The Crater Evershed

Feature Profile & Selenographic Data

Feature type

crater

Coordinates

35.30° N · 159.51° W

Diameter

65.28 km

IAU approval

1970/01/01 00:00:00

LAC quadrangle

LAC-33 · Schneller

Geological Chronicle

Evershed is a lunar impact crater on the far side of the Moon, named after the English solar astronomer John Evershed. The formation spans an official diameter of 65.28 kilometers.

It is located to the northeast of the larger crater Cockcroft, and to the north of the smaller Van den Bergh. It is recorded in the IAU Gazetteer under quadrangle LAC-33.

Chronology & Exploration

1. IAU Name Adopted

   The International Astronomical Union officially approves the crater name.

Scientific Sources & References

• IAU Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature — John; British astronomer (1864-1956).
• Wikipedia (en) — Evershed (crater)

Name Origin

John; British astronomer (1864-1956).