Descartes

Crater, craters · 47.7 km across · -11.74°, 15.67° · the Moon
クレーター・差し渡し約47.7km

WHY THAT NAME · なぜその名前か

René; French mathematician, philosopher (1596-1650).

Source of the name: France (Europe) · Approved by the IAU 1935 · Other features named after France

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。

Descartes A14.3 km

Descartes C4.3 km

NEAREST NAMED FEATURES · 近くの地名

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

Dollond クレーター54 km

Stone Mountain 宇宙飛行士命名78 km

South Ray 宇宙飛行士命名79 km

Cinco 宇宙飛行士命名80 km

Stubby 宇宙飛行士命名81 km

Baby Ray 宇宙飛行士命名81 km

Wreck 宇宙飛行士命名81 km

Trap 宇宙飛行士命名82 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