Encke

Crater, craters · 28.3 km across · 4.57°, -36.68° · the Moon
クレーター・差し渡し約28.3km

WHY THAT NAME · なぜその名前か

Johann Franz; German mathematician, astronomer (1791-1865).

Source of the name: Germany (Europe) · Approved by the IAU 1935 · 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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SATELLITE CRATERS · 衛星クレーター · 12

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。

Encke B10.9 km

Encke C8.7 km

Encke E8.7 km

Encke G7.2 km

Encke H3.5 km

Encke J5.1 km

Encke K4.5 km

Encke M3.3 km

Encke N3.9 km

Encke T94.7 km

Encke X3 km

Encke Y2.9 km

NEAREST NAMED FEATURES · 近くの地名

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

Kepler クレーター115 km

Maestlin クレーター122 km

Rimae Maestlin 谷（リマ）126 km

Kunowsky クレーター132 km

Rima Milichius 谷（リマ）156 km

Mare Insularum 海207 km

Milichius クレーター255 km

Hortensius クレーター268 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