Von Zeipel is a
lunar impact crater
An impact crater is a depression (geology), depression in the surface of a solid astronomical body formed by the hypervelocity impact event, impact of a smaller object. In contrast to volcanic craters, which result from explosion or internal c ...
on the
Moon
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's
far side. It partly overlies the eastern rim of the larger crater
Fowler, and intrudes into the interior floor. To the north of Von Zeipel is the crater
Esnault-Pelterie, and due south lies
Klute
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This is an eroded crater formation, particularly along the western and southwestern sides. The remaining rim is worn and rounded from smaller impacts, although the perimeter can still be clearly discerned. There is a small, worn crater laid across the south-southwestern rim and a cup-shaped crater located prominently in the northern half of the interior floor.
Prior to formal naming by the
IAU
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in 1970, Von Zeipel was called ''Crater 86''.
Lunar Farside Chart (LFC-1A)
2nd Edition October 1967
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 Von Zeipel.
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Impact craters on the Moon