Feature Profile & Selenographic Data
- Feature type
- crater
- Coordinates
- 22.23° N · 167.57° W
- Diameter
- 24.47 km
- IAU approval
- 1970/01/01 00:00:00
- LAC quadrangle
- LAC-51 · Cockcroft
Geological Chronicle
Marci is a small, mostly unremarkable lunar impact crater on the far side of the Moon. The formation spans an official diameter of 24.47 kilometers.
It is located about one crater diameter to the west of the prominent crater Jackson. It is recorded in the IAU Gazetteer under quadrangle LAC-51.
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
— Jan Marek Marci von Kronland; Czechoslovakian physicist (1595-1667).
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Wikipedia (en)
— Marci (crater)
Name Origin
Jan Marek Marci von Kronland; Czechoslovakian physicist (1595-1667).