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Metius is a lunar impact crater located in the rugged highlands to the southeast of the Moon's near side. To the southwest the rim is attached to the crater Fabricius. Offset to the east-northeast is the heavily worn crater Brenner. Further away to the northeast is the crater Rheita and the long gorge Vallis Rheita.
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 for this crater is the Dutch geometer and astronomer Adriaan Adriaanszoon, who went by the name of Metius.
Adriaan Adriaanszoon, called Metius, (9 December 1571 – 6 September 1635), was a Dutch geometer and astronomer. He was born in Alkmaar. The name Metius comes from the Dutch word meten ("measuring"), and therefore means something like "measurer" or "surveyor."
Metius is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:
- Metius aeneus (Dejean, 1831)
- Metius andicola (Dejean, 1831)
- Metius annulicornis Curtis, 1839
- Metius apicalis Straneo, 1986
- Metius auratoides Straneo, 1986
- Metius blandus (Dejean, 1828)
- Metius bolivianus Straneo, 1951
- Metius bonariensis (Putzeys, 1875)
- Metius brunnescens Straneo, 1951
- Metius canotae Steinheil, 1869
- Metius carnifex (Dejean, 1828)
- Metius caudatus (Putzeys, 1875)
- Metius chilensis (Dejean, 1831)
- Metius circumfusus (Germar, 1824)
- Metius confusus Straneo, 1951
- Metius constrictus Straneo, 1951
- Metius cordatulus Straneo, 1951
- Metius cordatus (Putzeys, 1875)
- Metius eurypterus (Putzeys, 1875)
- Metius femoratus (Dejean, 1828)
- Metius flavipes (Dejean, 1828)
- Metius flavipleuris Straneo, 1951
- Metius foveolatus (Putzeys, 1875)
- Metius gigas Straneo, 1953
- Metius gilvipes (Dejean, 1828)
- Metius guillermoi Will, 2005
- Metius harpaloides Curtis, 1839
- Metius hassenteufeli Straneo, 1960
- Metius incertus (Putzeys, 1875)
- Metius kulti Straneo, 1952
- Metius kuscheli Straneo, 1955
- Metius latemarginatus Straneo, 1951
- Metius latigastricus (Dejean, 1828)
- Metius latior Putzeys, 1875
- Metius loeffleri Straneo, 1986
- Metius luridus (Chaudoir, 1837)
- Metius malachiticus (Dejean, 1828)
- Metius marginatus (Dejean, 1828)
- Metius mateui Straneo, 1986
- Metius melancholicus Straneo, 1952
- Metius negrei Straneo, 1977
- Metius niger (Motschulsky, 1866)
- Metius obscurus (Putzeys, 1875)
- Metius obtusus Straneo, 1951
- Metius parvicollis (Putzeys, 1875)
- Metius parvulus Straneo, 1952
- Metius peruvianus Straneo, 1951
- Metius pogonoides (Fairmaire, 1883)
- Metius punctulatus Putzeys, 1875
- Metius robustus Straneo, 1951
- Metius rotundatus Straneo, 1951
- Metius rotundicollis Straneo, 1951
- Metius silvestrii Straneo, 1951
- Metius striatus (Putzeys, 1875)
- Metius striolatus Straneo, 1951
- Metius subcoeruleus Straneo, 1951
- Metius subfoveolatus Straneo, 1951
- Metius submetallicus Straneo, 1986
- Metius subsericeus Straneo, 1952
- Metius titschacki Straneo, 1951
- Metius viridulus Straneo, 1953
- Metius zischkai Straneo, 1960
Metius (1571–1635) was a Dutch geometer and astronomer.
Metius may also refer to:
- Metius (crater), a lunar crater in the family Carabidae
- Metius (genus), a genus of beetle
- Jacob Metius (after 1571–1624/1631), Dutch instrument-maker and lens grinder, brother of the astrometer