The Crater von Behring

Feature Profile & Selenographic Data

Feature type

crater

Coordinates

7.75° S · 71.72° E

Diameter

37.65 km

IAU approval

1979/01/01 00:00:00

LAC quadrangle

LAC-81 · Ansgarius

Geological Chronicle

von Behring is a small lunar impact crater that is located in the eastern part of the Moon. The formation spans an official diameter of 37.65 kilometers.

It lies north-northeast of the larger Kapteyn and is to the northwest of La Pérouse. It is recorded in the IAU Gazetteer under quadrangle LAC-81.

Chronology & Exploration

1. IAU Name Adopted

   The International Astronomical Union officially approves the crater name.

Scientific Sources & References

• IAU Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature — Emil Adolf; German bacteriologist; Nobel laureate (1854-1917).
• Wikipedia (en) — Von Behring (crater)

Name Origin

Emil Adolf; German bacteriologist; Nobel laureate (1854-1917).