Pitatus (Moon)

Named after Pitati, Pietro Pitatus - Italian astronomer, mathematician (unkn.-fl. c. 1500).

Joined to the northwest rim is the crater Hesiodus, and the two are joined by a narrow cleft. The complex wall is heavily worn, and has been encroached by lava flows. The rim is lowest to the north, where the lava almost joins the Mare Nubium. (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 2 km

Rimae Pitatus(next)

Walking
1 Hour 21 Minutes

N 76 km

Pitatus S

MRV
1 Hour 11 Minutes
Walking
1 Day 10 Hours

NE 150 km

Lippershey(last)

MRV
2 Hours 21 Minutes
Walking
2 Days 20 Hours

W 71 km

Pitatus H

MRV
1 Hour 6 Minutes
Walking
1 Day 8 Hours

Pitatus

-29.88° N 346.47° E

E 380 km

Regiomontanus

MRV
5 Hours 56 Minutes
Walking
7 Days 4 Hours

SW 53 km

Pitatus R

Walking
24 Hours 16 Minutes

S 47 km

Pitatus A

Walking
21 Hours 34 Minutes

SE 55 km

Pitatus D

Walking
1 Day 1 Hour

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