Feature Profile & Selenographic Data
- Feature type
- crater
- Coordinates
- 84.54° N · 75.83° W
- Diameter
- 12.95 km
- IAU approval
- 2009/01/22 00:00:00
- LAC quadrangle
- LAC-1 · Peary
Geological Chronicle
Grignard is a lunar impact crater on the lunar near side near the northern pole. The formation spans an official diameter of 12.95 kilometers.
The crater is located Northeast of Sylvester crater (diameter of 58 km) and is directly adjacent to the Hermite crater (diameter of 104 km). It is recorded in the IAU Gazetteer under quadrangle LAC-1.
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
— Victor; French chemist, Nobel Prize winner 1912 (1871-1935).
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Wikipedia (en)
— Grignard (crater)
Name Origin
Victor; French chemist, Nobel Prize winner 1912 (1871-1935).