Leonov ( lat. Leonov ) - a large ancient impact crater in the northern hemisphere of the far side of the moon . The name was given in honor of the Soviet cosmonaut Alexei Arkhipovich Leonov (born 1934) and approved by the International Astronomical Union in 1970. The formation of the crater dates back to the nectar period [1] .
| Leonov | |
|---|---|
| lat Lenov | |
 Shot of the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter probe. | |
| Specifications | |
| Diameter | 34 km |
| Deepest | 2068 m |
| Title | |
| Eponym | Alexei Arkhipovich Leonov (born 1934) - Soviet cosmonaut No. 11, the first man to go into open space . |
| Location | |
| Heavenly body | Moon |
Content
Crater Description
The immediate neighbors of the crater are Belyaev Crater in the northwest; Mosquito crater in the northeast; Nagaoka Crater in the east; Kolschüter Crater in the southeast; St. John Crater in the south and Zu Chun-ji Crater in the southwest. To the north of Leonov Crater is the Sea of Moscow [2] . Selenographic coordinates of the center of the crater , diameter 34.0 km [3] , depth 2.1 km [1] .
Leonov Crater has a circular shape with a small protrusion in the northwestern part and is moderately destroyed. The shaft is flattened and marked by many small craters. The shaft height above the surrounding area reaches 950 m [1] , the crater volume is about 770 km³ [1] . The bottom of the bowl is flat, dotted with many small craters, has no noticeable structures.
Satellite Craters
Are absent.
See also
- List of Craters on the Moon
- Lunar crater
- Morphological catalog of Moon Craters
- Planetary nomenclature
- Selenography
- Mineralogy of the Moon
- Geology of the moon
- Late heavy bombardment
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 Lunar Impact Crater Database . Losiak A., Kohout T., O'Sulllivan K., Thaisen K., Weider S. (Lunar and Planetary Institute, Lunar Exploration Intern Program, 2009); updated by Öhman T. in 2011. Archived page .
- ↑ Leonov Crater on the LAC-48 map
- ↑ Handbook of the International Astronomical Union