Heinsius

Crater, craters · 64.9 km across · -39.48°, -17.82° · the Moon
クレーター・差し渡し約64.9km

WHY THAT NAME · なぜその名前か

Gottfried; German astronomer (1709-1769).

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

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 · 19

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。

Heinsius A19.5 km

Heinsius B23.7 km

Heinsius C22.4 km

Heinsius D6.5 km

Heinsius E16.8 km

Heinsius F7.2 km

Heinsius G10.1 km

Heinsius H7.3 km

Heinsius J7.9 km

Heinsius K4.9 km

Heinsius L7.2 km

Heinsius M12.5 km

Heinsius N7.1 km

Heinsius O4.1 km

Heinsius P35.5 km

Heinsius Q33.7 km

Heinsius R4.6 km

Heinsius S6.1 km

Heinsius T6.6 km

NEAREST NAMED FEATURES · 近くの地名

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

Wilhelm クレーター134 km

Wurzelbauer クレーター170 km

Haidinger クレーター172 km

Lagalla クレーター183 km

Tycho クレーター190 km

Sasserides クレーター196 km

Montanari クレーター203 km

Cichus クレーター205 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