Feature Profile & Selenographic Data
- Feature type
- crater
- Coordinates
- 3.19° S · 37.46° E
- Diameter
- 12.48 km
- IAU approval
- 1976/01/01 00:00:00
- LAC quadrangle
- LAC-79 · Colombo
Geological Chronicle
Leakey is a small, undistinguished lunar impact crater that is located in an area of rough terrain in the eastern part of the Moon. The formation spans an official diameter of 12.48 kilometers.
It was named after British archaeologist Louis Leakey. It is recorded in the IAU Gazetteer under quadrangle LAC-79.
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
— Louis Seymour Bazett; British archaeologist (1903-1972).
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Wikipedia (en)
— Leakey (crater)
Name Origin
Louis Seymour Bazett; British archaeologist (1903-1972).