IAU Lunar Nomenclature
Encke
Encke is an officially adopted crater, craters on the Moon. Explore its selenographic position and surrounding terrain in 3D.
Feature Profile
- Feature type
- Crater, craters
- Coordinates
- 4.57° N · 36.68° W
- Diameter
- 28.266037 km
- IAU approval
- 1935/01/01 00:00:00
- LAC quadrangle
- LAC-57 · Kepler
Name origin
Johann Franz; German mathematician, astronomer (1791-1865).