| Coordinates: | -42.75°N 41.84°W |
| Depth: | 2.5 km |
| Colong: | 319 |
| Eponym: | David Fabricius |
Fabricius is a lunar impact crater that is located within the northeast part of the walled plain Janssen. Attached to the north-northwest rim is the slightly larger crater Metius. Fabricius has multiple central peaks that rise to 0.8 km, with a rugged rise to the northwest running north–south. The rim is lumpy and somewhat distended, most noticeably to the southwest and south.[1] It is 78 kilometers in diameter and 2,500 meters deep. It is from the Eratosthenian period, 3.2 to 1.1 billion years ago.[2] It is named after David Fabricius, a 16th-century German astronomer.
By convention these features are identified on lunar maps by placing the letter on the side of the crater midpoint that is closest to Fabricius.[3]
| Fabricius | Latitude | Longitude | Diameter | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 44.6° S | 44.0° E | 45 km | |
| B | 43.6° S | 44.9° E | 17 km | |
| J | 45.8° S | 45.2° E | 16 km |