The Crater Krylov

Feature Profile & Selenographic Data

Feature type

crater

Coordinates

35.26° N · 166.11° W

Diameter

49.83 km

IAU approval

1970/01/01 00:00:00

LAC quadrangle

LAC-33 · Schneller

Geological Chronicle

Krylov is a lunar impact crater on the far side of the Moon. The formation spans an official diameter of 49.83 kilometers.

It lies about one crater diameter to the northwest of Cockroft, and due west of Evershed. It is recorded in the IAU Gazetteer under quadrangle LAC-33.

Chronology & Exploration

1. IAU Name Adopted

   The International Astronomical Union officially approves the crater name.

Scientific Sources & References

• IAU Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature — Aleksei Nikolaevich; Soviet mathematician, mechanical engineer (1863-1945).
• Wikipedia (en) — Krylov (crater)

Name Origin

Aleksei Nikolaevich; Soviet mathematician, mechanical engineer (1863-1945).