Feature Profile & Selenographic Data
- Feature type
- crater
- Coordinates
- 82.08° N · 109.51° W
- Diameter
- 57.06 km
- IAU approval
- 1970/01/01 00:00:00
- LAC quadrangle
- LAC-1 · Peary
Geological Chronicle
Lovelace is a lunar impact crater that is located on the far side of the Moon, just behind the northern limb. The formation spans an official diameter of 57.06 kilometers.
It lies to the south-southwest of the crater Hermite, and just to the north of the slightly smaller Froelich. It is recorded in the IAU Gazetteer under quadrangle LAC-1.
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
— William Randolph, II; American doctor, space scientist (1907-1965).
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Wikipedia (en)
— Lovelace (crater)
Name Origin
William Randolph, II; American doctor, space scientist (1907-1965).