Virtanen (Moon)

Named after Artturi Ilmari Virtanen - Finnish agricultural biochemist; Nobel laureate (1895-1973).

Virtanen is a lunar crater that is located to the northeast of the larger crater Sharonov, and to the east of Anderson. Virtanen lies on the far side , and cannot be viewed directly from the Earth. This crater has a nearly circular rim, with a narrow inner wall and a small rise near the interior midpoint. A small crater impact near the eastern rim lies at the focus of a small ray system that covers much and its surroundings. (wikipedia entry)

A crater is a circular depression likely created by an impact event. On the Moon they are named after deceased scientists, polar explorers, astronauts or cosmonauts.

NW 105 km

Anderson E

MRV
1 Hour 38 Minutes
Walking
1 Day 23 Hours

N 120 km

Lacus Luxuriae(last)

MRV
1 Hour 52 Minutes
Walking
2 Days 6 Hours

NE 66 km

Virtanen C

MRV
1 Hour 2 Minutes
Walking
1 Day 6 Hours

W 91 km

Anderson F

MRV
1 Hour 25 Minutes
Walking
1 Day 17 Hours

Virtanen

15.64° N 176.74° E

E 342 km

Hayford E

MRV
5 Hours 20 Minutes
Walking
6 Days 11 Hours

SW 83 km

Sharonov D

MRV
1 Hour 17 Minutes
Walking
1 Day 13 Hours

S 95 km

Šafařík A

MRV
1 Hour 29 Minutes
Walking
1 Day 19 Hours

SE 225 km

Hayford(next)

MRV
3 Hours 31 Minutes
Walking
4 Days 6 Hours

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