The Crater Litke (Lütke)

Feature Profile & Selenographic Data

Feature type

crater

Coordinates

16.76° S · 123.12° E

Diameter

38.18 km

IAU approval

1970/01/01 00:00:00

LAC quadrangle

LAC-101 · Fermi

Geological Chronicle

Litke is a lunar impact crater that lies within a large walled plain named Fermi, near the north-northwestern inner rim. The formation spans an official diameter of 38.18 kilometers.

Less than one crater diameter to the west-northwest is the slightly larger Delporte. It is recorded in the IAU Gazetteer under quadrangle LAC-101.

Chronology & Exploration

1. IAU Name Adopted

   The International Astronomical Union officially approves the crater name.

Scientific Sources & References

• IAU Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature — Fyodor Petrovich; Russian geographer (1797-1882).
• Wikipedia (en) — Litke (crater)

Name Origin

Fyodor Petrovich; Russian geographer (1797-1882).