Statio Tianhe

Statio · -45.45°, 177.6° · the Moon
地形

WHY THAT NAME · なぜその名前か

Ancient Chinese name for the Milky Way, a sky river that separates Niulang and Zhinyu in the Chinese folk tale “The Cowherd and the Weaver Girl"; Chang’e-4 landing site.

Source of the name: China (Asia) · Approved by the IAU Feb 04, 2019 · 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.

Hegu クレーター26 km

Tianjin クレーター30 km

Zhinyu クレーター31 km

Von Kármán クレーター42 km

Mons Tai 山47 km

Alder クレーター134 km

Finsen クレーター140 km

Cajori クレーター197 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