The Crater Grachev

Feature Profile & Selenographic Data

Feature type

crater

Coordinates

3.83° S · 108.42° W

Diameter

34.98 km

IAU approval

1970/01/01 00:00:00

LAC quadrangle

LAC-90 · Lowell

Geological Chronicle

Grachev is a lunar impact crater on the far side of the Moon. The formation spans an official diameter of 34.98 kilometers.

It lies to the northwest of the Mare Orientale impact basin, in the outer skirt of ejecta surrounding the Montes Cordillera mountain ring. It is recorded in the IAU Gazetteer under quadrangle LAC-90.

Chronology & Exploration

1. IAU Name Adopted

   The International Astronomical Union officially approves the crater name.

Scientific Sources & References

• IAU Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature — Andrej Dmitrievich; Soviet rocketry scientist (1900-1964).
• Wikipedia (en) — Grachev (crater)

Name Origin

Andrej Dmitrievich; Soviet rocketry scientist (1900-1964).