Dobrovol'skiy (crater)

Dobrovol'skiy (crater)

Coordinates	12°48′S 129°42′E / 12.8°S 129.7°E / -12.8; 129.7Coordinates: 12°48′S 129°42′E / 12.8°S 129.7°E / -12.8; 129.7
Diameter	38 km
Depth	Unknown
Colongitude	231° at sunrise
Eponym	Georgiy T. Dobrovolskiy

Dobrovol'sky is a small lunar crater on the Moon's far side. The northwest part of its rim is intruded upon by the somewhat larger crater Shirakatsi, and the outer rampart of that feature covers most of the interior floor of Dobrovol'sky. Very little of the original floor now survives, with a small section near the southern inner wall. The remainder of the crater rim is somewhat circular and only mildly worn.

To the north the southern rim of the much larger crater Perepelkin is intruded upon by Shirakatsi, and the three form a brief, curving crater chain. To the southeast of Dobrovol'sky is the crater Volkov.

Satellite craters

By convention these features are identified on lunar maps by placing the letter on the side of the crater mid-point that is closest to Dobrovol'skiy.

Dobrovol'skiy	Latitude	Longitude	Diameter
D	12.2° S	130.6° E	49 km
M	14.6° S	129.6° E	31 km
R	14.0° S	127.7° E	24 km

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