Karpinskiy is a lunar impact crater that lies in the northern part of the Moon on the far side from the Earth.

This combined rim gives Karpinskiy a larger and wider interior wall along its south face.

Just to the north is the double-crater formation of Milankovic and Ricco, which lies across the northern part of the large crater containing Karpinskiy.

The interior floor is flatter in the northern half and somewhat rough and hilly in the south, particularly near the crater midpoint.

By convention these features are identified on lunar maps by placing the letter on the side of the crater midpoint that is closest to Karpinskiy.