Sarabhai (crater)

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The crater area in selenochromatic format (Si). More infos here : https://www.gawh.it/main/selenocromatica

Template:Infobox Lunar crater Sarabhai is a small, circular, bowl-shaped crater on the Mare Serenitatis, in the northeast quadrant of the Moon. The formation is relatively isolated, being located to the northeast of the crater Bessel. It lies along a wrinkle ridge designated the Dorsum Azara.

This crater was named after Indian astrophysicist Vikram Sarabhai in 1973,<ref>Sarabhai, Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature, International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)</ref> considered the Father of the Indian Space Programme. It was previously identified as Bessel A.