Craterra

IAU Lunar Nomenclature

Rankine

Rankine 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
3.87° S · 71.49° E
Diameter
10.479819 km
IAU approval
1976/01/01 00:00:00
LAC quadrangle
LAC-81 · Ansgarius

Name origin

William John Macquorn; Scottish physicist, engineer (1820-1872).

Interactive Lunar Surface

Explore Rankine in 3D

Inspect lunar elevation data and the official selenographic position.