The Crater Tralles

Feature Profile & Selenographic Data

Feature type

crater

Coordinates

28.32° N · 52.85° E

Diameter

44.16 km

IAU approval

1935/01/01 00:00:00

LAC quadrangle

LAC-44 · Cleomedes

Geological Chronicle

Tralles is an irregular lunar impact crater that is attached to the northwestern rim of the much larger crater Cleomedes, in the northeastern part of the Moon. The formation spans an official diameter of 44.16 kilometers.

Within one crater diameter to the northwest is Debes. It is recorded in the IAU Gazetteer under quadrangle LAC-44.

Chronology & Exploration

1. IAU Name Adopted

   The International Astronomical Union officially approves the crater name.

Scientific Sources & References

• IAU Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature — Johann Georg; German physicist (1763-1822).
• Wikipedia (en) — Tralles (crater)

Name Origin

Johann Georg; German physicist (1763-1822).