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Backlund (crater)

Crater on the Moon

Field	Value
image	Backlund crater AS15-M-1733.jpg
caption	Apollo 15 image
coordinates
diameter	75 km
depth	Unknown
colong	254
eponym	Oskar Backlund

Backlund is a worn lunar impact crater on the far side of the Moon, beyond the eastern limb, astride the southern rim of the walled plain Pasteur, to the west of the crater Hilbert. Further to the west-southwest is Sklodowska. Backlund's north and south ends are more worn and eroded than the intervening stretches. The interior floor is relatively flat, with the usual accompaniment of tiny impact craters marking the surface.

The name "Backlund" honours the Swedish-born Russian astronomer Oskar Andreevich Baklund (, 1846-1916). |author-link1 = Patrick Moore |publication-place = Boca Raton, Florida |access-date = 25 October 2024

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 Backlund.

Backlund	Latitude	Longitude	Diameter
E	15.5° S	105.3° E	15 km
L	18.2° S	103.5° E	56 km
N	17.8° S	102.8° E	18 km
P	18.9° S	102.0° E	27 km
R	16.8° S	101.5° E	23 km
S	16.8° S	100.6° E	21 km

References

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