Shatalov (crater)
Crater on the Moon
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Shatalov is a relatively small lunar impact crater on the far side of the Moon.[1] It is located to the west-southwest of the Mare Moscoviense, one of the few lunar maria on the far side. To the east-southeast of Shatalov along the edge of the Mare Moscoviense is the larger crater Belyaev.
Oblique Lunar Orbiter 5 image | |
| Coordinates | 24.3°N 141.5°E |
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| Diameter | 21 km |
| Depth | Unknown |
| Colongitude | 220° at sunrise |
| Eponym | Vladimir A. Shatalov |
This is a bowl-shaped crater with a circular outer rim, a fairly typical appearance for a lunar crater of this size. Attached to the outer rim along the northeastern side is a small, cup-shaped impact crater. The interior of Shatalov is not marked by any impacts of significance.