Kies C (Moon)

Satellite Feature of Kies

Named after Johann Kies - German mathematician, astronomer (1713-1781).

Kies is the remnant of a lunar crater that has been flooded by basaltic lava, leaving only a remnant of the outer rim. It is located in the Mare Nubium almost due south of the crater Bullialdus. Northwest is König. To the south-southwest lies a lunar dome structure designated Kies Pi (wikipedia entry)

NW 102 km

Agatharchides A

MRV
1 Hour 36 Minutes
Walking
1 Day 22 Hours

N 104 km

Bullialdus F

MRV
1 Hour 38 Minutes
Walking
1 Day 23 Hours

NE 67 km

König

MRV
1 Hour 3 Minutes
Walking
1 Day 6 Hours

W 70 km

Campanus K

MRV
1 Hour 5 Minutes
Walking
1 Day 7 Hours

Kies C

-26.07° N 333.83° E

E 107 km

Kies

MRV
1 Hour 40 Minutes
Walking
2 Days

SW 3639 km

Lodygin(next)

MRV
2 Days 8 Hours
Walking
68 Days 21 Hours

S 86 km

Mercator

MRV
1 Hour 21 Minutes
Walking
1 Day 15 Hours

SE 121 km

Kies A

MRV
1 Hour 53 Minutes
Walking
2 Days 7 Hours


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