The Crater Stoney

Feature Profile & Selenographic Data

Feature type

crater

Coordinates

55.58° S · 156.38° W

Diameter

47.51 km

IAU approval

1970/01/01 00:00:00

LAC quadrangle

LAC-133 · Minkowski

Geological Chronicle

Stoney is an impact crater on the Moon, located in the southern part of its far side, approximately 47.5 kilometers in diameter. The formation spans an official diameter of 47.51 kilometers.

In 1970, it was named by IAU's Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature after Anglo-Irish physicist George Johnstone Stoney (1826–1911). It is recorded in the IAU Gazetteer under quadrangle LAC-133.

Chronology & Exploration

1. IAU Name Adopted

   The International Astronomical Union officially approves the crater name.

Scientific Sources & References

• IAU Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature — George Johnstone; Irish physicist (1826-1911).
• Wikipedia (en) — Stoney (lunar crater)

Name Origin

George Johnstone; Irish physicist (1826-1911).