Sanford (moon crater)

Sanford
position	32.4 °  N , 139.19 °  W Coordinates: 32 ° 24 '0 "  N , 139 ° 11' 24"  W.
diameter	55 km
Card sheet	34 (PDF)
Named after	Roscoe Frank Sanford (1883-1958)
Named since	1970
Unless otherwise stated, the information comes from the entry in the IAU / USGS database

Sanford is an impact crater on the back of the moon with a diameter of 55 kilometers. It is located in the south-south-east of Klute and in the west-north-west of Teisserenc . The crater was officially named by the IAU in 1970 after the French astronomer Roscoe Frank .

List of Sanford minor craters

Letter	position	diameter	link
C.	33.89 °  N , 137.34 °  W	18 km	[1]
T	32.41 °  N , 143.69 °  W	43 km	[2]
W.	33.42 °  N , 140.57 °  W	38 km	[3]
Y	33.54 °  N , 139.62 °  W	21 km	[4]

Web links

• Sanford in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature of the IAU (WGPSN) / USGS
• Sanford on The-Moon Wiki