☄️ Curtius (crater)

Antarctica · Antarctica · 67.08°S, 4.40°E

Curtius is a lunar impact crater that is located in the southern highlands of the Moon. From the Earth the crater appears foreshortened, making it more difficult to observe detail. Nevertheless, this is a large crater that can be readily found in even small telescopes. British astronomer T. W. Webb noted it "has a very complex and unusually steep wall". Curtius is located within one crater diameter of the still-larger Moretus to the southwest. To the northeast is the smaller Pentland. Curtius is 99 kilometers in diameter and 4 kilometers deep.

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Quick facts

Country	Antarctica
Continent / region	Antarctica
Coordinates (approx.)	67.08°S, 4.40°E · view on map

Curtius (crater) is located in Antarctica, in Antarctica.

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