The Crater Daly

Feature Profile & Selenographic Data

Feature type

crater

Coordinates

5.74° N · 59.50° E

Diameter

14.96 km

IAU approval

1973/01/01 00:00:00

LAC quadrangle

LAC-62 · Mare Undarum

Geological Chronicle

Daly is a small lunar impact crater that is located in the eastern part of the Moon, to the northwest of the crater Apollonius. The formation spans an official diameter of 14.96 kilometers.

This formation is relatively circular, with a slight inward bulge along the northern rim. It is recorded in the IAU Gazetteer under quadrangle LAC-62.

Chronology & Exploration

1. IAU Name Adopted

   The International Astronomical Union officially approves the crater name.

Scientific Sources & References

• IAU Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature — Reginald Aldworth; Canadian-born American geologist (1871-1957).
• Wikipedia (en) — Daly (lunar crater)

Name Origin

Reginald Aldworth; Canadian-born American geologist (1871-1957).