Caloris Basin

Japanese: カロリス盆地 - かろりすぼんち
Caloris Basin

… The largest crater found on any planet or moon in the solar system today is the Moon's Orientale Basin (also called the Mare Orientale), which is about 1,300 km in diameter. The Caloris Basin on Mercury is roughly the same size. The Hellas Basin on Mars is about 1,500 km in diameter, but it is unclear whether it is actually a crater. …

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Japanese:

… 現在の太陽系の惑星や衛星にみられるクレーターのうち最大のものは,月の〈オリエンタル盆地〉(東の海ともいう)で,直径が約1300kmある。水星の〈カロリス盆地〉と呼ばれるクレーター地形もほぼ同じ大きさである。火星の〈ヘラス盆地〉は直径が約1500kmあるが,その起源が本当にクレーターかどうかは不明である。…

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