The Crater Lampland

Feature Profile & Selenographic Data

Feature type

crater

Coordinates

31.17° S · 131.51° E

Diameter

63.04 km

IAU approval

1970/01/01 00:00:00

LAC quadrangle

LAC-102 · Gagarin

Geological Chronicle

Lampland is a crater on the far side of the Moon. The formation spans an official diameter of 63.04 kilometers.

It lies to the west-southwest of the crater Subbotin, and to the north-northwest of Eötvös. It is recorded in the IAU Gazetteer under quadrangle LAC-102.

Chronology & Exploration

1. IAU Name Adopted

   The International Astronomical Union officially approves the crater name.

Scientific Sources & References

• IAU Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature — Carl Otto; American astronomer (1873-1951).
• Wikipedia (en) — Lampland (lunar crater)

Name Origin

Carl Otto; American astronomer (1873-1951).