Astronomy:Shatalov (crater)

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Short description: Crater on the Moon
Shatalov
Shatalov crater 5124 med.jpg
Oblique Lunar Orbiter 5 image
Diameter21 km
DepthUnknown
Colongitude220° at sunrise

Shatalov is a relatively small lunar impact crater on the far side of the Moon. It is located to the west-southwest of the Mare Moscoviense, one of the few lunar maria on the far side. To the east-southeast of Shatalov along the edge of the Mare Moscoviense is the larger crater Belyaev.

This is a bowl-shaped crater with a circular outer rim, a fairly typical appearance for a lunar crater of this size. Attached to the outer rim along the northeastern side is a small, cup-shaped impact crater. The interior of Shatalov is not marked by any impacts of significance.

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