Artsimovich (crater)

Artsimovich
Apollo 15 image
Coordinates27°37′N 36°38′W / 27.61°N 36.63°W / 27.61; -36.63
Diameter7.96 km (4.95 mi)
Depth2.0 km (1.2 mi)
Colongitude37° at sunrise
EponymLev A. Artsimovich

Artsimovich is a small lunar impact crater located in the western Mare Imbrium of the Earth's Moon. This is a circular crater forming a cup-shaped excavation in the surface of the lunar mare. It was named after Soviet physicist Lev A. Artsimovich in 1973. This crater was identified as Diophantus A before being named by the International Astronomical Union.

To the east is the crater Diophantus and to the northeast lies Delisle. Less than 20 kilometers to the north-northeast is the tiny Fedorov. Due south is the wrinkle ridge Dorsum Arduino.

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