Ricco (Moon)

Named after Annibale Ricco - Italian astronomer (1844-1911).

Ricco is a lunar impact crater. It is located in the northern part 's far side. This crater overlies the southeastern rim of the larger crater Milankovic. Less than one crater diameter to the southwest is Karpinskiy, while to the southeast is Roberts. (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.