Kies D (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)