IAU Lunar Nomenclature
Rayleigh
Rayleigh is an officially adopted crater, craters on the Moon. Explore its selenographic position and surrounding terrain in 3D.
Feature Profile
- Feature type
- Crater, craters
- Coordinates
- 29.12° N · 89.45° E
- Diameter
- 113.76882 km
- IAU approval
- 1964/01/01 00:00:00
- LAC quadrangle
- LAC-45 · Hubble
Name origin
John William Strutt, Lord Rayleigh; British physicist; Nobel laureate (1842-1919).