The Crater Olbers

Feature Profile & Selenographic Data

Feature type

crater

Coordinates

7.30° N · 76.14° W

Diameter

73.02 km

IAU approval

1935/01/01 00:00:00

LAC quadrangle

LAC-55 · Vasco da Gama

Geological Chronicle

Olbers is a lunar impact crater that lies at the west edge of the Oceanus Procellarum, near the western limb of the Moon. The formation spans an official diameter of 73.02 kilometers.

It lies to the northwest of the crater Hevelius, and to the north of the indistinct Hedin. It is recorded in the IAU Gazetteer under quadrangle LAC-55.

Chronology & Exploration

1. IAU Name Adopted

   The International Astronomical Union officially approves the crater name.

Scientific Sources & References

• IAU Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature — Heinrich Wilhelm Matthäus; German astronomer, doctor (1758-1840).
• Wikipedia (en) — Olbers (crater)

Name Origin

Heinrich Wilhelm Matthäus; German astronomer, doctor (1758-1840).