Fedorov (crater)

Coordinates: 28°14′N 37°03′W / 28.23°N 37.05°W / 28.23; -37.05
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Fedorov
Coordinates28°14′N 37°03′W / 28.23°N 37.05°W / 28.23; -37.05
Diameter7 km
DepthUnknown
Colongitude37° at sunrise
EponymA. P. Fyodorov
Oblique view from Apollo 15
Oblique view from Apollo 17

Fedorov is a lunar geologic feature ("crater" in IAU nomenclature) located in the western Mare Imbrium. It was named after Russian rocket scientist A. P. Fyodorov.[1] It lies east-northeast of the crater Diophantus, and southeast of Delisle. About 20 kilometers to the south-southeast is the slightly larger formation of Artsimovich.

This feature is slightly elongated and oddly shaped, with a ridge on the northern side. This ridge is about as large around the base as Federov crater, and rises about 0.8 km above the surrounding lunar mare.

References

  1. ^ "Fedorov (crater)". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.

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