Pizzetti (crater)

Pizzetti

LRO WAC image
Coordinates	34°54′S118°48′E / 34.9°S 118.8°E / -34.9; 118.8
Diameter	44 km
Depth	Unknown
Colongitude	240° at sunrise
Eponym	Paolo Pizzetti

Clementine mosaic

Oblique view from Lunar Orbiter 3, facing south

Oblique view from Apollo 17, facing east

Pizzetti is a partly eroded lunar impact crater that lies in the southern hemisphere on the far side of the Moon. It is located due north of the similar-dimensioned Clark, and to the southeast of the large walled plain Milne. Nearly attached to the western rim is the small Tyndall. The crater is named for the Italian astronomer and geodesist Paolo Pizzetti (1860-1918).

This crater is generally circular in shape, with the south-southeastern portion of the rim bearing the greatest amount of erosion. There is a slumped shelf along the inner wall to the north and southwest. The interior floor is uneven in places and is marked by several small craterlets.

Satellite craters

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

Pizzetti	Latitude	Longitude	Diameter
C	33.1° S	121.1° E	10 km
W	33.8° S	117.7° E	14 km

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