The Crater Frost

Feature Profile & Selenographic Data

Feature type

crater

Coordinates

37.41° N · 118.90° W

Diameter

78.3 km

IAU approval

1970/01/01 00:00:00

LAC quadrangle

LAC-35 · Landau

Geological Chronicle

Frost is a lunar impact crater that is attached to the southern rim Landau, a walled plain on the far side of the Moon. The formation spans an official diameter of 78.3 kilometers.

Just to the east is Petropavlovskiy, and to the northeast along the edge of Landau is Razumov. It is recorded in the IAU Gazetteer under quadrangle LAC-35.

Chronology & Exploration

1. IAU Name Adopted

   The International Astronomical Union officially approves the crater name.

Scientific Sources & References

• IAU Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature — Edwin Brant; American astronomer (1866-1935).
• Wikipedia (en) — Frost (crater)

Name Origin

Edwin Brant; American astronomer (1866-1935).