Autolycus

Crater, craters · 38.9 km across · 30.68°, 1.49° · the Moon
クレーター・差し渡し約38.9km

WHY THAT NAME · なぜその名前か

Autolycus of Pitane; Greek astronomer (fl. c. 310 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 · 2

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。

Autolycus A4.2 km

Autolycus K3 km

NEAREST NAMED FEATURES · 近くの地名

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

Aristillus クレーター97 km

Rimae Fresnel 谷（リマ）98 km

Sinus Lunicus 入り江100 km

Promontorium Fresnel 岬106 km

Palus Putredinis 沼108 km

Spurr クレーター111 km

Santos-Dumont クレーター123 km

Rimae Theaetetus 谷（リマ）134 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