Babakin (lunar crater)

This article is about the crater on the Moon. For the Martian crater, see Babakin (Martian crater).

Babakin

Apollo 15 image
Coordinates	20°49′S123°16′E / 20.81°S 123.26°E / -20.81; 123.26
Diameter	19.15 km (11.90 mi)
Depth	Unknown
Colongitude	237° at sunrise
Eponym	Georgy Babakin

Babakin is a small lunar impact crater that is located in the southern part of the walled basin Fermi on the far side of the Moon. The crater was named by the IAU in 1973, after Soviet space scientist Georgy Babakin. ^[1]

The crater rim is symmetrical, circular and sharp-edged, with only some minor erosion and a slight depression along the northern edge. The interior walls slope downward gently toward the center.

References

1. "Babakin (lunar crater)". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.

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External links

• Media related to Babakin (lunar crater) at Wikimedia Commons
• LTO-101B4 Babakin — L&PI topographic map of crater and vicinity.