Fedorov (crater)

Fedorov

Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter image
Coordinates	28°14′N 37°03′W / 28.23°N 37.05°WCoordinates: 28°14′N 37°03′W / 28.23°N 37.05°W
Diameter	7 km
Depth	Unknown
Colongitude	37° at sunrise
Eponym	A. P. Fedorov

Federov is a tiny lunar geologic feature ("crater" in IAU nomenclature) located in the western Mare Imbrium. It lies east-northeast of the crater Diophantus, and southeast of Delisle. About 20 kilometers to the south-southeast is the slightly larger formation of Artsimovich.

This feature is slightly elongated and oddly shaped, with a ridge on the northern side. This ridge is about as large around the base as Federov crater, and rises about 0.8 km above the surrounding lunar mare.

References

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External links

• LTO-39B1 Federov — L&PI topographic map of feature and vicinity