Heis

Crater, craters · 13.7 km across · 32.47°, -31.98° · the Moon
クレーター・差し渡し約13.7km

WHY THAT NAME · なぜその名前か

Eduard; German astronomer (1806-1877).

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 · 2

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。

Heis A5.9 km

Heis D7.7 km

NEAREST NAMED FEATURES · 近くの地名

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

Rima Delisle 谷（リマ）49 km

Dorsum Heim 尾根56 km

C. Herschel クレーター63 km

Linda クレーター65 km

Rupes Boris 崖69 km

Gaston クレーター70 km

Boris クレーター71 km

Delisle クレーター103 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