Babakin (lunar crater)

Babakin
Apollo 15 image
Coordinates20°49′S 123°16′E / 20.81°S 123.26°E / -20.81; 123.26
Diameter19.15 km (11.90 mi)[1]
DepthUnknown
Colongitude237° at sunrise
EponymGeorgy Babakin

Babakin is a small lunar impact crater that is located in the southern part of the walled basin Fermi on the far side of the Moon.[2] The crater was named by the IAU in 1973, after Soviet space scientist Georgy Babakin (1914–1971).[1]

The crater rim is symmetrical, circular and sharp-edged, with only some minor erosion and a slight depression along the northern edge. The interior walls slope downward gently toward the center.[3][4] The infrared spectrum of pure crystalline plagioclase has been identified on the south wall.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 "Babakin". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.
  2. ↑ Byrne, Charles J. (2008). The Far Side of the Moon. Springer. p. 25. ISBN 978-1-4899-8806-5.
  3. ↑ "LTO-101B4 Babakin". Lunar Topographic Orthophotomap (LTO) Series. Lunar and Planetary Institute. Retrieved 2026-05-27.
  4. ↑ Bussey, B.; Spudis, P. (2004). The Clementine Atlas of the Moon. New York: Cambridge University Press. p. 101. ISBN 978-0-521-81528-4.
  5. ↑ Donaldson Hanna, K. L.; et al. (July 2014). "Global assessment of pure crystalline plagioclase across the Moon and implications for the evolution of the primary crust". Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets. 119 (7): 1516–1545. Bibcode:2014JGRE..119.1516D. doi:10.1002/2013JE004476.

Sources

  • Price, Fred W. (1988). The Moon Observer's Handbook. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-33500-3.
  • 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.
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