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Coordinates | 44°59′S 16°49′E / 44.98°S 16.81°E |
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Diameter | 83 km |
Depth | 3.5 km |
Colongitude | 345° at sunrise |
Eponym | Francesco Barozzi |
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Barocius is an ancient lunar impact crater that is located in the rugged southern highlands of the Moon. It was named after Italian mathematician Francesco Barozzi.[1] It lies just to the southeast of the large crater Maurolycus. To the southwest of Barocius is Clairaut, and to the south-southeast lies Breislak.
The rim of Barocius has been worn and eroded by countless subsequent impacts. Of these the most notable is Barocius B which lies across the northeast rim, and intrudes into Barocius C. There is a remnant of a crater, Barocius W, that lies just inside the southwest interior wall. On the interior floor is a low central peak offset to the north of the floor midpoint.
Satellite craters
[edit]By convention these features are identified on lunar maps by placing the letter on the side of the crater midpoint that is closest to Barocius.
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Barocius | Coordinates | Diameter, km |
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B | 44°08′S 18°17′E / 44.13°S 18.29°E | 36,6 |
C | 43°07′S 17°29′E / 43.11°S 17.48°E | 35,8 |
D | 46°04′S 19°11′E / 46.06°S 19.18°E | 8,7 |
E | 47°14′S 22°09′E / 47.24°S 22.15°E | 23,6 |
EC | 48°13′S 22°29′E / 48.22°S 22.49°E | 7,7 |
F | 45°55′S 21°36′E / 45.92°S 21.60°E | 15,4 |
G | 42°31′S 21°02′E / 42.52°S 21.03°E | 27,6 |
H | 46°43′S 21°38′E / 46.71°S 21.63°E | 10,6 |
J | 44°58′S 21°25′E / 44.97°S 21.41°E | 27,2 |
K | 45°13′S 19°38′E / 45.22°S 19.63°E | 13,6 |
L | 42°30′S 18°49′E / 42.50°S 18.81°E | 13,0 |
M | 42°27′S 19°29′E / 42.45°S 19.48°E | 15,8 |
N | 43°12′S 19°46′E / 43.20°S 19.76°E | 10,1 |
O | 45°45′S 21°56′E / 45.75°S 21.93°E | 5,4 |
R | 43°55′S 21°32′E / 43.91°S 21.53°E | 14,3 |
S | 42°30′S 21°49′E / 42.50°S 21.82°E | 8,3 |
W | 45°41′S 16°13′E / 45.68°S 16.21°E | 18,9 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Barocius (crater)". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.
- Andersson, L. E.; Whitaker, E. A. (1982). NASA Catalogue of Lunar Nomenclature. NASA RP-1097.
- Bussey, B.; Spudis, P. (2004). The Clementine Atlas of the Moon. New York: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-81528-4.
- Cocks, Elijah E.; Cocks, Josiah C. (1995). Who's Who on the Moon: A Biographical Dictionary of Lunar Nomenclature. Tudor Publishers. ISBN 978-0-936389-27-1.
- McDowell, Jonathan (July 15, 2007). "Lunar Nomenclature". Jonathan's Space Report. Retrieved 2007-10-24.
- Menzel, D. H.; Minnaert, M.; Levin, B.; Dollfus, A.; Bell, B. (1971). "Report on Lunar Nomenclature by the Working Group of Commission 17 of the IAU". Space Science Reviews. 12 (2): 136–186. Bibcode:1971SSRv...12..136M. doi:10.1007/BF00171763. S2CID 122125855.
- Moore, Patrick (2001). On the Moon. Sterling Publishing Co. ISBN 978-0-304-35469-6.
- Price, Fred W. (1988). The Moon Observer's Handbook. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-33500-3.
- Rükl, Antonín (1990). Atlas of the Moon. Kalmbach Books. ISBN 978-0-913135-17-4.
- Webb, Rev. T. W. (1962). Celestial Objects for Common Telescopes (6th revised ed.). Dover. ISBN 978-0-486-20917-3.
- Whitaker, Ewen A. (1999). Mapping and Naming the Moon. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-62248-6.
- Wlasuk, Peter T. (2000). Observing the Moon. Springer. ISBN 978-1-85233-193-1.
External links
[edit]Media related to Barocius (crater) at Wikimedia Commons