The Crater Golgi

Feature Profile & Selenographic Data

Feature type

crater

Coordinates

27.78° N · 59.96° W

Diameter

5.58 km

IAU approval

1976/01/01 00:00:00

LAC quadrangle

LAC-38 · Seleucus

Geological Chronicle

Golgi is a tiny lunar impact crater located in the Oceanus Procellarum, over 150 kilometers to the north of the crater Schiaparelli. The formation spans an official diameter of 5.58 kilometers.

It is a circular, cup-shaped impact formation with an interior albedo that is higher than the surrounding dark lunar mare. It is recorded in the IAU Gazetteer under quadrangle LAC-38.

Chronology & Exploration

1. IAU Name Adopted

   The International Astronomical Union officially approves the crater name.

Scientific Sources & References

• IAU Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature — Camillo; Italian doctor; Nobel laureate (c. 1843-1926).
• Wikipedia (en) — Golgi (crater)

Name Origin

Camillo; Italian doctor; Nobel laureate (c. 1843-1926).