Feature Profile & Selenographic Data
- Feature type
- crater
- Coordinates
- 12.71° N · 62.21° E
- Diameter
- 0.06 km
- IAU approval
- 2012/03/29 00:00:00
- LAC quadrangle
- LAC-62 · Mare Undarum
Geological Chronicle
Lev is a tiny lunar crater located in the southeast part of the Mare Crisium in the east of the lunar near side. The formation spans an official diameter of 0.06 kilometers.
The crater is located between the larger crater Fahrenheit to the northwest and the wrinkle ridge Dorsa Harker to the southeast. It is recorded in the IAU Gazetteer under quadrangle LAC-62.
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
— Russian male name of Hebrew origin.
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Wikipedia (en)
— Lev (crater)
Name Origin
Russian male name of Hebrew origin.