Lebedinskiy (crater)
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Lebedinskiy is an impact crater
on the far side of the Moon
. It is attached to the eastern outer rim of the somewhat larger crater Zhukovskiy
. About two crater diameters to the east-southeast lies the smaller Engel'gardt
. The satellite crater Lebedinskiy P lies in the southern indentation of terrain between Lebedinsiy and Zhukovsky, and is nearly attached to the southwest rim of Lebedinskiy.
This is a relatively well-formed crater with a circular outer rim that is only slightly eroded. The inner wall has some slumped shelves and slight terracing along the north and west. The interior floor is generally level, with a low central rise offset to the east of the mid-point, and only a few tiny craterlets marking the surface.
Impact crater
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on the far side of the Moon
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. It is attached to the eastern outer rim of the somewhat larger crater Zhukovskiy
Zhukovskiy (crater)
Zhukovskiy is a lunar impact crater that lies on the far side of the Moon. It forms a pair with Lebedinskiy, which is attached to the eastern rim. There are no other named craters of note in the immediate vicinity, although the immense walled plain Korolev lies farther to the southeast.The rim of...
. About two crater diameters to the east-southeast lies the smaller Engel'gardt
Engel'gardt (crater)
Engel'gardt is a lunar crater on the far side of the Moon, located to the north of the huge walled plain Korolev. The satellite crater Engel'gardt B is attached to the north rim of this crater, and is actually a much larger formation with a diameter of 163 km. To the west-northwest is the crater...
. The satellite crater Lebedinskiy P lies in the southern indentation of terrain between Lebedinsiy and Zhukovsky, and is nearly attached to the southwest rim of Lebedinskiy.
This is a relatively well-formed crater with a circular outer rim that is only slightly eroded. The inner wall has some slumped shelves and slight terracing along the north and west. The interior floor is generally level, with a low central rise offset to the east of the mid-point, and only a few tiny craterlets marking the surface.
Satellite craters
By convention these features are identified on lunar maps by placing the letter on the side of the crater mid-point that is closest to Lebedinskiy.| Lebedinskiy | Latitude | Longitude | Diameter |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | 10.9° N | 163.7° W | 38 km |
| B | 10.5° N | 163.2° W | 37 km |
| K | 6.6° N | 163.3° W | 29 km |
| P | 6.0° N | 165.0° W | 51 km |