Craterra

Lunar Impact Crater

The Crater Tamm

Tamm is a lunar impact crater spanning 40.54 kilometers across the Moon.

Feature Profile & Selenographic Data

Feature type
crater
Coordinates
4.32° S · 146.38° E
Diameter
40.54 km
IAU approval
1979/01/01 00:00:00
LAC quadrangle
LAC-84 · Dellinger

Geological Chronicle

Tamm is a shallow lunar impact crater. The formation spans an official diameter of 40.54 kilometers.

It is located to the west-northwest of the much larger and more prominent crater Chaplygin. It is recorded in the IAU Gazetteer under quadrangle LAC-84.

Chronology & Exploration

  1. IAU Name Adopted

    The International Astronomical Union officially approves the crater name.

Scientific Sources & References

Name Origin

Igor Yevgenyevich; Soviet physicist, Nobel laureate (1895-1971).

Interactive Lunar Surface

Explore Tamm in 3D

Inspect lunar elevation data and the official selenographic position.