Geological Chronicle
Jules Verne is a large impact crater measuring 145.54 kilometers in diameter on the far side of the Moon. Located to the west-southwest of Mare Ingenii along the outer rim of the South Pole-Aitken basin, it is bordered by the crater Lundmark to the southeast, Koch to the south-southeast, and the walled plain Pavlov to the northwest.
Most of the interior floor of the crater has been flooded with dark, low-albedo basaltic lava, leaving a surface that is relatively level and flat. Such volcanic flooding is unusual for a far-side feature, where the lunar crust is generally thicker than on the near side.
The outer rim of Jules Verne is worn and eroded, with several craters lying across its edge. Jules Verne C penetrates the northeastern rim, Jules Verne Z cuts across the northern rim, and Jules Verne G lies along the eastern edge, while a small crater marks the southern rim and Jules Verne P is attached to the exterior along the south-southwest.
The crater is named after the French author Jules Verne. While lunar features are typically named for noted scientists or explorers using only a surname, Jules Verne is one of the few lunar craters known by a person's full name.