Stiborius (crater)

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 mid-point 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.^[1]

It is named after Andreas Stoberl, a 15th-century philosopher, theologian, and astronomer.^[1]

Satellite craters

By convention these features are identified on lunar maps by placing the letter on the side of the crater mid-point that is closest to Stiborius.^[3]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} 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. ^ Bussey, B.; Spudis, P., (2004). The Clementine Atlas of the Moon. New York: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-81528-2.