Kurchatov
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Kurchatov
| Lat: 38.3°N, Long: 142.1°E, Diam: 106 km, Depth: km, Rükl: (farside) |
Table of Contents
[#Kurchatov Kurchatov]
[#Kurchatov-Images Images]
[#Kurchatov-Maps Maps]
[#Kurchatov-Description Description]
[#Kurchatov-Description: Wikipedia Description: Wikipedia]
[#Kurchatov-Additional Information Additional Information]
[#Kurchatov-Nomenclature Nomenclature]
[#Kurchatov-LPOD Articles LPOD Articles]
[#Kurchatov-Bibliography Bibliography]
left: //Clementine// . right: LROC . Nearby Wiener is seen at top right corner.
Images
LPOD Photo Gallery Lunar Orbiter Images Apollo Images
- Kurchatov was photographed during the mission of Apollo 13. It is noticeable near the upper right corner of frame AS13-60-8653. Kurchatov and nearby Wiener could be the most northern farside craters captured on Apollo-related Hasselblad color film.( The honor goes to dark-floored Campbell in the same image.- Nunki Nunki Sep 6, 2011)
- Research: Danny Caes.
Maps
(LAC zone 31C1) USGS Digital Nomenclature Atlas
Description
Description: Wikipedia
Additional Information
Nomenclature
- Igor' Vasil'evich Kurchatov; Soviet nuclear physicist (1903-1960).
- Discovered in Lunik 3 imaging of farside and named in Atlas of the Far Side of the Moon and approved by the IAU in 1961 (Whitaker, p 232).
LPOD Articles
Bibliography
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