The Crater Hoffmeister

Feature Profile & Selenographic Data

Feature type

crater

Coordinates

15.04° N · 136.84° E

Diameter

44.46 km

IAU approval

1970/01/01 00:00:00

LAC quadrangle

LAC-66 · Mendeleev

Geological Chronicle

Hoffmeister is a lunar impact crater that is located on the Moon's far side, to the northwest of a huge walled plain named Mendeleev. The formation spans an official diameter of 44.46 kilometers.

Some distance to the north of Hoffmeister lies the crater Siedentopf, and to the west-northwest is Gavrilov. 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 — Cuno; German astronomer (1892-1968).
• Wikipedia (en) — Hoffmeister (crater)

Name Origin

Cuno; German astronomer (1892-1968).