IAU Lunar Nomenclature
Petavius
Petavius 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
- 25.39° S · 60.78° E
- Diameter
- 184.06218 km
- IAU approval
- 1935/01/01 00:00:00
- LAC quadrangle
- LAC-98 · Petavius
Name origin
Petau, Denis; French chronologist, astronomer (1583-1652).