The Crater Pizzetti

Feature Profile & Selenographic Data

Feature type

crater

Coordinates

35.06° S · 119.29° E

Diameter

53.47 km

IAU approval

1970/01/01 00:00:00

LAC quadrangle

LAC-117 · Milne

Geological Chronicle

Pizzetti is a partly eroded lunar impact crater that lies in the southern hemisphere on the far side of the Moon. The formation spans an official diameter of 53.47 kilometers.

It is located due north of the similar-dimensioned Clark, and to the southeast of Milne, a large walled plain. It is recorded in the IAU Gazetteer under quadrangle LAC-117.

Chronology & Exploration

1. IAU Name Adopted

   The International Astronomical Union officially approves the crater name.

Scientific Sources & References

• IAU Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature — Paolo; Italian geodesist (1860-1918).
• Wikipedia (en) — Pizzetti (crater)

Name Origin

Paolo; Italian geodesist (1860-1918).