Sisakyan (crater)
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Sisakyan is a lunar
crater
that is located on the Moon
's far side, beyond the northeastern rim. It lies to the east of the huge walled plain Harkhebi
, and north of the crater Sumner
and the Catena Sumner crater chain.
This is a heavily eroded crater formation with a rugged outer rim and an uneven interior floor. There are smaller craters attached to the exterior rim along the northwest, northeast, and southeast.
Moon
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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...
that is located on 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...
's far side, beyond the northeastern rim. It lies to the east of the huge walled plain Harkhebi
Harkhebi (crater)
Harkhebi is a large lunar crater of the category termed a walled plain. Half of the crater to the north-northwest is overlain by the walled plain Fabry, a large formation in its own right. Attached to the northwestern rim is the much smaller crater Vashakidze...
, and north of the crater Sumner
Sumner (crater)
Sumner is a lunar crater on the far side of the Moon, beyond the northeastern limb. It is southwest of the larger crater Szilard, and southeast of the twin walled plains Fabry and Harkhebi....
and the Catena Sumner crater chain.
This is a heavily eroded crater formation with a rugged outer rim and an uneven interior floor. There are smaller craters attached to the exterior rim along the northwest, northeast, and southeast.
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 Sisakyan.| Sisakyan | Latitude | Longitude | Diameter |
|---|---|---|---|
| C | 42.1° N | 110.9° E | 17 km |
| D | 42.0° N | 111.0° E | 52 km |
| E | 41.4° N | 110.7° E | 19 km |