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Lippershey (crater)

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Template:Lunar crater Lippershey is a 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.

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