The Crater Zinner

Feature Profile & Selenographic Data

Feature type

crater

Coordinates

26.64° N · 58.86° W

Diameter

4.56 km

IAU approval

1973/01/01 00:00:00

LAC quadrangle

LAC-38 · Seleucus

Geological Chronicle

Zinner is a tiny lunar impact crater located due north of the crater Schiaparelli on the Oceanus Procellarum. The formation spans an official diameter of 4.56 kilometers.

It is circular and cup-shaped, with a high albedo in comparison to the surrounding lunar mare. It is recorded in the IAU Gazetteer under quadrangle LAC-38.

Chronology & Exploration

1. IAU Name Adopted

   The International Astronomical Union officially approves the crater name.

Scientific Sources & References

• IAU Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature — Ernst; German astronomer (1886-1970).
• Wikipedia (en) — Zinner (crater)

Name Origin

Ernst; German astronomer (1886-1970).