Barocius (crater)

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Crater characteristics
Coordinates	44.9° S, 16.8° E
Diameter	82 km
Depth	3.5 km
Colongitude	345° at sunrise
Eponym	Francesco Barozzi

Barocius is an ancient lunar impact crater that is located in the rugged southern highlands of the Moon. It lies just to the southeast of the large Maurolycus crater. To the southwest of Barocius is Clairaut crater, and to the south-southeast lies the Breislak crater.

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 mid-point.

[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 Barocius crater.

Barocius	Latitude	Longitude	Diameter
B	44.0° S	18.3° E	39 km
C	43.1° S	17.6° E	33 km
D	46.0° S	19.1° E	8 km
E	47.1° S	22.2° E	26 km
EC	48.1° S	22.5° E	8 km
F	45.8° S	21.6° E	15 km
G	42.4° S	21.0° E	27 km
H	46.7° S	21.6° E	11 km
J	44.9° S	21.5° E	27 km
K	45.2° S	19.6° E	15 km
L	42.4° S	18.9° E	13 km
M	42.4° S	19.5° E	17 km
N	43.1° S	19.8° E	10 km
O	45.6° S	21.9° E	5 km
R	43.9° S	21.6° E	14 km
S	42.4° S	21.8° E	8 km
W	45.6° S	16.2° E	20 km