Riccius

Crater, craters · 71.8 km across · -37.02°, 26.43° · the Moon
クレーター・差し渡し約71.8km

WHY THAT NAME · なぜその名前か

Augustine; Italian astronomer (fl. 1513); Ricci, Matteo; Italian mathematician, geographer (1552-1610).

Source of the name: Italy (Europe) · Approved by the IAU 1935 · Other features named after Italy

SEE IT · 地図で見る

Elevation here was measured by laser from orbit (LOLA). Nothing is estimated or generated.

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SATELLITE CRATERS · 衛星クレーター · 20

Smaller craters that share this name with a letter added. The IAU records them under the same origin, so they are listed here rather than given pages of their own.
この名前に英字を足した小さなクレーターです。由来は親と同じものとして登録されているため、ここに並べています。

Riccius A23.5 km

Riccius B21.3 km

Riccius C21.8 km

Riccius D15.4 km

Riccius E21.4 km

Riccius G13.4 km

Riccius H17.9 km

Riccius J12.6 km

Riccius K5.2 km

Riccius L6.6 km

Riccius M13.7 km

Riccius N12.9 km

Riccius O8.7 km

Riccius P10.9 km

Riccius R5.5 km

Riccius S9.5 km

Riccius T5.9 km

Riccius W19.3 km

Riccius X10.2 km

Riccius Y8.9 km

NEAREST NAMED FEATURES · 近くの地名

What stands next to a place tells you what kind of place it is.

Rabbi Levi クレーター100 km

Wöhler クレーター124 km

Lindenau クレーター148 km

Stiborius クレーター157 km

Büsching クレーター159 km

Nicolai クレーター166 km

Celsius クレーター181 km

Rothmann クレーター191 km

Great-circle distances on a sphere of radius 1,737.4 km.

Names and their origins come from the IAU Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature (USGS Astrogeology), retrieved 2026-08-14.
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DATA: IAU / USGS Astrogeology · NASA LRO LOLA