De Vico is a small lunar impact crater that is located in the southwest part of the Moon, to the south of the crater Sirsalis and east of Darwin. To the west-northwest is Crüger. De Vico is an oval, bowl-shaped formation with a small, flat bottom at the midpoint. This impact has exposed noritic anorthosite. To the northwest is the lava-flooded remains of De Vico T. Beyond is a linear rille designated Rimae Sirsalis that follows a path to the northeast past the rim of Sirsalis.
This formation is named after Italian astronomer Francesco de Vico (1805-1848). His name was included in the lunar nomenclature of Edmund Neison in 1876. Its designation was formally adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 1935.
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 De Vico.
De VicoLatitudeLongitudeDiameterA18.8° S63.5° W32 kmAA18.8° S63.1° W12 kmB17.8° S58.7° W9 kmC20.6° S62.3° W12 kmD21.1° S61.9° W12 kmE21.1° S61.3° W13 kmF19.1° S62.6° W12 kmG19.0° S58.9° W8 kmH19.9° S59.1° W8 kmK20.1° S58.3° W8 kmL19.9° S57.7° W5 kmM21.1° S59.4° W8 kmN19.8° S61.9° W6 kmP20.4° S60.8° W30 kmR19.4° S61.9° W13 kmS19.5° S63.4° W10 kmT18.7° S61.8° W41 kmX20.5° S60.1° W6 kmY20.4° S60.3° W6 km
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