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Pupin (crater)

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Diameter
  
2 km

Colongitude
  
11° at sunrise

Depth
  
0.4 km

Eponym
  
Michael I. Pupin

Pupin (crater)

Pupin is a tiny lunar impact crater located in the eastern part of the Mare Imbrium. It lies to the southeast of the crater Timocharis, and was identified as Timocharis K prior to being renamed by the IAU. The mare near Pupin is otherwise devoid of significant impact craters, and is nearly featureless except for a faint dusting of ray material.

Despite its apparent diminutive size, Pupin is actually larger than the famous Barringer crater in Flagstaff, Arizona.

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Pupin (crater) Wikipedia