The Crater Dobrovol'skiy

Feature Profile & Selenographic Data

Feature type

crater

Coordinates

12.83° S · 129.68° E

Diameter

38.4 km

IAU approval

1973/01/01 00:00:00

LAC quadrangle

LAC-83 · Langemak

Geological Chronicle

Dobrovolʹskiy is a small lunar impact crater on the Moon's far side. The formation spans an official diameter of 38.4 kilometers.

The northwest part of its rim is intruded upon by the somewhat larger crater Shirakatsi, and the outer rampart of that feature covers most of the interior floor of Dobrovolʹskiy. It is recorded in the IAU Gazetteer under quadrangle LAC-83.

Chronology & Exploration

1. IAU Name Adopted

   The International Astronomical Union officially approves the crater name.

Scientific Sources & References

• IAU Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature — Georgy Timofeyevich; Soviet cosmonaut (1928-1971).
• Wikipedia (en) — Dobrovolʹskiy (crater)

Name Origin

Georgy Timofeyevich; Soviet cosmonaut (1928-1971).