Theon Junior B (Moon)

Satellite Feature of Theon Junior

Named after Of Alexandria Theon Junior - Greek astronomer (unkn-c. 380).

Theon Junior is a lunar impact crater that is located just to the west-southwest of the crater Delambre. It forms a matching pair with Theon Senior, only a couple of crater diameters to the north-northwest. The crater is circular and bowl-shaped, with a small floor at the bottom of the high, sloping interior walls. It is named for Theon of Alexandria, a 4th-century Greek astronomer and mathematician. (wikipedia entry)