Craterra

IAU Lunar Nomenclature

Gagarin

Gagarin is an officially adopted crater, craters on the Moon. Explore its selenographic position and surrounding terrain in 3D.

Feature Profile

Feature type
Crater, craters
Coordinates
19.66° S · 149.35° E
Diameter
261.83038 km
IAU approval
1970/01/01 00:00:00
LAC quadrangle
LAC-102 · Gagarin

Name origin

Yury Alekseyevich; Soviet cosmonaut (1934-1968).

Interactive Lunar Surface

Explore Gagarin in 3D

Inspect lunar elevation data and the official selenographic position.