bienaimé; French chemist, pharmacologist (1795-1877).