The Crater Weber

Feature Profile & Selenographic Data

Feature type

crater

Coordinates

50.06° N · 123.79° W

Diameter

43.95 km

IAU approval

1970/01/01 00:00:00

LAC quadrangle

LAC-20 · Coulomb

Geological Chronicle

Weber is a lunar impact crater on the far side of the Moon, and it cannot be viewed directly from the Earth's surface. The formation spans an official diameter of 43.95 kilometers.

This crater is attached to the northwest outer rim of the larger crater Sarton. It is recorded in the IAU Gazetteer under quadrangle LAC-20.

Chronology & Exploration

1. IAU Name Adopted

   The International Astronomical Union officially approves the crater name.

Scientific Sources & References

• IAU Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature — Wilhelm Eduard; German physicist (1804-1891).
• Wikipedia (en) — Weber (crater)

Name Origin

Wilhelm Eduard; German physicist (1804-1891).