Feature Profile & Selenographic Data
- Feature type
- crater
- Coordinates
- 48.31° S · 18.31° E
- Diameter
- 48.64 km
- IAU approval
- 1935/01/01 00:00:00
- LAC quadrangle
- LAC-127 · Hommel
Geological Chronicle
Breislak is a lunar impact crater that lies within one crater diameter north-northwest of the crater Baco, in the southern part of the Moon. The formation spans an official diameter of 48.64 kilometers.
To the north-northwest is the crater Barocius, and to the west lies Clairaut. It is recorded in the IAU Gazetteer under quadrangle LAC-127.
Chronology & Exploration
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IAU
Name Adopted
The International Astronomical Union officially approves the crater name.
Scientific Sources & References
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IAU Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature
— Scipione; Italian chemist, geologist, mathematician (1748-1826).
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Wikipedia (en)
— Breislak (crater)
Name Origin
Scipione; Italian chemist, geologist, mathematician (1748-1826).