Globe · Lunar Compendium
■ Measured / ComputedHerschel
Crater (39.1 km) — Sir William; German-born British astronomer (1738-1822).
- Coordinates
- -5.686, -2.08539999999999 (positive-east)
- Descriptor
- Crater
- Feature type
- Crater, craters
- Feature type code
- AA
- Diameter km
- 39.088978
- Etymology
- Sir William; German-born British astronomer (1738-1822).
- Iau approval status
- Adopted by IAU
- Iau approval year
- 1935
- Iau reference
- http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/2477
- Clean name
- Herschel
- Ethnicity
- Great Britain
- Continent
- Europe
- Quad
- LAC-77
Primary source