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Maurolycus (crater)

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The outer walls of Maurolycus are tall, wide, and terraced, most notably in the eastern part. To the southeast the rim is lower and the crater is joined to what has the appearance of an overlain crater rim. The crater Maurolycus F lies across the northwest rim, and that part of the crater floor is
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more rugged than the remainder. The other sections of the floor are relatively level, with a complex of central peaks and a pair of craterlets. The small crater Maurolycus A is biting into the southern part of the rim.
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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".
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By convention these features are identified on lunar maps by placing the letter on the side of the crater midpoint that is closest to Maurolycus.
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Maurolycus crater and its satellite craters taken from Earth in 2012 at the University of Hertfordshire's
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that is covered in overlapping crater impacts. It was named after 16th century Italian mathematician
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with the telescopes Meade LX200 14" and Lumenera Skynyx 2-1
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Maurolycus crater area in Selenochromatic Image (Si)
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Lunar Orbiter 4
Coordinates
41°48′S 14°00′E / 41.8°S 14.0°E / -41.8; 14.0
Diameter
Depth
Colongitude
Eponym
Francesco Maurolico
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