The Crater Finsch

Feature Profile & Selenographic Data

Feature type

crater

Coordinates

23.58° N · 21.27° E

Diameter

4.05 km

IAU approval

1976/01/01 00:00:00

LAC quadrangle

LAC-42 · Mare Serenitatis

Geological Chronicle

Finsch is a relatively small lunar impact crater in the mid-part of Mare Serenitatis that has been almost completely (other than the crest of the rim) covered by the mare, forming a ghost crater in the lava plain. The formation spans an official diameter of 4.05 kilometers.

It was named after German zoologist Otto Finsch. It is recorded in the IAU Gazetteer under quadrangle LAC-42.

Chronology & Exploration

1. IAU Name Adopted

   The International Astronomical Union officially approves the crater name.

Scientific Sources & References

• IAU Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature — Otto Friedrich Hermann; German zoologist (1839-1917).
• Wikipedia (en) — Finsch (crater)

Name Origin

Otto Friedrich Hermann; German zoologist (1839-1917).