Feature Profile & Selenographic Data
- Feature type
- crater
- Coordinates
- 47.19° S · 6.54° E
- Diameter
- 75.42 km
- IAU approval
- 1935/01/01 00:00:00
- LAC quadrangle
- LAC-112 · Tycho
Geological Chronicle
Licetus is a lunar impact crater on the near side of the Moon, in the rugged southern highland region. The formation spans an official diameter of 75.42 kilometers.
It lies to the south of a walled plain named Stöfler, and is attached to the northern rim of the sub-divided crater Heraclitus. It is recorded in the IAU Gazetteer under quadrangle LAC-112.
Chronology & Exploration
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IAU
Name Adopted
The International Astronomical Union officially approves the crater name.
Scientific Sources & References
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IAU Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature
— Liceti, Fortunio; Italian physicist, philosopher, doctor (1577-1657).
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Wikipedia (en)
— Licetus (crater)
Name Origin
Liceti, Fortunio; Italian physicist, philosopher, doctor (1577-1657).