KUON GEO

The Moon, named after Japan

13 named features. The International Astronomical Union records why each name was chosen, and those reasons are printed below exactly as they were approved.

FEATURES · 13

NAMETYPESIZEWHY THAT NAME
Hirayamacrater145.2 kmKiyotsugu; Japanese astronomer (1874-1943); Shin; Japanese astronomer (1867-1945).
Yamamotocrater77.5 kmIssei; Japanese astronomer (1889-1959).
Nishinacrater62.1 kmYoshio; Japanese physicist (1890-1951).
Nagaokacrater50.5 kmHantaro; Japanese physicist (1865-1940).
Murakamicrater44.5 kmHarutaro; Japanese physicist, astronomer (1872-1947).
Naonobucrater33 kmAjima; Japanese mathematician (c. 1732-1798).
Hatanakacrater30.2 kmTakeo; Japanese astronomer (1914-1963).
Kimuracrater27.4 kmHisashi; Japanese astronomer (1870-1943).
Asadacrater12.4 kmGoryu; Japanese astronomer (1734-1799).
Taizocrater8.2 kmJapanese male name.
Rima Reikorille4.3 kmJapanese female name.
Yoshicrater0.5 kmJapanese male name.
Shiolicrater0.3 kmJapanese female first name.
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