The Crater Evans

Feature Profile & Selenographic Data

Feature type

crater

Coordinates

9.63° S · 133.78° W

Diameter

69.4 km

IAU approval

1970/01/01 00:00:00

LAC quadrangle

LAC-88 · Vavilov

Geological Chronicle

Evans is the remnant of a lunar impact crater that is located on the far side of the Moon. The formation spans an official diameter of 69.4 kilometers.

It lies to the south-southwest of the immense walled plain named Hertzsprung, and is located within that impact basin's broad skirt of ejecta. It is recorded in the IAU Gazetteer under quadrangle LAC-88.

Chronology & Exploration

1. IAU Name Adopted

   The International Astronomical Union officially approves the crater name.

Scientific Sources & References

• IAU Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature — Sir Arthur; British archaeologist (1851-1941).
• Wikipedia (en) — Evans (crater)

Name Origin

Sir Arthur; British archaeologist (1851-1941).