What is "lodygin"

Lodygin is a Russian masculine surname, its feminine counterpart is Lodygina. It may refer to

• Alexander Lodygin (1847–1923), Russian electrical engineer and inventor
  • Lodygin (crater) on the Moon named after Alexander Lodygin
• Yuri Lodygin (born 1990), Russian-Greek football goalkeeper

Category:Russian-language surnames

Lodygin is a lunar crater to the southeast of the much larger crater Galois. To the east-northeast is the crater Paschen, and to the south-southwest is the immense Apollo.

The outer rim of Lodygin has been heavily damaged along the western and northwestern sides, which lie closest to Galois. The rim along this face has been heavily modified and is overlain by multiple smaller craters. The remainder of the rim to the east and south are worn, but relatively intact. About half the original interior floor survives, and is marked only by a low central ridge offset to the south of the midpoint, and a few small or tiny impacts.