Kepler (lunar crater)

This article is about the crater on the Moon. For the Martian crater, see Kepler (Martian crater).
Kepler area in a Selenochromatic Image (Si)
Kepler
Lunar Orbiter 4 image
Coordinates8°06′N 38°00′W / 8.1°N 38.0°W / 8.1; -38.0
Diameter32 km
Depth2.6 km
Colongitude38° at sunrise
EponymJohannes Kepler

Kepler is a lunar impact crater that lies between the Oceanus Procellarum to the west and Mare Insularum in the east. To the southeast is the crater Encke. Kepler is named for the 17th century German astronomer and mathematician Johannes Kepler.[1]

  1. ^ "Kepler (lunar crater)". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.