Goclenius (crater)
 Goclenius (bottom) and Magelhaens (center), from Apollo 8 | |
| Coordinates | 10°03′S 45°02′E / 10.05°S 45.03°E |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 54 × 72 km |
| Depth | 1.5 km (0.93 mi) |
| Colongitude | 315° at sunrise |
| Eponym | Rudolf Goclenius, Jr. |
Goclenius is a lunar impact crater that is located near the west edge of Mare Fecunditatis. It lies to the southeast of the lava-flooded crater Gutenberg, and north of Magelhaens. To the northwest is a parallel rille system that follow a course toward the northwest, running for a length of up to 240 kilometers. This feature is named the Rimae Goclenius.
The rim of this crater is worn, distorted and irregular, having a somewhat egg-like outline. The crater floor has been covered in lava, and a rille cuts across the floor towards the northwest, in the same direction as the other members of the Rimae Goclenius. A similar rille lies across the floor of Gutenberg, and it is likely that these features were all formed at the same time, after the original craters were created.
There is a low central rise located to the northwest of the crater's midpoint.
The crater is named for Rudolf Goclenius, Jr. (1572–1621), German physician and professor of physics, medicine and mathematics.[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 Goclenius.
| Goclenius | Latitude | Longitude | Diameter |
|---|---|---|---|
| B | 9.2° S | 44.4° E | 7 km |
| U | 9.3° S | 50.1° E | 22 km |
The following craters have been renamed by the IAU.
- Goclenius A — See Ibn Battuta.
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