The Crater Hagen

Feature Profile & Selenographic Data

Feature type

crater

Coordinates

48.32° S · 135.95° E

Diameter

57.52 km

IAU approval

1970/01/01 00:00:00

LAC quadrangle

LAC-131 · Planck

Geological Chronicle

Hagen is a lunar impact crater on the far side of the Moon. The formation spans an official diameter of 57.52 kilometers.

It lies to the north of the huge walled plain called Planck, and south-southwest of the crater Pauli. It is recorded in the IAU Gazetteer under quadrangle LAC-131.

Chronology & Exploration

1. IAU Name Adopted

   The International Astronomical Union officially approves the crater name.

Scientific Sources & References

• IAU Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature — Johann Georg; Austrian astronomer (1847-1930).
• Wikipedia (en) — Hagen (crater)

Name Origin

Johann Georg; Austrian astronomer (1847-1930).