The Crater Tiling

Feature Profile & Selenographic Data

Feature type

crater

Coordinates

52.85° S · 133.11° W

Diameter

38.23 km

IAU approval

1970/01/01 00:00:00

LAC quadrangle

LAC-134 · Fizeau

Geological Chronicle

Tiling is a small, undistinguished crater on the far side of the Moon, named after Reinhold Tiling, a German engineer and rocket pioneer. The formation spans an official diameter of 38.23 kilometers.

It is located just over one crater diameter to the north-northeast of the prominent crater Fizeau. It is recorded in the IAU Gazetteer under quadrangle LAC-134.

Chronology & Exploration

1. IAU Name Adopted

   The International Astronomical Union officially approves the crater name.

Scientific Sources & References

• IAU Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature — Reinhold; German rocketry scientist (1890-1933).
• Wikipedia (en) — Tiling (crater)

Name Origin

Reinhold; German rocketry scientist (1890-1933).