
Pizzetti is a partly eroded
lunar impact crater
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that lies in the southern
hemisphere
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** Southern Hemisphere
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on the
far side of the
Moon
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. 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.
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Impact craters on the Moon