The Crater Artsimovich

Feature Profile & Selenographic Data

Feature type

crater

Coordinates

27.61° N · 36.63° W

Diameter

7.96 km

IAU approval

1973/01/01 00:00:00

LAC quadrangle

LAC-39 · Aristarchus

Geological Chronicle

Artsimovich is a small lunar impact crater located in the western Mare Imbrium of the Earth's Moon. The formation spans an official diameter of 7.96 kilometers.

This is a circular crater forming a cup-shaped excavation in the surface of the lunar mare. It is recorded in the IAU Gazetteer under quadrangle LAC-39.

Chronology & Exploration

1. IAU Name Adopted

   The International Astronomical Union officially approves the crater name.

Scientific Sources & References

• IAU Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature — Lev Andreevich; Soviet physicist (1909-1973).
• Wikipedia (en) — Artsimovich (crater)

Name Origin

Lev Andreevich; Soviet physicist (1909-1973).