Mason

Crater, craters · 33.3 km across · 42.7°, 30.51° · the Moon
クレーター・差し渡し約33.3km

WHY THAT NAME · なぜその名前か

Charles; British astronomer (1730-1787).

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

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 · 3

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。

Mason A4.7 km

Mason B9.8 km

Mason C11.6 km

NEAREST NAMED FEATURES · 近くの地名

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

Plana クレーター53 km

Bürg クレーター88 km

Grove クレーター92 km

Lacus Mortis 湖101 km

Rimae Bürg 谷（リマ）130 km

Williams クレーター154 km

Lacus Somniorum 湖156 km

Rimae Daniell 谷（リマ）212 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