The Crater Holetschek

Feature Profile & Selenographic Data

Feature type

crater

Coordinates

27.61° S · 151.15° E

Diameter

37.77 km

IAU approval

1970/01/01 00:00:00

LAC quadrangle

LAC-103 · O'Day

Geological Chronicle

Holetschek is a lunar impact crater on the far side of the Moon, to the south-southeast of the huge walled plain called Gagarin. The formation spans an official diameter of 37.77 kilometers.

To the east of Holetschek is the crater Sierpinski. It is recorded in the IAU Gazetteer under quadrangle LAC-103.

Chronology & Exploration

1. IAU Name Adopted

   The International Astronomical Union officially approves the crater name.

Scientific Sources & References

• IAU Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature — Johann; Austrian astronomer (1846-1923).
• Wikipedia (en) — Holetschek (crater)

Name Origin

Johann; Austrian astronomer (1846-1923).