Backlund R (Moon)

Satellite Feature of Backlund

Named after Jöns Oskar Backlund - Russian astronomer (1846-1916).

Backlund is a worn lunar crater that lies on the far side , beyond the eastern limb. It lies astride the southern rim of the walled plain Pasteur, to the west of the crater Hilbert. Further to the west-southwest is Sklodowska. The north and south ends are more worn and eroded than the intervening stretches. (wikipedia entry)

NW 76 km

Sklodowska D

MRV
1 Hour 11 Minutes
Walking
1 Day 10 Hours

N 19 km

Pasteur Q

Walking
9 Hours 1 Minute

NE 45 km

Backlund

Walking
20 Hours 29 Minutes

W 26 km

Backlund S

Walking
12 Hours 7 Minutes

Backlund R

-16.9° N 101.87° E

E 112 km

Backlund E

MRV
1 Hour 45 Minutes
Walking
2 Days 3 Hours

SW 59 km

Koval'skiy Y

Walking
1 Day 2 Hours

S 18 km

Backlund P

Walking
8 Hours 35 Minutes

SE 3375 km

Lodygin(next)

MRV
2 Days 4 Hours
Walking
63 Days 21 Hours


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