The Crater Paneth

Feature Profile & Selenographic Data

Feature type

crater

Coordinates

62.60° N · 94.63° W

Diameter

60.92 km

IAU approval

1970/01/01 00:00:00

LAC quadrangle

LAC-21 · Omar Khayyam

Geological Chronicle

Paneth is a lunar impact crater that is located on the far side of the Moon, just beyond the northwestern limb. The formation spans an official diameter of 60.92 kilometers.

It lies just to the north-northeast of the crater Smoluchowski, and to the east-southeast of Boole on the near side. It is recorded in the IAU Gazetteer under quadrangle LAC-21.

Chronology & Exploration

1. IAU Name Adopted

   The International Astronomical Union officially approves the crater name.

Scientific Sources & References

• IAU Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature — Friedrich Adolf; German chemist (1887-1958).
• Wikipedia (en) — Paneth (crater)

Name Origin

Friedrich Adolf; German chemist (1887-1958).