KUON GEO

Taizo

Crater, craters · 8.2 km across · 24.7°, 2.2° · the Moon
クレーター・差し渡し約8.2km

WHY THAT NAME · なぜその名前か

Japanese male name.
Source of the name: Japan (Asia) · Approved by the IAU 1979 · Other features named after Japan

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.
Béla クレーター2 km
Carlos クレーター7 km
Jomo クレーター11 km
Rima Hadley 谷(リマ)40 km
Patricia クレーター47 km
Julienne クレーター48 km
St. George 宇宙飛行士命名53 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