Dziewulski (crater)
 Oblique Apollo 16 mapping camera image Dziewulski crater is at top, Catena Dziewulski is linear feature at lower left | |
| Coordinates | 21°12′N 98°54′E / 21.2°N 98.9°E |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 63 km |
| Depth | Unknown |
| Colongitude | 262° at sunrise |
| Eponym | Wladyslaw Dziewulski |
Dziewulski is a lunar impact crater on the far side of the Moon. It lies between the craters Edison to the north and Popov to the south. The outer rim of this crater has been considerably worn by impacts, particularly along the southwest quadrant where the satellite crater Dziewulski Q overlies the rim and the interior floor. The northern rim is also heavily disrupted, and several small crater lie along the southeast rim. The interior floor and surrounding terrain has been resurfaced.
Beginning at the southern edge, a chain of craters forms a linear formation running to the southeast past Popov. Named Catena Dziewulski, this feature it is 70 km long and radial to the center of the Mare Orientale impact basin.[1]
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 Dziewulski.
| Dziewulski | Latitude | Longitude | Diameter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q | 20.5° N | 98.2° E | 32 km |
References
- ↑ Schenk, Paul M.; et al. (June 1996). "Cometary Nuclei and Tidal Disruption: The Geologic Record of Crater Chains on Callisto and Ganymede" (PDF). Icarus. 121 (2): 249–274. Bibcode:1996Icar..121..249S. doi:10.1006/icar.1996.0084. Retrieved 2026-05-22.
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