Balandin (crater)

Balandin

Oblique Apollo 15 image
Coordinates	18°54′S 152°36′E / 18.9°S 152.6°E / -18.9; 152.6Coordinates: 18°54′S 152°36′E / 18.9°S 152.6°E / -18.9; 152.6
Diameter	12 km
Depth	Unknown
Colongitude	208° at sunrise
Eponym	Aleksei A. Balandin

Balandin is a small crater that is located on the far side of the Moon. It lies within the large walled plain Gagarin, close to the eastern rim.

Balandin is circular with a somewhat unusual hummocky interior floor, similar to the nearby Kosberg, to Barbier F within Barbier, or to Van den Bos. It is adjacent to slightly smaller (unnamed) craters to the east and west.