Vitruvius (moon crater)
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| Vitruvius and surroundings ( LROC -WAC) | ||
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| position | 17.67 ° N , 31.3 ° E | |
| diameter | 29 km | |
| depth | 1880 m | |
| Card sheet | 43 (PDF) | |
| Named after | Vitruvius (1st century BC) | |
| Named since | 1935 | |
| Unless otherwise stated, the information comes from the entry in the IAU / USGS database | ||
Vitruvius is an impact crater on the northeastern front of the moon on the edge of Mare Serenitatis , south of Littrow crater (moon crater) and east of Dawes . Beyond the Mons Vitruvius in the north, named after the crater, is the landing site of Apollo 17 . The crater rim is little eroded, the interior shows traces of extensive landslides.
| Letter | position | diameter | link |
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| B. | 16.37 ° N , 32.96 ° O | 18 km | [1] |
| G | 13.89 ° N , 34.61 ° O | 5 km | [2] |
| H | 16.36 ° N , 33.8 ° E | 22 km | [3] |
| L. | 18.94 ° N , 30.69 ° O | 6 km | [4] |
| M. | 16.12 ° N , 31.5 ° E | 4 km | [5] |
| T | 17.06 ° N , 33.25 ° O | 14 km | [6] |
The crater was officially named by the IAU in 1935 after the Roman architect Vitruvius .
Web links
- Vitruvius in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature of the IAU (WGPSN) / USGS
- Vitruvius on The-Moon Wiki
Individual evidence
- ^ John E. Westfall: Atlas of the Lunar Terminator. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge et al. 2000, ISBN 0-521-59002-7 .