Vil'ev (crater)
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| Crater characteristics | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 6.1° S, 144.4° E |
| Diameter | 45 km |
| Depth | Unknown |
| Colongitude | 220° at sunrise |
| Eponym | Mikhail A. Vil'ev |
Vil'ev is an eroded lunar crater that is located on the far side of the Moon. It lies to the west of the much larger Chaplygin crater, and to the north of Marconi crater. Just to the northeast of Vil'ev is the small crater pair of Van den Bos and Tamm. Slightly further to the west is the larger crater pair of Pannekoek and Dellinger.
This is a significantly eroded crater formation, and the outer rim now forms a somewhat irregular ring of ridges about the interior floor. Near the center of the crater is a pair of smaller, cup-shaped impacts that are joined together along their outer rims. There is another small crater along the inner wall to the west-southwest.
[edit] 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 Vil'ev crater.
| Vil'ev | Latitude | Longitude | Diameter |
|---|---|---|---|
| B | 4.5° S | 144.7° E | 13 km |
| J | 6.6° S | 145.3° E | 17 km |
| V | 5.3° S | 142.9° E | 44 km |
[edit] References
- See the reference table for the general listing of literature and web sites that were used in the compilation of this page.
