Vavilov (Moon)

Named after Nikolai Ivanovich Vavilov - Soviet botanist (1887-1943) and Sergei Ivanovich Vavilov - Soviet physicist (optics) (1891-1951).

Vavilov is a prominent impact crater that is located to the west of the walled plain Hertzsprung. It is located on the far side and cannot be viewed directly from the Earth. About a crater diameter to the northwest is the smaller Chaucer, and farther to the southwest is Sechenov. This is a young impact that still retains the faint remnants of a ray system. (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 114 km

Chaucer(last)

MRV
1 Hour 47 Minutes
Walking
2 Days 4 Hours

N 162 km

Chaucer B

MRV
2 Hours 32 Minutes
Walking
3 Days 1 Hour

NE 44 km

Vavilov D

Walking
20 Hours 1 Minute

W 218 km

Timiryazev B

MRV
3 Hours 25 Minutes
Walking
4 Days 3 Hours

Vavilov

-0.87° N 221.23° E

E 165 km

Hertzsprung S

MRV
2 Hours 35 Minutes
Walking
3 Days 3 Hours

SW 194 km

Sechenov(next)

MRV
3 Hours 2 Minutes
Walking
3 Days 16 Hours

S 207 km

Wan-Hoo (Van-Gu)

MRV
3 Hours 14 Minutes
Walking
3 Days 22 Hours

SE 120 km

Vavilov K

MRV
1 Hour 52 Minutes
Walking
2 Days 6 Hours

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