Ioffe (crater)
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Ioffe is a lunar
impact crater
on the far side of the Moon
. It lies to the south of the walled plain Hertzsprung
, and is attached to the southwestern outer rim of Fridman
. Only a short stretch of terrain
separates Ioffe from Belopol'skiy
to the southeast.
This is a relatively youthful crater, with a well-defined outer rim and a terraced inner wall. Nevertheless the outer rim has been marked by subsequent impacts. A smaller crater lies along the rim edge where Ioffe is joined to Fridman. There is also a small craterlet along the northwestern rim. The interior floor is relatively level, with the exception of a low, uneven ridge of material that stretches from just east of the mid-point to the south-southwestern inner wall. The interior is free of impacts of note.
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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...
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 lies to the south of the walled plain Hertzsprung
Hertzsprung (crater)
Hertzsprung is an enormous lunar crater that is located on the far side of the Moon, beyond the western limb. In dimension, this formation is larger than several of the lunar mare areas on the near side. It lies in the northwestern fringe of the blast radius of the Mare Orientale impact basin...
, and is attached to the southwestern outer rim of Fridman
Fridman (crater)
Fridman is the remains of a lunar crater on the far side of the Moon. It lies due south of the huge walled plain Hertzsprung, and is attached to the northeastern rim of the crater Ioffe....
. Only a short stretch of terrain
Terrain
Terrain, or land relief, is the vertical and horizontal dimension of land surface. When relief is described underwater, the term bathymetry is used...
separates Ioffe from Belopol'skiy
Belopol'skiy (crater)
Belopol'skiy is a lunar crater that is located on the far side of the Moon. It lies to the west of the crater Houzeau, and northeast of Strömgren. Just to the northwest of Belopol'skiy is the crater Ioffe....
to the southeast.
This is a relatively youthful crater, with a well-defined outer rim and a terraced inner wall. Nevertheless the outer rim has been marked by subsequent impacts. A smaller crater lies along the rim edge where Ioffe is joined to Fridman. There is also a small craterlet along the northwestern rim. The interior floor is relatively level, with the exception of a low, uneven ridge of material that stretches from just east of the mid-point to the south-southwestern inner wall. The interior is free of impacts of note.