KUON GEO

The Moon, named after Taiwan

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

FEATURES · 1

NAMETYPESIZEWHY THAT NAME
Kaocrater34.5 kmPing-Tse; Taiwanese astronomer (1888-1970).
Names and their origins come from the IAU Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature (USGS Astrogeology), retrieved 2026-08-14.
All named features ｜ KUON THE MOON map ｜ About the map ｜ Every landing site on the Moon
DATA: IAU / USGS Astrogeology · NASA LRO LOLA