This template adds an automatically generated short description. If the automatic short description is not optimal, replace it by adding {{Short description}} at the top of the article.
region - an optional freeform row where one may indicate a region the crater is in (e.g., Mare Imbrium, Shakespeare quadrangle)
coordinate_title - the header for the geographic coordinates entry, defaults to [[Geographic coordinate system|Coordinates]]. The next four parameters are used to define the geographic location:
coordinates - use {{coord}} with "display=inline,title"
coordinates_footnotes - text to appear after the coordinates, wrapped in a <ref></ref> tag
globe - the planet, dwarf planet, or natural satellite which the crater is located on. Also informs the "coord" template which page of external map links to use. Should be capitalized and not wikilinked (for example, Mars not mars nor [[Mars]]).
globe_type - optional, type of body the crater is located on. May be wikilinked. Defaults to [[Planet]].
diameter - diameter of the crater, generally in kilometers
depth - optional, depth of crater
discoverer - optional, name of the person or probe that discovered the crater
eponym - optional, for whom or what the crater has been named
Here's an example usage of the template with various pass-through parameters defined: