The Crater McKellar

Feature Profile & Selenographic Data

Feature type

crater

Coordinates

15.72° S · 170.86° W

Diameter

50.16 km

IAU approval

1970/01/01 00:00:00

LAC quadrangle

LAC-86 · Icarus

Geological Chronicle

McKellar is a lunar impact crater on the Moon's far side, and it cannot be viewed directly from the Earth. The formation spans an official diameter of 50.16 kilometers.

It lies to the southwest of the crater Crookes, and the ray system from this impact covers the floor and sides of McKellar. It is recorded in the IAU Gazetteer under quadrangle LAC-86.

Chronology & Exploration

1. IAU Name Adopted

   The International Astronomical Union officially approves the crater name.

Scientific Sources & References

• IAU Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature — Andrew; Canadian astronomer (1910-1960).
• Wikipedia (en) — McKellar (crater)

Name Origin

Andrew; Canadian astronomer (1910-1960).