De Vico (crater)

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Crater characteristics
Coordinates	19.7° S, 60.2° W
Diameter	20 km
Depth	Unknown
Colongitude	60° at sunrise
Eponym	Francesco de Vico

De Vico is a small lunar impact crater that is located in the southwest part of the Moon, to the south of Sirsalis crater. To the west-northwest is the Crüger crater. De Vico is a circular, bowl-shaped formation with a small, flat bottom at the mid-point. To the northwest is the lava-flooded remains of 'De Vico T'. Beyond is a linear rille designated Rima Sirsalis that follows a path to the northeast past the rim of Sirsalis crater.

[edit] 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 de Vico crater.

de Vico	Latitude	Longitude	Diameter
A	18.8° S	63.5° W	32 km
AA	18.8° S	63.1° W	12 km
B	17.8° S	58.7° W	9 km
C	20.6° S	62.3° W	12 km
D	21.1° S	61.9° W	12 km
E	21.1° S	61.3° W	13 km
F	19.1° S	62.6° W	12 km
G	19.0° S	58.9° W	8 km
H	19.9° S	59.1° W	8 km
K	20.1° S	58.3° W	8 km
L	19.9° S	57.7° W	5 km
M	21.1° S	59.4° W	8 km
N	19.8° S	61.9° W	6 km
P	20.4° S	60.8° W	30 km
R	19.4° S	61.9° W	13 km
S	19.5° S	63.4° W	10 km
T	18.7° S	61.8° W	41 km
X	20.5° S	60.1° W	6 km
Y	20.4° S	60.3° W	6 km