The Crater Grigg

Feature Profile & Selenographic Data

Feature type

crater

Coordinates

12.50° N · 130.13° W

Diameter

36.72 km

IAU approval

1970/01/01 00:00:00

LAC quadrangle

LAC-70 · Kibalchich

Geological Chronicle

Grigg is a lunar impact crater that is located on the far side of the Moon. The formation spans an official diameter of 36.72 kilometers.

It lies in the northern outskirts of the huge walled plain Hertzsprung, to the southwest of the crater Fersman and southeast of Poynting. It is recorded in the IAU Gazetteer under quadrangle LAC-70.

Chronology & Exploration

1. IAU Name Adopted

   The International Astronomical Union officially approves the crater name.

Scientific Sources & References

• IAU Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature — John; New Zealander astronomer (1838-1920).
• Wikipedia (en) — Grigg (crater)

Name Origin

John; New Zealander astronomer (1838-1920).