Perepelkin (lunar crater)
Crater on the Moon
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Perepelkin is a lunar impact crater that is located on the far side of the Moon,[1] just to the south of the similar crater Love. Attached to the exterior of its southern rim is the smaller Shirakatsi. Less than one crater diameter to the east-northeast is Lane, and to the west-southwest are the co-joined Danjon and D'Arsonval.
Apollo 17 Mapping Camera image | |
| Coordinates | 9.99°S 128.80°E |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 88.74 km (55.14 mi) |
| Colongitude | 231° at sunrise |
| Eponym | Yevgeny Perepyolkin |
The rim of this crater is relatively heavily eroded, and is similar in appearance to Love to the north. Along the western inner wall is an odd, pear-shaped crater that is probably a merge of two impacts. There is a short chain of small craters along the southwestern inner wall. The floor is pitted by tiny impacts, but is relatively level compared to the surrounding terrain. There is a small central peak at the midpoint that has a ridge extension to the southeast.
The crater was named after Soviet astrophysicist Yevgeny Perepyolkin by the IAU in 1970.[2] The crater was known as Crater 285 prior to naming.[3]
Satellite craters
By convention these features are identified on lunar maps by placing the letter on the side of the crater midpoint that is closest to Perepelkin.
| Perepelkin | Latitude | Longitude | Diameter |
|---|---|---|---|
| P | 12.4° S | 127.3° E | 25 km |
