The Crater Kohlschütter

Feature Profile & Selenographic Data

Feature type

crater

Coordinates

14.24° N · 153.95° E

Diameter

56.25 km

IAU approval

1970/01/01 00:00:00

LAC quadrangle

LAC-67 · Mandel'shtam

Geological Chronicle

Kohlschütter is a lunar impact crater that cannot be viewed directly from the Earth as it lies on the Moon's far side. The formation spans an official diameter of 56.25 kilometers.

It is located a couple of hundred kilometers to the southeast of the Mare Moscoviense, and due south of the smaller crater Nagaoka. It is recorded in the IAU Gazetteer under quadrangle LAC-67.

Chronology & Exploration

1. IAU Name Adopted

   The International Astronomical Union officially approves the crater name.

Scientific Sources & References

• IAU Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature — Arnold; German astronomer (1883-1969).
• Wikipedia (en) — Kohlschütter (crater)

Name Origin

Arnold; German astronomer (1883-1969).