The Crater Kundt

Feature Profile & Selenographic Data

Feature type

crater

Coordinates

11.57° S · 11.57° W

Diameter

10.31 km

IAU approval

1976/01/01 00:00:00

LAC quadrangle

LAC-76 · Montes Riphaeus

Geological Chronicle

Kundt is a small, bowl-shaped lunar impact crater in the northern section of the Mare Nubium. The formation spans an official diameter of 10.31 kilometers.

It was named after the German physicist August Kundt. It is recorded in the IAU Gazetteer under quadrangle LAC-76.

Chronology & Exploration

1. IAU Name Adopted

   The International Astronomical Union officially approves the crater name.

Scientific Sources & References

• IAU Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature — August Adolph Eduard Eberhard; German physicist (1839-1894).
• Wikipedia (en) — Kundt (crater)

Name Origin

August Adolph Eduard Eberhard; German physicist (1839-1894).