The Crater Bondarenko

Feature Profile & Selenographic Data

Feature type

crater

Coordinates

17.24° S · 136.89° E

Diameter

28.26 km

IAU approval

1991/01/01 00:00:00

LAC quadrangle

LAC-102 · Gagarin

Geological Chronicle

Bondarenko is a lunar impact crater on the far side of the Moon. The formation spans an official diameter of 28.26 kilometers.

It is located to the northeast of the large, dark-floored crater Tsiolkovskiy, and south of the crater Chauvenet. It is recorded in the IAU Gazetteer under quadrangle LAC-102.

Chronology & Exploration

1. IAU Name Adopted

   The International Astronomical Union officially approves the crater name.

Scientific Sources & References

• IAU Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature — Valentin Vasilyevich; Soviet student-cosmonaut (1937-1961).
• Wikipedia (en) — Bondarenko (crater)

Name Origin

Valentin Vasilyevich; Soviet student-cosmonaut (1937-1961).