KUON GEO

Catena Kurchatov

Catena, catenae · 234.9 km across · 37.25°, 136.6° · the Moon
クレーター列・差し渡し約234.9km

WHY THAT NAME · なぜその名前か

Named from nearby crater.
Source of the name: Soviet (Europe) · Approved by the IAU 1976 · Other features named after Soviet

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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NEAREST NAMED FEATURES · 近くの地名

What stands next to a place tells you what kind of place it is.
Kurchatov クレーター127 km
Nijland クレーター137 km
Bridgman クレーター186 km
Becquerel クレーター199 km
Van Maanen クレーター208 km
Feoktistov クレーター221 km
Wiener クレーター258 km
Tesla クレーター286 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