 Petavius
Petavius is a large lunar 
impact crater located to the southeast of the 
Mare Fecunditatis, near the southeastern lunar limb. Attached to the northwest rim is the smaller crater 
Wrottesley. To the southeast are 
Palitzsch, Vallis Palitzsch, and 
Hase. Farther to the north is the large crater 
Vendelinus. Petavius appears oblong when viewed from the Earth due to foreshortening.
The outer wall of Petavius is unusually wide in proportion to the diameter, and displays a double rim along the south and west sides. The height of the rim varies by as much as 50% from the lowest point, and a number of ridges radiate outwards from the rim. The convex crater floor has been resurfaced by 
lava flow, and displays a 
rille system named the Rimae Petavius. The large central mountains are a prominent formation with multiple peaks, climbing 1.7 kilometers above the floor. A deep fracture runs from the peaks toward the southwest rim of the crater.
8"SC(MEADE LX90 ota only)
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DBK color camera
06/09/2009