List of craters on the Moon
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This is a list of named
lunar craters Lunar craters are impact craters on Earth's Moon. The Moon's surface has many craters, all of which were formed by impacts. The International Astronomical Union currently recognizes 9,137 craters, of which 1,675 have been dated. History The wor ...
. The large majority of these features are
impact crater An impact crater is a circular depression in the surface of a solid astronomical object formed by the hypervelocity impact of a smaller object. In contrast to volcanic craters, which result from explosion or internal collapse, impact crater ...
s. The crater nomenclature is governed by the
International Astronomical Union The International Astronomical Union (IAU; french: link=yes, Union astronomique internationale, UAI) is a nongovernmental organisation with the objective of advancing astronomy in all aspects, including promoting astronomical research, outreac ...
, and this listing only includes features that are officially recognized by that scientific society. __NOTOC__


Craters

The lunar craters are listed in the following subsections. Where a formation has associated
satellite A satellite or artificial satellite is an object intentionally placed into orbit in outer space. Except for passive satellites, most satellites have an electricity generation system for equipment on board, such as solar panels or radioiso ...
craters, these are detailed on the main crater description pages.


Catalog

Lunar craters are listed alphabetically on the following partial lists: * List of craters on the Moon: A–B * List of craters on the Moon: C–F * List of craters on the Moon: G–K * List of craters on the Moon: L–N * List of craters on the Moon: O–Q * List of craters on the Moon: R–S * List of craters on the Moon: T–Z


Prominent craters

Locations and diameters of some prominent craters on the
near side of the Moon The near side of the Moon is the lunar hemisphere that always faces towards Earth, opposite to the far side. Only one side of the Moon is visible from Earth because the Moon rotates on its axis at the same rate that the Moon orbits the Earth—a ...
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See also

*
List of lunar features The surface of the Moon has many features, including mountains and valleys, craters, and ''maria''—wide flat areas that look like seas from a distance but are probably solidified molten rock. Some of these features are listed. Maria features ' ...
* List of people with craters of the Moon named after them * List of maria on the Moon *
List of mountains on the Moon Mountains on the Moon have heights defined relative to various vertical datums. In the 1960s, the U.S. Army Mapping Service used elevation relative to 1,737,988 meters from the center of the Moon. In the 1970s, the U.S. Defense Mapping Agency us ...
* List of valleys on the Moon *
Selenography Selenography is the study of the surface and physical features of the Moon (also known as geography of the Moon, or selenodesy). Like geography and areography, selenography is a subdiscipline within the field of planetary science. Historica ...


References

The following sources were used as references on the individual crater pages. * * * * * * * * * * * * *


External links

The following reference sites were also used during the assembly of the crater information.
Astronomica Langrenus
— Italian Lunar Web Site
Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Moon map. List of craters on the Moon

Lunar Atlases
at the Lunar & Planetary Institute *
Digital Lunar Orbiter Photographic Atlas of the Moon

Lunar Nomenclature

Lunar Photo of the Day
by Charles A. Wood ''et al.'' {{Portal bar, Astronomy, Stars, Spaceflight, Outer space, Solar System *
Moon The Moon is Earth's only natural satellite. It is the fifth largest satellite in the Solar System and the largest and most massive relative to its parent planet, with a diameter about one-quarter that of Earth (comparable to the width of ...