The Crater Kulik

Feature Profile & Selenographic Data

Feature type

crater

Coordinates

41.98° N · 154.63° W

Diameter

60.46 km

IAU approval

1970/01/01 00:00:00

LAC quadrangle

LAC-34 · Fowler

Geological Chronicle

Kulik is a lunar impact crater that lies on the northern hemisphere of the Moon's far side. The formation spans an official diameter of 60.46 kilometers.

The outer rim of this crater has been heavily impacted, particularly along the northern side which is almost entirely overlain by a pair of smaller craters. It is recorded in the IAU Gazetteer under quadrangle LAC-34.

Chronology & Exploration

1. IAU Name Adopted

   The International Astronomical Union officially approves the crater name.

Scientific Sources & References

• IAU Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature — Leonid Alekseevich; Soviet mineralogist (1883-1942).
• Wikipedia (en) — Kulik (crater)

Name Origin

Leonid Alekseevich; Soviet mineralogist (1883-1942).