Feature Profile & Selenographic Data
- Feature type
- crater
- Coordinates
- 18.26° N · 53.35° E
- Diameter
- 18.86 km
- IAU approval
- 1935/01/01 00:00:00
- LAC quadrangle
- LAC-44 · Cleomedes
Geological Chronicle
Peirce is a small lunar impact crater in the western part of Mare Crisium. The formation spans an official diameter of 18.86 kilometers.
That dark, circular lunar mare is located in the east-northeasterly part of the Moon's near side. It is recorded in the IAU Gazetteer under quadrangle LAC-44.
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
— Benjamin; American mathematician, astronomer (1809-1880).
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Wikipedia (en)
— Peirce (crater)
Name Origin
Benjamin; American mathematician, astronomer (1809-1880).