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Cavalerius

Crater on the Moon

Crater on the Moon

Feature onThe Moon
Feature typeCrater
QuadrangleLQ-10
Lunar coordinates5° N, 67° W
DimensionsDiameter 64 km
NotesA crater lying near the western limb of the Moon's nearside, which therefore appears considerably foreshortened as seen from Earth. Its name comes from a Latinised form of Cavalieri, a seventeenth century mathematician who was a pupil of Galileo.

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