Malapert

Crater, craters · 72.4 km across · -85°, 11.4° · the Moon
クレーター・差し渡し約72.4km

WHY THAT NAME · なぜその名前か

Charles; Belgian astronomer, mathematician, philosopher (1581-1630).

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

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 · 6

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。

Malapert A33.3 km

Malapert B32.7 km

Malapert C39 km

Malapert E19.5 km

Malapert F11.4 km

Malapert K39.2 km

NEAREST NAMED FEATURES · 近くの地名

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

Whitaker クレーター31 km

Lhamu クレーター42 km

Mons Malapert 山43 km

Jaci クレーター52 km

Dawa クレーター53 km

Masina クレーター54 km

Mons Mouton 山55 km

Stose クレーター62 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