Pons

Crater, craters · 39.7 km across · -25.43°, 21.55° · the Moon
クレーター・差し渡し約39.7km

WHY THAT NAME · なぜその名前か

Jean Louis; French astronomer (1761-1831).

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

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 · 14

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。

Pons A12.1 km

Pons B13.4 km

Pons C17.8 km

Pons D13.7 km

Pons E19.6 km

Pons F11.2 km

Pons G5.9 km

Pons H9.8 km

Pons J5.7 km

Pons K6.8 km

Pons L7.7 km

Pons M10.5 km

Pons N5.8 km

Pons P4.6 km

NEAREST NAMED FEATURES · 近くの地名

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

Rupes Altai 崖55 km

Fermat クレーター96 km

Wilkins クレーター137 km

Polybius クレーター145 km

Sacrobosco クレーター145 km

Zagut クレーター198 km

Pontanus クレーター214 km

Lindenau クレーター227 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