The Crater Salam

Feature Profile & Selenographic Data

Feature type

crater

Coordinates

42.23° S · 153.02° W

Diameter

6 km

IAU approval

2024/08/06 00:00:00

LAC quadrangle

LAC-121 · Apollo

Geological Chronicle

Salam is an impact crater measuring 6 kilometers in diameter on the surface of the Moon.

The formation is situated in the Apollo quadrangle (LAC-121). Officially cataloged by the International Astronomical Union, the name commemorates Abdus; Nobel Prize-winning Pakinstani theoretical physici....

Chronology & Exploration

1. IAU Name Approved

   The International Astronomical Union officially catalogs the name Salam.

Scientific Sources & References

• IAU Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature — Abdus; Nobel Prize-winning Pakinstani theoretical physicist (1926-1996).
• Wikipedia (en) — Salam (crater)

Name Origin

Abdus; Nobel Prize-winning Pakinstani theoretical physicist (1926-1996).