The Crater McAdie

Feature Profile & Selenographic Data

Feature type

crater

Coordinates

2.11° N · 92.22° E

Diameter

41 km

IAU approval

1973/01/01 00:00:00

LAC quadrangle

LAC-64 · Babcock

Geological Chronicle

McAdie is a flooded lunar impact crater that is located along the northeastern edge of Mare Smythii, on the far side of the Moon. The formation spans an official diameter of 41 kilometers.

It lies just to the southwest of the larger, flooded Babcock. It is recorded in the IAU Gazetteer under quadrangle LAC-64.

Chronology & Exploration

1. IAU Name Adopted

   The International Astronomical Union officially approves the crater name.

Scientific Sources & References

• IAU Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature — Alexander George; American meteorologist (1863-1943).
• Wikipedia (en) — McAdie (crater)

Name Origin

Alexander George; American meteorologist (1863-1943).