Feature Profile & Selenographic Data
- Feature type
- crater
- Coordinates
- 1.82° N · 10.16° E
- Diameter
- 34.25 km
- IAU approval
- 1935/01/01 00:00:00
- LAC quadrangle
- LAC-60 · Julius Caesar
Geological Chronicle
Godin is a lunar impact crater located just to the south of the crater Agrippa, on a rough upland region to the east of Sinus Medii. The formation spans an official diameter of 34.25 kilometers.
Webb called it a "fine crater". It is recorded in the IAU Gazetteer under quadrangle LAC-60.
Chronology & Exploration
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IAU
Name Adopted
The International Astronomical Union officially approves the crater name.
Scientific Sources & References
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IAU Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature
— Louis; French astronomer, mathematician (1704-1760).
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Wikipedia (en)
— Godin (crater)
Name Origin
Louis; French astronomer, mathematician (1704-1760).