Feature Profile & Selenographic Data
- Feature type
- crater
- Coordinates
- 7.00° N · 179.11° E
- Diameter
- 30.72 km
- IAU approval
- 1970/01/01 00:00:00
- LAC quadrangle
- LAC-68 · Sharonov
Geological Chronicle
Stein is an elongated impact crater formation that lies just to the east of the larger crater Tiselius, on the far side of the Moon. The formation spans an official diameter of 30.72 kilometers.
Farther to the east-southeast of Stein lies Krasovskiy. It is recorded in the IAU Gazetteer under quadrangle LAC-68.
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
— Johann Willem Jakob Antoon; Dutch astronomer (1871-1951).
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Wikipedia (en)
— Stein (lunar crater)
Name Origin
Johann Willem Jakob Antoon; Dutch astronomer (1871-1951).