Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature
International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)
Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Vitruvius on Moon

Vitruvius

Feature Name Vitruvius
Clean Name Vitruvius
Feature ID 6414
Target Moon
Feature Type Crater, craters
Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude 18.14 °
Southernmost Latitude 17.18 °
Easternmost Longitude 31.80 °
Westernmost Longitude 30.76 °
Diameter 30.94 km
Center Latitude 17.66 °
Center Longitude 31.28 °
Northernmost Latitude 18.15 °
Southernmost Latitude 17.19 °
Easternmost Longitude 31.80 °
Westernmost Longitude 30.80 °
Diameter 28.98 km
Center Latitude 17.67 °
Center Longitude 31.30 °
Northernmost Latitude 17.60 °
Southernmost Latitude 17.60 °
Easternmost Longitude 31.30 °
Westernmost Longitude 31.30 °
Diameter 29.00 km
Center Latitude 17.60 °
Center Longitude 31.30 °
Continent Europe
Ethnic/Cultural
Group or Country		 Roman
Quad LAC-43 [pdf]
Reference [66] - Named Lunar Formations, by Mary A. Blagg and K. Müller: Percy Lund, Humphries and Co. Ltd., London, 1935.
Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1935
Origin Vitruvius Pollio, Marcus; Roman engineer, architect (unkn-fl. c. 25 B.C.).
Last 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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