Kovalʹskiy (crater)
Crater on the Moon
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Kovalʹskiy is a crater on the far side of the Moon.[1] It lies about one crater diameter to the southeast of the prominent Sklodowska, and to the north-northwest of Bowditch and Lacus Solitudinis, a small lunar mare.
Apollo 15 image | |
| Coordinates | 21.9°S 101.0°E |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 49 km |
| Depth | Unknown |
| Colongitude | 259° at sunrise |
| Eponym | Marian A. Kowalski |
This feature has been heavily damaged by overlapping impacts, leaving it scarcely distinguishable from the irregular lunar terrain. The satellite crater Kovalʹskiy P lies across the southwestern rim, and Kovalʹskiy B intrudes into the northeastern rim. A small crater also lies across the northwestern rim. The interior is irregular and marked by several small craterlets.
Kovalʹskiy K lies at the midpoint of a high-albedo patch. A single faint ray extends to the southeast directly across Kovalʹsky.
Satellite craters
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By convention these features are identified on lunar maps by placing the letter on the side of the crater midpoint that is closest to Kovalʹskiy.[2]
| Kovalʹskiy | Latitude | Longitude | Diameter |
|---|---|---|---|
| B | 20.8° S | 101.5° E | 28 km |
| D | 20.9° S | 103.0° E | 19 km |
| H | 22.5° S | 102.6° E | 37 km |
| M | 23.8° S | 100.8° E | 18 km |
| P | 22.4° S | 100.3° E | 25 km |
| Q | 23.5° S | 98.7° E | 35 km |
| U | 21.1° S | 98.1° E | 25 km |
| Y | 20.8° S | 100.5° E | 19 km |
Kovalʹskiy P dates to the Eratosthenian period and has a meteoritic iron-rich impact melt.[3]