Feature Profile & Selenographic Data
- Feature type
- crater
- Coordinates
- 89.41° N · 51.89° W
- Diameter
- 13.35 km
- IAU approval
- 2009/04/17 00:00:00
- LAC quadrangle
- LAC-1 · Peary
Geological Chronicle
Hinshelwood is a lunar crater located on the lunar near side near the lunar north pole. The formation spans an official diameter of 13.35 kilometers.
The crater is located in between the large craters Peary and Hermite, just south of the pole. It is recorded in the IAU Gazetteer under quadrangle LAC-1.
Chronology & Exploration
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IAU
Name Adopted
The International Astronomical Union officially approves the crater name.
Scientific Sources & References
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IAU Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature
— Sir Cyril Norman; English chemist, Nobel Prize winner 1956 (1897-1967).
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Wikipedia (en)
— Hinshelwood (crater)
Name Origin
Sir Cyril Norman; English chemist, Nobel Prize winner 1956 (1897-1967).