The Crater Secchi

Feature Profile & Selenographic Data

Feature type

crater

Coordinates

2.40° N · 43.56° E

Diameter

22.13 km

IAU approval

1935/01/01 00:00:00

LAC quadrangle

LAC-61 · Taruntius

Geological Chronicle

Secchi is a small lunar impact crater formation on the northwest edge of Mare Fecunditatis. The formation spans an official diameter of 22.13 kilometers.

It was named after the 19th-century Italian astronomer Angelo Secchi. It is recorded in the IAU Gazetteer under quadrangle LAC-61.

Chronology & Exploration

1. IAU Name Adopted

   The International Astronomical Union officially approves the crater name.

Scientific Sources & References

• IAU Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature — Pietro Angelo; Italian astronomer, astrophysicist (1818-1878).
• Wikipedia (en) — Secchi (lunar crater)

Name Origin

Pietro Angelo; Italian astronomer, astrophysicist (1818-1878).