The Crater Hatanaka

Feature Profile & Selenographic Data

Feature type

crater

Coordinates

29.33° N · 121.92° W

Diameter

30.15 km

IAU approval

1970/01/01 00:00:00

LAC quadrangle

LAC-53 · Fersman

Geological Chronicle

Hatanaka is a lunar impact crater that lies on the Moon's far side, just out of sight past the western limb. The formation spans an official diameter of 30.15 kilometers.

It lies to the west of the larger crater Leucippus, and to the northwest of the still larger satellite crater Leucippus Q. It is recorded in the IAU Gazetteer under quadrangle LAC-53.

Chronology & Exploration

1. IAU Name Adopted

   The International Astronomical Union officially approves the crater name.

Scientific Sources & References

• IAU Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature — Takeo; Japanese astronomer (1914-1963).
• Wikipedia (en) — Hatanaka (crater)

Name Origin

Takeo; Japanese astronomer (1914-1963).