The Crater Kramers

Feature Profile & Selenographic Data

Feature type

crater

Coordinates

53.28° N · 127.98° W

Diameter

61.59 km

IAU approval

1970/01/01 00:00:00

LAC quadrangle

LAC-20 · Coulomb

Geological Chronicle

Kramers is an old lunar impact crater that is located on the northern hemisphere on the far side of the Moon. The formation spans an official diameter of 61.59 kilometers.

It lies some distance to the west of the larger crater Coulomb, and to the northwest of the smaller Weber, and it was named after Hendrik Anthony Kramers, a Dutch physicist, in 1970. It is recorded in the IAU Gazetteer under quadrangle LAC-20.

Chronology & Exploration

1. IAU Name Adopted

   The International Astronomical Union officially approves the crater name.

Scientific Sources & References

• IAU Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature — Hendrik Anthony; Dutch physicist (1894-1952).
• Wikipedia (en) — Kramers (crater)

Name Origin

Hendrik Anthony; Dutch physicist (1894-1952).