The Crater Tempel

Feature Profile & Selenographic Data

Feature type

crater

Coordinates

3.76° N · 11.86° E

Diameter

43.19 km

IAU approval

1935/01/01 00:00:00

LAC quadrangle

LAC-60 · Julius Caesar

Geological Chronicle

Tempel is the remnant of a lunar impact crater whose outer rim has been eroded, indented, and reshaped by subsequent impacts and lava flows. The formation spans an official diameter of 43.19 kilometers.

It is attached to the eastern rim of the crater Agrippa, in an area that has been resurfaced by old lava flows. It is recorded in the IAU Gazetteer under quadrangle LAC-60.

Chronology & Exploration

1. IAU Name Adopted

   The International Astronomical Union officially approves the crater name.

Scientific Sources & References

• IAU Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature — Ernst Wilhelm Leberecht; German astronomer (1821-1889).
• Wikipedia (en) — Tempel (crater)

Name Origin

Ernst Wilhelm Leberecht; German astronomer (1821-1889).