The Crater Hartmann

Feature Profile & Selenographic Data

Feature type

crater

Coordinates

2.71° N · 135.45° E

Diameter

63.29 km

IAU approval

1970/01/01 00:00:00

LAC quadrangle

LAC-66 · Mendeleev

Geological Chronicle

Hartmann is a lunar impact crater on the far side of the Moon. The formation spans an official diameter of 63.29 kilometers.

It lies astride the west-southwestern rim of a huge walled plain named Mendeleev, and intrudes part way into the wide inner wall of this feature. It is recorded in the IAU Gazetteer under quadrangle LAC-66.

Chronology & Exploration

1. IAU Name Adopted

   The International Astronomical Union officially approves the crater name.

Scientific Sources & References

• IAU Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature — Johannes Franz; German astronomer (1865-1936).
• Wikipedia (en) — Hartmann (crater)

Name Origin

Johannes Franz; German astronomer (1865-1936).