The Crater Wiechert

Feature Profile & Selenographic Data

Feature type

crater

Coordinates

84.03° S · 164.70° E

Diameter

40.82 km

IAU approval

1970/01/01 00:00:00

LAC quadrangle

LAC-144 · Amundsen

Geological Chronicle

Wiechert is a degraded lunar impact crater that is located in the southern region of the Moon's far side. The formation spans an official diameter of 40.82 kilometers.

It lies to the southeast of the huge walled plain Schrödinger, less than 170 km from the southern pole. It is recorded in the IAU Gazetteer under quadrangle LAC-144.

Chronology & Exploration

1. IAU Name Adopted

   The International Astronomical Union officially approves the crater name.

Scientific Sources & References

• IAU Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature — Emil Johann; German geophysicist (1861-1928).
• Wikipedia (en) — Wiechert (crater)

Name Origin

Emil Johann; German geophysicist (1861-1928).