Tebbutt is a lunar

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that is located near the southwestern edge of

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. It was named after Australian astronomer John Tebbutt. It was formerly designated Picard G before being named by the

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, and lies south of the crater

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. To the north of Tebbutt, but farther east than Picard, is the flooded Lick. This crater has a worn and damaged outer rim along its eastern half, but the rim is all but nonexistent on the western face, being little more than a pair of curved ridges beneath the surface. Lava flows have overflowed this western rim and submerged the interior, leaving a relatively level and featureless interior. A small craterlet marks the southern end of the interior floor, and several tiny craters mark the surviving rim.

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Impact craters on the Moon