The Perepelkin Crater

Yesterday, I explained that Rome and Rei had to get to the far side of the Moon to look in the center of the Perepelkin Crater. The crater itself has been photographed many times by several orbiters and by some of the Apollo spacecraft. I picked this crater because it is easy to find and has some interesting geological features which would further aid Rome and Rei in locating the starprobe. There is a V-shaped depression right in the center which forms kind of an arrow pointing to the probe:

     While there was no actual sensation, the virtual instruments projected on the center display showed them veering off. The faint line indicating their original trajectory leading to Deucado faded and was replaced by one pointing toward the Solar System. At 15,000c, it took them only two hours to reach Earth. MINIMCOM dropped out of null-fold space and used his plasma thrusters to ease into orbit around the Moon.
     The far side of the Moon lacked the distinctive maria that characterized the side facing the Earth and was much more heavily cratered. It had been extensively mapped in the late 20th century. MINIMCOM was able to bring up some images and with Rei’s help, touched down right in the middle of the crater known as Perepelkin. Along the far wall was an odd pear-shaped depression that was probably the result of two impact craters merging. In the middle of the main crater was a crescent-shaped depression, its center containing a craterlet. Within the craterlet sat a small metallic object, perched on four tiny spindly legs, listing to one side.

Here is an actual image of the crater so you can compare it to my description: