Tags: Crater.
Gioia is a lunar crater that is located in the vicinity of the north pole of the Moon. It is named after the Italian inventor Flavio Gioia. As it lies so close to the northern limb it is view nearly from the edge making difficult to observe from the Earth. The crater is attached to the southern rim of the larger Byrd a formation with low walls. To the south-southeast is the crater Main.The rim of Gioia remains nearly circular but is worn and somewhat eroded.