Feature Profile & Selenographic Data
- Feature type
- crater
- Coordinates
- 26.96° N · 55.16° W
- Diameter
- 10.17 km
- IAU approval
- 1976/01/01 00:00:00
- LAC quadrangle
- LAC-38 · Seleucus
Geological Chronicle
Raman is a small lunar impact crater that lies on the western edge of a plateau feature in the expansive lunar mare named Oceanus Procellarum. The formation spans an official diameter of 10.17 kilometers.
It shares this plateau with the lava-flooded Herodotus and Aristarchus to the southeastern. It is recorded in the IAU Gazetteer under quadrangle LAC-38.
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
— Chandrasekhara Venkata; Indian physicist; Nobel laureate (1888-1970).
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Wikipedia (en)
— Raman (crater)
Name Origin
Chandrasekhara Venkata; Indian physicist; Nobel laureate (1888-1970).