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.
References
Andersson, L. E.;
Whitaker, E. A. (1982). NASA Catalogue of Lunar Nomenclature. NASA RP-1097.
Menzel, D. H.; Minnaert, M.; Levin, B.; Dollfus, A.; Bell, B. (1971). "Report on Lunar Nomenclature by the Working Group of Commission 17 of the IAU". Space Science Reviews. 12 (2): 136–186.
Bibcode:
1971SSRv...12..136M.
doi:
10.1007/BF00171763.
S2CID122125855.