IAU Lunar Nomenclature
Zhinyu
Zhinyu 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
- 45.34° S · 176.15° E
- Diameter
- 3.8 km
- IAU approval
- 2019/02/04 00:00:00
- LAC quadrangle
- LAC-119 · Mare Ingenii
Name origin
Constellation name in the ancient Chinese star map, and the name of the fairy in the Chinese folk tale “The Cowherd and the Weaver Girl.”