What is "berosus"

Berosus is a lunar crater that is located in the northeast part of the Moon, less than one crater diameter northwest of Hahn. Further to the east-northeast is the large crater Gauss, and to the north-northwest lies Bernoulli. Because of its location, this crater appears foreshortened when viewed from the Earth.

The rim of this crater is roughly circular, but with some angularity along the eastern edge. The southern end of the crater has been heavily eroded, and there are some tiny craterlets along the northern rim. The inner walls have some terracing along the east and northwestern sides. The interior floor of Berosus has been flooded by lava, and so is level and nearly featureless.

Berosus may refer to:

• In Greek mythology:
  • Berosus, father of Tanais by Lysippe (Amazon)
  • Berosus, father of the Sibyl Sabbe by Erymanthe
• Berossus (3rd century BC), Hellenistic-era Babylonian writer and astronomer
• Berosus (beetle), a genus of beetles of the family Hydrophilidae
• Berosus (crater), a lunar crater

Berosus is a genus of beetles in the family Hydrophilidae, the water scavenger beetles. The genus contains 273 species. It is distributed worldwide.

Beetles of this genus are aquatic, with most living in ponds and other marshy habitat types.