Astronomy:Lippershey (crater)

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Short description: Crater on the Moon
Lippershey
Lippershey crater 4120 h1.jpg
Diameter7 km
Depth1.4 km
Colongitude11° at sunrise

Lippershey is a relatively tiny lunar impact crater located in the southeast section of the Mare Nubium. It was named after German-Dutch optician Hans Lippershey.[1] It is a circular, cup-shaped feature surrounded by the lunar mare. Lippershey lies to the northeast of the crater Pitatus.

Satellite craters

By convention these features are identified on lunar maps by placing the letter on the side of the crater midpoint that is the closest to Lippershey.

Lippershey Latitude Longitude Diameter
K 26.7° S 11.4° W 2 km
L 25.7° S 11.7° W 3 km
M 24.3° S 10.9° W 2 km
N 24.5° S 9.5° W 3 km
P 26.3° S 8.3° W 2 km
R 26.6° S 10.1° W 4 km
T 25.2° S 11.1° W 5 km

References

  1. "Lippershey (crater)". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.