Stiborius (crater)
Lunar Orbiter 4 image | |
| Coordinates | 34°24′S 32°00′E / 34.4°S 32.0°E |
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| Diameter | 44 km |
| Depth | 3.7 km |
| Colongitude | 329° at sunrise |
| Eponym | Andreas 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.
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. It is from the Upper Imbrian period, 3.8 to 3.2 billion years ago. It is named after Andreas Stöberl, a 15th-century philosopher, theologian, and astronomer.