Respighi is a small
lunar
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impact crater
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that is located to the southeast of the crater
Dubyago, near the eastern limb of the
Moon
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. To the east is the comparably sized
Liouville
Joseph Liouville ( ; ; 24 March 1809 – 8 September 1882) was a French mathematician and engineer.
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He was born in Saint-Omer in France on 24 March 1809. His parents were Claude-Joseph Liouville (an army officer) and Thérès ...
.
This is a crudely circular crater with inner walls that slope down to the relatively darker (lower
albedo
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) interior central floor. The rim has not suffered significant erosion from subsequent impacts, but there is a shallower section to the south. Attached to the southern rim of this crater is Schubert N, a formation that has the appearance of two or more merged craters with a dark,
lava
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-flooded floor that is elongated to the southeast.
Apollo 11 was the spacecraft that took the image of Respighi.
The crater is named for
Lorenzo Respighi
Lorenzo Respighi (7 October 1824 – 10 December 1889) was an Italian mathematician and natural philosopher. He was a pioneer in solar spectroscopy.
Biography
Lorenzo Respighi was born at Cortemaggiore, Piacenza, to Luigi Respighi and Giusepp ...
, 1824–89, Italian mathematician and astronomer.
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External links
LTO-63D4 Respighi— L&PI
topographic map
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Impact craters on the Moon