The Crater Racah

Feature Profile & Selenographic Data

Feature type

crater

Coordinates

13.50° S · 179.87° W

Diameter

71.91 km

IAU approval

1970/01/01 00:00:00

LAC quadrangle

LAC-86 · Icarus

Geological Chronicle

Racah is a degraded lunar impact crater on the far side of the Moon. The formation spans an official diameter of 71.91 kilometers.

It lies almost due south of the larger crater Daedalus, and crosses lunar longitude 180° W, i.e. It is recorded in the IAU Gazetteer under quadrangle LAC-86.

Chronology & Exploration

1. IAU Name Adopted

   The International Astronomical Union officially approves the crater name.

Scientific Sources & References

• IAU Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature — Giulio; Italian-Israeli physicist (1909-1965).
• Wikipedia (en) — Racah (crater)

Name Origin

Giulio; Italian-Israeli physicist (1909-1965).