Feature Profile & Selenographic Data
- Feature type
- crater
- Coordinates
- 19.46° S · 13.85° E
- Diameter
- 44.68 km
- IAU approval
- 1935/01/01 00:00:00
- LAC quadrangle
- LAC-96 · Rupes Altai
Geological Chronicle
Geber is a lunar impact crater that is located in the rugged south-central highlands of the Moon. The formation spans an official diameter of 44.68 kilometers.
It lies halfway between the crater Almanon to the north-northeast and the crater pair of Azophi and Abenezra to the south-southwest. It is recorded in the IAU Gazetteer under quadrangle LAC-96.
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
— Jābir Ibn Aflah Al-Ishbīlī, Abū Muhammad; Spanish-Arab astronomer (fl. first half of twelfth cent.).
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Wikipedia (en)
— Geber (crater)
Name Origin
Jābir Ibn Aflah Al-Ishbīlī, Abū Muhammad; Spanish-Arab astronomer (fl. first half of twelfth cent.).