IAU Lunar Nomenclature
Gauss
Gauss 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
- 36.01° N · 79.08° E
- Diameter
- 170.72302 km
- IAU approval
- 1935/01/01 00:00:00
- LAC quadrangle
- LAC-28 · Gauss
Name origin
Karl Friedrich; German mathematician (1777-1855).