Feature Profile & Selenographic Data
- Feature type
- crater
- Coordinates
- 42.25° N · 28.22° E
- Diameter
- 42.97 km
- IAU approval
- 1935/01/01 00:00:00
- LAC quadrangle
- LAC-26 · Eudoxus
Geological Chronicle
Plana is a lunar impact crater that lies on the boundary between two small lunar mare areas, with Lacus Mortis to the north and the larger Lacus Somniorum on the southern side. The formation spans an official diameter of 42.97 kilometers.
It was named after Italian astronomer Giovanni Antonio Amedeo Plana. It is recorded in the IAU Gazetteer under quadrangle LAC-26.
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 Giovanni Antonio Amedeo; Italian astronomer, geometrician (1781-1864).
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Wikipedia (en)
— Plana (crater)
Name Origin
Baron Giovanni Antonio Amedeo; Italian astronomer, geometrician (1781-1864).