Feature Profile & Selenographic Data
- Feature type
- crater
- Coordinates
- 11.78° S · 30.35° W
- Diameter
- 9.87 km
- IAU approval
- 1976/01/01 00:00:00
- LAC quadrangle
- LAC-75 · Letronne
Geological Chronicle
Norman is a small lunar impact crater on the Oceanus Procellarum, to the south and slightly west of the crater Euclides. The formation spans an official diameter of 9.87 kilometers.
To the west-southwest is Herigonius. It is recorded in the IAU Gazetteer under quadrangle LAC-75.
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
— Robert; British natural scientist (unkn-fl. c. 1590).
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Wikipedia (en)
— Norman (crater)
Name Origin
Robert; British natural scientist (unkn-fl. c. 1590).