The Crater Schwabe

Feature Profile & Selenographic Data

Feature type

crater

Coordinates

65.10° N · 45.48° E

Diameter

25.47 km

IAU approval

1935/01/01 00:00:00

LAC quadrangle

LAC-4 · Meton

Geological Chronicle

Schwabe is a small lunar impact crater that is located in the northern part of the Moon. The formation spans an official diameter of 25.47 kilometers.

It lies to the southeast of the much larger crater Arnold, and east-northeast of Democritus. It is recorded in the IAU Gazetteer under quadrangle LAC-4.

Chronology & Exploration

1. IAU Name Adopted

   The International Astronomical Union officially approves the crater name.

Scientific Sources & References

• IAU Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature — Samuel Heinrich; German astronomer (1789-1875).
• Wikipedia (en) — Schwabe (crater)

Name Origin

Samuel Heinrich; German astronomer (1789-1875).