The Crater Grissom

Feature Profile & Selenographic Data

Feature type

crater

Coordinates

46.92° S · 147.98° W

Diameter

59.82 km

IAU approval

1970/01/01 00:00:00

LAC quadrangle

LAC-121 · Apollo

Geological Chronicle

Grissom is a lunar impact crater that lies on the far side of the Moon. The formation spans an official diameter of 59.82 kilometers.

It is located just to the south of a huge walled plain named Apollo, and to the northeast of the crater Cori. It is recorded in the IAU Gazetteer under quadrangle LAC-121.

Chronology & Exploration

1. IAU Name Adopted

   The International Astronomical Union officially approves the crater name.

Scientific Sources & References

• IAU Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature — Virgil Ivan ("Gus"); American astronaut (1926-1967).
• Wikipedia (en) — Grissom (crater)

Name Origin

Virgil Ivan ("Gus"); American astronaut (1926-1967).