The Crater Shi Shen

Feature Profile & Selenographic Data

Feature type

crater

Coordinates

75.78° N · 104.13° E

Diameter

46.52 km

IAU approval

1970/01/01 00:00:00

LAC quadrangle

LAC-6 · Schwarzschild

Geological Chronicle

Shi Shen is a crater on the far side of the Moon. The formation spans an official diameter of 46.52 kilometers.

It lies to the northwest of the large walled plain named Schwarzschild, and the south-southeast of the crater Nansen along the north-northeastern limb. It is recorded in the IAU Gazetteer under quadrangle LAC-6.

Chronology & Exploration

1. IAU Name Adopted

   The International Astronomical Union officially approves the crater name.

Scientific Sources & References

• IAU Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature — Shi(H) Shen; Chinese astronomer (unkn-c. 300 B.C.).
• Wikipedia (en) — Shi Shen (crater)

Name Origin

Shi(H) Shen; Chinese astronomer (unkn-c. 300 B.C.).