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Balandin (crater)
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.
Balandin
Balandin is a Russian surname. Notable people with the surname include:
- Aleksei Balandin (1898–1967), Russian/Soviet chemist
- Aleksandr Nikolayevich Balandin (born 1953), Russian cosmonaut
- Mikhail Balandin, (1980–2011) Russian Ice-hockey defenceman