Feature Profile & Selenographic Data
- Feature type
- crater
- Coordinates
- 9.50° S · 132.36° E
- Diameter
- 53.76 km
- IAU approval
- 1970/01/01 00:00:00
- LAC quadrangle
- LAC-84 · Dellinger
Geological Chronicle
Lane is a lunar impact crater. The formation spans an official diameter of 53.76 kilometers.
It lies on the far side of the Moon, just to the west of the crater Ten Bruggencate. It is recorded in the IAU Gazetteer under quadrangle LAC-84.
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
— Jonathan Homer; American physicist, astrophysicist (1819-1880).
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Wikipedia (en)
— Lane (crater)
Name Origin
Jonathan Homer; American physicist, astrophysicist (1819-1880).