KUON GEO

Sinus Iridum

Sinus, sinūs · 249.3 km across · 45.01°, -31.67° · the Moon
入り江・差し渡し約249.3km

WHY THAT NAME · なぜその名前か

"Bay of Rainbows."
Source of the name: Latin (Europe) · Approved by the IAU 1935 · Other features named after Latin

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.
Montes Jura 山120 km
Bianchini クレーター127 km
Promontorium Laplace 岬141 km
Promontorium Heraclides 岬144 km
Maupertuis クレーター168 km
Sharp クレーター183 km
Albert クレーター216 km
Kolya クレーター217 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