Rhaeticus (crater)
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| Coordinates | 0°00′N 4°54′E / 0.0°N 4.9°E |
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| Diameter | 43 × 49 km |
| Depth | 1.6 km |
| Colongitude | 254° at sunrise |
| Eponym | Georg Joachim Rheticus |
Rhaeticus is a lunar impact crater that lies astride the equator of the Moon, on the southeast edge of the Sinus Medii. To the north-northwest is the crater Triesnecker, and due south can be found the worn remnant of the walled plain Hipparchus. The crater was named after Austrian astronomer Georg Joachim Rheticus.