IAU Lunar Nomenclature
Birkeland
Birkeland is an officially adopted crater, craters on the Moon. Explore its selenographic position and surrounding terrain in 3D.
Feature Profile
- Feature type
- Crater, craters
- Coordinates
- 30.17° S · 174.01° E
- Diameter
- 81.63927 km
- IAU approval
- 1970/01/01 00:00:00
- LAC quadrangle
- LAC-104 · Van de Graaff
Name origin
Olaf Kristian; Norwegian physicist (1867-1917).