Fedorov (crater)
Fedorov is a lunar geologic feature ("crater" in IAU nomenclature) located in the western Mare Imbrium named after Russian rocket scientist Aleksandr Petrovich Fedorov. It lies east-northeast of the crater Diophantus, and southeast of Delisle. About 20 kilometers to the south-southeast is the slightly larger formation of Artsimovich.
Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter image | |
| Coordinates | 28.23°N 37.05°W |
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| Diameter | 7 km |
| Depth | Unknown |
| Colongitude | 37° at sunrise |
| Eponym | Aleksandr Petrovich Fedorov |
This feature is slightly elongated and oddly shaped, with a ridge on the northern side. This ridge is about as large around the base as Federov crater, and rises about 0.8 km above the surrounding lunar mare.
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