Feature Profile & Selenographic Data
- Feature type
- crater
- Coordinates
- 45.16° N · 173.38° W
- Diameter
- 56.75 km
- IAU approval
- 1979/01/01 00:00:00
- LAC quadrangle
- LAC-33 · Schneller
Geological Chronicle
Guillaume is an old lunar impact crater on the Moon's northern hemisphere, and is located on the far side relative to the Earth. The formation spans an official diameter of 56.75 kilometers.
It lies just to the southeast of the slightly larger crater Perkin. It is recorded in the IAU Gazetteer under quadrangle LAC-33.
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
— Charles Edouard; Swiss metallurgist; Nobel laureate (1861-1938).
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Wikipedia (en)
— Guillaume (crater)
Name Origin
Charles Edouard; Swiss metallurgist; Nobel laureate (1861-1938).