Leonov (crater)

Leonov is a small lunar impact crater that lies to the south of Mare Moscoviense, one of the few maria on the far side of the Moon. This crater has a heart-shaped outline due to an outward bulge along the northwest side. The rim of Leonov is worn, and several tiny craterlets lie along the edge. The inner walls and interior floor are relatively featureless.

Leonov

LRO image
Coordinates	19.0°N 148.2°E / 19.0; 148.2
Diameter	33 km
Depth	Unknown
Colongitude	212° at sunrise
Eponym	Aleksei A. Leonov

Oblique Apollo 16 image, facing north with Mare Moscoviense in the background

Oblique Lunar Orbiter 5 image

In 1970, the crater was named after Russian cosmonaut Alexei Leonov,^[1][2] the first human to perform an extravehicular activity (EVA or "spacewalk") in Earth orbit in 1965.