The Crater Nobili

Feature Profile & Selenographic Data

Feature type

crater

Coordinates

0.17° N · 75.95° E

Diameter

41.79 km

IAU approval

1976/01/01 00:00:00

LAC quadrangle

LAC-63 · Neper

Geological Chronicle

Nobili is a lunar impact crater that lies near the eastern limb of the Moon, giving it a foreshortened appearance when viewed from the Earth. The formation spans an official diameter of 41.79 kilometers.

The crater overlies the western rim of the slightly larger crater Schubert X, and the eastern rim of this satellite crater is overlain in turn by Jenkins, resulting in a triple crater formation. It is recorded in the IAU Gazetteer under quadrangle LAC-63.

Chronology & Exploration

1. IAU Name Adopted

   The International Astronomical Union officially approves the crater name.

Scientific Sources & References

• IAU Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature — Leopoldo; Italian physicist (1784-1835).
• Wikipedia (en) — Nobili (crater)

Name Origin

Leopoldo; Italian physicist (1784-1835).