Lunar Impact Crater

The Crater Haber

Haber is a lunar impact crater spanning 56.79 kilometers across the Moon.

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Feature Profile & Selenographic Data

Feature type: crater
Coordinates: 83.40° N · 94.63° W
Diameter: 56.79 km
IAU approval: 2009/01/22 00:00:00
LAC quadrangle: LAC-1 · Peary

Geological Chronicle

Haber is a lunar impact crater on the lunar far side near the northern pole. The formation spans an official diameter of 56.79 kilometers.

The crater was adopted and named after German chemist Fritz Haber by the IAU in 2009. It is recorded in the IAU Gazetteer under quadrangle LAC-1.

Chronology & Exploration

IAU Name Adopted
The International Astronomical Union officially approves the crater name.

Scientific Sources & References

IAU Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature — Fritz; German-Swiss chemist, Nobel Prize winner 1918 (1868-1934).
Wikipedia (en) — Haber (crater)

Name Origin

Fritz; German-Swiss chemist, Nobel Prize winner 1918 (1868-1934).

Interactive Lunar Surface

Explore Haber in 3D

Inspect lunar elevation data and the official selenographic position.

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