Complex sentence: The crater is named after the ancient Greek writer Plato and like many of the craters on the Moon's near side, it was named by Giovanni Riccioli, whose 1651 nomenclature system has become standardized.
Split into simpler sentences: The crater is named after the ancient Greek writer Plato. Like many of the craters on the Moon's near side, it was named by Giovanni Riccioli, whose 1651 nomenclature system has become standardized.