Balandin is a small
crater
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that is located on the
far side
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of the
Moon
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. It lies within the large walled plain
Gagarin, close to the eastern rim.
Balandin is circular with a somewhat unusual hummocky interior floor, similar to the nearby
Kosberg, to Barbier F within
Barbier, or to
Van den Bos. It is adjacent to slightly smaller (unnamed) craters to the east and west.
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LTO-103A1 Lunar Topographic Orthophotomap, Grave
{{Craters on the Moon: A–B
Impact craters on the Moon