Feature Profile & Selenographic Data
- Feature type
- crater
- Coordinates
- 4.20° N · 112.70° E
- Diameter
- 51 km
- IAU approval
- 1970/01/01 00:00:00
- LAC quadrangle
- LAC-65 · Ostwald
Geological Chronicle
Firsov is a lunar impact crater on the far side of the Moon. The formation spans an official diameter of 51 kilometers.
It is located to due south of the crater Lobachevskiy, and to the northwest of Abul Wáfa. It is recorded in the IAU Gazetteer under quadrangle LAC-65.
Chronology & Exploration
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IAU
Name Adopted
The International Astronomical Union officially approves the crater name.
Scientific Sources & References
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IAU Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature
— Georgij Frolovich; Soviet rocketry engineer (1917-1960).
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Wikipedia (en)
— Firsov (crater)
Name Origin
Georgij Frolovich; Soviet rocketry engineer (1917-1960).