Stiborius (crater)

lunar crater data
latitude=34.4
N_or_S=S
longitude=32.0
E_or_W=E
diameter=44 km
depth=3.7 km
colong=329
eponym=Andreas Stoberl

Stiborius is a lunar impact crater that lies to the south-southwest of the Piccolomini crater, in the southeastern quadrant of the Moon's near side. To the south-southwest of Stiborius is the smaller Wöhler crater. It is 44 kilometers in diameter and 3.7 kilometers deep."Autostar Suite Astronomer Edition". CD-ROM. Meade, April 2006.]

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 -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. [cite book
first=Antonín | last=Rükl | authorlink=Antonín Rükl
year=1990 | title=Atlas of the Moon
publisher=Kalmbach Books
id=ISBN 0-913135-17-8 ] It is from the Upper Imbrian period, 3.8 to 3.2 billion years ago.

It is named after Andreas Stoberl, a 15th century philosopher, theologian, and astronomer.

atellite 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 crater. [cite book
author=Bussey, B.; Spudis, P.,
year=2004 | title=The Clementine Atlas of the Moon
publisher=Cambridge University Press | location=New York
id=ISBN 0-521-81528-2 ]

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