The Crater Glazenap

Feature Profile & Selenographic Data

Feature type

crater

Coordinates

1.85° S · 137.76° E

Diameter

38.96 km

IAU approval

1970/01/01 00:00:00

LAC quadrangle

LAC-84 · Dellinger

Geological Chronicle

Glazenap is a lunar impact crater that is located on the Moon's far side. The formation spans an official diameter of 38.96 kilometers.

It lies to the south-southwest of a huge walled plain called Mendeleev, and to the northwest of the crater Pannekoek. It is recorded in the IAU Gazetteer under quadrangle LAC-84.

Chronology & Exploration

1. IAU Name Adopted

   The International Astronomical Union officially approves the crater name.

Scientific Sources & References

• IAU Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature — Sergei Pavlovich; Soviet astronomer (1848-1937).
• Wikipedia (en) — Glazenap (crater)

Name Origin

Sergei Pavlovich; Soviet astronomer (1848-1937).