The Crater Beijerinck

Feature Profile & Selenographic Data

Feature type

crater

Coordinates

13.40° S · 151.84° E

Diameter

76.77 km

IAU approval

1970/01/01 00:00:00

LAC quadrangle

LAC-85 · Keeler

Geological Chronicle

Beijerinck is a lunar impact crater on the far side of the Moon. The formation spans an official diameter of 76.77 kilometers.

It lies to the south of the larger crater Chaplygin, and to the northeast of the huge walled plain Gagarin. It is recorded in the IAU Gazetteer under quadrangle LAC-85.

Chronology & Exploration

1. IAU Name Adopted

   The International Astronomical Union officially approves the crater name.

Scientific Sources & References

• IAU Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature — Martinus Willem; Dutch botanist (1851-1931).
• Wikipedia (en) — Beijerinck (crater)

Name Origin

Martinus Willem; Dutch botanist (1851-1931).