Barocius (crater)

Template:Short description Template:Infobox Lunar crater

Crater area in Selenochromatic image (Si)

Barocius is an ancient lunar impact crater that is located in the rugged southern highlands of the Moon. It was named after Italian mathematician Francesco Barozzi.<ref>Template:Gpn</ref> It lies just to the southeast of the large crater Maurolycus. To the southwest of Barocius is Clairaut, and to the south-southeast lies Breislak.

The rim of Barocius has been worn and eroded by countless subsequent impacts. Of these the most notable is Barocius B which lies across the northeast rim, and intrudes into Barocius C. There is a remnant of a crater, Barocius W, that lies just inside the southwest interior wall. On the interior floor is a low central peak offset to the north of the floor midpoint.

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 Barocius.

File:Barocius lunar crater map.jpg

Barocius crater and its satellite craters taken from Earth in 2012 at the University of Hertfordshire's Bayfordbury Observatory with the telescopes Meade LX200 14" and Lumenera Skynyx 2-1

Barocius	Coordinates	Diameter, km
B	Template:Coord	36,6
C	Template:Coord	35,8
D	Template:Coord	8,7
E	Template:Coord	23,6
EC	Template:Coord	7,7
F	Template:Coord	15,4
G	Template:Coord	27,6
H	Template:Coord	10,6
J	Template:Coord	27,2
K	Template:Coord	13,6
L	Template:Coord	13,0
M	Template:Coord	15,8
N	Template:Coord	10,1
O	Template:Coord	5,4
R	Template:Coord	14,3
S	Template:Coord	8,3
W	Template:Coord	18,9