Feature Profile & Selenographic Data
- Feature type
- crater
- Coordinates
- 5.60° S · 164.70° E
- Diameter
- 69.76 km
- IAU approval
- 1970/01/01 00:00:00
- LAC quadrangle
- LAC-85 · Keeler
Geological Chronicle
Stratton is a lunar impact crater on the Moon's far side. The formation spans an official diameter of 69.76 kilometers.
It is located to the north of the large craters Keeler and Heaviside, and less than one crater diameter to the south of Dewar. It is recorded in the IAU Gazetteer under quadrangle LAC-85.
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
— Frederick John Marrion; British astronomer, astrophysicist (1881-1960).
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Wikipedia (en)
— Stratton (crater)
Name Origin
Frederick John Marrion; British astronomer, astrophysicist (1881-1960).