Korolev Basin on the Far Side of the Moon

High-contrast photo of basin on the Moon, with overlapping craters of various sizes. Shadow deepens towards the right side of the picture.
NASA
July 9, 2018
CreditNASA
Historical DateAugust 22, 1966
Language
  • english

Lunar Orbiter 1 view of the Korolev basin on the far side of the Moon. The basin is located at 3 S, 158 W and is about 440 km in diameter, the largest crater in the image, to the left and slightly above the center. Adjacent to Korolev, at about 5:00 is the crater Galois and at 6:30 is the smaller Doppler crater. The rim of the South Pole - Aitken basin is faintly visible running just below these craters. North is up. (Lunar Orbiter 1, frame M-40)