Lippmann (crater)
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Lippmann is a large lunar
impact crater
in the southern part of the far side of the Moon and so cannot be viewed directly from the Earth
. Just to the northeast is the walled plain Mendel
, only slightly smaller than Lippmann. To the south-southeast lies the crater Petzval
.
As with many lunar formations of this size, Lippmann has been eroded by subsequent impacts. The southeastern part of the rim has been overlain by the satellite crater Lippmann L, which in turn has become worn and eroded. The relatively fresh crater Lippmann Q lies across the southwest rim. The remaining rim has become worn and rounded, with a few surviving terrace-like features and the rim edge having lost their definition. The western and eastern sides of the crater in particular are nearly overlain by ejecta material.
The interior floor is relatively level, at least in the western two-thirds, but is marked by several impacts. The most notable of these is Lippmann P, located just to the southwest of the mid-point. A short chain of small craterlets lies along the southern part of the floor. The remainder is marked by a few small craterlets and pitted by tiny craters.
The terrain to the north and east of this crater are streaked with features that are radial to the huge Mare Imbrium
impact basin to the northeast.
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...
in the southern part of the far side of the Moon and so cannot be viewed directly from the Earth
Earth
Earth is the third planet from the Sun, and the densest and fifth-largest of the eight planets in the Solar System. It is also the largest of the Solar System's four terrestrial planets...
. Just to the northeast is the walled plain Mendel
Mendel (lunar crater)
Mendel is a large Impact crater that lies on the far side of the Moon. It is located in the southern fringe of the huge skirt of ejecta that surrounds the Mare Orientale impact basin. To the south-southwest of Mendel is Lippmann, an even larger crater....
, only slightly smaller than Lippmann. To the south-southeast lies the crater Petzval
Petzval (crater)
Petzval is a lunar impact crater that lies in the southern latitudes of the Moon's far side. This crater is located to the south of the larger Lippman, and to the north of Doerfel. It was namer after the Hungarian-German inventor Joseph Petzval....
.
As with many lunar formations of this size, Lippmann has been eroded by subsequent impacts. The southeastern part of the rim has been overlain by the satellite crater Lippmann L, which in turn has become worn and eroded. The relatively fresh crater Lippmann Q lies across the southwest rim. The remaining rim has become worn and rounded, with a few surviving terrace-like features and the rim edge having lost their definition. The western and eastern sides of the crater in particular are nearly overlain by ejecta material.
The interior floor is relatively level, at least in the western two-thirds, but is marked by several impacts. The most notable of these is Lippmann P, located just to the southwest of the mid-point. A short chain of small craterlets lies along the southern part of the floor. The remainder is marked by a few small craterlets and pitted by tiny craters.
The terrain to the north and east of this crater are streaked with features that are radial to the huge Mare Imbrium
Mare Imbrium
Mare Imbrium, Latin for "Sea of Showers" or "Sea of Rains", is a vast lunar mare filling a basin on Earth's Moon and one of the larger craters in the Solar System. Mare Imbrium was created when lava flooded the giant crater formed when a very large object hit the Moon long ago...
impact basin to the northeast.
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 Lippmann.| Lippmann | Latitude | Longitude | Diameter |
|---|---|---|---|
| B | 52.6° S | 110.9° W | 29 km |
| E | 55.4° S | 107.6° W | 23 km |
| J | 59.0° S | 106.6° W | 19 km |
| L | 57.6° S | 112.5° W | 54 km |
| P | 56.1° S | 115.0° W | 29 km |
| Q | 57.0° S | 118.7° W | 27 km |
| R | 57.2° S | 121.3° W | 37 km |