Mandel'shtam R (Moon)

Satellite Feature of Mandel'shtam

Named after Leonid Isaakovich Mandel'shtam - Soviet physicist (1879-1944).

Mandel'shtam is the remains of a large crater. Nearly attached to the northeast outer rim is the crater Papaleksi. To the south lies the crater Vening Meinesz. The outer rim of this crater has been battered into near ruin, with sections forming only an irregular circular rise in the surface. (wikipedia entry)