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Tolansky is at center. From Apollo 16. NASA image.

Tolansky is a small, circular lunar impact crater that is located due south of the crater Parry on the Mare Cognitum. The formation is symmetric, with a light-hued outer rim and a darker interior floor. A rille belonging to the Rimae Parry almost connects with the north-northwestern rim of Tolansky.

It was named after British physicist Samuel Tolansky.<ref>Tolansky, Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature, International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)</ref> It was formerly known as Parry A, prior to its current name being approved by the IAU in 1976.

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External linksEdit

  • LTO-76C1 Bonpland — L&PI topographic orthophotomap map.
  • AS16-P-5423, a high-resolution image of Tolansky and terrain to the north and south