KUON GEO

Montes Caucasus

Mons, montes · 443.5 km across · 37.52°, 9.93° · the Moon
山・差し渡し約443.5km

WHY THAT NAME · なぜその名前か

Named from terrestrial Caucasus Mountains.
Source of the name: Caucasus (Europe) · Approved by the IAU 1961 · Other features named after Caucasus

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.
Calippus クレーター46 km
Rima Calippus 谷（リマ）68 km
Theaetetus クレーター95 km
Alexander クレーター121 km
Cassini クレーター150 km
Rimae Theaetetus 谷（リマ）169 km
Lamèch クレーター176 km
Promontorium Agassiz 岬240 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