The Crater Danjon

Feature Profile & Selenographic Data

Feature type

crater

Coordinates

11.42° S · 123.90° E

Diameter

69.3 km

IAU approval

1970/01/01 00:00:00

LAC quadrangle

LAC-83 · Langemak

Geological Chronicle

Danjon is a lunar impact crater on the far side of the Moon. The formation spans an official diameter of 69.3 kilometers.

It lies less than a crater diameter to the east-southeast of the larger crater Langemak. It is recorded in the IAU Gazetteer under quadrangle LAC-83.

Chronology & Exploration

1. IAU Name Adopted

   The International Astronomical Union officially approves the crater name.

Scientific Sources & References

• IAU Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature — Andre; French astronomer (1890-1967).
• Wikipedia (en) — Danjon (crater)

Name Origin

Andre; French astronomer (1890-1967).