Beketov (crater)

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Beketov
Beketov crater AS15-P-9866.jpg
Oblique Apollo 15 panoramic camera image
Coordinates 16°18′N29°12′E / 16.3°N 29.2°E / 16.3; 29.2
Diameter 8.3 km
Depth 1.0 km
Colongitude 331° at sunrise
Eponym Nikolay N. Beketov
The crater area in selenochromatic format (Si). More infos here : https://www.gawh.it/main/selenocromatica Posidonius-Agrippa Si - Aldo Ferruggia.jpg
The crater area in selenochromatic format (Si). More infos here : https://www.gawh.it/main/selenocromatica
Apollo 17 panoramic camera image Beketov crater AS17-P-2759.jpg
Apollo 17 panoramic camera image

Beketov is a small lunar impact crater that lies in the northern reaches of the Mare Tranquillitatis. It is named after Russian chemist Nikolay Beketov. [1] To the south is the ghost crater Jansen R. Northeast of Beketov, along the edge of the mare, is the crater Vitruvius. Beketov was previously designated Jansen C before being named by the IAU. The flooded crater Jansen itself lies to the south.

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References

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