Banting (crater)
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Banting is a small, bowl-shaped lunar
impact crater
located near the middle of the Mare Serenitatis
. The lunar mare
in the vicinity is flat and nearly devoid of features of interest.
This crater was previously identified as Linné E before 1973, when it was renamed by the International Astronomical Union
in honour of Frederick Banting
's contributions to medicine. Linné
itself lies to the west-northwest.
Moon
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impact crater
Impact crater
In the broadest sense, the term impact crater can be applied to any depression, natural or manmade, resulting from the high velocity impact of a projectile with a larger body...
located near the middle of the Mare Serenitatis
Mare Serenitatis
Mare Serenitatis is a lunar mare that sits just to the east of Mare Imbrium on the Moon.It is located within the Serenitatis basin, which is of the Nectarian epoch. The material surrounding the mare is of the Lower Imbrian epoch, while the mare material is of the Upper Imbrian epoch...
. The lunar mare
Lunar mare
The lunar maria are large, dark, basaltic plains on Earth's Moon, formed by ancient volcanic eruptions. They were dubbed maria, Latin for "seas", by early astronomers who mistook them for actual seas. They are less reflective than the "highlands" as a result of their iron-rich compositions, and...
in the vicinity is flat and nearly devoid of features of interest.
This crater was previously identified as Linné E before 1973, when it was renamed by the International Astronomical Union
International Astronomical Union
The International Astronomical Union IAU is a collection of professional astronomers, at the Ph.D. level and beyond, active in professional research and education in astronomy...
in honour of Frederick Banting
Frederick Banting
Sir Frederick Grant Banting, KBE, MC, FRS, FRSC was a Canadian medical scientist, doctor and Nobel laureate noted as one of the main discoverers of insulin....
's contributions to medicine. Linné
Linné (crater)
Linné is a small lunar impact crater located in the western Mare Serenitatis. The mare around this feature is virtually devoid of other features of interest. The nearest named crater is Banting to the east-southeast....
itself lies to the west-northwest.