The Crater Glauber

Feature Profile & Selenographic Data

Feature type

crater

Coordinates

11.32° N · 142.67° E

Diameter

15.24 km

IAU approval

1976/01/01 00:00:00

LAC quadrangle

LAC-66 · Mendeleev

Geological Chronicle

Glauber is a small lunar impact crater that is located just to the north of a large walled plain called Mendeleev, on the Moon's far side. The formation spans an official diameter of 15.24 kilometers.

This crater lies just outside the irregular rim of Mendeleev, but well within the outer skirt of ejecta. It is recorded in the IAU Gazetteer under quadrangle LAC-66.

Chronology & Exploration

1. IAU Name Adopted

   The International Astronomical Union officially approves the crater name.

Scientific Sources & References

• IAU Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature — Johann Rudolph; German chemist (c. 1603-1670).
• Wikipedia (en) — Glauber (crater)

Name Origin

Johann Rudolph; German chemist (c. 1603-1670).