The Crater Brashear

Feature Profile & Selenographic Data

Feature type

crater

Coordinates

73.54° S · 171.57° W

Diameter

60.16 km

IAU approval

1970/01/01 00:00:00

LAC quadrangle

LAC-141 · Minnaert

Geological Chronicle

Brashear is a lunar impact crater on the far side of the Moon, in the southern hemisphere in the vicinity of the south pole. The formation spans an official diameter of 60.16 kilometers.

It lies just to the south of the walled plain designated Antoniadi, within the larger crater's outer rampart of ejecta. It is recorded in the IAU Gazetteer under quadrangle LAC-141.

Chronology & Exploration

1. IAU Name Adopted

   The International Astronomical Union officially approves the crater name.

Scientific Sources & References

• IAU Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature — John Alfred; American astronomer (1840-1920).
• Wikipedia (en) — Brashear (lunar crater)

Name Origin

John Alfred; American astronomer (1840-1920).