BRIEF DESCRIPTION
The southern extension of Mare Fecunditatis, with bright rays from the craters Petavius B and Snellius A, includes the giant crater Petavius (which forms a magnificent chain with Langrenus, Vendelinus and Furnerius) and a group of craters named after famous navigators. Please refer to your copy of the Antonin Rukl lunar atlas chart, page 145.

EARTH-BASED TELESCOPIC IMAGES:
Image - ProVIEW image of Petavius B
Image - Petavius (Genovese)

LUNAR ORBITER IMAGES:
Lunar Orbiter Database
Biot, 13 km
Borda, 44 km
Colombo, 76 km
Cook, 47 km
Fecunditatis, Mare
Hase, 83 km
McClure, 24 km
Monge, 37 km
Palitzsch, 41 km
Palitzsch, Vallis
Petavius, 177 km
Petavius, Rimae
Santbech, 64 km
Snellus, 83 km
Snellus, Vallis
Wrottesley, 57 km

RESEARCH UPDATES:
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