The Crater Sylvester

Feature Profile & Selenographic Data

Feature type

crater

Coordinates

82.65° N · 81.22° W

Diameter

59.28 km

IAU approval

1964/01/01 00:00:00

LAC quadrangle

LAC-1 · Peary

Geological Chronicle

Sylvester is a lunar impact crater that is located near the north pole of the Moon, along the northern limb in the libration zone. The formation spans an official diameter of 59.28 kilometers.

It lies just to the south-southeast of the craters Grignard and Hermite; the latter of which is within one crater diameter of the pole. It is recorded in the IAU Gazetteer under quadrangle LAC-1.

Chronology & Exploration

1. IAU Name Adopted

   The International Astronomical Union officially approves the crater name.

Scientific Sources & References

• IAU Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature — James Joseph; British mathematician (1814-1897).
• Wikipedia (en) — Sylvester (crater)

Name Origin

James Joseph; British mathematician (1814-1897).