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    The word crater was adopted from the Greek word for "vessel" (Κρατήρ, a Greek vessel used to mix wine and … See more

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    Lunar craters - Wikipedia

    • Lunar craters are impact craters on Earth's Moon. The Moon's surface has many craters, all of which were formed by impacts. The International Astronomical Union currently recognizes 9,137 craters, of which 1,675 have been dated. See more

    Characteristics

    Because of the Moon's lack of water, atmosphere, and tectonic plates, there is little erosion, and craters are found that exceed two billion years in age. The age of large craters is determined by the number of smaller c… See more

    Statistics

    There are at least 1.3 million craters larger than 1 km (0.62 mi) in diameter; of these, 83,000 are greater than 5 km (3 mi) in diameter, and 6,972 are greater than 20 km (12 mi) in diameter. Smaller craters than this are bei… See more

    Lunar crater categorization

    In 1978, Chuck Wood and Leif Andersson of the Lunar & Planetary Lab devised a system of categorization of lunar impact craters. They sampled craters that were relatively unmodified by subsequent impacts, th… See more

    Names

    Craters constitute 95% of all named lunar features. Usually they are named after deceased scientists and other explorers. This tradition comes from Giovanni Battista Riccioli, who started it in 1651. Since 1919, assignmen… See more

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