Feature Profile & Selenographic Data
- Feature type
- crater
- Coordinates
- 8.22° S · 121.24° W
- Diameter
- 64.61 km
- IAU approval
- 1970/01/01 00:00:00
- LAC quadrangle
- LAC-89 · Lucretius
Geological Chronicle
Lucretius is an impact crater on the far side of the Moon. The formation spans an official diameter of 64.61 kilometers.
It is located to the southeast of a huge walled plain called Hertzsprung, within the outer skirt of ejecta that surrounds that impact feature. It is recorded in the IAU Gazetteer under quadrangle LAC-89.
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
— Titus Lucretius Carus; Roman scientific philosopher (c. 94-55 B.C.).
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Wikipedia (en)
— Lucretius (crater)
Name Origin
Titus Lucretius Carus; Roman scientific philosopher (c. 94-55 B.C.).