Idel'son (moon crater)
| Idel'son | ||
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| position | 81.4 ° S , 112.7 ° E | |
| diameter | 60 km | |
| Card sheet | 144 (PDF) | |
| Named after | Naum Ilyich Idel'son (1885–1951) | |
| Named since | 1970 | |
| Unless otherwise stated, the information comes from the entry in the IAU / USGS database | ||
Idel'son is an impact crater on the back of the moon near the South Pole . It is located southwest of Schrödinger . Its northern edge is covered by the larger Ganswindt crater .
This lunar crater was named in 1970 by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) after the Soviet astronomer, physicist and mathematician Naum Ilyich Idel'son (1885–1951).
Secondary crater
Further south is the Idel'son L secondary crater .
| Letter | position | diameter | link |
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| L. | 82.4 ° S , 115.8 ° E | 28 km |