Lippershey (crater)

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Crater characteristics
Coordinates 25.9° S, 10.3° W
Diameter 7 km
Depth 1.4 km
Colongitude   11° at sunrise
Eponym Hans Lippershey

Lippershey is a relatively tiny lunar impact crater located in the southeast section of the Mare Nubium. It is a circular, cup-shaped feature surrounded by the lunar mare. Lippershey lies to the northeast of Pitatus crater.

[edit] 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 the closest to Lippershey crater.

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

[edit] References

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