What is "beketov"

Beketov is a small lunar crater that lies in the northern reaches of the Mare Tranquillitatis. To the south is the ghost crater Jansen R. Northeast of Beketov, along the edge of the mare, is the crater Vitruvius. Beketov was previously designated Jansen C before being named by the IAU. The flooded crater Jansen itself lies to the south.

Beketov is a Russian male surname. Its feminine counterpart is Beketova. Notable people with the surname include:

• Aleksandr Beketov (born 1970), Russian épée fencer and Olympic gold medalist
• Andrey Beketov (1825–1902), Russian botanist
• Anton Beketov (born 1989), Russian football player
• Artyom Beketov (born 1984), Russian football player
• Mikhail Beketov (1958–2013), editor-in-chief of "Khimkinskaya Pravda", defender of the Khimki Forest
• Nikolay Beketov (1827–1911), Russian chemist
  • Beketov (crater), a lunar crater named after Nikolay Beketov
• Pyotr Beketov, 17th-century Russian explorer and voevoda of Siberian Cossacks
• Sofia Beketova (born 1948), Russian rower

• Arkhitektora Beketova (Kharkiv Metro), a metro station in Kharkiv, Ukraine