The Crater Cleostratus

Feature Profile & Selenographic Data

Feature type

crater

Coordinates

60.32° N · 77.40° W

Diameter

63.23 km

IAU approval

1935/01/01 00:00:00

LAC quadrangle

LAC-10 · Pythagoras

Geological Chronicle

Cleostratus is a lunar impact crater near the northwest limb of the Moon. The formation spans an official diameter of 63.23 kilometers.

It lies to the northeast of the crater Xenophanes, and west-southwest of the prominent Pythagoras. It is recorded in the IAU Gazetteer under quadrangle LAC-10.

Chronology & Exploration

1. IAU Name Adopted

   The International Astronomical Union officially approves the crater name.

Scientific Sources & References

• IAU Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature — Greek astronomer (unkn-c. 500 B.C.).
• Wikipedia (en) — Cleostratus (crater)

Name Origin

Greek astronomer (unkn-c. 500 B.C.).