The Crater Dunér

Feature Profile & Selenographic Data

Feature type

crater

Coordinates

44.68° N · 179.46° E

Diameter

65.07 km

IAU approval

1970/01/01 00:00:00

LAC quadrangle

LAC-33 · Schneller

Geological Chronicle

Dunér is an old lunar impact crater that is located in the northern hemisphere on the far side of the Moon. The formation spans an official diameter of 65.07 kilometers.

It lies to the southeast of the crater Chernyshev, and west-southwest of the Perkin–Debye crater pair. It is recorded in the IAU Gazetteer under quadrangle LAC-33.

Chronology & Exploration

1. IAU Name Adopted

   The International Astronomical Union officially approves the crater name.

Scientific Sources & References

• IAU Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature — Nils Christofer; Swedish astronomer (1839-1914).
• Wikipedia (en) — Dunér (crater)

Name Origin

Nils Christofer; Swedish astronomer (1839-1914).