Democritus

Crater, craters · 37.8 km across · 62.31°, 34.99° · the Moon
クレーター・差し渡し約37.8km

WHY THAT NAME · なぜその名前か

Greek astronomer, philosopher (c. 460-360 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 · 7

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。

Democritus A9.9 km

Democritus B11.7 km

Democritus D7.4 km

Democritus K7 km

Democritus L17.4 km

Democritus M5.7 km

Democritus N15.4 km

NEAREST NAMED FEATURES · 近くの地名

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

Gärtner クレーター93 km

Rima Gärtner 谷（リマ）106 km

Kane クレーター129 km

Arnold クレーター142 km

Moigno クレーター145 km

Schwabe クレーター164 km

Peters クレーター188 km

Rima Sheepshanks 谷（リマ）209 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