Pasteur (lunar crater)

This article is about the crater on the Moon. For the crater on Mars, see Pasteur (Martian crater).
Pasteur
Lunar Orbiter 2 image
Coordinates11°54′S 104°36′E / 11.9°S 104.6°E / -11.9; 104.6
Diameter232.77 km
Colongitude259° at sunrise
EponymLouis Pasteur

Pasteur is a large lunar impact crater, approximately 233 kilometers in diameter, belonging to the category termed a walled plain. It was named after French chemist and microbiologist Louis Pasteur.[1] It lies on the far side of the Moon as seen from the Earth, just beyond the eastern limb. The vicinity of this crater is occasionally brought into view from Earth due to librations, although not much detail can be seen.

  1. ^ "Lunar crater Pasteur". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.