Rozhdestvenskiy (Moon)

Named after Dmitriy Sergeevich Rozhdestvenskiy - Soviet physicist (1876-1940).

Rozhdestvenskiy is a large lunar crater on the far side , within one crater diameter of the north pole. It lies sandwiched. Just on the opposite side of the pole is the crater Peary. This formation is a large crater of the form called a walled plain. (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 1517 km

Rozhdestvenskiy U

MRV
23 Hours 42 Minutes
Walking
28 Days 17 Hours

N 1078 km

Simpelius J

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16 Hours 51 Minutes
Walking
20 Days 10 Hours

NE 489 km

Newton G

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7 Hours 39 Minutes
Walking
9 Days 6 Hours

W 1209 km

Plaskett U

MRV
18 Hours 54 Minutes
Walking
22 Days 21 Hours

Rozhdestvenskiy

84.99° N 202.11° E

E 1405 km

Froelich

MRV
21 Hours 57 Minutes
Walking
26 Days 14 Hours

SW 528 km

Thiessen W

MRV
8 Hours 15 Minutes
Walking
10 Days

S 389 km

Poinsot(next)

MRV
6 Hours 5 Minutes
Walking
7 Days 9 Hours

SE 654 km

Cabeus(last)

MRV
10 Hours 13 Minutes
Walking
12 Days 9 Hours

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