Patsaev (crater)

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Crater characteristics
Coordinates	16.7° S, 133.4° E
Diameter	55 km
Depth	Unknown
Colongitude	227° at sunrise
Eponym	Viktor I. Patsayev

Patsaev is a lunar crater that lies on the far side of the Moon, to the northeast of the prominent Tsiolkovskiy crater. To the northwest is the smaller Lander crater.

This is a heavily damage crater that now appears as little more than an irregular depression in the surface. Both the outer rim and interior floor are streaked in jumbled ridges of material that is radial to Tsiolkovskiy. Most likely this is ejecta desposited during the Tsiolkovskiy formation.

1 Kira
2 Satellite craters
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Kira

Within 'Patsaev Q' is a tiny crater that was officially designated Kira by the IAU. Kira is a russian feminine name—the crater is not actually named for any specific person. The selenographic coordinates of this feature are 17.6° S, 132.8° E, and the diameter is 3 km.

[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 Patsaev crater.

Alder	Latitude	Longitude	Diameter
Patsaev K	18.8° S	134.5° E	53 km
Patsaev Q	17.8° S	132.7° E	34 km

The satellite crater 'Patsaev Q' is located just to the southwest of Patsaev. In the past it was suggested that this feature be renamed to Chenier, in honor of André Marie Chénier the french poet, but this was never adopted by the IAU.

[edit] References

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