IAU Lunar Nomenclature
Plinius
Plinius is an officially adopted crater, craters on the Moon. Explore its selenographic position and surrounding terrain in 3D.
Feature Profile
- Feature type
- Crater, craters
- Coordinates
- 15.36° N · 23.61° E
- Diameter
- 41.312523 km
- IAU approval
- 1935/01/01 00:00:00
- LAC quadrangle
- LAC-60 · Julius Caesar
Name origin
Gaius Plinius Secundus (The Elder); Roman natural scientist (23-79).