thumb|right|300px|Topographic map of Planté based on Apollo 8 imagery
Planté is a lunar crater that is situated near the eastern inner wall of the much larger crater Keeler. Just to the east, attached to the exterior of Keeler, is the large crater Heaviside. Planté is located on the far side of the Moon and cannot be viewed directly from the Earth.
This crater has a sharp-edged rim and an interior floor that is wider along the southeastern half, possibly due to slumped material or ejecta deposits. The infrared spectrum of pure crystalline plagioclase has been identified on the northwest wall and northern rim. Measurements taken from orbit on this point improved the accuracy of mapping of the lunar far side, although they were likely surpassed by subsequent Apollo missions.
The crater is named for Gaston Planté, a French physicist (1834–1889), and the name was approved by the IAU in 1979.
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- LTO-85C1 Plante — L&PI topographic map