Morozov is a
lunar
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impact crater
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that is located on the
far side of the
Moon
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. It lies to the north of the crater
Gregory and to the east-southeast of
Ibn Firnas. Less than two crater diameters to the west-southwest of Morozov is
Zanstra.
This is a worn and eroded crater formation, particularly along the western rim where a pair of parallel marks (either grooves or crater chains) cross the inner wall, running to the south-southeast. No impacts of note lie along the rim or crater interior, although the side is also somewhat damaged along the northeast. The crater is otherwise unremarkable.
The crater was named after Russian natural scientist
Nikolai Morozov by the
IAU
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in 1970.
Morozov
Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature, International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN) Some sources list this crater's name as ''Morosov''.
Satellite craters
By convention these features are identified on lunar maps by placing the letter on the side of the crater midpoint that is closest to Morozov.
File:AS11-43-6447.jpg, Morozov E, from Apollo 11
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File:AS11-43-6444.jpg, Most of Morozov F, with part of Morozov E, also from Apollo 11
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External links
{{Commons category, Morozov (lunar crater)
Morozov at The Moon Wiki
Impact craters on the Moon