Babakin (lunar crater)

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Babakin
Babakin crater AS15-M-1035.jpg
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Coordinates 20°48′S123°18′E / 20.8°S 123.3°E / -20.8; 123.3 Coordinates: 20°48′S123°18′E / 20.8°S 123.3°E / -20.8; 123.3
Diameter 20 km
Depth Unknown
Colongitude 237° at sunrise
Eponym Georgi N. 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 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.

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