Perel'man (crater)
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Perel'man is a worn impact 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 lies on the Moon
Moon
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's far side. It is located less than one crater diameter to the northwest of the prominent crater Scaliger
Scaliger (crater)
Scaliger is a prominent lunar impact crater that is located in the southern hemisphere on the far side of the Moon. It is attached to the northwest rim of the walled plain Milne, and the shared perimeter has reshaped the outer wall of Scaliger slightly, producing a straightened section along the...

. To the west-southwest is the elongated Bowditch
Bowditch (crater)
Bowditch is a lunar crater that lies on the far side of the Moon, just beyond the eastern limb. It is located on a region of the lunar surface that is brought into view due to libration, but at such times the area is viewed from the edge and so not much detail can be observed...

. Southwest of Perel'man is a small lunar mare
Lunar mare
The lunar maria are large, dark, basaltic plains on Earth's Moon, formed by ancient volcanic eruptions. They were dubbed maria, Latin for "seas", by early astronomers who mistook them for actual seas. They are less reflective than the "highlands" as a result of their iron-rich compositions, and...

 that has been named Lacus Solitudinis
Lacus Solitudinis
Lacus Solitudinis is a small lunar mare on the far side of the Moon. The selenographic coordinates of the lake are 27.8° S, 104.3° E, and it lies within a diameter of 139 km. It forms an arcing feature with the concave side oriented to the northwest...

.

This crater is generally unremarkable. It is worn and eroded with an uneven outer rim. The satellite crater Perel'man E is attached to the eastern exterior. The crater is free of significant overlapping impacts. There is a low ridge near the mid-point of the interior floor.

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 Perel'man.
Perel'man Latitude Longitude Diameter
E 23.9° S 107.2° E 28 km
S 24.3° S 104.4° E 26 km
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