Aratus

Crater, craters · 10.2 km across · 23.58°, 4.51° · the Moon
クレーター・差し渡し約10.2km

WHY THAT NAME · なぜその名前か

Aratus of Soli; Greek astronomer (c. 310-240/239 B.C.).

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

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 · 4

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。

Aratus B6.7 km

Aratus C3.6 km

Aratus CA2.1 km

Aratus D4.1 km

NEAREST NAMED FEATURES · 近くの地名

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

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Mons Hadley Delta 山69 km

Béla クレーター70 km

Joy クレーター71 km

Taizo クレーター72 km

Carlos クレーター74 km

Apennine Front 宇宙飛行士命名75 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