Maurolycus (Moon)

Named after Maurolico, Francesco Maurolycus - Italian mathematician (1494-1575).

Maurolycus is one of the more prominent lunar craters in the southern highland region that is covered in overlapping crater impacts. It is joined at the southeast rim by the smaller crater Barocius. Due west lie the overlapping pair of Stöfler and Faraday. To the northeast is the faint crater Buch, and further to the north lies Gemma Frisius. (wikipedia entry)

A crater is a circular depression likely created by an impact event. On the Moon they are named after deceased scientists, polar explorers, astronauts or cosmonauts.

NW 61 km

Maurolycus F

Walking
1 Day 3 Hours

N 20 km

Maurolycus N

Walking
9 Hours 19 Minutes

NE 141 km

Buch(next)

MRV
2 Hours 12 Minutes
Walking
2 Days 16 Hours

W 42 km

Maurolycus M

Walking
19 Hours 16 Minutes

Maurolycus

-41.77° N 13.92° E

E 94 km

Maurolycus S

MRV
1 Hour 28 Minutes
Walking
1 Day 18 Hours

SW 109 km

Maurolycus G

MRV
1 Hour 42 Minutes
Walking
2 Days 1 Hour

S 23 km

Maurolycus J

Walking
10 Hours 41 Minutes

SE 128 km

Barocius(last)

MRV
2 Hours
Walking
2 Days 10 Hours

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