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{{Short description|Crater on the Moon}}
{{Infobox Lunar crater
| image       = Vendelinus (LRO).png
| caption     = Mosaic of photos by [[Astronomy:Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter|Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter]]. Width is 270 km.|
| coordinates = {{coord|16.46|S|61.55|E|globe:moon_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
| diameter    = 147 km
| depth       = 2.6 km
| colong      = 300
| eponym      = Godefroy Wendelin
}}
[[Image:Vendelinus crater 4184 H1.jpg|thumb|right|240px|Oblique [[Astronomy:Lunar Orbiter 4|Lunar Orbiter 4]] image]]
[[Image:Vendelinus crater AS15-M-2527.jpg|thumb|right|240px|Oblique view from [[Engineering:Apollo 15|Apollo 15]]]]
'''Vendelinus''' is an ancient [[Astronomy:Lunar craters|lunar]] [[Astronomy:Impact crater|impact crater]] located on the eastern edge of [[Astronomy:Mare Fecunditatis|Mare Fecunditatis]]. To the north of Vendelinus is the prominent crater [[Astronomy:Langrenus (crater)|Langrenus]], while to the southeast is [[Astronomy:Petavius (crater)|Petavius]], forming a chain of prominent craters near the eastern rim. Due to its location, the crater appears oblong due to foreshortening.

The crater was named after a Flemish astronomer Godefroy Wendelin in 1651 by Giovanni Riccioli.<ref>[[:commons:File:Riccioli1651MoonMap.jpg|Map of the Moon by Giovanni Riccioli]]</ref> In 1935 this name was approved by [[Organization:International Astronomical Union|International Astronomical Union]].<ref name=gazetteer/>

The crater is heavily worn and overlapped by multiple craters, making this feature more difficult to identify except at low sun angles. The irregular rim is broken in several locations by overlapping craters. The most prominent of these is the break in the northeast wall from the overlapping crater [[Astronomy:Lamé (crater)|Lamé]]. The smaller [[Astronomy:Lohse (lunar crater)|Lohse]] overlaps the rim to the northwest, and at the south end the crater wall is joined to [[Astronomy:Holden (lunar crater)|Holden]].

The floor of Vendelinus is flat and covered by a dark [[Earth:Lava|lava]] flow. (Webb noted that a dark patch could be seen on the floor of this crater at [[Astronomy:Full moon|full moon]].) It lacks a central peak, but includes multiple impact craters of various dimensions. Some of these are secondary craters from [[Astronomy:Langrenus (crater)|Langrenus]], and display an oblong shape. The outer ramparts of Lamé form a rise on the northeastern floor.

== 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 Vendelinus.

{|class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! Vendelinus
! class="unsortable" | Coordinates
! Diameter, km
|-
|D
|{{Coord|19.05|S|58.24|E|globe:moon|name=Vendelinus D}}
|10
|-
|E
|{{Coord|18.08|S|61.02|E|globe:moon|name=Vendelinus E}}
|20
|-
|F
|{{Coord|18.49|S|64.92|E|globe:moon|name=Vendelinus F}}
|32
|-
|H
|{{Coord|15.30|S|61.50|E|globe:moon|name=Vendelinus H}}
|8
|-
|K
|{{Coord|13.82|S|62.44|E|globe:moon|name=Vendelinus K}}
|9
|-
|L
|{{Coord|17.56|S|61.79|E|globe:moon|name=Vendelinus L}}
|17
|-
|N
|{{Coord|16.82|S|65.87|E|globe:moon|name=Vendelinus N}}
|17
|-
|P
|{{Coord|17.56|S|66.33|E|globe:moon|name=Vendelinus P}}
|16
|-
|S
|{{Coord|15.40|S|57.98|E|globe:moon|name=Vendelinus S}}
|6
|-
|T
|{{Coord|13.49|S|62.80|E|globe:moon|name=Vendelinus T}}
|6
|-
|U
|{{Coord|15.91|S|58.73|E|globe:moon|name=Vendelinus U}}
|5
|-
|V
|{{Coord|15.55|S|55.92|E|globe:moon|name=Vendelinus V}}
|6
|-
|W
|{{Coord|14.59|S|58.70|E|globe:moon|name=Vendelinus W}}
|5
|-
|Y
|{{Coord|17.58|S|62.24|E|globe:moon|name=Vendelinus Y}}
|11
|-
|Z
|{{Coord|17.20|S|62.41|E|globe:moon|name=Vendelinus Z}}
|7
|}

The following craters have been renamed by the [[Organization:International Astronomical Union|IAU]]:

* Vendelinus C — ''See'' [[Astronomy:Lamé (crater)|Lamé (crater)]].

== References ==
{{reflist|refs=
<ref name=gazetteer>{{cite web
 |url        = http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/6346
 |title      = Vendelinus
 |work       = Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature
 |publisher  = International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)
 |date       = 2010-10-18
 |access-date = 2015-01-23
 }}</ref>
}}

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{{refend}}

[[Category:Impact craters on the Moon]]

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