Abel

Crater, craters · 137.4 km across · -34.63°, 85.78° · the Moon
クレーター・差し渡し約137.4km

WHY THAT NAME · なぜその名前か

Niels Henrik; Norwegian mathematician (1802-1829).

Source of the name: Norway (Europe) · Approved by the IAU 1964 · Other features named after Norway

SEE IT · 地図で見る

Elevation here was measured by laser from orbit (LOLA). Nothing is estimated or generated.

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SATELLITE CRATERS · 衛星クレーター · 9

Smaller craters that share this name with a letter added. The IAU records them under the same origin, so they are listed here rather than given pages of their own.
この名前に英字を足した小さなクレーターです。由来は親と同じものとして登録されているため、ここに並べています。

Abel A27.8 km

Abel B41.6 km

Abel C36.8 km

Abel D27.9 km

Abel E14 km

Abel J18.8 km

Abel K9.9 km

Abel L54.1 km

Abel M91 km

NEAREST NAMED FEATURES · 近くの地名

What stands next to a place tells you what kind of place it is.

Barnard クレーター147 km

Harlan クレーター186 km

Gum クレーター189 km

Hamilton クレーター249 km

Humboldt クレーター263 km

Marinus クレーター265 km

Donner クレーター326 km

Jenner クレーター330 km

Great-circle distances on a sphere of radius 1,737.4 km.

Names and their origins come from the IAU Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature (USGS Astrogeology), retrieved 2026-08-14.
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DATA: IAU / USGS Astrogeology · NASA LRO LOLA