Alfraganus

Crater, craters · 20.5 km across · -5.42°, 18.97° · the Moon
クレーター・差し渡し約20.5km

WHY THAT NAME · なぜその名前か

Al-Fargani, Abu'l-'Abbās Ahmad Ibn Muhammad Ibn Kathīr; Persian astronomer (unkn-c. 840).

Source of the name: Persian (Asia) · Approved by the IAU 1935 · Other features named after Persian

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。

Alfraganus A13.9 km

Alfraganus C10.3 km

Alfraganus D8.3 km

Alfraganus E3.9 km

Alfraganus F8.6 km

Alfraganus G5.7 km

Alfraganus H12 km

Alfraganus K3 km

Alfraganus M3.2 km

NEAREST NAMED FEATURES · 近くの地名

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

Taylor クレーター70 km

Zöllner クレーター77 km

Hypatia クレーター115 km

Delambre クレーター116 km

Theon Junior クレーター133 km

Smoky Mountains 宇宙飛行士命名143 km

Ravine 宇宙飛行士命名146 km

North Ray 宇宙飛行士命名147 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