The Purbach Crater, named after Georg von Peuerbach.
It is the southern most crater. Interestingly, the
crater directly above the Purbach crater is named after
Peuerbach's pupil, Regiomontanus.
An illustration from Theoricae Novae Planetarum
Ptolemaic model of the spheres for Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and
Saturn
from Theoricae novae planetarum, 1454.
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