Kostinskiy (crater)
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Kostinsky is a lunar
crater
on the far side of the Moon
. It is nearly attached to the northeastern outer rim of the crater Guyot
. About one crater diameter to the southeast is Ostwald
, and farther to the north is Olcott
.
The rim of Kostinsky is eroded, and along the southeast has been nearly worn away. The rim has an outward bulge along the northeastern side. There is a small crater intruding into the eastern rim. The interior floor has some irregularities in the southwest quadrant, and along the edge of the bulging section to the northeast.
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crater
Impact crater
In the broadest sense, the term impact crater can be applied to any depression, natural or manmade, resulting from the high velocity impact of a projectile with a larger body...
on the far side of the Moon
Moon
The Moon is Earth's only known natural satellite,There are a number of near-Earth asteroids including 3753 Cruithne that are co-orbital with Earth: their orbits bring them close to Earth for periods of time but then alter in the long term . These are quasi-satellites and not true moons. For more...
. It is nearly attached to the northeastern outer rim of the crater Guyot
Guyot (crater)
Guyot is a lunar crater on the Moon's far side. It is separated from the crater Kostinskiy to the northeast by only a few kilometers of rough terrain. To the west-southwest lies the crater Lobachevskiy and to the east-southeast is Ostwald....
. About one crater diameter to the southeast is Ostwald
Ostwald (crater)
Ostwald is a lunar impact crater on the far side of the Moon. It lies just to the east of the crater Guyot, and near the northern border of Ibn Firnas. Recht lies along its eastern rim....
, and farther to the north is Olcott
Olcott (crater)
Olcott is a relatively fresh crater on the far side of the Moon. It lies to the south-southeast of the craters Seyfert and Polzunov, and to the north of Kostinskiy....
.
The rim of Kostinsky is eroded, and along the southeast has been nearly worn away. The rim has an outward bulge along the northeastern side. There is a small crater intruding into the eastern rim. The interior floor has some irregularities in the southwest quadrant, and along the edge of the bulging section to the northeast.
Satellite craters
By convention these features are identified on lunar maps by placing the letter on the side of the crater mid-point that is closest to Kostinskiy.| Kostinskiy | Latitude | Longitude | Diameter |
|---|---|---|---|
| B | 16.3° N | 119.9° E | 20 km |
| D | 16.0° N | 122.8° E | 32 km |
| E | 15.1° N | 122.4° E | 26 km |
| W | 17.2° N | 115.6° E | 24 km |