Van de Graaff (crater)
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Van de Graaff is a crater formation located on the far side of the Moon, on the northeast edge of Mare Ingenii.
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Coordinates | 27.4°S 172.2°E / -27.4; 172.2 |
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Diameter | 233 km |
Depth | 4.0 km |
Colongitude | 173° at sunrise |
Eponym | Robert J. Van de Graaff |
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The crater is named for physicist Robert J. Van de Graaff, whose groundbreaking work includes the invention of the Van de Graaff generator.[1]
Van de Graaff is one of the largest craters of Nectarian age.[2]