The Crater Wollaston

Feature Profile & Selenographic Data

Feature type

crater

Coordinates

30.60° N · 46.98° W

Diameter

9.64 km

IAU approval

1935/01/01 00:00:00

LAC quadrangle

LAC-39 · Aristarchus

Geological Chronicle

Wollaston is a relatively small lunar impact crater located in the Oceanus Procellarum. The formation spans an official diameter of 9.64 kilometers.

To the northwest is the similar Nielsen. 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 — William Hyde; British chemist, physicist (1766-1828).
• Wikipedia (en) — Wollaston (crater)

Name Origin

William Hyde; British chemist, physicist (1766-1828).