Taruntius (crater)

Taruntius
LRO image
Coordinates5°36′N 46°30′E / 5.6°N 46.5°E / 5.6; 46.5
Diameter56 km
Depth1.0 km
Colongitude314° at sunrise
EponymLucius Tarutius Firmanus

Taruntius is a lunar impact crater on the northwestern edge of Mare Fecunditatis. It was named after ancient Roman philosopher, mathematician and astrologer Lucius Tarutius Firmanus. To the northwest is the lava-flooded crater Lawrence, and to the north lie the craters Watts and da Vinci.

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