Kulik (crater)
 LRO mosaic | |
| Coordinates | 41°59′N 154°38′W / 41.98°N 154.63°W |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 60.46 km (37.57 mi) |
| Depth | Unknown |
| Colongitude | 156° at sunrise |
| Eponym | Leonid A. Kulik |
Kulik is a lunar impact crater that lies on the northern hemisphere of the Moon's far side.[1] The outer rim of this crater has been heavily impacted, particularly along the northern side which is almost entirely overlain by a pair of smaller craters. The southern inner wall is also marked by a cluster of small impacts, and there are small craters across the western rim and notching the eastern inner wall. The interior floor is nearly featureless, but a small central peak rises near the midpoint.
This crater lies about a crater diameter to the south of the crater Stoletov, and due west of the large Fowler. To the west is Schneller.
Prior to formal naming by the IAU in 1970,[2] Kulik was called Crater 80.[3]
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 Kulik.[4]
| Kulik | Latitude | Longitude | Diameter |
|---|---|---|---|
| J | 40.6° N | 151.4° W | 46 km |
| K | 39.1° N | 151.6° W | 42 km |
| L | 40.8° N | 153.5° W | 33 km |
References
- ↑ Moore, Patrick (2000). The Data Book of Astronomy. CRC Press. p. 69. ISBN 978-1-4200-3344-1.
- ↑ Kulik, Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature, International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)
- ↑ Lunar Farside Chart (LFC-1A), 2nd Edition October 1967
- ↑ 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.
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