KUON GEO

Zhinyu

Crater, craters · 3.8 km across · -45.34°, 176.15° · the Moon
クレーター・差し渡し約3.8km

WHY THAT NAME · なぜその名前か

Constellation name in the ancient Chinese star map, and the name of the fairy in the Chinese folk tale “The Cowherd and the Weaver Girl.”
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.
Mons Tai 山25 km
Von Kármán クレーター27 km
Statio Tianhe 地形31 km
Hegu クレーター42 km
Tianjin クレーター58 km
Alder クレーター159 km
Finsen クレーター163 km
Cajori クレーター171 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.
All named features ｜ KUON THE MOON map ｜ About the map ｜ Every landing site on the Moon
DATA: IAU / USGS Astrogeology · NASA LRO LOLA