Vesalius

Crater, craters · 64.7 km across · -3.23°, 114.79° · the Moon
クレーター・差し渡し約64.7km

WHY THAT NAME · なぜその名前か

Andreas; Belgian doctor (1514-1564).

Source of the name: Belgium (Europe) · Approved by the IAU 1970 · Other features named after Belgium

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 · 6

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。

Vesalius C20.5 km

Vesalius D51.5 km

Vesalius G12.9 km

Vesalius H38 km

Vesalius J23.6 km

Vesalius M30.4 km

NEAREST NAMED FEATURES · 近くの地名

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

Buisson クレーター77 km

Abul Wáfa クレーター139 km

Einthoven クレーター153 km

Ctesibius クレーター172 km

Heron (Hero) クレーター194 km

Firsov クレーター234 km

Meitner クレーター237 km

Soddy クレーター239 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