The Crater Moiseev

Feature Profile & Selenographic Data

Feature type

crater

Coordinates

9.44° N · 103.26° E

Diameter

61.56 km

IAU approval

1970/01/01 00:00:00

LAC quadrangle

LAC-64 · Babcock

Geological Chronicle

Moiseev is a lunar impact crater that is located just on the far side of the Moon. The formation spans an official diameter of 61.56 kilometers.

It lies to the south-southwest of the slightly larger crater Hertz, and north of Saenger. It is recorded in the IAU Gazetteer under quadrangle LAC-64.

Chronology & Exploration

1. IAU Name Adopted

   The International Astronomical Union officially approves the crater name.

Scientific Sources & References

• IAU Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature — Nikolay Dmitrievich; Soviet astronomer (1902-1955).
• Wikipedia (en) — Moiseev (crater)

Name Origin

Nikolay Dmitrievich; Soviet astronomer (1902-1955).