Stevinus (crater)


Stevinus is a lunar impact crater located in the southeast part of the Moon. To the southeast is the large crater Furnerius. Just to the northeast is Snellius and the Vallis Snellius crater valley. To the west-northwest lies Reichenbach. To the west-northwest of Stevinus is the tiny crater Stevinus A, a feature that possesses a small ray system and a displays a high albedo.
Stevinus has a high inner wall and a central peak at the midpoint of the interior floor. The inner walls are slumped, so that the side slopes down sharply, then more gradually. There are several small ridges on the floor, in addition to the peak. Due to its ray system, Stevinus is mapped as part of the Copernican System.
It is named for Simon Stevin, a 16th-century Belgian mathematician and engineer.

Satellite craters

By convention these features are identified on lunar maps by placing the letter on the side of the crater midpoint that is closest to Stevinus.
StevinusLatitudeLongitudeDiameter
A31.8° S51.6° E8 km
B31.1° S52.6° E20 km
C33.4° S52.8° E19 km
D34.8° S50.9° E22 km
E35.3° S52.5° E16 km
F30.6° S52.7° E10 km
G33.7° S50.4° E13 km
H33.2° S50.6° E15 km
J36.1° S52.4° E13 km
K34.3° S55.4° E8 km
L33.8° S56.1° E14 km
R31.6° S50.9° E26 km
S30.7° S51.2° E7 km