The Crater Laveran

Feature Profile & Selenographic Data

Feature type

crater

Coordinates

81.80° S · 159.78° W

Diameter

12.52 km

IAU approval

2009/01/22 00:00:00

LAC quadrangle

LAC-144 · Amundsen

Geological Chronicle

Laveran is a lunar impact crater located on the lunar far side near the southern pole. The formation spans an official diameter of 12.52 kilometers.

The crater is located in between the prominent craters Schrödinger, Zeeman, Ashbrook, and South of De Forest. It is recorded in the IAU Gazetteer under quadrangle LAC-144.

Chronology & Exploration

1. IAU Name Adopted

   The International Astronomical Union officially approves the crater name.

Scientific Sources & References

• IAU Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature — Charles Louis Alphonse; French physician, Nobel Prize winner 1907 (1845-1922).
• Wikipedia (en) — Laveran (crater)

Name Origin

Charles Louis Alphonse; French physician, Nobel Prize winner 1907 (1845-1922).