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Pupin (crater)

Coordinates: 23°48′N 11°00′W / 23.8°N 11.0°W / 23.8; -11.0
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Pupin
Apollo 17 image
Coordinates23°48′N 11°00′W / 23.8°N 11.0°W / 23.8; -11.0
Diameter2 km
Depth0.4 km
Colongitude11° at sunrise
EponymMihajlo Pupin
Apollo 15 image

Pupin is a tiny lunar impact crater located in the eastern part of the Mare Imbrium. It was named after Serbian-American physicist Mihajlo Pupin.[1] It lies to the southeast of the crater Timocharis, and was identified as Timocharis K prior to being renamed by the IAU. The mare near Pupin is otherwise devoid of significant impact craters, and is nearly featureless except for a faint dusting of ray material.

References

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  1. ^ "Pupin (crater)". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.