Catalán (Moon)

Named after Miguel Antonio Catalán - Spanish spectroscopist (1894-1957).

Catalán is a small lunar impact crater that lies almost along the southwest limb. At this position the crater is ill-suited for observation from the Earth as it is viewed almost from the side, and visibility is subject to libration effects. It lies to the west of the somewhat larger crater Baade, and south-southeast of Graff. This region is located in the outer southeastern part of the skirt of ejecta that surrounds the Mare Orientale impact basin, and the nearby surface is rugged and streaky. (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

Graff U

MRV
1 Hour 38 Minutes
Walking
1 Day 23 Hours

N 29 km

Wright(next)

Walking
13 Hours 11 Minutes

NE 154 km

Vallis Bouvard

MRV
2 Hours 24 Minutes
Walking
2 Days 22 Hours

W 35 km

Catalán B

Walking
15 Hours 58 Minutes

Catalán

-45.7° N 272.63° E

E 161 km

Baade

MRV
2 Hours 31 Minutes
Walking
3 Days 1 Hour

SW 202 km

Guthnick

MRV
3 Hours 9 Minutes
Walking
3 Days 19 Hours

S 30 km

Pilâtre(last)

Walking
13 Hours 46 Minutes

SE 257 km

Yakovkin

MRV
4 Hours 1 Minute
Walking
4 Days 20 Hours

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