Feature Profile & Selenographic Data
- Feature type
- crater
- Coordinates
- 9.10° N · 44.95° E
- Diameter
- 37.46 km
- IAU approval
- 1935/01/01 00:00:00
- LAC quadrangle
- LAC-61 · Taruntius
Geological Chronicle
da Vinci is a degraded lunar impact crater that is located in the eastern part of the Moon, to the northwest of Mare Fecunditatis. The formation spans an official diameter of 37.46 kilometers.
It lies along the eastern shore of the Sinus Concordiae, a bay along the eastern edge of Mare Tranquillitatis. It is recorded in the IAU Gazetteer under quadrangle LAC-61.
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
— Leonardo; Italian artist, inventor, mathematician (1452-1519).
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Wikipedia (en)
— Da Vinci (lunar crater)
Name Origin
Leonardo; Italian artist, inventor, mathematician (1452-1519).