IAU Lunar Nomenclature
Riccius
Riccius 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
- 37.02° S · 26.43° E
- Diameter
- 71.78934 km
- IAU approval
- 1935/01/01 00:00:00
- LAC quadrangle
- LAC-113 · Maurolycus
Name origin
Augustine; Italian astronomer (fl. 1513); Ricci, Matteo; Italian mathematician, geographer (1552-1610).