IAU Lunar Nomenclature
Eratosthenes
Eratosthenes is an officially adopted crater, craters on the Moon. Explore its selenographic position and surrounding terrain in 3D.
Feature Profile
- Feature type
- Crater, craters
- Coordinates
- 14.47° N · 11.32° W
- Diameter
- 58.76779 km
- IAU approval
- 1935/01/01 00:00:00
- LAC quadrangle
- LAC-58 · Copernicus
Name origin
Greek astronomer, geographer (c. 276-196 B.C.).