Hagecius (moon crater)

Hagecius
Hagecius ( Lunar Orbiter 4 )
position	59.98 °  S , 46.72 °  E Coordinates: 59 ° 58 ′ 48 ″  S , 46 ° 43 ′ 12 ″  E
diameter	80 km
depth	3970 m
Card sheet	128 (PDF)
Named after	Thaddaeus Hagecius (1525–1600)
Named since	1935
Unless otherwise stated, the information comes from the entry in the IAU / USGS database

Hagecius is an impact crater to the south of the lunar front , south of Rosenberger crater and west of Pontécoulant . The rim of the crater is heavily eroded, the interior largely flat, except for the two large secondary craters B and C, which overlay the southeast area.

List of Hagecius minor craters

Letter	position	diameter	link
A.	58.28 °  S , 46.97 °  O	54 km	[1]
B.	60.46 °  S , 49.02 °  O	32 km	[2]
C.	60.77 °  S , 47.38 °  O	23 km	[3]
D.	57.31 °  S , 47.05 °  E	16 km	[4]
E.	63.53 °  S , 49.57 °  O	43 km	[5]
F.	62.4 °  S , 44.87 °  E	32 km	[6]
G	61.91 °  S , 47.5 °  O	29 km	[7]
H	60.49 °  S , 50.84 °  O	13 km	[8th]
J	62.69 °  S , 57.69 °  O	15 km	[9]
K	61.26 °  S , 52.05 °  E	32 km	[10]
L.	61.7 °  S , 55.89 °  E	8 kilometers	[11]
M.	60.19 °  S , 52.16 °  O	11 km	[12]
N	60.3 °  S , 53.01 °  O	17 km	[13]
P	59.92 °  S , 53.3 °  E	8 kilometers	[14]
Q	59.32 °  S , 53.06 °  E	19 km	[15]
R.	58.83 °  S , 52.82 °  E	14 km	[16]
S.	59.1 °  S , 54.86 °  O	10 km	[17]
T	60.69 °  S , 57.68 °  O	14 km	[18]
V	62.07 °  S , 58.62 °  O	13 km	[19]

The crater was officially named by the IAU in 1935 after the Bohemian astronomer and doctor Thaddaeus Hagecius .

Web links

• Hagecius in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature of the IAU (WGPSN) / USGS
• Hagecius on The-Moon Wiki

Individual evidence

1. ^ John E. Westfall: Atlas of the Lunar Terminator. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge et al. 2000, ISBN 0-521-59002-7 .