Kurchatov (Moon)

Named after Igor' Vasil'evich Kurchatov - Soviet nuclear physicist (1903-1960).

Kurchatov is a lunar impact crater that is located. It is just to the southwest of the crater Wiener, and farther to the southeast of Bridgman. A couple of crater diameters to the south is the northern edge of the Mare Moscoviense. This is a worn and eroded crater formation, with a pair of small craters lying across the northern rim, and a generally worn and pitted rim and inner wall. (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 61 km

Kurchatov W

Walking
1 Day 3 Hours

N 58 km

Kurchatov Z

Walking
1 Day 2 Hours

NE 158 km

Wiener(next)

MRV
2 Hours 28 Minutes
Walking
2 Days 23 Hours

W 112 km

Kurchatov T

MRV
1 Hour 45 Minutes
Walking
2 Days 2 Hours

Kurchatov

38.3° N 141.74° E

E 100 km

Wiener Q

MRV
1 Hour 34 Minutes
Walking
1 Day 21 Hours

SW 256 km

Nijland

MRV
4 Hours
Walking
4 Days 20 Hours

S 182 km

Feoktistov(last)

MRV
2 Hours 51 Minutes
Walking
3 Days 10 Hours

SE 334 km

Mare Moscoviense

MRV
5 Hours 13 Minutes
Walking
6 Days 8 Hours

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