Brenner (crater)

Brenner
	Lunar Orbiter 4 image
Coordinates	39°00′S 39°18′E / 39.0°S 39.3°E
Diameter	90.01 km (55.93 mi)
Depth	3.3 km (2.1 mi)
Colongitude	322° at sunrise
Eponym	Spiridon Gopčević aka Leo Brenner

Brenner is an old lunar impact crater that lies in the rugged southeastern part of the Moon's near side.^[2]^[3] It is located within one crater diameter northwest of the crater pair Metius and Fabricius.^[4]

This ancient formation has been deeply eroded by subsequent impacts, to the point where only the western part still resembles a crater. That face has the most intact part of the rim, although it has been worn down until it forms a low ridge in the surface. The northeast part of the crater has been reshaped until it is little more than a rough, irregular part of the terrain. The southeastern rim is overlain by a relatively old crater designated Brenner A.^[5]^: 114

This crater is named after Serbian-Austrian astronomer Spiridon Gopčević (1855-1928). He was a publicist writing under the psuedoname Leo Brenner, and was introduced into lunar nomenclature by German educator and astronomer Philipp Fauth.^[6] Its designation was formally adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 1935.^[1]

Satellite craters

By convention these features are identified on lunar maps by placing the letter on the side of the crater midpoint that is closest to Brenner.^[7]

Brenner^[5]^: 294	Latitude	Longitude	Diameter
A	40.4° S	40.0° E	32 km
B	37.4° S	41.8° E	10 km
C	36.5° S	41.9° E	7 km
D	36.2° S	38.7° E	8 km
E	38.9° S	40.5° E	14 km
F	40.6° S	37.0° E	14 km
H	36.9° S	38.7° E	8 km
J	37.7° S	36.6° E	8 km
K	38.0° S	37.3° E	7 km
L	38.1° S	36.6° E	5 km
M	38.8° S	36.9° E	7 km
N	39.0° S	36.7° E	7 km
P	38.8° S	35.3° E	7 km
Q	39.2° S	35.9° E	8 km
R	40.7° S	38.3° E	10 km
S	38.4° S	36.2° E	6 km

References

1 2 "Brenner". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.
↑ Moore, Patrick (2001). On the Moon. Sterling Publishing Co. p. 217. ISBN 978-0-304-35469-6.
↑ Grego, Peter (2005). The Moon and How to Observe It. Astronomers' Observing Guides Series. London: Springer-Verlag. p. 222. ISBN 1-85233-748-6.
↑ "LAC 114" (PDF). Gazeteer of Planetary Nomenclature. Retrieved 2026-06-16.
1 2 Bussey, B.; Spudis, P. (2004). The Clementine Atlas of the Moon. New York: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-81528-4.
↑ Whitaker, Ewen A. (1999). Mapping and Naming the Moon. Cambridge University Press. pp. 168, 227. ISBN 978-0-521-62248-6.
↑ Grego, P. (2015). "Satellite Crater". In Hargitai, H.; Kereszturi, Á. (eds.). Encyclopedia of Planetary Landforms. New York, NY: Springer. doi:10.1007/978-1-4614-3134-3_328.

Sources

Price, Fred W. (1988). The Moon Observer's Handbook. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-33500-3.
Rükl, Antonín (1990). Atlas of the Moon. Kalmbach Books. ISBN 978-0-913135-17-4.
Wlasuk, Peter T. (2000). Observing the Moon. Springer. ISBN 978-1-85233-193-1.

[GPN-1] 1 2 "Brenner". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.

[Moore_2001-2] Moore, Patrick (2001). On the Moon. Sterling Publishing Co. p. 217. ISBN 978-0-304-35469-6.

[Grego_2005-3] Grego, Peter (2005). The Moon and How to Observe It. Astronomers' Observing Guides Series. London: Springer-Verlag. p. 222. ISBN 1-85233-748-6.

[LAC-114-4] "LAC 114" (PDF). Gazeteer of Planetary Nomenclature. Retrieved 2026-06-16.

[Bussey_Spudis_2004-5] 1 2 Bussey, B.; Spudis, P. (2004). The Clementine Atlas of the Moon. New York: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-81528-4.

[Whitaker_1999-6] Whitaker, Ewen A. (1999). Mapping and Naming the Moon. Cambridge University Press. pp. 168, 227. ISBN 978-0-521-62248-6.

[Grego_2015-7] Grego, P. (2015). "Satellite Crater". In Hargitai, H.; Kereszturi, Á. (eds.). Encyclopedia of Planetary Landforms. New York, NY: Springer. doi:10.1007/978-1-4614-3134-3_328.

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