Clavius R (Moon)

Satellite Feature of Clavius

Named after Christopher Klau Clavius - German mathematician (1537-1612).

Clavius is one of the largest crater formations , and it is the third largest crater on the visible near side. It is located in the rugged southern highlands , to the south of the prominent ray crater Tycho. The crater is named for the Jesuit priest Christopher Clavius, a 16th-century German mathematician and astronomer. (wikipedia entry)

NW 98 km

Longomontanus E

MRV
1 Hour 32 Minutes
Walking
1 Day 20 Hours

N 43 km

Clavius H

Walking
19 Hours 39 Minutes

NE 56 km

Clavius G

Walking
1 Day 1 Hour

W 71 km

Longomontanus X

MRV
1 Hour 7 Minutes
Walking
1 Day 8 Hours

Clavius R

-53.25° N 344.58° E

E 163 km

Maginus H

MRV
2 Hours 33 Minutes
Walking
3 Days 2 Hours

SW 3654 km

Lodygin(next)

MRV
2 Days 9 Hours
Walking
69 Days 4 Hours

S 84 km

Clavius W

MRV
1 Hour 18 Minutes
Walking
1 Day 14 Hours

SE 123 km

Clavius M

MRV
1 Hour 55 Minutes
Walking
2 Days 7 Hours


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