Feature Profile & Selenographic Data
- Feature type
- crater
- Coordinates
- 24.84° S · 120.26° E
- Diameter
- 33.36 km
- IAU approval
- 1970/01/01 00:00:00
- LAC quadrangle
- LAC-101 · Fermi
Geological Chronicle
Zhiritskiy is a lunar impact crater that is located on the far side of the Moon. The formation spans an official diameter of 33.36 kilometers.
It lies to the south of the large walled plain named Fermi, and northwest of the crater Schaeberle. It is recorded in the IAU Gazetteer under quadrangle LAC-101.
Chronology & Exploration
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IAU
Name Adopted
The International Astronomical Union officially approves the crater name.
Scientific Sources & References
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IAU Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature
— Georgii Sergeevich; Soviet rocketry scientist (1893-1966).
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Wikipedia (en)
— Zhiritskiy (crater)
Name Origin
Georgii Sergeevich; Soviet rocketry scientist (1893-1966).