The Crater Sisakyan

Feature Profile & Selenographic Data

Feature type

crater

Coordinates

41.07° N · 109.13° E

Diameter

35.6 km

IAU approval

1970/01/01 00:00:00

LAC quadrangle

LAC-30 · Millikan

Geological Chronicle

Sisakyan is a lunar impact crater that is located on the Moon's far side, beyond the northeastern rim. The formation spans an official diameter of 35.6 kilometers.

It lies to the east of the huge walled plain Harkhebi, and north of the crater Sumner and the Catena Sumner crater chain. It is recorded in the IAU Gazetteer under quadrangle LAC-30.

Chronology & Exploration

1. IAU Name Adopted

   The International Astronomical Union officially approves the crater name.

Scientific Sources & References

• IAU Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature — Noraír Martirósovich; Soviet doctor and biochemist (1907-1966).
• Wikipedia (en) — Sisakyan (crater)

Name Origin

Noraír Martirósovich; Soviet doctor and biochemist (1907-1966).