Lunar Impact Crater

The Crater Suess

Suess is a lunar impact crater spanning 8.39 kilometers across the Moon.

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Feature Profile & Selenographic Data

Feature type: crater
Coordinates: 4.36° N · 47.72° W
Diameter: 8.39 km
IAU approval: 1935/01/01 00:00:00
LAC quadrangle: LAC-57 · Kepler

Geological Chronicle

Suess is a small lunar impact crater on the Oceanus Procellarum. The formation spans an official diameter of 8.39 kilometers.

It is a circular, cup-shaped feature with a higher albedo than the surroundings. It is recorded in the IAU Gazetteer under quadrangle LAC-57.

Chronology & Exploration

IAU Name Adopted
The International Astronomical Union officially approves the crater name.

Scientific Sources & References

IAU Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature — Eduard; Austrian geologist (1831-1914).
Wikipedia (en) — Suess (lunar crater)

Name Origin

Eduard; Austrian geologist (1831-1914).

Interactive Lunar Surface

Explore Suess in 3D

Inspect lunar elevation data and the official selenographic position.

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