Feature Profile & Selenographic Data
- Feature type
- crater
- Coordinates
- 24.62° S · 154.86° W
- Diameter
- 75.7 km
- IAU approval
- 1970/01/01 00:00:00
- LAC quadrangle
- LAC-105 · Mohorovicic
Geological Chronicle
Plummer is a lunar impact crater. The formation spans an official diameter of 75.7 kilometers.
It is located on the far side of the Moon from the Earth, to the north of the huge walled plain called Apollo. It is recorded in the IAU Gazetteer under quadrangle LAC-105.
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
— Henry Crozier Keating; British astronomer (1875-1946).
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Wikipedia (en)
— Plummer (crater)
Name Origin
Henry Crozier Keating; British astronomer (1875-1946).