Feature Profile & Selenographic Data
- Feature type
- crater
- Coordinates
- 41.14° N · 54.86° E
- Diameter
- 34.35 km
- IAU approval
- 1935/01/01 00:00:00
- LAC quadrangle
- LAC-27 · Geminus
Geological Chronicle
Hooke is a lunar impact crater that is located to the northwest of the crater Messala, in the northeastern part of the Moon. The formation spans an official diameter of 34.35 kilometers.
It lies about a crater diameter to the southeast of the comparably sized Shuckburgh. It is recorded in the IAU Gazetteer under quadrangle LAC-27.
Chronology & Exploration
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IAU
Name Adopted
The International Astronomical Union officially approves the crater name.
Scientific Sources & References
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IAU Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature
— Robert; British physicist, inventor (1635-1703).
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Wikipedia (en)
— Hooke (lunar crater)
Name Origin
Robert; British physicist, inventor (1635-1703).