Paraskevopoulos (crater)
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Paraskevopoulos is an old lunar
crater
that is located on the far side of the Moon
, in the higher northern latitudes. It lies just to the southwest of the younger and somewhat larger crater Carnot
. To the southwest is the smaller crater Stoletov
, and to the southeast lies Fowler
.
This is a well-eroded crater formation, with a rounded and uneven rim edge. The satellite crater Paraskevopoulos H lies across the eastern rim, and the smaller Paraskevopoulos E is located in the northeastern part of the interior floor. The rim edge is better defined along the northern and southern edges, and is nearly worn away along the west. The surviving interior floor is relatively level and featureless, with only a pair of small craterlets along the northwestern and southeastern edges.
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crater
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...
that is located on the far side of the Moon
Moon
The Moon is Earth's only known natural satellite,There are a number of near-Earth asteroids including 3753 Cruithne that are co-orbital with Earth: their orbits bring them close to Earth for periods of time but then alter in the long term . These are quasi-satellites and not true moons. For more...
, in the higher northern latitudes. It lies just to the southwest of the younger and somewhat larger crater Carnot
Carnot (crater)
Carnot is a large crater in the northern part of the Moon's far side. It intrudes into the southern rim of the huge walled plain Birkhoff. To the west-southwest of Carnot is the crater Paraskevopoulos....
. To the southwest is the smaller crater Stoletov
Stoletov (crater)
Stoletov is a lunar crater on the far side of the Moon. It is located in the northern hemisphere, less than one crater diameter to the north of Kulik. To the northwest of Stoletov is Montgolfier....
, and to the southeast lies Fowler
Fowler (crater)
Fowler is a large lunar crater that lies in the northern hemisphere on the Moon's far side. It lies to the south-southwest of the crater Esnault-Pelterie, and north of Gadomski...
.
This is a well-eroded crater formation, with a rounded and uneven rim edge. The satellite crater Paraskevopoulos H lies across the eastern rim, and the smaller Paraskevopoulos E is located in the northeastern part of the interior floor. The rim edge is better defined along the northern and southern edges, and is nearly worn away along the west. The surviving interior floor is relatively level and featureless, with only a pair of small craterlets along the northwestern and southeastern edges.
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 Paraskevopoulos.| Paraskevopoulos | Latitude | Longitude | Diameter |
|---|---|---|---|
| E | 50.6° N | 149.4° W | 24 km |
| H | 49.7° N | 147.2° W | 48 km |
| N | 47.2° N | 150.8° W | 26 km |
| Q | 48.6° N | 152.3° W | 35 km |
| R | 48.6° N | 154.7° W | 23 km |
| S | 49.1° N | 154.9° W | 67 km |
| U | 50.4° N | 154.7° W | 30 km |
| X | 53.6° N | 152.2° W | 26 km |
| Y | 53.1° N | 150.4° W | 46 km |