The Crater Steklov

Feature Profile & Selenographic Data

Feature type

crater

Coordinates

36.73° S · 105.05° W

Diameter

36.61 km

IAU approval

1970/01/01 00:00:00

LAC quadrangle

LAC-123 · Rydberg

Geological Chronicle

Steklov is a lunar impact crater on the far side of the Moon, past the southwestern limb. The formation spans an official diameter of 36.61 kilometers.

It lies in the outer skirt of ejecta from the Mare Orientale impact basin, just to the southwest of the Montes Cordillera ring of mountains. It is recorded in the IAU Gazetteer under quadrangle LAC-123.

Chronology & Exploration

1. IAU Name Adopted

   The International Astronomical Union officially approves the crater name.

Scientific Sources & References

• IAU Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature — Vladimir Andreevich; Soviet mathematician (1864-1926).
• Wikipedia (en) — Steklov (crater)

Name Origin

Vladimir Andreevich; Soviet mathematician (1864-1926).