Feature Profile & Selenographic Data
- Feature type
- crater
- Coordinates
- 2.88° S · 6.99° E
- Diameter
- 15.4 km
- IAU approval
- 1935/01/01 00:00:00
- LAC quadrangle
- LAC-77 · Ptolemaeus
Geological Chronicle
Pickering is a small lunar impact crater located to the northeast of a worn walled plain named Hipparchus in the central region of the Moon. The formation spans an official diameter of 15.4 kilometers.
It was named after American astronomers Edward Charles Pickering and William Henry Pickering. It is recorded in the IAU Gazetteer under quadrangle LAC-77.
Chronology & Exploration
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IAU
Name Adopted
The International Astronomical Union officially approves the crater name.
Scientific Sources & References
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IAU Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature
— Edward Charles; American astronomer (1846-1919); William H.; American astronomer (1858-1938).
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Wikipedia (en)
— Pickering (lunar crater)
Name Origin
Edward Charles; American astronomer (1846-1919); William H.; American astronomer (1858-1938).