KUON GEO

Cai Lun

Crater, craters · 44.9 km across · 80.12°, 113.66° · the Moon
クレーター・差し渡し約44.9km

WHY THAT NAME · なぜその名前か

Chinese inventor (c. 57-121).
Source of the name: China (Asia) · Approved by the IAU Aug 02, 2010 · Other features named after China

SEE IT · 地図で見る

Elevation here was measured by laser from orbit (LOLA). Nothing is estimated or generated.
Open the map centred on Cai Lun

NEAREST NAMED FEATURES · 近くの地名

What stands next to a place tells you what kind of place it is.
Nansen クレーター95 km
Haskin クレーター103 km
Houssay クレーター112 km
Shi Shen クレーター144 km
Hevesy クレーター177 km
Bi Sheng クレーター201 km
Bosch クレーター211 km
Whipple クレーター274 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