Feature Profile & Selenographic Data
- Feature type
- crater
- Coordinates
- 3.39° N · 140.71° W
- Diameter
- 45.48 km
- IAU approval
- 1970/01/01 00:00:00
- LAC quadrangle
- LAC-70 · Kibalchich
Geological Chronicle
Chaucer is a lunar impact crater that is located to the west of the walled plain Hertzsprung, on the far side of the Moon. The formation spans an official diameter of 45.48 kilometers.
It lies to the northwest of the crater Vavilov and east of the Tsander–Kibal'chich crater pair. It is recorded in the IAU Gazetteer under quadrangle LAC-70.
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
— Geoffrey; British writer, astronomer (c. 1340-1400).
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Wikipedia (en)
— Chaucer (crater)
Name Origin
Geoffrey; British writer, astronomer (c. 1340-1400).