IAU Lunar Nomenclature
Herschel
Herschel is an officially adopted crater, craters on the Moon. Explore its selenographic position and surrounding terrain in 3D.
Feature Profile
- Feature type
- Crater, craters
- Coordinates
- 5.69° S · 2.09° W
- Diameter
- 39.088978 km
- IAU approval
- 1935/01/01 00:00:00
- LAC quadrangle
- LAC-77 · Ptolemaeus
Name origin
Sir William; German-born British astronomer (1738-1822).