Feature Profile & Selenographic Data
- Feature type
- crater
- Coordinates
- 24.35° S · 48.30° W
- Diameter
- 38.96 km
- IAU approval
- 1935/01/01 00:00:00
- LAC quadrangle
- LAC-93 · Mare Humorum
Geological Chronicle
Liebig is a lunar impact crater that is located to the south-southeast of the crater Mersenius, and west of the Mare Humorum in the southwest part of the Moon. The formation spans an official diameter of 38.96 kilometers.
To the southwest of Liebig is the slightly smaller crater de Gasparis. It is recorded in the IAU Gazetteer under quadrangle LAC-93.
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
— Justus, Baron von Liebig; German chemist (1803-1873).
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Wikipedia (en)
— Liebig (crater)
Name Origin
Justus, Baron von Liebig; German chemist (1803-1873).