Krasnov (moon crater)
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| Krasnov (bottom right) and surroundings ( LROC -WAC) | ||
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| position | 29.96 ° S , 79.78 ° W | |
| diameter | 39 km | |
| depth | 4560 m | |
| Card sheet | 91 (PDF) | |
| Named after | Alexander Wassiljewitsch Krasnow (1866-1911) | |
| Named since | 1964 | |
| Unless otherwise stated, the information comes from the entry in the IAU / USGS database | ||
Krasnov is an impact crater on the extreme western edge of the front of the moon , at the southern end of the Montes Cordillera , south of the Eichstadt crater and southeast of Pettit . The crater is deep, with sharp edges, traces of concentric landslides can be seen on the inner slopes and the interior has a central mountain .
| Letter | position | diameter | link |
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| A. | 30.06 ° S , 80.51 ° W | 10 km | [1] |
| B. | 29.54 ° S , 80.34 ° W | 13 km | [2] |
| C. | 26.32 ° S , 81.44 ° W | 10 km | [3] |
| D. | 33.99 ° S , 80.22 ° W | 12 km | [4] |
The crater was officially named by the IAU in 1964 after the Russian astronomer Alexander Wassiljewitsch Krasnow .
Web links
- Krasnov in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature of the IAU (WGPSN) / USGS
- Krasnov on The-Moon Wiki
Individual evidence
- ^ John E. Westfall: Atlas of the Lunar Terminator. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge et al. 2000, ISBN 0-521-59002-7 .