Blancanus (Moon)

Named after Biancani, Giuseppe Blancanus - Italian mathematician, astronomer (1566-1624).

Blancanus is a lunar impact crater located in the rugged southern region , to the southwest of the walled plain Clavius. To the northwest lies the comparably sized crater Scheiner, and south-southwest is the worn Klaproth. The outer rim is considerably less worn than that of Scheiner crater to the northwest, and the edge is still fairly well defined and it has a terraced structure on the interior. The floor is flat with several low rises at the midpoint. (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 209 km

Scheiner(next)

MRV
3 Hours 16 Minutes
Walking
3 Days 23 Hours

N 88 km

Blancanus W

MRV
1 Hour 23 Minutes
Walking
1 Day 16 Hours

NE 153 km

Clavius X

MRV
2 Hours 23 Minutes
Walking
2 Days 21 Hours

W 109 km

Blancanus G

MRV
1 Hour 42 Minutes
Walking
2 Days 1 Hour

Blancanus

-63.77° N 338.37° E

E 151 km

Blancanus D

MRV
2 Hours 22 Minutes
Walking
2 Days 20 Hours

SW 78 km

Blancanus H

MRV
1 Hour 13 Minutes
Walking
1 Day 11 Hours

S 219 km

Klaproth(last)

MRV
3 Hours 25 Minutes
Walking
4 Days 3 Hours

SE 198 km

Gruemberger C

MRV
3 Hours 6 Minutes
Walking
3 Days 18 Hours

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