Planté (crater)

Planté (crater)

Apollo 8 image
Coordinates 10°12′S 163°18′E / 10.2°S 163.3°E / -10.2; 163.3Coordinates: 10°12′S 163°18′E / 10.2°S 163.3°E / -10.2; 163.3
Diameter 37 km
Depth 3.0 km
Colongitude 197° at sunrise
Eponym Gaston Planté

Planté is a lunar crater that is situated near the eastern inner wall of the much larger crater Keeler. Just to the east, attached to the exterior of Keeler, is the large crater Heaviside. Planté is located on the far side of the Moon and cannot be viewed directly from the Earth.

This crater has a sharp-edged rim and an interior floor that is wider along the southeastern half, possibly due to slumped material or ejecta deposits. A small crater lies across the northern rim and part of the inner wall. There is no central peak, but a small crater is located just to the west of the midpoint. Low ridges radiate from this crater rim across the floor to the northeast.

The crater is named for Gaston Plante, a French physicist (1834-1889).

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