The Crater Scheele

Feature Profile & Selenographic Data

Feature type

crater

Coordinates

9.45° S · 37.85° W

Diameter

4.69 km

IAU approval

1976/01/01 00:00:00

LAC quadrangle

LAC-75 · Letronne

Geological Chronicle

Scheele is a tiny, bowl-shaped lunar impact crater that lies on the Oceanus Procellarum, to the south of the small crater Wichmann. The formation spans an official diameter of 4.69 kilometers.

To the southwest is the flooded crater Letronne. It is recorded in the IAU Gazetteer under quadrangle LAC-75.

Chronology & Exploration

1. IAU Name Adopted

   The International Astronomical Union officially approves the crater name.

Scientific Sources & References

• IAU Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature — Carl Wilhelm; Swedish chemist (1742-1786).
• Wikipedia (en) — Scheele (crater)

Name Origin

Carl Wilhelm; Swedish chemist (1742-1786).