Orontius (crater)

Orontius is a lunar impact crater that lies in the heavily cratered southern highlands of the 's near side. It is located to the northwest of the prominent ray crater , and south and east of the large walled plain . The eastern part of the crater is overlain by the smaller crater , which is overlain in turn on its eastern rim by the still smaller , the trio forming a crater chain of diminishing dimensions. Joined to the southern rim is the crater . To the Category:Orontius (crater). From Wikimedia Commons, the free media repository. Jump to navigation Jump to search. Orontius. impact crater. Media in category "Orontius (crater)". The following 8 files are in this category, out of 8 total. Orontius is a lunar impact crater that lies in the heavily cratered southern highlands of the Moon's near side. It is located to the northwest of the prominent ray crater Tycho, and south and east of the large walled plain Deslandres. The eastern part of the crater is overlain by the smaller crater Huggins, which is overlain in turn on its eastern rim by the still smaller Nasireddin, the trio forming a crater chain of diminishing dimensions. Joined to the southern rim is the crater Saussure. To the southwest, just east of Tycho, is . Orontius is a lunar impact crater that lies in the heavily cratered southern highlands of the Moon's near side. It is located to the northwest of the prominent ray crater Tycho, and south and east of the large walled plain Deslandres. The eastern part of the crater is overlain by the smaller crater Huggins, which is overlain in turn on its eastern rim by the still smaller Nasireddin, the trio forming a crater chain of diminishing dimensions. For faster navigation, this Iframe is preloading the Wikiwand page for Orontius (crater). Home. Orontius (crater). 92.94. Orontius is an impact crater in the southern lunar front side, south of the Mare Nubium, northeast of the crater Tycho and west of Nasireddin. The crater is heavily eroded and the crater rim twice superimposed (east of Huggins and west by Sasse Rides A), which is why he is unremarkable, despite a diameter of about 90 kilometers. The crater was officially named by the IAU in 1935 by the French mathematician and cartographer Oronce Finé. Orontius (crater). This article includes a list of references, related reading or external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations. Please improve this article by introducing more precise citations. (February 2008). Orontius (crater). Coordinates. Orontius is a lunar impact crater that lies in the heavily cratered southern highlands of the Moon's near side. It is located to the northwest of the prominent ray crater Tycho, and south and east of the large walled plain Deslandres. Orontius is a lunar impact crater that lies in the heavily cratered southern highlands of the Moon's near side. It is located to the northwest of the prominent ray crater Tycho, and south and east of the large walled plain Deslandres. The eastern part of the crater is overlain by the smaller crater Huggins, which is overlain in turn on its eastern rim by the still smaller Nasireddin, the trio forming a crater chain of diminishing dimensions. Joined to the southern rim is the crater Saussure. To the southwest, just east of Tycho, is Pictet. [crater] The rim of Orontius is battered, worn, and overlain by a number of different craters. A pair of craters to the west have intruded into the crater wall, forming inward bulges. Little of the original wall remains nearly intact, with the south and southwestern rim having survived the erosion process better than the other wall sections Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orontius_(crater). No exact match found.