The Crater Opelt

Feature Profile & Selenographic Data

Feature type

crater

Coordinates

16.32° S · 17.64° W

Diameter

48.73 km

IAU approval

1935/01/01 00:00:00

LAC quadrangle

LAC-94 · Pitatus

Geological Chronicle

Opelt is the lava-flooded remnant of a lunar impact crater on the Mare Nubium. The formation spans an official diameter of 48.73 kilometers.

It lies to the north of a similar formation named Gould and to the northeast of the prominent Bullialdus. It is recorded in the IAU Gazetteer under quadrangle LAC-94.

Chronology & Exploration

1. IAU Name Adopted

   The International Astronomical Union officially approves the crater name.

Scientific Sources & References

• IAU Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature — Friedrich Wilhelm; German astronomer (1794-1863), Otto Moritz; German astronomer (1829-1912).
• Wikipedia (en) — Opelt (crater)

Name Origin

Friedrich Wilhelm; German astronomer (1794-1863), Otto Moritz; German astronomer (1829-1912).