Feature Profile & Selenographic Data
- Feature type
- crater
- Coordinates
- 42.30° S · 88.71° W
- Diameter
- 36.16 km
- IAU approval
- 1970/01/01 00:00:00
- LAC quadrangle
- LAC-123 · Rydberg
Geological Chronicle
Graff is a small lunar impact crater that lies along the southwestern limb of the Moon. The formation spans an official diameter of 36.16 kilometers.
It is located to the west of the Vallis Bouvard depression in the southern part of the ejecta blanket that surrounds the Mare Orientale impact basin. It is recorded in the IAU Gazetteer under quadrangle LAC-123.
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
— Kasimir Romuald; Polish-German astronomer (1878-1950).
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Wikipedia (en)
— Graff (lunar crater)
Name Origin
Kasimir Romuald; Polish-German astronomer (1878-1950).