The Crater Shirakatsi

Feature Profile & Selenographic Data

Feature type

crater

Coordinates

12.18° S · 128.56° E

Diameter

48.13 km

IAU approval

1979/01/01 00:00:00

LAC quadrangle

LAC-83 · Langemak

Geological Chronicle

Shirakatsi is an impact crater that is located on the Moon's far side. The formation spans an official diameter of 48.13 kilometers.

It is attached to the southern exterior rim of the larger crater Perepelkin, and overlies the northwestern rim of Dobrovol'skiy. It is recorded in the IAU Gazetteer under quadrangle LAC-83.

Chronology & Exploration

1. IAU Name Adopted

   The International Astronomical Union officially approves the crater name.

Scientific Sources & References

• IAU Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature — Anania; Armenian geographer (620(?)-685(?)).
• Wikipedia (en) — Shirakatsi (crater)

Name Origin

Anania; Armenian geographer (620(?)-685(?)).