Stiborius (crater)

Stiborius
Lunar Orbiter 4 image
Coordinates34°24′S 32°00′E / 34.4°S 32.0°E / -34.4; 32.0
Diameter44 km
Depth3.7 km
Colongitude329° at sunrise
EponymAndreas Stöberl

Stiborius is a lunar impact crater that lies to the south-southwest of the crater Piccolomini, in the southeastern quadrant of the Moon's near side. To the south-southwest of Stiborius is the smaller Wöhler. Stiborius is 44 kilometers in diameter and 3.7 kilometers deep.[1]

The rim of this crater is well-defined with little appearance of erosion. It is roughly circular in form, but has a prominent outward bulge to the northeast where the side has slumped into the interior. There is a terrace-like shelf along the southeastern and northern inner walls. The interior floor is somewhat irregular, and there is a low central peak at the midpoint that is connected to the northeastern wall by a low ridge.[2] It is from the Upper Imbrian period, 3.8 to 3.2 billion years ago.[3] It is named after Andreas Stöberl, a 15th-century philosopher, theologian, and astronomer.[1][4]

  1. ^ a b Autostar Suite Astronomer Edition. CD-ROM. Meade, April 2006.
  2. ^ Rükl, Antonín (1990). Atlas of the Moon. Kalmbach Books. ISBN 0-913135-17-8.
  3. ^ The geologic history of the Moon. USGS Professional Paper 1348. By Don E. Wilhelms, John F. McCauley, and Newell J. Trask. U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington: 1987. Table 11.2.
  4. ^ "Stiborius (crater)". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.