Playfair

Crater, craters · 49.9 km across · -23.56°, 8.45° · the Moon
クレーター・差し渡し約49.9km

WHY THAT NAME · なぜその名前か

John; Scottish mathematician, geologist (1748-1819).

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

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 · 10

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。

Playfair A18.2 km

Playfair B5.6 km

Playfair C6 km

Playfair D4.5 km

Playfair E5.7 km

Playfair F4.8 km

Playfair G91.7 km

Playfair H3.4 km

Playfair J3.5 km

Playfair K3.4 km

NEAREST NAMED FEATURES · 近くの地名

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

Apianus クレーター104 km

Krusenstern クレーター111 km

Abenezra クレーター124 km

Azophi クレーター126 km

Donati クレーター128 km

Faye クレーター146 km

Delaunay クレーター168 km

Blanchinus クレーター174 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