Pupin (crater)

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Pupin
Pupin crater AS17-P-3049.jpg
Apollo 17 image
Coordinates 23°48′N11°00′W / 23.8°N 11.0°W / 23.8; -11.0 Coordinates: 23°48′N11°00′W / 23.8°N 11.0°W / 23.8; -11.0
Diameter 2 km
Depth 0.4 km
Colongitude 11° at sunrise
Eponym Mihajlo Pupin
Apollo 15 image Pupin crater AS15-M-1146.jpg
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.

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References

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