| Crater characteristics | |
| Coordinates | 33. Selenographic coordinates are used to refer to locations on the surface of Earth 's Moon. 8° S, 12. 6° W |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 79 km |
| Depth | 2. Geometry, a diameter of a Circle is any straight Line segment that passes through the center of the circle and whose Endpoints are on the The depth of any crater in a solid Planet or moon - whether it is an Impact crater, a Volcanic crater, or a Subsidence crater - may 7 km |
| Colongitude | 14° at sunrise |
| Eponym | Luca Gaurico |
Gauricus is a lunar crater that is located in the rugged southern part of the Moon's near side. Selenographic coordinates are used to refer to locations on the surface of Earth 's Moon. Luca Gaurico (in Latin Lucas Gauricus) ( March 12, 1476 &ndash 1558 was an Italian astrologer astronomer and mathematician In the broadest sense the term impact crater can be applied to any depression natural or manmade resulting from the high velocity impact of a projectile with larger body Nearly attached to the western rim is the heavily eroded Wurzelbauer crater, and to the north-northwest lies Pitatus crater. Wurzelbauer is the remnant of a lunar crater. It is located in the rugged terrain on the Moon 's southern hemisphere Pitatus is an ancient lunar Impact crater located at the southern edge of Mare Nubium.
The rim of this crater has become worn and eroded by subsequent impacts, resulting in a round-shouldered outer wall that is pock-marked by a number of lesser craters. The most notable of these are 'Gauricus B' and 'Gauricus D' along the couthern rim and 'Gauricus G' intruding into the eastern rim. The worn satellite crater 'Gauricus A' is attached to the exterior rim along the south-southwest.
In contrast, the interior floor is relatively level and featureless. Only the merged crater formation 'Guericus F, lying along the northern rim, marks the floor. The bottom is covered by wisps of ray material from Tycho crater to the south. A ray system comprises the radial streaks of fine Ejecta thrown out during the formation of an Impact crater. Tycho is a prominent lunar Impact crater located in the southern lunar highlands named after the Danish Astronomer Tycho Brahe.
Satellite craters
By convention these features are identified on lunar maps by placing the letter on the side of the crater mid-point that is closest to Gauricus crater.
| Gauricus | Latitude | Longitude | Diameter |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | 35. 6° S | 13. 4° W | 38 km |
| B | 35. 3° S | 12. 2° W | 23 km |
| C | 35. 2° S | 10. 7° W | 11 km |
| D | 35. 1° S | 11. 4° W | 13 km |
| E | 32. 5° S | 11. 8° W | 7 km |
| F | 33. 0° S | 12. 6° W | 12 km |
| G | 33. 9° S | 11. 0° W | 18 km |
| H | 38. 1° S | 13. 3° W | 8 km |
| J | 32. 3° S | 11. 9° W | 10 km |
| K | 33. 3° S | 13. 9° W | 5 km |
| L | 34. 0° S | 13. 8° W | 4 km |
| M | 34. 4° S | 13. 6° W | 6 km |
| N | 32. 4° S | 12. 7° W | 7 km |
| P | 35. 1° S | 12. 4° W | 6 km |
| R | 34. 8° S | 13. 3° W | 6 km |
| S | 33. 9° S | 10. 1° W | 15 km |
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