Feature Profile & Selenographic Data
- Feature type
- crater
- Coordinates
- 84.48° S · 152.48° W
- Diameter
- 16.61 km
- IAU approval
- 2009/01/22 00:00:00
- LAC quadrangle
- LAC-144 · Amundsen
Geological Chronicle
Kuhn is a lunar impact crater located on the lunar far side near the Northern lunar pole. The formation spans an official diameter of 16.61 kilometers.
The crater is located east of the Kocher crater, southeast of the prominent Ashbrook crater and just north of the southern lunar pole. It is recorded in the IAU Gazetteer under quadrangle LAC-144.
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
— Richard; Austrian chemist, Nobel Prize winner 1938; (1900-1967).
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Wikipedia (en)
— Kuhn (crater)
Name Origin
Richard; Austrian chemist, Nobel Prize winner 1938; (1900-1967).