The Crater Perel'man

Feature Profile & Selenographic Data

Feature type

crater

Coordinates

24.05° S · 106.01° E

Diameter

48.87 km

IAU approval

1970/01/01 00:00:00

LAC quadrangle

LAC-100 · Hilbert

Geological Chronicle

Perelʹman is a worn impact crater that lies on the Moon's far side. The formation spans an official diameter of 48.87 kilometers.

It is located less than one crater diameter to the northwest of the prominent crater Scaliger. It is recorded in the IAU Gazetteer under quadrangle LAC-100.

Chronology & Exploration

1. IAU Name Adopted

   The International Astronomical Union officially approves the crater name.

Scientific Sources & References

• IAU Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature — Yakov Isidorovich; Soviet rocketry scientist (1882-1942).
• Wikipedia (en) — Perelʹman (crater)

Name Origin

Yakov Isidorovich; Soviet rocketry scientist (1882-1942).