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Orlov (crater)
Crater on the Moon / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Orlov is a lunar impact crater. It is located on the Moon's far side, to the northeast of the larger crater Leeuwenhoek. To the north-northwest of Orlov is De Vries, and to the east-southeast is Rumford.
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Coordinates | 25.7°S 175.0°W / -25.7; -175.0 |
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Diameter | 81 km |
Depth | Unknown |
Colongitude | 184° at sunrise |
Eponym | Aleksandr I. Orlov Sergei V. Orlov |
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This crater lies between two larger satellite craters. Orlov Y is attached to the northern rim, and Leeuwenhoek E is connected along the southwest. The latter is also the location of an outward bulge in the rim of Orlov, giving it a wider interior wall along that side. There is some terracing along the eastern inner wall of Orlov. Orlov D, an oval-shaped crater, is attached to the outer rim along the northeast.
The interior floor of Orlov is relatively level with a central ridge formation located near the midpoint. There are some small craters along the extended inner wall to the southwest.