Petropavlovskiy (crater)
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Petropavlovsky is a crater
on the far side of the Moon
. It is attached to the southern rim of the slightly larger crater Razumov
, intruding slightly into the interior. Just to the west is the crater Frost
, along the southern rim of the walled plain Landau
.
This is a moderately eroded feature, with a worn outer rim that is marked by several lesser impacts. A merged pair of small craters cuts across the northwestern rim and inner wall, and another craterlet lies along the southeast rim. The interior floor is relatively level, except for a double central peak formation at the mid-point.
Impact crater
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on the far side of the Moon
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. It is attached to the southern rim of the slightly larger crater Razumov
Razumov (crater)
Razumov is an impact crater on the far side of the Moon, beyond the northwestern limb as seen from the Earth. It lies along the southeastern outer rim of the walled plain Landau. Intruding slightly into the southern rim is the slightly smaller crater Petropavlovskiy...
, intruding slightly into the interior. Just to the west is the crater Frost
Frost (crater)
Frost is a lunar crater that is attached to the southern rim of the walled plain Landau, and lies on the far side of the Moon. Just to the east is Petropavlovskiy, and to the northeast along the edge of Landau is Razumov...
, along the southern rim of the walled plain Landau
Landau (crater)
Landau is a large lunar crater that is located in the northern hemisphere on the far side of the Moon. It was named after physicist Lev Landau. The crater Wegener is attached to the northeastern rim. Attached to the southeastern rim is Frost....
.
This is a moderately eroded feature, with a worn outer rim that is marked by several lesser impacts. A merged pair of small craters cuts across the northwestern rim and inner wall, and another craterlet lies along the southeast rim. The interior floor is relatively level, except for a double central peak formation at the mid-point.
Satellite craters
By convention these features are identified on lunar maps by placing the letter on the side of the crater mid-point that is closest to Petropavlovskiy.| Petropavlovskiy | Latitude | Longitude | Diameter |
|---|---|---|---|
| M | 34.5° N | 114.7° W | 22 km |