Galilaei

Crater, craters · 16 km across · 10.48°, -62.83° · the Moon
クレーター・差し渡し約16km

WHY THAT NAME · なぜその名前か

Galileo; Italian astronomer, physicist (1564-1642).

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

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 · 15

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。

Galilaei A11.2 km

Galilaei B15.9 km

Galilaei D0.8 km

Galilaei E7.1 km

Galilaei F2.9 km

Galilaei G0.8 km

Galilaei H6.5 km

Galilaei J3.6 km

Galilaei K2.7 km

Galilaei L3.4 km

Galilaei M3.2 km

Galilaei S2.7 km

Galilaei T1.6 km

Galilaei V2.7 km

Galilaei W4.4 km

NEAREST NAMED FEATURES · 近くの地名

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

Planitia Descensus 平原108 km

Rima Galilaei 谷（リマ）131 km

Reiner Gamma 地形149 km

Cavalerius クレーター204 km

Rima Cardanus 谷（リマ）249 km

Reiner クレーター259 km

Hevelius クレーター287 km

Cardanus クレーター299 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