KUON GEO

Catena Michelson (GIRD)

Catena, catenae · 450.6 km across · -0.44°, -113.58° · the Moon
クレーター列・差し渡し約450.6km

WHY THAT NAME · なぜその名前か

Named from nearby crater; GIRD=Group for the Study of Reaction Motion.
Source of the name: Germany (Europe) · Approved by the IAU 1979 · Other features named after Germany

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.
Leuschner クレーター152 km
Catena Leuschner (GDL) クレーター列181 km
Grachev クレーター187 km
Michelson クレーター324 km
Lucretius クレーター330 km
Kearons クレーター339 km
Kolhörster クレーター343 km
Lents (Lenz) クレーター355 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