Fernelius

Crater, craters · 68.4 km across · -38.18°, 4.86° · the Moon
クレーター・差し渡し約68.4km

WHY THAT NAME · なぜその名前か

Jean François; French doctor, astronomer (1497-1558).

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 · 5

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。

Fernelius A29.6 km

Fernelius B9.1 km

Fernelius C6.7 km

Fernelius D7.7 km

Fernelius E5.6 km

NEAREST NAMED FEATURES · 近くの地名

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

Kaiser クレーター64 km

Stöfler クレーター96 km

Nonius クレーター103 km

Miller クレーター103 km

Nasireddin クレーター140 km

Faraday クレーター158 km

Huggins クレーター173 km

Walther クレーター182 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