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Perelʹman (crater)

Coordinates: 24°00′S 106°00′E / 24.0°S 106.0°E / -24.0; 106.0
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Perelʹman
Apollo 15 image
Coordinates24°00′S 106°00′E / 24.0°S 106.0°E / -24.0; 106.0
Diameter46 km
DepthUnknown
Colongitude255° at sunrise
EponymYakov I. Perelman

Perelʹman is a worn impact crater that lies on the Moon's far side. It is located less than one crater diameter to the northwest of the prominent crater Scaliger. To the west-southwest is the elongated Bowditch. Southwest of Perelʹman is a small lunar mare that has been named Lacus Solitudinis.

This crater is generally unremarkable. It is worn and eroded with an uneven outer rim. The satellite crater Perelʹman E is attached to the eastern exterior. The crater is free of significant overlapping impacts. There is a low ridge near the midpoint of the interior floor.

Satellite craters

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By convention these features are identified on lunar maps by placing the letter on the side of the crater midpoint that is closest to Perelʹman.

Perelʹman Latitude Longitude Diameter
E 23.9° S 107.2° E 28 km
S 24.3° S 104.4° E 26 km

References

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