The Crater Väisälä

Feature Profile & Selenographic Data

Feature type

crater

Coordinates

25.90° N · 47.90° W

Diameter

8.12 km

IAU approval

1973/01/01 00:00:00

LAC quadrangle

LAC-39 · Aristarchus

Geological Chronicle

Väisälä is a tiny lunar impact crater located on a rise in the Oceanus Procellarum. The formation spans an official diameter of 8.12 kilometers.

Sharing the same continental island are the brilliant crater Aristarchus to the south-southeast and Herodotus to the south-southwest. It is recorded in the IAU Gazetteer under quadrangle LAC-39.

Chronology & Exploration

1. IAU Name Adopted

   The International Astronomical Union officially approves the crater name.

Scientific Sources & References

• IAU Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature — Yrjo; Finnish astronomer (1891-1971).
• Wikipedia (en) — Väisälä (crater)

Name Origin

Yrjo; Finnish astronomer (1891-1971).