Koval'skiy (crater)
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| Crater characteristics | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 21.9° S, 101.0° E |
| Diameter | 49 km |
| Depth | Unknown |
| Colongitude | 259° at sunrise |
| Eponym | Marian A. Kowalski |
Koval'skiy is a lunar crater on the far side of the Moon. It lies about a crater diameter to the southeast of the prominent Sklodowska crater, and to the north-northwest of Bowditch crater and Lacus Solitudinis, a small lunar mare.
This feature has been heavily damaged by overlapping impacts, leaving it scarcely distinguishable from the irregular lunar terrain. The satellite crater 'Koval'skiy P' is laid across the southwestern rim, and 'Koval'skiy B' is intruding into the northeastern rim. A small crater also lays across the northwest rim. The interior is irregular and marked by several small craterlets.
'Koval'skiy K' lies at the mid-point of a high albedo patch. A single faint ray extends to the southeast directly across Koval'sky crater.
[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 Koval'skiy crater.
| Koval'skiy | 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 |
[edit] References
- See the reference table for the general listing of literature and web sites that were used in the compilation of this page.
