Herodotus (crater)

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Herodotus is an impact crater on the moon northwestern front in the plane of Oceanus Procellarum. It is located immediately west of the crater Aristarchus conspicuous rays.

North of Herodotus runs the Vallis schroeteri, an initially 10 km wide, spiral moon valley, which initially heads north, then northwest and finally runs to the southwest.

The crater itself is flooded inside the crater rim is eroded.

The crater was officially named by the IAU in 1935 by the Greek historian Herodotus.