Babakin (moon crater)
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position | 20.82 ° S , 123.22 ° O | |
diameter | 19 km | |
Card sheet | 101 (PDF) | |
Named after | Georgi Nikolajewitsch Babakin (1914–1971) | |
Named since | 1973 | |
Unless otherwise stated, the information comes from the entry in the IAU / USGS database |
Babakin is a small impact crater in the southern half of the giant crater Fermi on the far side of the moon.
The crater rim of Babakin is symmetrical, circular and sharp-edged and shows only minor traces of erosion and a small depression on the northern edge. Its inner walls slope gently towards the center.
Web links
- Babakin in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature of the IAU (WGPSN) / USGS
- Babakin crater in the "Digital Lunar Orbiter Photographic Atlas of the Moon"