Lunar Impact Crater

The Crater Lebedinskiy

Lebedinskiy is a lunar impact crater spanning 63.39 kilometers across the Moon.

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Feature Profile & Selenographic Data

Feature type: crater
Coordinates: 7.84° N · 164.89° W
Diameter: 63.39 km
IAU approval: 1970/01/01 00:00:00
LAC quadrangle: LAC-69 · Zhukovskij

Geological Chronicle

Lebedinskiy is an impact crater on the far side of the Moon. The formation spans an official diameter of 63.39 kilometers.

It is attached to the eastern outer rim of the somewhat larger crater Zhukovskiy. It is recorded in the IAU Gazetteer under quadrangle LAC-69.

Chronology & Exploration

IAU Name Adopted
The International Astronomical Union officially approves the crater name.

Scientific Sources & References

IAU Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature — Aleksandr I.; Soviet astrophysicist (1913-1967).
Wikipedia (en) — Lebedinskiy (crater)

Name Origin

Aleksandr I.; Soviet astrophysicist (1913-1967).

Interactive Lunar Surface

Explore Lebedinskiy in 3D

Inspect lunar elevation data and the official selenographic position.

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