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Levi-Civita (crater)
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Levi-Civita is a lunar
crater
formation that lies on the far side of the Moon
. It is located just to the southwest of the large walled plain Gagarin
, and nearly as close to the crater Pavlov
to the south-southwest. To the northwest of Levi-Civita lies the smaller crater Pirquet
.
This is an eroded crater formation with smaller impacts along the rim and within the interior. The southern rim closest to Pavlov is the most eroded section, with multiple small craterlets along the edge and near the inner wall. Along the eastern rim is the satellite crater Levi-Civita F. The interior floor, although relatively level, is pitted by a number of small craterlets. There is a central ridge near the mid-point of the crater.
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crater
Impact crater
In the broadest sense, the term impact crater can be applied to any depression, natural or manmade, resulting from the high velocity impact of a projectile with a larger body...
formation that lies on the far side of the Moon
Moon
The Moon is Earth's only known natural satellite,There are a number of near-Earth asteroids including 3753 Cruithne that are co-orbital with Earth: their orbits bring them close to Earth for periods of time but then alter in the long term . These are quasi-satellites and not true moons. For more...
. It is located just to the southwest of the large walled plain Gagarin
Gagarin (crater)
Gagarin is a large lunar impact crater that is located in the southern hemisphere on the far side of the Moon. To the southwest is the crater Pavlov and to the northeast lies Keeler. Closer to the rim are the craters Levi-Civita to the southwest, and Beijerinck to the north-northeast. Isaev lies...
, and nearly as close to the crater Pavlov
Pavlov (crater)
Pavlov is a large lunar crater on the far side of the Moon. Located just to the north-northeast of it is the crater Levi-Civita while to the southeast is Jules Verne....
to the south-southwest. To the northwest of Levi-Civita lies the smaller crater Pirquet
Pirquet (crater)
Pirquet is an eroded lunar impact crater that lies to the northwest of the larger crater Levi-Civita on the far side of the Moon. About three crater diameters to the west is the prominent Tsiolkovskiy. To the north-northeast of Pirquet is Denning....
.
This is an eroded crater formation with smaller impacts along the rim and within the interior. The southern rim closest to Pavlov is the most eroded section, with multiple small craterlets along the edge and near the inner wall. Along the eastern rim is the satellite crater Levi-Civita F. The interior floor, although relatively level, is pitted by a number of small craterlets. There is a central ridge near the mid-point of the crater.
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 Levi-Civita.| Levi-Civita | Latitude | Longitude | Diameter |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | 20.5° S | 144.0° E | 17 km |
| F | 23.4° S | 145.4° E | 16 km |
| S | 24.1° S | 138.8° E | 43 km |