Humboldt (Moon)

Named after Wilhelm von Humboldt - German philologist (1767-1835).

Humboldt is a large lunar crater that is located near the eastern limb. Due to foreshortening this formation has an extremely oblong appearance. The actual shape of the crater is an irregular circle, with a significant indentation along the southeastern rim where the prominent crater Barnard intrudes. To the north-northwest is the large crater Hecataeus. (wikipedia entry)

A crater is a circular depression likely created by an impact event. On the Moon they are named after deceased scientists, polar explorers, astronauts or cosmonauts.