The Crater Wolf

Feature Profile & Selenographic Data

Feature type

crater

Coordinates

22.79° S · 16.63° W

Diameter

25.74 km

IAU approval

1935/01/01 00:00:00

LAC quadrangle

LAC-94 · Pitatus

Geological Chronicle

Wolf is a lunar impact crater that lies in the south-central part of the Mare Nubium, a lunar mare in the southern hemisphere of the Moon. The formation spans an official diameter of 25.74 kilometers.

It lies to the north-northwest of the walled plain named Pitatus, and east-southeast of the prominent crater Bullialdus. It is recorded in the IAU Gazetteer under quadrangle LAC-94.

Chronology & Exploration

1. IAU Name Adopted

   The International Astronomical Union officially approves the crater name.

Scientific Sources & References

• IAU Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature — Maxmilian Franz Joseph Cornelius; German astronomer (1863-1932).
• Wikipedia (en) — Wolf (crater)

Name Origin

Maxmilian Franz Joseph Cornelius; German astronomer (1863-1932).