Lodygin (crater)
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Lodygin is a lunar
crater
to the southeast of the much larger crater Galois
. To the east-northeast is the crater Paschen
, and to the south-southwest is the immense Apollo
.
The outer rim of Lodygin has been heavily damaged along the western and northwestern sides, which lie closest to Galois. The rim along this face has been heavily modified and is overlain by multiple smaller craters. The remainder of the rim to the east and south are worn, but relatively intact. About half the original interior floor survives, and is marked only by a low central ridge offset to the south of the mid-point, and a few small or tiny impacts.
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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...
to the southeast of the much larger crater Galois
Galois (crater)
Galois is a large lunar crater on the far side of the Moon. Features of this class are commonly termed walled plains, due to their appearance and dimension. It is located just to the southeast of another huge walled plain, Korolev, a formation nearly double the diameter of Galois...
. To the east-northeast is the crater Paschen
Paschen (crater)
Paschen is a lunar crater on the far side of the Moon. The relatively large satellite crater Paschen M partly overlies the southern rim of Paschen, and they nearly form a merged pair with only a section of irregular terrain along their common border. The smaller but well-formed crater Paschen S...
, and to the south-southwest is the immense Apollo
Apollo (crater)
Apollo is an enormous impact crater located in the southern hemisphere on the far side of the Moon. This formation dwarfs the large crater Oppenheimer that is located next to the western rim. The crater Barringer lies across the northern wall...
.
The outer rim of Lodygin has been heavily damaged along the western and northwestern sides, which lie closest to Galois. The rim along this face has been heavily modified and is overlain by multiple smaller craters. The remainder of the rim to the east and south are worn, but relatively intact. About half the original interior floor survives, and is marked only by a low central ridge offset to the south of the mid-point, and a few small or tiny impacts.
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 Lodygin.| Lodygin | Latitude | Longitude | Diameter |
|---|---|---|---|
| C | 15.9° S | 144.5° W | 30 km |
| F | 17.6° S | 142.8° W | 47 km |
| J | 18.5° S | 145.1° W | 25 km |
| L | 22.6° S | 145.4° W | 25 km |
| M | 19.2° S | 146.2° W | 14 km |
| R | 18.3° S | 149.2° W | 30 km |