The Crater Nobel

Feature Profile & Selenographic Data

Feature type

crater

Coordinates

14.73° N · 101.39° W

Diameter

50.87 km

IAU approval

1970/01/01 00:00:00

LAC quadrangle

LAC-72 · Nobel

Geological Chronicle

Nobel is a crater that lies on the far side of the Moon. The formation spans an official diameter of 50.87 kilometers.

It is located in the northern edge of the vast skirt of ejecta surrounding the Mare Orientale impact basin. It is recorded in the IAU Gazetteer under quadrangle LAC-72.

Chronology & Exploration

1. IAU Name Adopted

   The International Astronomical Union officially approves the crater name.

Scientific Sources & References

• IAU Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature — Alfred Bernhard; Swedish inventor (1833-1896).
• Wikipedia (en) — Nobel (crater)

Name Origin

Alfred Bernhard; Swedish inventor (1833-1896).