Sharonov

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Sharonov

Lat: 12.4°N, Long: 173.3°E, Diam: 74 km, Depth: km, Rükl: (farside), Copernican

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Images

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WARNING:
Each one of the orbital photographs of Sharonov made by APOLLO 11 show a totally different region on the moon! They show the region near Mare Smythii and Hume!
Error detected by Danny Caes
- HiRes scan of Lunar Orbiter II's frame LO-II-034-h1 which captured Sharonov's chaotic floor in great detail! - DannyCaes Nov 11, 2012

Maps

(LAC zone 68A1) USGS Digital Atlas PDF

Description


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Sharonov

Additional Information


Nomenclature

Vsevolod Vasilievich; Soviet astronomer (1901-1964).
Sharonov seems to be a difficult name to write, because it is mentioned (several times) as Sharanov in Charles J. Byrne's The Far Side of the Moon; A Photographic Guide (Springer, 2008).

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