The Crater Grotrian

Feature Profile & Selenographic Data

Feature type

crater

Coordinates

66.15° S · 128.28° E

Diameter

36.78 km

IAU approval

1970/01/01 00:00:00

LAC quadrangle

LAC-140 · Schrödinger

Geological Chronicle

Grotrian is a lunar impact crater that is located on the southern hemisphere on the far side of the Moon. The formation spans an official diameter of 36.78 kilometers.

It lies to the north of the huge walled plain known as Schrödinger, within the radius of that formation's outer blanket of ejecta. It is recorded in the IAU Gazetteer under quadrangle LAC-140.

Chronology & Exploration

1. IAU Name Adopted

   The International Astronomical Union officially approves the crater name.

Scientific Sources & References

• IAU Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature — Walter; German astronomer (1890-1954).
• Wikipedia (en) — Grotrian (crater)

Name Origin

Walter; German astronomer (1890-1954).