KUON GEO

Yamamoto

Crater, craters · 77.5 km across · 58.16°, 161.87° · the Moon
クレーター・差し渡し約77.5km

WHY THAT NAME · なぜその名前か

Issei; Japanese astronomer (1889-1959).
Source of the name: Japan (Asia) · Approved by the IAU 1970 · 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.
Avogadro クレーター162 km
Oberth クレーター168 km
Tikhov クレーター190 km
d'Alembert クレーター221 km
Tsinger (Zinger) クレーター231 km
Störmer クレーター248 km
Slipher クレーター271 km
Cooper クレーター293 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