De Vico (crater)

De Vico
Lunar Orbiter 4 image
Coordinates19°42′S 60°12′W / 19.7°S 60.2°W / -19.7; -60.2
Diameter22.13 km (13.75 mi)[1]
DepthUnknown
Colongitude60° at sunrise

De Vico is a small lunar impact crater that is located in the southwest part of the Moon, to the south of the crater Sirsalis and east of Darwin. To the west-northwest is Crüger.[2] De Vico is an oval, bowl-shaped formation with a small, flat bottom at the midpoint.[3]: 92  This impact has exposed noritic anorthosite.[4] To the northwest is the lava-flooded remains of De Vico T.[3]: 92  Beyond is a linear rille designated Rimae Sirsalis that follows a path to the northeast past the rim of Sirsalis.[5]

This formation is named after Italian astronomer Francesco de Vico (1805-1848).[6] His name was included in the lunar nomenclature of Edmund Neison in 1876.[7] Its designation was formally adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 1935.[1]

Satellite craters

By convention these features are identified on Lunar maps by placing the letter on the side of the crater midpoint that is closest to De Vico.[8]

De Vico[3]: 296  Latitude Longitude Diameter
A 18.8° S 63.5° W 32 km
AA 18.8° S 63.1° W 12 km
B 17.8° S 58.7° W 9 km
C 20.6° S 62.3° W 12 km
D 21.1° S 61.9° W 12 km
E 21.1° S 61.3° W 13 km
F 19.1° S 62.6° W 12 km
G 19.0° S 58.9° W 8 km
H 19.9° S 59.1° W 8 km
K 20.1° S 58.3° W 8 km
L 19.9° S 57.7° W 5 km
M 21.1° S 59.4° W 8 km
N 19.8° S 61.9° W 6 km
P 20.4° S 60.8° W 30 km
R 19.4° S 61.9° W 13 km
S 19.5° S 63.4° W 10 km
T 18.7° S 61.8° W 41 km
X 20.5° S 60.1° W 6 km
Y 20.4° S 60.3° W 6 km

References

  1. 1 2 "De Vico". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program. Retrieved 2026-07-31.
  2. ↑ "LAC 92" (PDF). Gazeteer of Planetary Nomenclature. Retrieved 2026-07-31.
  3. 1 2 3 Bussey, B.; Spudis, P. (2004). The Clementine Atlas of the Moon. New York: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-81528-4.
  4. ↑ Peterson, C. A.; et al. (November 1995). "Spectral reflectance studies of the Grimaldi Region of the Moon". Geophysical Research Letters. 22 (22): 3055–3058. Bibcode:1995GeoRL..22.3055P. doi:10.1029/95GL02798.
  5. ↑ Moore, Patrick (2001). On the Moon. Sterling Publishing Co. p. 192. ISBN 978-0-304-35469-6.
  6. ↑ Macke, Robert (11 February 2023). "Latest Batch of Named Asteroids Includes Three Jesuit Astronomers and a Pope". Vatican Observatory. Retrieved November 20, 2025.
  7. ↑ Whitaker, Ewen A. (1999). Mapping and Naming the Moon. Cambridge University Press. pp. 136, 223. ISBN 978-0-521-62248-6.
  8. ↑ Grego, P. (2015). "Satellite Crater". In Hargitai, H.; Kereszturi, Á. (eds.). Encyclopedia of Planetary Landforms. New York, NY: Springer. doi:10.1007/978-1-4614-3134-3_328.

Sources

  • Price, Fred W. (1988). The Moon Observer's Handbook. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-33500-3.
  • Rükl, Antonín (1990). Atlas of the Moon. Kalmbach Books. ISBN 978-0-913135-17-4.
  • Wlasuk, Peter T. (2000). Observing the Moon. Springer. ISBN 978-1-85233-193-1.
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