IAU Lunar Nomenclature
Orontius
Orontius 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
- 40.37° S · 3.96° W
- Diameter
- 121.01895 km
- IAU approval
- 1935/01/01 00:00:00
- LAC quadrangle
- LAC-112 · Tycho
Name origin
Oronce Fine (Orontius Finaeus Delphinatus); French mathematician, cartographer (1494-1555).