The Crater Hartwig

Feature Profile & Selenographic Data

Feature type

crater

Coordinates

6.14° S · 80.47° W

Diameter

78.46 km

IAU approval

1964/01/01 00:00:00

LAC quadrangle

LAC-73 · Riccioli

Geological Chronicle

Hartwig is a lunar impact crater that is located near the western limb of the Moon. The formation spans an official diameter of 78.46 kilometers.

It is attached to the eastern rim of the prominent crater Schlüter, to the northeast of the Montes Cordillera mountain range that surrounds the Mare Orientale. It is recorded in the IAU Gazetteer under quadrangle LAC-73.

Chronology & Exploration

1. IAU Name Adopted

   The International Astronomical Union officially approves the crater name.

Scientific Sources & References

• IAU Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature — (Carl) Ernst (Albrecht); German astronomer (1851-1923).
• Wikipedia (en) — Hartwig (lunar crater)

Name Origin

(Carl) Ernst (Albrecht); German astronomer (1851-1923).