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Kurchatov (crater)
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| Crater characteristics | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 38.3° N, 142.1° E |
| Diameter | 106 km |
| Depth | Unknown |
| Colongitude | 218° at sunrise |
| Eponym | Igor V. Kurchatov |
Kurchatov is a lunar impact crater that is located on the Moon's far side. It is just to the southwest of the Wiener crater, and further to the southeast of Bridgman crater. A couple of crater diameters to the south of Kurchatov is the northern edge of the Mare Moscoviense.
This is a worn and eroded crater formation, with a pair of small craters laying across the northern rim, and a generally worn and pitted rim and inner wall. A small crater lies along the northern inner wall and a bowl-shaped crater at the northwest edge of the interior floor. There is a small, elongated central ridge near the mid-point, and the interior floor is pitted with tiny craterlets.
Beginning to the south of Kurchatov and running toward the west-northwest is a crater chain designated Catena Kurchatov. The chain ends to the southeast of Becquerel crater.
By convention these features are identified on lunar maps by placing the letter on the side of the crater mid-point that is closest to Kurchatov crater.
| Kurchatov | Latitude | Longitude | Diameter |
|---|---|---|---|
| T | 38.0° N | 138.0° E | 27 km |
| W | 40.4° N | 140.4° E | 33 km |
| X | 41.3° N | 139.9° E | 17 km |
| Z | 41.0° N | 141.8° E | 27 km |
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