The Crater Langley

Feature Profile & Selenographic Data

Feature type

crater

Coordinates

51.17° N · 86.05° W

Diameter

59.17 km

IAU approval

1964/01/01 00:00:00

LAC quadrangle

LAC-21 · Omar Khayyam

Geological Chronicle

Langley is a lunar impact crater that is located close to the northwestern limb of the Moon, and from the Earth is viewed edge-on. The formation spans an official diameter of 59.17 kilometers.

It is located in the gap between the crater Galvani, which lies across the southeastern rim, and Volta along the northeastern rim. It is recorded in the IAU Gazetteer under quadrangle LAC-21.

Chronology & Exploration

1. IAU Name Adopted

   The International Astronomical Union officially approves the crater name.

Scientific Sources & References

• IAU Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature — Samuel Pierpont; American astronomer, physicist (1834-1906).
• Wikipedia (en) — Langley (crater)

Name Origin

Samuel Pierpont; American astronomer, physicist (1834-1906).