The Crater Sömmering

Feature Profile & Selenographic Data

Feature type

crater

Coordinates

0.19° N · 7.53° W

Diameter

27.97 km

IAU approval

1935/01/01 00:00:00

LAC quadrangle

LAC-59 · Mare Vaporum

Geological Chronicle

Sömmering is the lava-flooded remains of a lunar impact crater on the eastern edge of the Mare Insularum. The formation spans an official diameter of 27.97 kilometers.

It was named after German doctor Samuel Thomas von Sömmerring. It is recorded in the IAU Gazetteer under quadrangle LAC-59.

Chronology & Exploration

1. IAU Name Adopted

   The International Astronomical Union officially approves the crater name.

Scientific Sources & References

• IAU Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature — Samuel Thomas von; German doctor (1755-1830).
• Wikipedia (en) — Sömmering (crater)

Name Origin

Samuel Thomas von; German doctor (1755-1830).