Bredikhin (crater)

Bredikhin
LRO WAC mosaic
Coordinates17°18′N 158°12′W / 17.3°N 158.2°W / 17.3; -158.2
Diameter61.68 km[1]
DepthUnknown
Colongitude159° at sunrise
EponymFedor A. Bredikhin

Bredikhin is a lunar impact crater that is located on the far side of the Moon.[2] Bredikhin lies just to the west of the crater Mitra, and northeast of Raimond.[3] It is within the Dirichlet-Jackson Basin.[4]

This is a worn crater formation with features that have been dusted by material from the ray system of Jackson, about three crater diameters to the northwest. The rim is overlain by a small crater along the west-northwest. The most prominent feature within the interior is the crater which overlays much of the northwest floor, including the midpoint.[5]: 51 

This crater is named after Russian astronomer Fedor A. Bredikhin (1831–1904).[6] Prior to its designation being formally adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 1970,[1] this crater was known as Crater 233.[7]

Satellite craters

By convention these features are identified on lunar maps by placing the letter on the side of the crater midpoint that is closest to Bredikhin.[8]

Bredikhin[5]: 294  Latitude Longitude Diameter Ref
B 18.87° −157.24° 19.31 km WGPSN

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Bredikhin". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.
  2. ↑ Moore, Patrick (2000). The Data Book of Astronomy. CRC Press. p. 66. ISBN 978-1-4200-3344-1.
  3. ↑ Byrne, Charles J. (2008). The Far Side of the Moon. Springer. p. 134. ISBN 978-1-4899-8806-5.
  4. ↑ Deng, Jiayin; et al. (December 2022). "Diverse Geological Evolution of Impact Basins on the Moon". Remote Sensing. 14 (24): 6335. Bibcode:2022RemS...14.6335D. doi:10.3390/rs14246335.
  5. 1 2 Bussey, B.; Spudis, P. (2004). The Clementine Atlas of the Moon. New York: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-81528-4.
  6. ↑ Menzel, D. H.; et al. (1971). "Report on Lunar Nomenclature by the Working Group of Commission 17 of the IAU". Space Science Reviews. 12 (2): 136–186. Bibcode:1971SSRv...12..136M. doi:10.1007/BF00171763. S2CID 122125855.
  7. ↑ "Lunar Farside Chart (LFC-1A)". Lunar Farside Chart (LFC-1) Series (2nd ed.). Lunar and Planetary Institute. October 1967. Retrieved 2026-06-15.
  8. ↑ Grego, P. (2015). "Satellite Crater". In Hargitai, H.; Kereszturi, Á. (eds.). Encyclopedia of Planetary Landforms. New York, NY: Springer. doi:10.1007/978-1-4614-3134-3_328.

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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