The Crater Zelinskiy

Feature Profile & Selenographic Data

Feature type

crater

Coordinates

28.74° S · 166.86° E

Diameter

53.95 km

IAU approval

1970/01/01 00:00:00

LAC quadrangle

LAC-103 · O'Day

Geological Chronicle

Zelinskiy is a lunar impact crater that is located on the far side of the Moon. The formation spans an official diameter of 53.95 kilometers.

It lies nestled along the northern edge of Mare Ingenii, with the oddly shaped crater Van de Graaff along the east rim and the lava-flooded crater Thomson within one crater diameter to the south. It is recorded in the IAU Gazetteer under quadrangle LAC-103.

Chronology & Exploration

1. IAU Name Adopted

   The International Astronomical Union officially approves the crater name.

Scientific Sources & References

• IAU Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature — Nikolay Dimitrievich; Soviet chemist (1860-1953).
• Wikipedia (en) — Zelinskiy (crater)

Name Origin

Nikolay Dimitrievich; Soviet chemist (1860-1953).