Khvol'son (crater)
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Khvol'son is a crater
on the far side of the Moon
. It lies just to the east-southeast of the large walled plain Pasteur
. Less than a crater diameter to the north-northeast of Khvol'son is the crater Meitner
, and just to the east-southeast lies Kondratyuk
.
This crater has a roughly circular outer rim that is not overlaid by any impacts of significance. The inner walls appear as simple slopes down to the interior floor. Within the crater is a small crater in the northeastern quadrant of the floor. The interior is otherwise marked only by a few tiny craterlets and some irregularities.
Impact crater
In the broadest sense, the term impact crater can be applied to any depression, natural or manmade, resulting from the high velocity impact of a projectile with a larger body...
on the far side of the Moon
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. It lies just to the east-southeast of the large walled plain Pasteur
Pasteur (lunar crater)
Pasteur is a large lunar crater belonging to the category termed a walled plain. It lies on the far side of the Moon as seen from the Earth, just beyond the eastern limb. The vicinity of this crater is occasionally brought into view from Earth due to librations, although not much detail can be...
. Less than a crater diameter to the north-northeast of Khvol'son is the crater Meitner
Meitner (lunar crater)
Meitner is an impact crater on the far side of the Moon, behind the eastern limb. It lies to the northwest of the crater Kondratyuk, and about a crater diameter to the west of Langemak....
, and just to the east-southeast lies Kondratyuk
Kondratyuk (crater)
Kondratyuk is a worn crater on the Moon's far side. It is located to the west-northwest of the large walled plain Fermi, and to the northeast of the crater Hilbert. To the north-northwest is Meitner, and to the northeast lies Langemak....
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This crater has a roughly circular outer rim that is not overlaid by any impacts of significance. The inner walls appear as simple slopes down to the interior floor. Within the crater is a small crater in the northeastern quadrant of the floor. The interior is otherwise marked only by a few tiny craterlets and some irregularities.
Satellite craters
By convention these features are identified on lunar maps by placing the letter on the side of the crater mid-point that is closest to Khvol'son.| Khvol'son | Latitude | Longitude | Diameter |
|---|---|---|---|
| C | 13.5° S | 111.9° E | 15 km |