The Crater Faustini

Feature Profile & Selenographic Data

Feature type

crater

Coordinates

87.18° S · 84.31° E

Diameter

42.48 km

IAU approval

1994/01/01 00:00:00

LAC quadrangle

LAC-144 · Amundsen

Geological Chronicle

Faustini is a lunar impact crater that lies near the south pole of the Moon. The formation spans an official diameter of 42.48 kilometers.

It is located nearly due south of the much larger crater Amundsen, and is almost attached to Shoemaker to the southwest. It is recorded in the IAU Gazetteer under quadrangle LAC-144.

Chronology & Exploration

1. IAU Name Adopted

   The International Astronomical Union officially approves the crater name.

Scientific Sources & References

• IAU Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature — Arnaldo; Italian polar geographer (1874-1944).
• Wikipedia (en) — Faustini (crater)

Name Origin

Arnaldo; Italian polar geographer (1874-1944).