Lipskiy (crater)
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Lipskiy is a lunar
crater
on the far side of the Moon
. It lies just to the south of the lunar equator
, and is the closest named crater to the antipode
of the Earth
zenith
point. That is, it lies in the region of the Moon that is the most distant from the Earth. Lipskiy is located less than one crater diameter to the north of the prominent crater Daedalus
. To the northeast is Krasovskiy
.
The crater has been heavily damaged and disrupted by subsequent impacts, leaving a formation that is scarcely recognizable as a crater. The rim and the interior are very irregular, and are overlain by several smaller impacts. The most notable of these are Lipskiy V along the northwestern edge and Lipskiy S is located just to the west of the mid-point.
Moon
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crater
Impact crater
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on the far side of the Moon
Moon
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. It lies just to the south of the lunar equator
Equator
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, and is the closest named crater to the antipode
Antipode
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of the Earth
Earth
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zenith
Zenith
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point. That is, it lies in the region of the Moon that is the most distant from the Earth. Lipskiy is located less than one crater diameter to the north of the prominent crater Daedalus
Daedalus (crater)
Daedalus is a prominent crater located near the center of the far side of the Moon. The inner wall is terraced, and there is a cluster of central peaks on the relatively flat floor...
. To the northeast is Krasovskiy
Krasovskiy (crater)
Krasovsky is an impact crater on the far side of the Moon. It is located about three crater diameters to the north-northwest of Daedalus. It is otherwise relatively isolated from impact craters of note, with the nearest comparable feature being Tiselius to the west-northwest.The rim of this crater...
.
The crater has been heavily damaged and disrupted by subsequent impacts, leaving a formation that is scarcely recognizable as a crater. The rim and the interior are very irregular, and are overlain by several smaller impacts. The most notable of these are Lipskiy V along the northwestern edge and Lipskiy S is located just to the west of the mid-point.
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 Lipskiy.| Lipskiy | Latitude | Longitude | Diameter |
|---|---|---|---|
| S | 2.2° S | 179.9° W | 23 km |
| V | 1.2° S | 178.7° E | 36 km |
| X | 0.4° N | 178.9° E | 24 km |