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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Theiler
Clean Name Theiler
Feature ID 5959
Target Moon
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude 13.50 °
Southmost Latitude 13.23 °
Eastmost Longitude 82.99 °
Westmost Longitude 82.71 °
Diameter 8.28 km
Center Latitude 13.36 °
Center Longitude 82.85 °
Northmost Latitude 13.49 °
Southmost Latitude 13.20 °
Eastmost Longitude 82.96 °
Westmost Longitude 82.66 °
Diameter 8.79 km
Center Latitude 13.35 °
Center Longitude 82.81 °
Northmost Latitude 13.40 °
Southmost Latitude 13.40 °
Eastmost Longitude 83.30 °
Westmost Longitude 83.30 °
Diameter 7.00 km
Center Latitude 13.40 °
Center Longitude 83.30 °
Quad LAC-63 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1979
Continent Africa
Ethnicity South Africa
Origin Max; South African bacteriologist; Nobel laureate (1899-1972).
Reference -
Updated Oct 18, 2010 12:00 PM

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