IAU Lunar Nomenclature
Snellius
Snellius is an officially adopted crater, craters on the Moon. Explore its selenographic position and surrounding terrain in 3D.
Feature Profile
- Feature type
- Crater, craters
- Coordinates
- 29.33° S · 55.70° E
- Diameter
- 85.98402 km
- IAU approval
- 1935/01/01 00:00:00
- LAC quadrangle
- LAC-98 · Petavius
Name origin
Snell, Willebrod van Roijen; Dutch mathematician, astronomer, optician (1580-1626).