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Moiseev (crater)

Coordinates: 9°30′N 103°18′E / 9.5°N 103.3°E / 9.5; 103.3
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Moiseev
Oblique Apollo 16 mapping camera image, with Moiseev in lower left and Moiseev Z in upper right
Coordinates9°30′N 103°18′E / 9.5°N 103.3°E / 9.5; 103.3
Diameter59 km
Colongitude254° at sunrise
EponymNikolay Moiseyev
Moiseev crater (center) and Moiseev Z (behind it). From Apollo 11

Moiseev is a lunar impact crater that is located just on the far side of the Moon. It lies to the south-southwest of the slightly larger crater Hertz, and north of Saenger. To the southeast lies the irregular crater Al-Khwarizmi.

Moiseev overlies the southern rim of the larger satellite formation Moiseev Z. The crater is not significantly worn, and is marked only by a few tiny craterlets in the interior. The rim is generally circular, but has an outward bulge and a wider interior wall to the west-southwest. There are some terrace structures around the inner eastern wall, while the western inner wall has more of a slumped appearance. At the midpoint of the flattened interior is a formation of low hills forming the crater's central peak complex.

Naming

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The crater is named after Soviet astronomer Nikolay Moiseyev. Prior to naming in 1970 by the IAU,[1] Moiseev was known as Crater 198, and Moiseev Z was known as Crater 197.[2]

Satellite craters

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

Moiseev Latitude Longitude Diameter
S 8.7° N 100.7° E 29 km
Z 11.2° N 103.4° E 80 km

References

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  1. ^ "Moiseev (crater)". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.
  2. ^ Lunar Farside Chart (LFC-1A)


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