Orlov (crater)

Orlov

Lunar Orbiter 1 image
Coordinates	25.7°S 175.0°W / -25.7; -175.0
Diameter	81 km
Depth	Unknown
Colongitude	184° at sunrise
Formation	Nectarian
Eponym	Aleksandr I. Orlov Sergei V. Orlov

Lunar Orbiter 2 image

Orlov is a lunar impact crater located on the Moon's far side, to the northeast of the larger crater Leeuwenhoek. To the north-northwest of Orlov is De Vries, and to the east-southeast is Rumford.

On the lunar geologic timescale, Orlov dates to the Nectarian period. This crater lies between two larger satellite craters. Orlov Y is attached to the northern rim, and Leeuwenhoek E is connected along the southwest. The latter is also the location of an outward bulge in the rim of Orlov, giving it a wider interior wall along that side. There is some terracing along the eastern inner wall of Orlov. Orlov D, an oval-shaped crater, is attached to the outer rim along the northeast.

The interior floor of Orlov is relatively level with a central ridge formation located near the midpoint. The spectra of this peak fits an olivine-bearing gabbroic norite mineralogy, which originated from a depth of 8.1 to 12.8 km. There are some small craters along the extended inner wall to the southwest.

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 Orlov.

Orlov	Latitude	Longitude	Diameter
D	24.8° S	173.4° W	27 km
Y	22.8° S	175.1° W	126 km

Oblique view of Orlov at left and Orlov Y at right, with Leeuwenhoek in left background. Facing southwest. Apollo 17 image.

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