The Crater Ryder

Feature Profile & Selenographic Data

Feature type

crater

Coordinates

43.87° S · 143.30° E

Diameter

15.55 km

IAU approval

2006/01/01 00:00:00

LAC quadrangle

LAC-118 · Jules Verne

Geological Chronicle

Ryder is a crater on the far side of the Moon. The formation spans an official diameter of 15.55 kilometers.

It is located in a patch of higher albedo surface material to the east of the larger Roche–Pauli crater pair. It is recorded in the IAU Gazetteer under quadrangle LAC-118.

Chronology & Exploration

1. IAU Name Adopted

   The International Astronomical Union officially approves the crater name.

Scientific Sources & References

• IAU Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature — Graham; United Kingdom-born, American geologist (1949-2002).
• Wikipedia (en) — Ryder (crater)

Name Origin

Graham; United Kingdom-born, American geologist (1949-2002).