The Crater Swann

Feature Profile & Selenographic Data

Feature type

crater

Coordinates

51.96° N · 112.52° E

Diameter

42.18 km

IAU approval

1970/01/01 00:00:00

LAC quadrangle

LAC-16 · Compton

Geological Chronicle

Swann is a lunar impact crater that is located on the far side of the Moon, to the southeast of the prominent crater Compton. The formation spans an official diameter of 42.18 kilometers.

This is a heavily worn and battered formation that is now scarcely recognizable as a crater. It is recorded in the IAU Gazetteer under quadrangle LAC-16.

Chronology & Exploration

1. IAU Name Adopted

   The International Astronomical Union officially approves the crater name.

Scientific Sources & References

• IAU Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature — William Francis Gray; Anglo-American physicist (1884-1962).
• Wikipedia (en) — Swann (crater)

Name Origin

William Francis Gray; Anglo-American physicist (1884-1962).