Licetus M (Moon)

Satellite Feature of Licetus

Named after Liceti, Fortunio Licetus - Italian physicist, philosopher, doctor (1577-1657).

Licetus is a lunar impact crater on the near side , in the rugged southern highland region. It lies to the south of the walled plain Stöfler, and is attached to the northern rim of the sub-divided crater Heraclitus. Just to the southeast is Cuvier. Licetus is 75 kilometers in diameter and 3.8 kilometers deep. (wikipedia entry)