The Crater Erro

Feature Profile & Selenographic Data

Feature type

crater

Coordinates

5.68° N · 98.54° E

Diameter

63.75 km

IAU approval

1970/01/01 00:00:00

LAC quadrangle

LAC-64 · Babcock

Geological Chronicle

Erro is a lunar impact crater that lies beyond the eastern limb of the Moon, on the far side as seen from the Earth. The formation spans an official diameter of 63.75 kilometers.

It lies along the eastern fringes of the uneven plain that joins Mare Marginis to the northwest with Mare Smythii to the west-southwest. It is recorded in the IAU Gazetteer under quadrangle LAC-64.

Chronology & Exploration

1. IAU Name Adopted

   The International Astronomical Union officially approves the crater name.

Scientific Sources & References

• IAU Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature — Luis Enrique; Mexican astronomer (1897-1955).
• Wikipedia (en) — Erro (crater)

Name Origin

Luis Enrique; Mexican astronomer (1897-1955).