Patsaev Crater ( lat. Patsaev ) - a large ancient impact crater in the southern hemisphere of the far side of the moon . The name was given in honor of the Soviet cosmonaut Viktor Ivanovich Patsaev (1933-1971) and approved by the International Astronomical Union in 1973. The formation of the crater dates back to the nectar period [1] .
| Patsaev | |
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 Shot of the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter probe. Patsaev Crater in the center of the upper part of the image. | |
| Specifications | |
| Diameter | 55.3 km |
| Deepest | 2416 m |
| Title | |
| Eponym | Viktor Ivanovich Patsaev (1933-1971) - Soviet cosmonaut , died during the depressurization of the descent vehicle during the landing of Soyuz-11 . |
| Location | |
| Heavenly body | Moon |
Content
Crater Description
The immediate neighbors of the crater are the Lander Crater in the west-north-west; Volkov crater in the northwest; Chauvin Crater in the northeast; Bondarenko crater in the east; a small crater of Cyrus in the southwest (and further southwest of the Tsiolkovsky crater) [3] . Selenographic coordinates of the center of the crater , diameter 55.3 km [4] , depth 2.4 km [1] .
The Patsaev crater is significantly destroyed, covered by rocks ejected during the formation of the Tsiolkovsky crater and turned into a lowering area with difficult to distinguish boundaries. The satellite crater Lander K adjoins the northwestern part of the crater, and the Patsaev Q satellite satellite crater adjoins the southwestern part of the crater. The bottom of the crater bowl is crossed, without noticeable structures.
Satellite Craters
| Patsaev [4] | Coordinates | Diameter, km |
|---|---|---|
| K | 55.3 | |
| Q | 32.8 |
- The satellite crater Patsaev G was renamed the Bondarenko Crater by the International Astronomical Union in 1991.
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 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 .
- ↑ Map of the far side of the moon.
- ↑ Patsaev Crater on the LAC-102 map.
- ↑ 1 2 Handbook of the International Astronomical Union