Grignard is a
lunarimpact crater on the lunar near side near the northern pole. The crater is located Northeast of
Sylvester crater (diameter of 58 km) and is directly adjacent to the
Hermite crater (diameter of 104 km). The crater was adopted and named after French
chemistVictor Grignard by the
IAU in 2009.[1]
Menzel, D. H.; Minnaert, M.; Levin, B.; Dollfus, A.; Bell, B. (1971). "Report on Lunar Nomenclature by the Working Group of Commission 17 of the IAU". Space Science Reviews. 12 (2): 136–186.
Bibcode:
1971SSRv...12..136M.
doi:
10.1007/BF00171763.
S2CID122125855.