What is "alekhin"

Alekhin is a lunar crater that is located on the southern hemisphere on the far side of the Moon. It lies to the north of the crater Zeeman, and south-southeast of Fizeau. To the west lies Crommelin, and east-southeast is Doerfel.

The rim of Alekhin has been heavily eroded by subsequent impacts to the point where the edge is little more than a curving rise in the surface. The outer wall is completely overlain by the crater pair formed by crater Dawson across the northwest rim and Dawson D on the northern rim. The southern rim is somewhat more heavily marked by gouges and irregularities in the surface, compared to the northeast rim. On the floor are a number of tiny craterlets.

Alekhin may refer to:

• Nikolai Alekhin, a Soviet Union rocket designer
• Alekhin (crater), a lunar crater
• 1909 Alekhin, an asteroid

See also:

• Alexander Alekhine, a Russian-French World Chess Champion
• Alekhine (disambiguation)