Perel'man (crater)

Perel'man (crater)

Perel'man (near center) and Bowditch (lower left) from Apollo 15. NASA photo.
Diameter 46 km
Depth Unknown
Colongitude 255° at sunrise
Eponym Yakov I. Perelman

Perel'man is a worn impact crater that lies on the Moon's far side. It is located less than one crater diameter to the northwest of the prominent crater Scaliger. To the west-southwest is the elongated Bowditch. Southwest of Perel'man is a small lunar mare that has been named Lacus Solitudinis.

This crater is generally unremarkable. It is worn and eroded with an uneven outer rim. The satellite crater Perel'man E is attached to the eastern exterior. The crater is free of significant overlapping impacts. There is a low ridge near the mid-point of the interior floor.

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 Perel'man.

Perel'man Latitude Longitude Diameter
E 23.9° S 107.2° E 28 km
S 24.3° S 104.4° E 26 km

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