The Crater Cori

Feature Profile & Selenographic Data

Feature type

crater

Coordinates

50.48° S · 152.91° W

Diameter

67.22 km

IAU approval

1979/01/01 00:00:00

LAC quadrangle

LAC-133 · Minkowski

Geological Chronicle

Cori is a lunar impact crater that is located in the southern hemisphere on the far side of the Moon. The formation spans an official diameter of 67.22 kilometers.

It lies less than one crater diameter to the north of the crater Baldet. It is recorded in the IAU Gazetteer under quadrangle LAC-133.

Chronology & Exploration

1. IAU Name Adopted

   The International Astronomical Union officially approves the crater name.

Scientific Sources & References

• IAU Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature — Gerty Theresa Radnitz; Czech-American physiologist; Nobel laureate (1896-1957).
• Wikipedia (en) — Cori (lunar crater)

Name Origin

Gerty Theresa Radnitz; Czech-American physiologist; Nobel laureate (1896-1957).