Bondarenko is a
lunarimpact crater on the
far side of the Moon. It is located to the northeast of the large, dark-floored crater
Tsiolkovskiy, and south of the crater
Chauvenet. This is a worn crater formation with an irregular floor, similar to other craters in the area, which are covered by
ejecta from Tsiolkovskiy.
The crater was known as Patsaev G until 1991, when it was renamed by the
IAU.[1]Patsaev itself is to the west of Bondarenko. It is named for
Valentin Bondarenko (1937–1961), an early
Sovietcosmonaut killed in a training simulator accident.
References
^Bondarenko, Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature, International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)
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.