Perepelkin (lunar crater)
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| Crater characteristics | |
| Coordinates | 10.0° S, 129.0° E |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 97 km |
| Depth | Unknown |
| Colongitude | 231° at sunrise |
| Eponym | Evgenij J. Perepelkin |
Perepelkin is a lunar impact crater that is located just to the south of the similar Love crater. Attached to the exterior of its southern rim is the smaller Shirakatsi crater. Less than a crater diameter to the east-northeast is Lane crater, and to the west-southwest are the co-joined Danjon and D'Arsonval craters.
The rim of this crater is relatively heavily eroded, and is similar in appearance to Love crater to the north. Along the western inner wall is an odd, pear-shaped crater that is probably a merge of two impacts. There is a short chain of small craterlets along the southwestern inner wall. The floor is pitted by tiny impacts, but is relatively level compared to the surrounding terrain. There is a small central peak at the mid-point that has a ridge extension to the southeast.
[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 Perepelkin crater.
| Perepelkin | Latitude | Longitude | Diameter |
|---|---|---|---|
| P | 12.4° S | 127.3° E | 25 km |
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