The Crater Palisa

Feature Profile & Selenographic Data

Feature type

crater

Coordinates

9.47° S · 7.19° W

Diameter

33.47 km

IAU approval

1935/01/01 00:00:00

LAC quadrangle

LAC-77 · Ptolemaeus

Geological Chronicle

Palisa is the remnant of a lunar impact crater that is located to the west of the walled plain named Ptolemaeus. The formation spans an official diameter of 33.47 kilometers.

It lies to the north-northeast of the crater Davy, and is attached to the lava-flooded satellite crater Davy Y by a wide break in the southwest rim. It is recorded in the IAU Gazetteer under quadrangle LAC-77.

Chronology & Exploration

1. IAU Name Adopted

   The International Astronomical Union officially approves the crater name.

Scientific Sources & References

• IAU Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature — Johann; Czechoslovakian-Austrian astronomer (1848-1925).
• Wikipedia (en) — Palisa (crater)

Name Origin

Johann; Czechoslovakian-Austrian astronomer (1848-1925).