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Respighi (crater)
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Respighi is a small lunar
impact crater
that is located to the southeast of the crater Dubyago
, near the eastern limb of the Moon
. To the east is the comparably sized Liouville
.
This is a crudely circular crater with inner walls that slope down to the relatively darker (lower albedo
) interior central floor. The rim has not suffered significant erosion from subsequent impacts, but there is a shallower section to the south. Attached to the southern rim of this crater is Dubyago B, a formation that has the appearance of two or more merged craters with a dark, lava
-flooded floor that is elongated to the southeast.
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...
that is located to the southeast of the crater Dubyago
Dubyago (crater)
Dubyago is a lunar crater that lies in the eastern limb of the Moon, and it appears significantly foreshortened when viewed from the Earth. It lies along the southern shore of the Mare Undarum, to the southeast of the crater Firmicus....
, near the eastern limb 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...
. To the east is the comparably sized Liouville
Liouville (crater)
Liouville is a small lunar impact crater that is located near the eastern limb of the Moon. It lies to the southeast of the larger crater Dubyago, and was previously designated Dubyago S before being given a name by the IAU....
.
This is a crudely circular crater with inner walls that slope down to the relatively darker (lower albedo
Albedo
Albedo , or reflection coefficient, is the diffuse reflectivity or reflecting power of a surface. It is defined as the ratio of reflected radiation from the surface to incident radiation upon it...
) interior central floor. The rim has not suffered significant erosion from subsequent impacts, but there is a shallower section to the south. Attached to the southern rim of this crater is Dubyago B, a formation that has the appearance of two or more merged craters with a dark, lava
Lava
Lava refers both to molten rock expelled by a volcano during an eruption and the resulting rock after solidification and cooling. This molten rock is formed in the interior of some planets, including Earth, and some of their satellites. When first erupted from a volcanic vent, lava is a liquid at...
-flooded floor that is elongated to the southeast.