The Crater Cajori

Feature Profile & Selenographic Data

Feature type

crater

Coordinates

47.67° S · 168.70° E

Diameter

74.65 km

IAU approval

1970/01/01 00:00:00

LAC quadrangle

LAC-119 · Mare Ingenii

Geological Chronicle

Cajori is a lunar impact crater that is located in the southern hemisphere on the far side of the Moon. The formation spans an official diameter of 74.65 kilometers.

It lies within the South Pole–Aitken basin, to the southwest of a walled plain called Von Kármán, and to the east-southeast of the crater Chrétien. It is recorded in the IAU Gazetteer under quadrangle LAC-119.

Chronology & Exploration

1. IAU Name Adopted

   The International Astronomical Union officially approves the crater name.

Scientific Sources & References

• IAU Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature — Florian; American mathematician (1859-1930).
• Wikipedia (en) — Cajori (crater)

Name Origin

Florian; American mathematician (1859-1930).