title: Meshcherskiy (crater)
text: # Meshcherskiy (crater)
  
  Meshcherskiy is an impact crater that is located on the Moon's far side, to the east-northeast of the larger Ostwald. To the east-southeast of Meshchersky is the crater Vetchinkin.
  
  This is a moderately worn crater formation, with some erosion along the south and northeast. The interior floor has an area of low-albedo surface in its southern part. The remainder of the floor is more irregular in the eastern half.
  
  ## Naming
  
  The crater is named after the Russian mathematician Ivan Vsevolodovich Meshcherskiy. Prior to naming in 1970 by the IAU, this crater was known as Crater 214.
  
  ## Satellite craters
  
  By convention these features are identified on lunar maps by placing the letter on the side of the crater midpoint that is closest to Meshcherskiy.
  
  | Meshcherskiy | Latitude | Longitude | Diameter |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | K | 9.6° N | 126.8° E | 17 km |
  | X | 16.0° N | 124.2° E | 39 km |
  