The Crater Hayford

Feature Profile & Selenographic Data

Feature type

crater

Coordinates

12.68° N · 176.45° W

Diameter

28.15 km

IAU approval

1970/01/01 00:00:00

LAC quadrangle

LAC-68 · Sharonov

Geological Chronicle

Hayford is a lunar impact crater on the Moon's far side. The formation spans an official diameter of 28.15 kilometers.

It is a relatively isolated feature with the nearest named crater being Krasovskiy, some 300 km due south. It is recorded in the IAU Gazetteer under quadrangle LAC-68.

Chronology & Exploration

1. IAU Name Adopted

   The International Astronomical Union officially approves the crater name.

Scientific Sources & References

• IAU Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature — John Fillmore; American civil engineer, geodesist (1868-1925).
• Wikipedia (en) — Hayford (crater)

Name Origin

John Fillmore; American civil engineer, geodesist (1868-1925).