KUON GEO

Shen Kuo

Crater, craters · 0.9 km across · 44°, -49.41° · the Moon
クレーター・差し渡し約0.9km

WHY THAT NAME · なぜその名前か

Chinese astronomer, mathematician during the Song Dynasty (1031-1095).
Source of the name: China (Asia) · Approved by the IAU May 19, 2021 · Other features named after China

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.
Song Yingxing クレーター51 km
Statio Tianchuan 地形62 km
Xu Guangqi クレーター62 km
Rima Sharp 谷（リマ）65 km
Pei Xiu クレーター73 km
Louville クレーター74 km
Mons Heng 山74 km
Liu Hui クレーター78 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