Feature Profile & Selenographic Data
- Feature type
- crater
- Coordinates
- 52.68° N · 175.92° E
- Diameter
- 51.87 km
- IAU approval
- 1970/01/01 00:00:00
- LAC quadrangle
- LAC-18 · D'Alembert
Geological Chronicle
Cooper is a degraded lunar impact crater that is located in the northern hemisphere on the far side of the Moon. The formation spans an official diameter of 51.87 kilometers.
It lies to the east of the large walled plain D'Alembert, and west-southwest of the crater Chappell. It is recorded in the IAU Gazetteer under quadrangle LAC-18.
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
— John Cobb; American jurist, scholar (1887-1967).
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Wikipedia (en)
— Cooper (crater)
Name Origin
John Cobb; American jurist, scholar (1887-1967).