Zasyadko (crater)

Zasyadko
Coordinates 3°54′N 94°12′E / 3.9°N 94.2°E / 3.9; 94.2Coordinates: 3°54′N 94°12′E / 3.9°N 94.2°E / 3.9; 94.2
Diameter 11 km
Depth Unknown
Colongitude 266° at sunrise
Eponym Alexander D. Zasyadko

Zasyadko is a small lunar crater located to the northeast of Mare Smythii. It lies beyond the eastern lunar limb in an area that is only visible during favorable librations. It is located entirely within the crater Babcock. To the southwest is McAdie. Zasyadko is a bowl-shaped formation with a relatively small interior floor. It is not significantly eroded along the rim.

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