The Crater Butlerov

Feature Profile & Selenographic Data

Feature type

crater

Coordinates

12.05° N · 108.81° W

Diameter

38.77 km

IAU approval

1970/01/01 00:00:00

LAC quadrangle

LAC-72 · Nobel

Geological Chronicle

Butlerov is a lunar impact crater that is located on the far side of the Moon, beyond the western limb and past the area sometimes brought into view through libration. The formation spans an official diameter of 38.77 kilometers.

It is located one crater diameter to the west of the crater Pease. It is recorded in the IAU Gazetteer under quadrangle LAC-72.

Chronology & Exploration

1. IAU Name Adopted

   The International Astronomical Union officially approves the crater name.

Scientific Sources & References

• IAU Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature — Aleksandr Mikhailovich; Russian chemist (1828-1886).
• Wikipedia (en) — Butlerov (crater)

Name Origin

Aleksandr Mikhailovich; Russian chemist (1828-1886).