''Milankovič'' is a
lunar
Lunar most commonly means "of or relating to the Moon".
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Arts and entertainment
* ''Lunar'' (series), a series of video games
* "Lunar" (song), by David Guetta
* "Lunar", a song by Priestess from the 2009 album ''Prior t ...
impact crater that is located in the high northern latitudes on the
far side
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of the
Moon
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. Overlapping the southeastern rim is the smaller but more sharply defined crater
Ricco. Just to the south is
Karpinskiy, and to the north is the prominent
Plaskett.
This is a worn and eroded crater formation with a distorted outer rim. In the northwestern quadrant of the crater interior is what appears to be a double rim. The outer rim is circular in form along this edge but shallow. The inner rim forms a somewhat linear shelf that runs from the north to the west sides. The remainder of rim is rounded and uneven. Within the interior, the outer
rampart
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* Rampart (fortification), a defensive wall or bank around a castle, fort or settlement
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of Ricco covers the southeastern part of the floor. The rest of floor is relatively level, with only some low hills near the midpoint.
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 Milankovič.
See also
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1605 Milankovitch
1605 Milankovitch, provisional designation , is an Eoan asteroid from the outer region of the asteroid belt, approximately 31 kilometers in diameter. It was named after Serbian scientist Milutin Milanković.
Discovery
''Milankovitch'' was dis ...
, minor planet
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Milankovič (Martian crater)
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Impact craters on the Moon