Craterra

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).

Interactive Lunar Surface

Explore Birkeland in 3D

Inspect lunar elevation data and the official selenographic position.