The Crater Glaisher

Feature Profile & Selenographic Data

Feature type

crater

Coordinates

13.19° N · 49.34° E

Diameter

15.92 km

IAU approval

1935/01/01 00:00:00

LAC quadrangle

LAC-61 · Taruntius

Geological Chronicle

Glaisher is a lunar impact crater that is located in the region of terrain that forms the southwest border of Mare Crisium. The formation spans an official diameter of 15.92 kilometers.

It lies to the southwest of the lava-flooded crater Yerkes, and west-northwest of the Greaves–Lick crater pair. It is recorded in the IAU Gazetteer under quadrangle LAC-61.

Chronology & Exploration

1. IAU Name Adopted

   The International Astronomical Union officially approves the crater name.

Scientific Sources & References

• IAU Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature — James; British meteorologist (1809-1903).
• Wikipedia (en) — Glaisher (crater)

Name Origin

James; British meteorologist (1809-1903).