The Crater Couder

Feature Profile & Selenographic Data

Feature type

crater

Coordinates

4.90° S · 92.58° W

Diameter

18.56 km

IAU approval

1985/01/01 00:00:00

LAC quadrangle

LAC-90 · Lowell

Geological Chronicle

Couder is a small lunar impact crater that is located just behind the western limb of the Moon, in a region of the surface that is brought into view during favorable librations. The formation spans an official diameter of 18.56 kilometers.

It lies on the inner foothills of the Montes Cordillera, a ring-shaped mountain range that surrounds the Mare Orientale impact basin. It is recorded in the IAU Gazetteer under quadrangle LAC-90.

Chronology & Exploration

1. IAU Name Adopted

   The International Astronomical Union officially approves the crater name.

Scientific Sources & References

• IAU Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature — André; French astronomer (1897-1979).
• Wikipedia (en) — Couder (crater)

Name Origin

André; French astronomer (1897-1979).