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"Hypertextual Moon Atlas"
 
based on
A. Rükl "Atlas of the Moon"

MAUROLYCUS

Crater field in the southeastern sector of the Moon. The prominent crater Maurolycus forms a characteristic trio with the neighboring craters Faraday and Stöfler (map 65). The crater Gemma Frisius is remarkable for its exceptionally high wall - over 5,000 m.

 

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Age of Moon: d. 5 -6

Section 66

RELEVANT FEATURES

  • Barocius - 82 km - h. 3500 m
  • Breislak - 50 km
  • Buch - 54 km - h. 1400 m
  • Büsching - 52 km - h. 1700 m
  • Clairaut - 75 km - h. 1500 m
  • Faraday - 70 km - h. 4090 m
  • Gemma Frisius - 88 km - h. 5200 m
  • Goodacre - 46 km - h. 3200 m
  • Kaiser - 21×14 km
  • Maurolycus - 114 km
  • Poisson - 42 km

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