Pontanus

Crater, craters · 55.7 km across · -28.42°, 14.36° · the Moon
クレーター・差し渡し約55.7km

WHY THAT NAME · なぜその名前か

Pontano, Giovanni Gioviani; Italian astronomer (1427-1503).

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

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 · 25

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。

Pontanus A9.5 km

Pontanus B12.1 km

Pontanus C22 km

Pontanus D20.4 km

Pontanus E12.8 km

Pontanus F10.5 km

Pontanus G23.4 km

Pontanus H29.9 km

Pontanus J8.9 km

Pontanus K8.6 km

Pontanus L5.9 km

Pontanus M4.8 km

Pontanus N9.8 km

Pontanus O10.1 km

Pontanus P3.6 km

Pontanus Q4.7 km

Pontanus R5.9 km

Pontanus S6.4 km

Pontanus T7.1 km

Pontanus U4.5 km

Pontanus V33.6 km

Pontanus W6.8 km

Pontanus X12.4 km

Pontanus Y23.4 km

Pontanus Z4.5 km

NEAREST NAMED FEATURES · 近くの地名

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

Poisson クレーター116 km

Goodacre クレーター129 km

Wilkins クレーター143 km

Sacrobosco クレーター155 km

Apianus クレーター180 km

Gemma Frisius クレーター181 km

Azophi クレーター194 km

Pons クレーター214 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