Dobrovol'skiy
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Dobrovol'skiy
Lat: 12.8°S, Long: 129.7°E, Diam: 38 km, Depth: km, Rükl: (farside) |
left: Lunar Orbiter I Shirakatsi and Dobrovol'skiy right: LROC
Images
LPOD Photo Gallery Lunar Orbiter Images Apollo Images
- Although Dobrovol'skiy is not mentioned in the LPI's Apollo Image Atlas, this crater WAS frequently photographed during Project Apollo!
- It (Dobrovol'skiy) was captured near the right margin of Apollo 17's orbital panoramic ITEK-camera frame AS17-P-2773, and right of centre of Fairchild-camera frame AS17-M-1580.
Research: Danny Caes
Maps
Description
Description: Wikipedia
Additional Information
The odd appearance of the wall slump on the floor of Dobrovol'skiy, from nearby Shirakatsi, looks very much like the one on the floor of Klute, from nearby Klute W. - DannyCaes Sep 4, 2014
Nomenclature
Georgy Timofeyevich; Soviet cosmonaut (1928-1971).
LPOD Articles
Bibliography
APOLLO OVER THE MOON; A VIEW FROM ORBIT, Chapter 5: Craters (Part 4), Figure 148 (the small one of the depicted craterpair is Dobrovol'skiy).