Hegu

Crater, craters · 2.2 km across · -46.3°, 177.57° · the Moon
クレーター・差し渡し約2.2km

WHY THAT NAME · なぜその名前か

Constellation name in the ancient Chinese star map, which contains the star Altair, also known as Niulang, the cowherd who marries Zhinyu in the Chinese folk tale “The Cowherd and the Weaver Girl.”

Source of the name: China (Asia) · Approved by the IAU Feb 04, 2019 · Other features named after China

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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NEAREST NAMED FEATURES · 近くの地名

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

Statio Tianhe 地形26 km

Zhinyu クレーター42 km

Tianjin クレーター49 km

Von Kármán クレーター63 km

Mons Tai 山64 km

Alder クレーター117 km

Finsen クレーター159 km

Cajori クレーター188 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