The Crater Gavrilov

Feature Profile & Selenographic Data

Feature type

crater

Coordinates

17.41° N · 131.22° E

Diameter

61.62 km

IAU approval

1970/01/01 00:00:00

LAC quadrangle

LAC-48 · Mare Moscoviense

Geological Chronicle

Gavrilov is a lunar impact crater on the far side of the Moon. The formation spans an official diameter of 61.62 kilometers.

It lies to the south of the heavily eroded crater Vernadskiy, and north of Vetchinkin. It is recorded in the IAU Gazetteer under quadrangle LAC-48.

Chronology & Exploration

1. IAU Name Adopted

   The International Astronomical Union officially approves the crater name.

Scientific Sources & References

• IAU Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature — Aleksandr Ivanovich; Soviet rocket engineer (1884-1955), Igor V.; Soviet astronomer (1928-1982).
• Wikipedia (en) — Gavrilov (crater)

Name Origin

Aleksandr Ivanovich; Soviet rocket engineer (1884-1955), Igor V.; Soviet astronomer (1928-1982).