[1] Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 1985.

[2] There is an irregular depression next to the central peak complex of Hauptmann, making it a pit-floor crater.

[3] Hauptmann is south of Kālidāsā crater and northwest of Milton.

A dark spot of low reflectance material (LRM) is present to the southwest of Hauptmann.

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