Kurchatov (crater)
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| Crater characteristics | |
| Coordinates | 38.3° N, 142.1° E |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 106 km |
| Depth | Unknown |
| Colongitude | 218° at sunrise |
| Eponym | Igor V. Kurchatov |
Kurchatov is a lunar impact crater that is located on the Moon's far side. It is just to the southwest of the Wiener crater, and further to the southeast of Bridgman crater. A couple of crater diameters to the south of Kurchatov is the northern edge of the Mare Moscoviense.
This is a worn and eroded crater formation, with a pair of small craters laying across the northern rim, and a generally worn and pitted rim and inner wall. A small crater lies along the northern inner wall and a bowl-shaped crater at the northwest edge of the interior floor. There is a small, elongated central ridge near the mid-point, and the interior floor is pitted with tiny craterlets.
Beginning to the south of Kurchatov and running toward the west-northwest is a crater chain designated Catena Kurchatov. The chain ends to the southeast of Becquerel crater.
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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 Kurchatov crater.
| Kurchatov | Latitude | Longitude | Diameter |
|---|---|---|---|
| T | 38.0° N | 138.0° E | 27 km |
| W | 40.4° N | 140.4° E | 33 km |
| X | 41.3° N | 139.9° E | 17 km |
| Z | 41.0° N | 141.8° E | 27 km |
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