Feature Profile & Selenographic Data
- Feature type
- crater
- Coordinates
- 32.89° S · 85.27° W
- Diameter
- 48.47 km
- IAU approval
- 1964/01/01 00:00:00
- LAC quadrangle
- LAC-109 · Vallis Inghirami
Geological Chronicle
Shaler is a lunar impact crater that lies on the southeast interior edge of the Montes Cordillera mountain ring that surrounds the immense Mare Orientale formation. The formation spans an official diameter of 48.47 kilometers.
It is located near the southwest limb of the Moon on the near side, and so is viewed nearly from on edge from the Earth. It is recorded in the IAU Gazetteer under quadrangle LAC-109.
Chronology & Exploration
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IAU
Name Adopted
The International Astronomical Union officially approves the crater name.
Scientific Sources & References
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IAU Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature
— Nathaniel Southgate; American geologist, paleontologist (1841-1906).
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Wikipedia (en)
— Shaler (crater)
Name Origin
Nathaniel Southgate; American geologist, paleontologist (1841-1906).