Geological Chronicle
Pavlov is a lunar impact crater on the far side of the Moon, spanning 143.05 kilometers in diameter. Located just north-northeast of the crater is Levi-Civita, with Jules Verne situated to the southeast. The feature is named for Soviet physiologist and Nobel laureate Ivan Petrovich Pavlov.
The outer rim of Pavlov is somewhat worn and damaged in a few locations, featuring outward bulges along the southern and eastern rims and smaller bulges to the west. Several small craters lie along the inner walls and interior floor, which is otherwise relatively flat and level.
Satellite crater Pavlov H lies along the east-southeastern edge of the floor, with a small crater chain leading to the northwest that culminates in a teardrop-shaped crater east of the midpoint. Small, cup-shaped craters also mark the southeastern and northwestern edges of the floor, and the infrared spectrum of pure crystalline plagioclase has been identified on the southeast floor.