Autolycus (Moon)

Named after Autolycus of Pitane - Greek astronomer (fl. c. 310 B.C.).

Autolycus is a lunar impact crater that is located in the southeast part of Mare Imbrium. West of the formation is Archimedes, a formation more than double the size. Just to the north is Aristillus, and the outer ramparts of these two craters overlap in the intermediate stretch of the lunar mare. The rim is somewhat irregular, although generally circular overall. (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 113 km

Sinus Lunicus

MRV
1 Hour 46 Minutes
Walking
2 Days 3 Hours

N 97 km

Aristillus(next)

MRV
1 Hour 31 Minutes
Walking
1 Day 20 Hours

NE 21 km

Autolycus A

Walking
9 Hours 55 Minutes

W 168 km

Archimedes(last)

MRV
2 Hours 38 Minutes
Walking
3 Days 4 Hours

Autolycus

30.68° N 1.49° E

E 120 km

Autolycus K

MRV
1 Hour 52 Minutes
Walking
2 Days 6 Hours

SW 118 km

Spurr

MRV
1 Hour 51 Minutes
Walking
2 Days 5 Hours

S 110 km

Palus Putredinis

MRV
1 Hour 43 Minutes
Walking
2 Days 2 Hours

SE 103 km

Rimae Fresnel

MRV
1 Hour 36 Minutes
Walking
1 Day 22 Hours

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