Shatalov is a relatively small
lunar impact crater on the
far side of the Moon. It is located to the west-southwest of the
Mare Moscoviense, one of the few
lunar maria on the far side. To the east-southeast of Shatalov along the edge of the Mare Moscoviense is the larger crater
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This is a bowl-shaped crater with a circular outer rim, a fairly typical appearance for a lunar crater of this size. Attached to the outer rim along the northeastern side is a small, cup-shaped impact crater. The interior of Shatalov is not marked by any impacts of significance.
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Impact craters on the Moon