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
Lunar craters
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Lunar craters are impact craters on Earth's Moon. The Moon's surface has many craters, all of which were formed by impacts. The International Astronomical Union currently recognizes 9,137 craters, of
Petavius (crater)
…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…
Side view of the crater Moltke taken from Apollo 10.
Lunar craters as captured through the backyard telescope of an amateur astronomer, partially illuminated by the sun on a waning crescent moon.
Full Moon 2010