The Crater Wan-Hoo (Van-Gu)

Feature Profile & Selenographic Data

Feature type

crater

Coordinates

9.96° S · 138.91° W

Diameter

53.28 km

IAU approval

1970/01/01 00:00:00

LAC quadrangle

LAC-88 · Vavilov

Geological Chronicle

Wan-Hoo is a lunar impact crater that is located on the Moon's far side, and it cannot be seen directly from the Earth. The formation spans an official diameter of 53.28 kilometers.

It lies to the southwest of a huge walled plain called Hertzsprung, within the outer skirt of ejecta. It is recorded in the IAU Gazetteer under quadrangle LAC-88.

Chronology & Exploration

1. IAU Name Adopted

   The International Astronomical Union officially approves the crater name.

Scientific Sources & References

• IAU Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature — Legendary Chinese inventor.
• Wikipedia (en) — Wan-Hoo (crater)

Name Origin

Legendary Chinese inventor.