Feature Profile & Selenographic Data
- Feature type
- crater
- Coordinates
- 11.64° S · 137.20° E
- Diameter
- 77.67 km
- IAU approval
- 1970/01/01 00:00:00
- LAC quadrangle
- LAC-84 · Dellinger
Geological Chronicle
Chauvenet is a lunar impact crater that is located to the northeast of the prominent crater Tsiolkovskiy on the far side of the Moon. The formation spans an official diameter of 77.67 kilometers.
Less than one crater diameter to the northwest of Chauvenet is the crater Ten Bruggencate. It is recorded in the IAU Gazetteer under quadrangle LAC-84.
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
— William; American astronomer, mathematician (1820-1870).
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Wikipedia (en)
— Chauvenet (crater)
Name Origin
William; American astronomer, mathematician (1820-1870).