Andronov (crater)

Andronov
	Apollo 15 image
Coordinates	22°42′S 146°06′E / 22.7°S 146.1°E
Diameter	16.57 km (10.30 mi)
Depth	Unknown
Colongitude	214° at sunrise
Eponym	Aleksandr A. Andronov

Andronov is a small lunar impact crater that lies across the southwest rim of the walled plain named Gagarin. It is located on the southern hemisphere of the far side of the Moon, and can not be seen directly from the Earth. Just to the west of Andronov is the crater Levi-Civita.^[2]

Andronov is a circular, bowl-shaped formation with a small central floor. There is a tiny craterlet in the northern interior wall. This feature is otherwise unremarkable, and is similar in appearance to many other small craters to be found across the lunar surface.^[3]^[4]

This crater is named after Soviet physicist Aleksandr A. Andronov (1901-1952). Its designation was formally adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 1976.^[1]

References

1 2 "Andronov". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.
↑ Byrne, Charles J. (2008). The Far Side of the Moon. Springer. pp. 27–28. ISBN 978-1-4899-8806-5.
↑ Bussey, B.; Spudis, P. (2004). The Clementine Atlas of the Moon. New York: Cambridge University Press. p. 102. ISBN 978-0-521-81528-4.
↑ "LTO-102B3, Andronov". Lunar Topographic Orthophotomap. Lunar & Planetary Institute. Retrieved 2026-05-16.

Sources

Rükl, Antonín (1990). Atlas of the Moon. Kalmbach Books. ISBN 978-0-913135-17-4.
Wlasuk, Peter T. (2000). Observing the Moon. Springer. ISBN 978-1-85233-193-1.

External links

Media related to Andronov (crater) at Wikimedia Commons

[GPN-1] 1 2 "Andronov". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.

[Byrne_2008-2] Byrne, Charles J. (2008). The Far Side of the Moon. Springer. pp. 27–28. ISBN 978-1-4899-8806-5.

[Bussey_Spudis_2004-3] Bussey, B.; Spudis, P. (2004). The Clementine Atlas of the Moon. New York: Cambridge University Press. p. 102. ISBN 978-0-521-81528-4.

[LTO-102B3-4] "LTO-102B3, Andronov". Lunar Topographic Orthophotomap. Lunar & Planetary Institute. Retrieved 2026-05-16.

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