Clavius

Crater (230.8 km) — Christopher Klau; German mathematician (1537-1612).

Coordinates

-58.6228, -14.7275 (positive-east)

Descriptor

Crater

Feature type

Crater, craters

Feature type code

AA

Diameter km

230.76982

Etymology

Christopher Klau; German mathematician (1537-1612).

Iau approval status

Adopted by IAU

Iau approval year

1935

Iau reference

http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/1236

Clean name

Clavius

Ethnicity

Germany

Continent

Europe

Quad

LAC-126

Primary source