Metius is a lunar

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 impact crater

Impact crater

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 located in the rugged highlands

Highland (geography)

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 to the southeast of the Moon

Moon

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's near side. To the southwest the rim is attached to the crater Fabricius

Fabricius (crater)

Fabricus 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 cater Metius. Fabricius has multiple central peaks that rise to 0.8 km, with a rugged rise to the northwest running north–south. The...

. Offset to the east-northeast is the heavily worn crater Brenner

Brenner (crater)

Brenner is an old lunar crater that lies in the rugged southeastern part of the Moon's near side. It is named after the Serbian astronomer Spiridon Gopčević and is located within one crater diameter northwest of the crater pair Metius and Fabricius.This ancient formation has been deeply eroded by...

. Further away to the northeast is the crater Rheita

Rheita (crater)

Rheita is a lunar impact crater located in the southwestern sector of the Moon. It lies to the northeast of the crater Metius, and northwest of Young. The southwestern rim overlies the edge of Vallis Rheita, a long lunar valley stretching for over 200 kilometers on a line running northeast to...

 and the long gorge Vallis Rheita

Vallis Rheita

Vallis Rheita is a linear valley on the near side of the Moon. It is located in the southeastern quadrant, and is oriented radially to Mare Nectaris. This valley appears to share a common origin with the Vallis Snellius to the northeast, as both are oriented radially with Mare Nectaris.The center...

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The rim of Metius does not protrude prominently into the surroundings and has an insignificant rampart. A few small craters mar the outer wall, but generally it has a smoothed down appearance that is almost free of terraces. The floor is relatively flat with low central peaks. The most prominent crater on the floor is Metius B, located near the northeast rim.

The eponym

Eponym

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 for this crater is the Dutch geometer and astronomer Adriaan Adriaanszoon, who went by the name of Metius.

Satellite craters

By convention these features are identified on lunar maps by placing the letter on the side of the crater mid-point that is closest to Metius.

Metius	Latitude	Longitude	Diameter
B	40.1° S	44.3° E	14 km
C	44.2° S	49.1° E	11 km
D	42.6° S	48.4° E	11 km
E	39.7° S	42.8° E	6 km
F	39.1° S	42.9° E	8 km
G	40.3° S	45.3° E	9 km