Feature Profile & Selenographic Data
- Feature type
- crater
- Coordinates
- 22.63° S · 78.42° W
- Diameter
- 49.57 km
- IAU approval
- 1935/01/01 00:00:00
- LAC quadrangle
- LAC-91 · Eichstadt
Geological Chronicle
Eichstadt is a lunar impact crater that is located in the eastern section of the Montes Cordillera range that encircles the Mare Orientale impact basin. The formation spans an official diameter of 49.57 kilometers.
It lies toward the southwestern limb of the Moon, and so appears oblong when viewed from the Earth due to foreshortening. It is recorded in the IAU Gazetteer under quadrangle LAC-91.
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
— Lorentz; German mathematician, astronomer (1596-1660).
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Wikipedia (en)
— Eichstadt (crater)
Name Origin
Lorentz; German mathematician, astronomer (1596-1660).