Rhaeticus (crater)

Rhaeticus
Lunar Orbiter 4 image
Coordinates0°00′N 4°54′E / 0.0°N 4.9°E / 0.0; 4.9
Diameter43 × 49 km
Depth1.6 km
Colongitude254° at sunrise
EponymGeorg Joachim Rheticus
Crater area in selenochromatic Image (Si) with some landmarks. More infos here : https://www.gawh.it/main/selenocromatica
Oblique view of Rhaeticus facing north, and showing Rhaeticus A crater in upper right. From Apollo 12
Oblique view of Rhaeticus facing west at low sun angle. From Apollo 10

Rhaeticus is a lunar impact crater that lies astride the equator of the Moon, on the southeast edge of the Sinus Medii. To the north-northwest is the crater Triesnecker, and due south can be found the worn remnant of the walled plain Hipparchus. The crater was named after Austrian astronomer Georg Joachim Rheticus.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Rhaeticus (crater)". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.
  2. ^ Autostar Suite Astronomer Edition. CD-ROM. Meade, April 2006.