The Crater Behaim

Feature Profile & Selenographic Data

Feature type

crater

Coordinates

16.61° S · 79.41° E

Diameter

56.21 km

IAU approval

1935/01/01 00:00:00

LAC quadrangle

LAC-99 · Humboldt

Geological Chronicle

Behaim is a lunar impact crater that is located near the eastern limb of the Moon, just to the south of the crater Ansgarius. The formation spans an official diameter of 56.21 kilometers.

Because of its location, the observability of Behaim is subject to libration. It is recorded in the IAU Gazetteer under quadrangle LAC-99.

Chronology & Exploration

1. IAU Name Adopted

   The International Astronomical Union officially approves the crater name.

Scientific Sources & References

• IAU Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature — Martin; German navigator, cartographer (1459-1507).
• Wikipedia (en) — Behaim (crater)

Name Origin

Martin; German navigator, cartographer (1459-1507).