Vernadskiy (crater)

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Crater characteristics
Coordinates	23.2° N, 130.5° E
Diameter	91 km
Depth	Unknown
Colongitude	230° at sunrise
Eponym	Vladimir I. Vernadsky

Vernadskiy is a lunar crater on the far side of the Moon, behind the visible eastern limb. It lies to the west-northwest of the smaller Siedentopf crater. To the south is the Gavrilov crater, and much further to the west is the Meggers crater.

This is a formation that has seen better days. The outer rim has been bombarded by a myriad of lesser impacts, producing an eroded and irregular edge. Attached to the outher rim to the northeast is the satellite crater 'Vernadskiy B', an equally-worn crater. The interior floor of Vernadskiy is also marked by a number of small impacts, although in general it is more level than the uneven terrain that surrounds the crater.

Some sources list this crater as Vernadskij.

[edit] Satellite craters

By convention these features are identified on lunar maps by placing the letter on the side of the crater mid-point that is closest to Vernadskiy crater.