The Crater Delporte

Feature Profile & Selenographic Data

Feature type

crater

Coordinates

15.89° S · 121.55° E

Diameter

42.5 km

IAU approval

1970/01/01 00:00:00

LAC quadrangle

LAC-83 · Langemak

Geological Chronicle

Delporte is a lunar impact crater on the far side of the Moon. The formation spans an official diameter of 42.5 kilometers.

It overlies part of the northwestern rim of the huge walled plain called Fermi, and the crater Litke is nearly attached to the southeastern rim. 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 — Eugène Joseph; Belgian astronomer (1882-1955).
• Wikipedia (en) — Delporte (crater)

Name Origin

Eugène Joseph; Belgian astronomer (1882-1955).