Feature Profile & Selenographic Data
- Feature type
- crater
- Coordinates
- 13.36° N · 82.85° E
- Diameter
- 8.28 km
- IAU approval
- 1979/01/01 00:00:00
- LAC quadrangle
- LAC-63 · Neper
Geological Chronicle
Theiler is a tiny lunar impact crater on the eastern lunar limb, in the western Mare Marginis. The formation spans an official diameter of 8.28 kilometers.
To the southeast is the prominent walled plain named Neper. It is recorded in the IAU Gazetteer under quadrangle LAC-63.
Chronology & Exploration
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IAU
Name Adopted
The International Astronomical Union officially approves the crater name.
Scientific Sources & References
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IAU Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature
— Max; South African bacteriologist; Nobel laureate (1899-1972).
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Wikipedia (en)
— Theiler (crater)
Name Origin
Max; South African bacteriologist; Nobel laureate (1899-1972).