The Crater Tiselius

Feature Profile & Selenographic Data

Feature type

crater

Coordinates

6.89° N · 176.70° E

Diameter

53.75 km

IAU approval

1979/01/01 00:00:00

LAC quadrangle

LAC-68 · Sharonov

Geological Chronicle

Tiselius is a lunar impact crater that lies just to the east of Valier, on the Moon's far side. The formation spans an official diameter of 53.75 kilometers.

The craters Tiselius and Valier are separated by only a few kilometers. It is recorded in the IAU Gazetteer under quadrangle LAC-68.

Chronology & Exploration

1. IAU Name Adopted

   The International Astronomical Union officially approves the crater name.

Scientific Sources & References

• IAU Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature — Arne Wilhelm Kaurin; Swedish biochemist; Nobel laureate (1902-1971).
• Wikipedia (en) — Tiselius

Name Origin

Arne Wilhelm Kaurin; Swedish biochemist; Nobel laureate (1902-1971).