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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Vitruvius
Clean Name Vitruvius
Feature ID 6414
Target Moon
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude 18.14 °
Southmost Latitude 17.18 °
Eastmost Longitude 31.80 °
Westmost Longitude 30.76 °
Diameter 30.94 km
Center Latitude 17.66 °
Center Longitude 31.28 °
Northmost Latitude 18.15 °
Southmost Latitude 17.19 °
Eastmost Longitude 31.80 °
Westmost Longitude 30.80 °
Diameter 28.98 km
Center Latitude 17.67 °
Center Longitude 31.30 °
Northmost Latitude 17.60 °
Southmost Latitude 17.60 °
Eastmost Longitude 31.30 °
Westmost Longitude 31.30 °
Diameter 29.00 km
Center Latitude 17.60 °
Center Longitude 31.30 °
Quad LAC-43 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1935
Continent Europe
Ethnicity Roman
Origin Vitruvius Pollio, Marcus; Roman engineer, architect (unkn-fl. c. 25 B.C.).
Reference [66] - Named Lunar Formations, by Mary A. Blagg and K. Müller: Percy Lund, Humphries and Co. Ltd., London, 1935.
Updated Oct 18, 2010 12:00 PM
Satellite Feature(s) Vitruvius H
Vitruvius L
Vitruvius M
Vitruvius T
Vitruvius B
Vitruvius G

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