Sechenov crater

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Sechenov crater is an impact crater on the Moon located near the large Gagarin crater on the lunar far side.

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Sechenov crater canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf lunar impact crater
cataloguedIn Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature
surface form: IAU Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

NASA Catalogue of Lunar Nomenclature
colongitude 226
diameter 62 km
eponym Ivan Sechenov
surface form: Ivan Mikhailovich Sechenov
hasCentralPeak no prominent central peak
hasRim eroded
hasSatelliteCrater Ivan Sechenov
surface form: Sechenov A

Sechenov B
Sechenov B
surface form: Sechenov C

Sechenov B
surface form: Sechenov D
innerWall narrower on eastern side
wider on western side
interiorFloor featureless
relatively level
liesOn eastern outer rim of Gagarin crater
locatedIn lunar highlands
locatedNear Gagarin crater system
surface form: Gagarin crater
locatedOn Moon
lunar far side
namedAfter Ivan Sechenov
namedBy International Astronomical Union
observation not visible from Earth
officialNameAdopted 1970
previousDesignation Gagarin Z
quadrant lunar far side eastern hemisphere
rimCondition worn
shape roughly circular
surfaceType heavily cratered highlands
visibility requires lunar orbiter imaging

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Gagarin crater on the Moon neighboringCrater Sechenov crater
subject surface form: Gagarin crater