The Crater Slipher

Feature Profile & Selenographic Data

Feature type

crater

Coordinates

49.28° N · 160.27° E

Diameter

74.65 km

IAU approval

1970/01/01 00:00:00

LAC quadrangle

LAC-18 · D'Alembert

Geological Chronicle

Slipher is a lunar impact crater, that is located in the northern latitudes on the far side of the Moon. The formation spans an official diameter of 74.65 kilometers.

The crater overlies the southwestern outer rim of the much larger walled plain D'Alembert, and it occupies a portion of the interior floor of D'Alembert. It is recorded in the IAU Gazetteer under quadrangle LAC-18.

Chronology & Exploration

1. IAU Name Adopted

   The International Astronomical Union officially approves the crater name.

Scientific Sources & References

• IAU Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature — Earl Charles; American astronomer (1883-1964); Vesto Melvin; American astronomer (1875-1969).
• Wikipedia (en) — Slipher (lunar crater)

Name Origin

Earl Charles; American astronomer (1883-1964); Vesto Melvin; American astronomer (1875-1969).