Perepelkin (lunar crater)
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Perepelkin is a lunar
impact crater
that is located just to the south of the similar crater Love
. Attached to the exterior of its southern rim is the smaller Shirakatsi
. Less than one crater diameter to the east-northeast is Lane
, and to the west-southwest are the co-joined Danjon
and D'Arsonval
.
The rim of this crater is relatively heavily eroded, and is similar in appearance to Love to the north. Along the western inner wall is an odd, pear-shaped crater that is probably a merge of two impacts. There is a short chain of small craterlets along the southwestern inner wall. The floor is pitted by tiny impacts, but is relatively level compared to the surrounding terrain. There is a small central peak at the mid-point that has a ridge extension to the southeast.
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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 is located just to the south of the similar crater Love
Love (crater)
Love is an impact crater on the far side of the Moon. It is located just to the north of the crater Perepelkin. Prager nearly touches the northeastern rim. To the northwest is Bečvář....
. Attached to the exterior of its southern rim is the smaller Shirakatsi
Shirakatsi (crater)
Shirakatsi is an impact crater that is located on the Moon's far side. It is attached to the southern exterior rim of the larger crater Perepelkin, and overlies the northwestern rim of Dobrovol'skiy....
. Less than one crater diameter to the east-northeast is Lane
Lane (crater)
Lane is a lunar impact crater. It lies on the far side of the Moon, just to the west of the crater Ten Bruggencate. To the west of Lane is Perepelkin, and to the northwest lies Love....
, and to the west-southwest are the co-joined Danjon
Danjon (crater)
Danjon, is a lunar crater on the far side of the Moon. It lies less than a crater diameter to the east-southeast of the larger crater Langemak. To the east-northeast of Danjon is the crater Perepelkin, and due south lies the walled plain Fermi....
and D'Arsonval
D'Arsonval (crater)
D'Arsonval is a small lunar impact crater on the far side of the Moon. It is situated across the northeastern rim of the older and larger crater Danjon. To the west of D'Arsonval is Perepelkin....
.
The rim of this crater is relatively heavily eroded, and is similar in appearance to Love to the north. Along the western inner wall is an odd, pear-shaped crater that is probably a merge of two impacts. There is a short chain of small craterlets along the southwestern inner wall. The floor is pitted by tiny impacts, but is relatively level compared to the surrounding terrain. There is a small central peak at the mid-point that has a ridge extension to the southeast.
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 Perepelkin.| Perepelkin | Latitude | Longitude | Diameter |
|---|---|---|---|
| P | 12.4° S | 127.3° E | 25 km |