Rocca (Moon)

Named after Giovanni Antonio Rocca - Italian mathematician (1607-1656).

Rocca is a lunar crater that is located near the western limb. It lies to the northwest of the flooded crater Crüger, and to the west of the Montes Cordillera. Just to the east-southeast is the small Lacus Aestatis, a small lunar mare. This crater lies within the skirt of ejecta that surrounds the Mare Orientale impact basin, and radial streaks of material have modified the surroundings. (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 145 km

Hartwig B

MRV
2 Hours 16 Minutes
Walking
2 Days 18 Hours

N 100 km

Rimae Riccioli(next)

MRV
1 Hour 34 Minutes
Walking
1 Day 21 Hours

NE 34 km

Rocca P

Walking
15 Hours 37 Minutes

W 294 km

Schlüter A

MRV
4 Hours 35 Minutes
Walking
5 Days 13 Hours

Rocca

-12.89° N 287.11° E

E 78 km

Rocca A

MRV
1 Hour 13 Minutes
Walking
1 Day 11 Hours

SW 38 km

Rocca J

Walking
17 Hours 41 Minutes

S 11 km

Rocca L

Walking
5 Hours 9 Minutes

SE 131 km

Darwin

MRV
2 Hours 2 Minutes
Walking
2 Days 11 Hours

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