Lindsay (crater)
Encyclopedia
Lindsay is a small lunar
impact crater
that is located in the central highlands
of the Moon
. It lies in the irregular terrain to the northwest of the landing site of the Apollo 16
mission. To the south is the crater Anděl
, and Taylor
is to the east-northeast.
Dr E. J. Öpik
stated that this crater was likely formed by the impact of an asteroid
about 1 mile (1.6 km) in diameter. The outer rim of this crater is worn and irregular, with incisions along the northern and southern inner walls. There is a cleft in the southeastern rim that links with the slightly larger Dollond B. The interior floor is level and nearly featureless, except for a pair of small crterlets and a slender cleft at the west end.
This crater was designated Dollond C before being given its current name by the IAU
. Dollond
itself is located to the south-southeast, due east of Anděl.
Moon
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impact 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...
that is located in the central highlands
Highland (geography)
The term highland or upland is used to denote any mountainous region or elevated mountainous plateau. Generally speaking, the term upland tends to be used for ranges of hills, typically up to 500-600m, and highland for ranges of low mountains.The Scottish Highlands refers to the mountainous...
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 lies in the irregular terrain to the northwest of the landing site of the Apollo 16
Apollo 16
Young and Duke served as the backup crew for Apollo 13; Mattingly was slated to be the Apollo 13 command module pilot until being pulled from the mission due to his exposure to rubella through Duke.-Backup crew:...
mission. To the south is the crater Anděl
Andel (crater)
Anděl is a lunar crater that lies in the rugged central highlands of the Moon. Nearby craters of note include Abulfeda to the south-southeast and Descartes to the east-southeast...
, and Taylor
Taylor (crater)
Taylor is a lunar crater that is located to the south-southwest of Delambre. To the east is the smaller crater Alfraganus, and southeast of Taylor is Zöllner....
is to the east-northeast.
Dr E. J. Öpik
Ernst Öpik
Ernst Julius Öpik was a noted Estonian astronomer and astrophysicist who spent the second half of his career at the Armagh Observatory in Northern Ireland.-Education:...
stated that this crater was likely formed by the impact of an asteroid
Asteroid
Asteroids are a class of small Solar System bodies in orbit around the Sun. They have also been called planetoids, especially the larger ones...
about 1 mile (1.6 km) in diameter. The outer rim of this crater is worn and irregular, with incisions along the northern and southern inner walls. There is a cleft in the southeastern rim that links with the slightly larger Dollond B. The interior floor is level and nearly featureless, except for a pair of small crterlets and a slender cleft at the west end.
This crater was designated Dollond C before being given its current name by the IAU
International Astronomical Union
The International Astronomical Union IAU is a collection of professional astronomers, at the Ph.D. level and beyond, active in professional research and education in astronomy...
. Dollond
Dollond (crater)
Dollond is a small lunar impact crater that is located in the central region of the Moon, to the north of the crater Abulfeda. Due west of Dollond is Anděl...
itself is located to the south-southeast, due east of Anděl.