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A black and white image of overlapping craters. Two significantly large craters overlap each other to the left of the image and are pocked with numerous other, smaller craters. The right side of the image is in shadow and black.

Korolev Basin on the Far Side of the Moon

Lunar Orbiter 1 view of the Korolev basin on the far side of the Moon. The basin is located at 3 S, 158 W and is about 440 km in diameter, the largest crater in the image, to the left and slightly above the center. Adjacent to Korolev, at about 5:00 is the crater Galois and at 6:30 is the smaller Doppler crater. The rim of the South Pole - Aitken basin is faintly visible running just below these craters. North is up. (Lunar Orbiter 1, frame M-40)

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