KUON GEO

Kiess

Crater, craters · 67.8 km across · -6.41°, 84.11° · the Moon
クレーター・差し渡し約67.8km

WHY THAT NAME · なぜその名前か

Carl Clarence; American astrophysicist (1887-1967).
Source of the name: American (North America) · Approved by the IAU 1973 · Other features named after American

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.
Widmannstätten クレーター41 km
Kreiken クレーター81 km
Dale クレーター102 km
Kao クレーター112 km
Helmert クレーター113 km
Elmer クレーター116 km
Warner クレーター122 km
Talbot クレーター125 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