Kepínski (moon crater)
| Kepinski | ||
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| position | 28.56 ° N , 126.56 ° O | |
| diameter | 32 km | |
| Card sheet | 47 (PDF) | |
| Named after | Felicjan Kępiński (1885–1966) | |
| Named since | 1979 | |
| Unless otherwise stated, the information comes from the entry in the IAU / USGS database | ||
Kepínski is an impact crater on the back of the Earth's moon and therefore can not be observed directly from Earth . It is located northwest of Vernadskiy crater and northeast of Meggers .
The outer crater wall of Kepínski has been slightly eroded by subsequent impacts, especially on the south-western side. The inner walls slope down to the bottom of the crater without showing any special features. The crater floor is dominated by a centrally located, bowl-shaped crater, which is slightly offset to the northwest from the center. The diameter of this central impact is less than half that of Kepinski, although it too has a small outer wall.
| Letter | position | diameter | link |
|---|---|---|---|
| C. | 29.96 ° N , 127.89 ° O | 22 km | [1] |
| N | 26.5 ° N , 126.05 ° O | 40 km | [2] |
| W. | 29.8 ° N , 124.77 ° O | 26 km | [3] |
The crater was officially named by the IAU in 1979 after the Polish astronomer Felicjan Kępiński .
Web links
- Kepínski in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature of the IAU (WGPSN) / USGS
- Kepínski crater in the "Digital Lunar Orbiter Photographic Atlas of the Moon"
