Protagoras

Crater, craters · 21.1 km across · 56.02°, 7.34° · the Moon
クレーター・差し渡し約21.1km

WHY THAT NAME · なぜその名前か

Greek philosopher (c. 485-415 B.C.).

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

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 · 2

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。

Protagoras B4.4 km

Protagoras E5.8 km

NEAREST NAMED FEATURES · 近くの地名

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

Archytas クレーター95 km

Rima Archytas 谷（リマ）105 km

Mare Frigoris 海131 km

Sheepshanks クレーター185 km

Trouvelot クレーター204 km

Vallis Alpes 谷217 km

Egede クレーター230 km

Timaeus クレーター241 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