Beketov (Crater)

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Short description: Lunar impact crater
Beketov
Oblique Apollo 15 panoramic camera image
Diameter8.3 km
Depth1.0 km
Colongitude331° at sunrise
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.

References

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




Categories: [Impact craters on the Moon]


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