Goclenius U (Moon)

Satellite Feature of Goclenius

Named after Gockel, Rudolf Goclenius - German physicist, doctor, mathematician (1572-1621).

Goclenius is a lunar crater that is located near the west edge of Mare Fecunditatis. It lies to the southeast of the lava-flooded crater Gutenberg, and north of Magelhaens. To the northwest is a parallel rille system that follow a course toward the northwest, running for a length of up to 240 kilometers. This feature is named the Rimae Goclenius. (wikipedia entry)