The Crater Harriot

Feature Profile & Selenographic Data

Feature type

crater

Coordinates

33.20° N · 114.40° E

Diameter

52.77 km

IAU approval

1970/01/01 00:00:00

LAC quadrangle

LAC-30 · Millikan

Geological Chronicle

Harriot is a lunar impact crater that is located on the far side of the Moon from the Earth. The formation spans an official diameter of 52.77 kilometers.

It lies just to the north of the much larger crater Seyfert. It is recorded in the IAU Gazetteer under quadrangle LAC-30.

Chronology & Exploration

1. IAU Name Adopted

   The International Astronomical Union officially approves the crater name.

Scientific Sources & References

• IAU Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature — Thomas; British mathematician, astronomer (1560-1621).
• Wikipedia (en) — Harriot (crater)

Name Origin

Thomas; British mathematician, astronomer (1560-1621).