The Crater Appleton

Feature Profile & Selenographic Data

Feature type

crater

Coordinates

37.05° N · 158.17° E

Diameter

64.59 km

IAU approval

1970/01/01 00:00:00

LAC quadrangle

LAC-32 · Chandler

Geological Chronicle

Appleton is a heavily eroded lunar impact crater that lies in the northern hemisphere on the far side of the Moon. The formation spans an official diameter of 64.59 kilometers.

To the northwest are the craters Von Neumann and Campbel. It is recorded in the IAU Gazetteer under quadrangle LAC-32.

Chronology & Exploration

1. IAU Name Adopted

   The International Astronomical Union officially approves the crater name.

Scientific Sources & References

• IAU Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature — Sir Edward Victor; British physicist; Nobel laureate (1892-1965).
• Wikipedia (en) — Appleton (crater)

Name Origin

Sir Edward Victor; British physicist; Nobel laureate (1892-1965).