Feature Profile & Selenographic Data
- Feature type
- crater
- Coordinates
- 24.67° N · 161.73° W
- Diameter
- 72.28 km
- IAU approval
- 1970/01/01 00:00:00
- LAC quadrangle
- LAC-51 · Cockcroft
Geological Chronicle
Mineur is a lunar impact crater that lies just to the northeast of the prominent crater Jackson on the far side of the Moon. The formation spans an official diameter of 72.28 kilometers.
Jackson lies at the center of a broad ray system, a portion of which covers Mineur. 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
— Henri; French mathematician, astronomer (1899-1954).
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Wikipedia (en)
— Mineur (crater)
Name Origin
Henri; French mathematician, astronomer (1899-1954).