Feature Profile & Selenographic Data
- Feature type
- crater
- Coordinates
- 20.34° S · 139.93° E
- Diameter
- 62.14 km
- IAU approval
- 1970/01/01 00:00:00
- LAC quadrangle
- LAC-102 · Gagarin
Geological Chronicle
Pirquet is an eroded lunar impact crater that lies to the northwest of the larger crater Levi-Civita, on the far side of the Moon. The formation spans an official diameter of 62.14 kilometers.
About three crater diameters to the west is the prominent Tsiolkovskiy. It is recorded in the IAU Gazetteer under quadrangle LAC-102.
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
— Baron Guido von; Austrian (spacecraft trajectories) astronaut (1880-1966).
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Wikipedia (en)
— Pirquet (crater)
Name Origin
Baron Guido von; Austrian (spacecraft trajectories) astronaut (1880-1966).