Petavius (crater)
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Petavius is a large lunar impact crater located to the southeast of the Mare Fecunditatis, near the southeastern lunar limb. Attached to the northwest rim is the smaller crater Wrottesley. To the sout
LRO mosaic
Oblique view from Lunar Orbiter 4
Oblique view from Apollo 17
Petavius crater at the terminator, from Earth
Vendelinus (crater)
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Vendelinus is an ancient lunar impact crater located on the eastern edge of Mare Fecunditatis. To the north of Vendelinus is the prominent crater Langrenus, while to the southeast is Petavius, forming
Petavius (crater)
…northwest rim is the smaller crater Wrottesley. To the southeast are Palitzsch, Vallis Palitzsch, and Hase. Farther to the north is the large crater Vendelinus. Petavius appears oblong when viewed from the Earth due to foreshortening. Petavius is Imbrian in age. Rev. T. W. Webb described Petavius as…
Oblique Lunar Orbiter 4 image
Oblique view from Apollo 15
Full Moon 2010