The Crater Street

Feature Profile & Selenographic Data

Feature type

crater

Coordinates

46.58° S · 10.74° W

Diameter

58.52 km

IAU approval

1935/01/01 00:00:00

LAC quadrangle

LAC-112 · Tycho

Geological Chronicle

Street is a lunar impact crater located just to the south of the prominent ray crater Tycho. The formation spans an official diameter of 58.52 kilometers.

Street lies within the skirt of high-albedo ejecta from Tycho, and it is more heavily worn than its younger and larger neighbor. It is recorded in the IAU Gazetteer under quadrangle LAC-112.

Chronology & Exploration

1. IAU Name Adopted

   The International Astronomical Union officially approves the crater name.

Scientific Sources & References

• IAU Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature — Thomas; British astronomer (1621-1689).
• Wikipedia (en) — Street (crater)

Name Origin

Thomas; British astronomer (1621-1689).