IAU Lunar Nomenclature
Clavius
Clavius is an officially adopted crater, craters on the Moon. Explore its selenographic position and surrounding terrain in 3D.
Feature Profile
- Feature type
- Crater, craters
- Coordinates
- 58.62° S · 14.73° W
- Diameter
- 230.76982 km
- IAU approval
- 1935/01/01 00:00:00
- LAC quadrangle
- LAC-126 · Clavius
Name origin
Christopher Klau; German mathematician (1537-1612).