List of craters on the Moon: C–F
The list of approved names in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature maintained by the International Astronomical Union includes the diameter of the crater and the person the crater is named for.[1] Where a crater formation has associated satellite craters, these are detailed on the main crater description pages.
List of craters on the Moon | |||||
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A · B · C · D · E · F · G · H · I · J · K · L · M · N · O · P · Q · R · S · T · U · V · W · X · Y · Z |
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Crater | Coordinates | Diameter (km) | Approval Year | Eponym | Ref |
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C. Herschel | 34°29′N 31°17′W / 34.48°N 31.29°W / 34.48; -31.29 (C. Herschel) | 13.7 | 1935 | Caroline Herschel (1750–1848) | WGPSN |
C. Mayer | 63°16′N 17°19′E / 63.26°N 17.31°E / 63.26; 17.31 (C. Mayer) | 37.54 | 1935 | Christian Mayer (1719–1783) | WGPSN |
Cabannes | 61°14′S 170°13′W / 61.24°S 170.21°W / -61.24; -170.21 (Cabannes) | 81.3 | 1970 | Jean Cabannes (1885–1959) | WGPSN |
Cabeus | 85°20′S 42°08′W / 85.33°S 42.13°W / -85.33; -42.13 (Cabeus) | 100.58 | 1935 | Niccolò Cabeo (1586–1650) | WGPSN |
Cailleux | 60°25′S 153°30′E / 60.41°S 153.5°E / -60.41; 153.5 (Cailleux) | 52.85 | 1997 | Andre Cailleux (1907–1986) | WGPSN |
Cai Lun | 80°07′N 113°40′E / 80.12°N 113.66°E / 80.12; 113.66 (Cai Lun) | 44.89 | 2010 | Cai Lun (57–131) | WGPSN |
Cajal | 12°35′N 31°05′E / 12.59°N 31.08°E / 12.59; 31.08 (Cajal) | 8.57 | 1973 | Santiago Ramón y Cajal (1852–1934) | WGPSN |
Cajori | 47°40′S 168°42′E / 47.67°S 168.7°E / -47.67; 168.7 (Cajori) | 74.65 | 1970 | Florian Cajori (1859–1930) | WGPSN |
Calippus | 38°55′N 10°43′E / 38.92°N 10.72°E / 38.92; 10.72 (Calippus) | 34.03 | 1935 | Calippus of Cyzicus (c. 330 BC) | WGPSN |
Cameron | 6°11′N 45°56′E / 6.19°N 45.93°E / 6.19; 45.93 (Cameron) | 10.91 | 1973 | Robert Curry Cameron (1925–1972) | WGPSN |
Campanus | 28°02′S 27°54′W / 28.04°S 27.9°W / -28.04; -27.9 (Campanus) | 46.41 | 1935 | Campanus of Novara (c. 1220 – 1296) | WGPSN |
Campbell | 45°34′N 152°55′E / 45.57°N 152.91°E / 45.57; 152.91 (Campbell) | 222.48 | 1970 | Leon Campbell (1881–1951) and William Wallace Campbell (1862–1938) | WGPSN |
Cannizzaro | 55°30′N 99°44′W / 55.5°N 99.73°W / 55.5; -99.73 (Cannizzaro) | 54.51 | 1970 | Stanislao Cannizzaro (1826–1910) | WGPSN |
Cannon | 19°53′N 81°22′E / 19.88°N 81.36°E / 19.88; 81.36 (Cannon) | 57.58 | 1964 | Annie Jump Cannon (1863–1941) | WGPSN |
Cantor | 38°02′N 118°41′E / 38.04°N 118.69°E / 38.04; 118.69 (Cantor) | 75.72 | 1970 | Georg Cantor (1845–1918) and Moritz Cantor (1829–1920) | WGPSN |
Capella | 7°39′S 34°55′E / 7.65°S 34.92°E / -7.65; 34.92 (Capella) | 48.13 | 1935 | Martianus Capella (circa 400 AD) | WGPSN |
Capuanus | 34°05′S 26°44′W / 34.09°S 26.73°W / -34.09; -26.73 (Capuanus) | 59.69 | 1935 | Francesco Capuano Di Manfredonia (circa 1400) | WGPSN |
Cardanus | 13°16′N 72°30′W / 13.27°N 72.5°W / 13.27; -72.5 (Cardanus) | 49.57 | 1935 | Girolamo Cardano (1501–1576) | WGPSN |
Carlini | 33°45′N 24°07′W / 33.75°N 24.12°W / 33.75; -24.12 (Carlini) | 10.66 | 1935 | Francesco Carlini (1783–1862) | WGPSN |
Carlos | 24°55′N 2°17′E / 24.91°N 2.28°E / 24.91; 2.28 (Carlos) | 4.67 | 1976 | (Spanish male name) | WGPSN |
Carmichael | 19°32′N 40°22′E / 19.53°N 40.36°E / 19.53; 40.36 (Carmichael) | 19.73 | 1973 | Leonard Carmichael (1898–1973) | WGPSN |
Carnot | 52°05′N 144°12′W / 52.09°N 144.2°W / 52.09; -144.2 (Carnot) | 126.06 | 1970 | Nicolas Léonard Sadi Carnot (1796–1832) | WGPSN |
Carol | 8°29′N 122°22′E / 8.48°N 122.37°E / 8.48; 122.37 (Carol) | 6.25 | 1979 | (Latin female name) | WGPSN |
Carpenter | 69°31′N 51°14′W / 69.52°N 51.23°W / 69.52; -51.23 (Carpenter) | 59.06 | 1935 | James Carpenter (1840–1899) and Edwin Francis Carpenter (1898–1963) | WGPSN |
Carrel | 10°40′N 26°41′E / 10.67°N 26.68°E / 10.67; 26.68 (Carrel) | 15.59 | 1979 | Alexis Carrel (1873–1944) | WGPSN |
Carrillo | 2°07′S 80°58′E / 2.11°S 80.96°E / -2.11; 80.96 (Carrillo) | 17.85 | 1979 | Nabor Carrillo Flores (1911–1967) | WGPSN |
Carrington | 43°58′N 62°02′E / 43.97°N 62.04°E / 43.97; 62.04 (Carrington) | 27.77 | 1935 | Richard Christopher Carrington (1826–1875) | WGPSN |
Cartan | 4°14′N 59°17′E / 4.24°N 59.29°E / 4.24; 59.29 (Cartan) | 15.62 | 1976 | Élie J. Cartan (1869–1951) | WGPSN |
Carver | 43°28′S 127°36′E / 43.46°S 127.6°E / -43.46; 127.6 (Carver) | 62.45 | 1970 | George Washington Carver (c. 1864–1943) | WGPSN |
Casatus | 72°42′S 30°45′W / 72.7°S 30.75°W / -72.7; -30.75 (Casatus) | 102.85 | 1935 | Paolo Casati (1617–1707) | WGPSN |
Cassegrain | 51°57′S 113°18′E / 51.95°S 113.3°E / -51.95; 113.3 (Cassegrain) | 56.66 | 1970 | Laurent Cassegrain (c.1629–1693) | WGPSN |
Cassini | 40°15′N 4°38′E / 40.25°N 4.64°E / 40.25; 4.64 (Cassini) | 56.88 | 1935 | Giovanni Domenico Cassini (1625–1712) and Jacques J. Cassini (1677–1756) | WGPSN |
Catalán | 45°42′S 87°22′W / 45.7°S 87.37°W / -45.7; -87.37 (Catalán) | 26.77 | 1970 | Miguel A. Catalán (1894–1957) | WGPSN |
Catharina | 17°59′S 23°33′E / 17.98°S 23.55°E / -17.98; 23.55 (Catharina) | 98.77 | 1935 | Saint Catherine of Alexandria (died c. 307) | WGPSN |
Cauchy | 9°34′N 38°38′E / 9.56°N 38.63°E / 9.56; 38.63 (Cauchy) | 11.8 | 1935 | Augustin-Louis Cauchy (1789–1857) | WGPSN |
Cavalerius | 5°06′N 66°56′W / 5.1°N 66.93°W / 5.1; -66.93 (Cavalerius) | 59.35 | 1935 | Buonaventura Cavalieri (1598–1647) | WGPSN |
Cavendish | 24°38′S 53°47′W / 24.63°S 53.78°W / -24.63; -53.78 (Cavendish) | 52.64 | 1935 | Henry Cavendish (1731–1810) | WGPSN |
Caventou | 29°44′N 29°23′W / 29.74°N 29.38°W / 29.74; -29.38 (Caventou) | 2.8 | 1976 | Joseph Bienaime Caventou (1795–1877) | WGPSN |
Cayley | 3°56′N 15°05′E / 3.94°N 15.09°E / 3.94; 15.09 (Cayley) | 14.2 | 1935 | Arthur Cayley (1821–1895) | WGPSN |
Celsius | 34°06′S 20°03′E / 34.1°S 20.05°E / -34.1; 20.05 (Celsius) | 38.96 | 1935 | Anders Celsius (1701–1744) | WGPSN |
Censorinus | 0°25′S 32°41′E / 0.42°S 32.69°E / -0.42; 32.69 (Censorinus) | 3.8 | 1935 | Censorinus (flourished 238 AD) | WGPSN |
Cepheus | 40°41′N 45°47′E / 40.68°N 45.78°E / 40.68; 45.78 (Cepheus) | 39.43 | 1935 | Cepheus (Greek mythological figure) | WGPSN |
Chacornac | 29°53′N 31°40′E / 29.88°N 31.67°E / 29.88; 31.67 (Chacornac) | 50.44 | 1935 | Jean Chacornac (1823–1873) | WGPSN |
Chadwick | 52°51′S 101°20′W / 52.85°S 101.34°W / -52.85; -101.34 (Chadwick) | 29.74 | 1985 | Sir James Chadwick (1891–1974) | WGPSN |
Chaffee | 39°04′S 154°38′W / 39.06°S 154.63°W / -39.06; -154.63 (Chaffee) | 51.75 | 1970 | Roger B. Chaffee (1935–1967) | WGPSN |
Challis | 79°35′N 9°05′E / 79.58°N 9.09°E / 79.58; 9.09 (Challis) | 53.21 | 1935 | James Challis (1803–1862) | WGPSN |
Chalonge | 20°26′S 116°21′W / 20.44°S 116.35°W / -20.44; -116.35 (Chalonge) | 25.08 | 1985 | Daniel Chalonge (1895–1977) | WGPSN |
Chamberlin | 58°50′S 96°02′E / 58.83°S 96.04°E / -58.83; 96.04 (Chamberlin) | 60.41 | 1970 | Thomas Chrowder Chamberlin (1843–1928) | WGPSN |
Champollion | 37°23′N 175°02′E / 37.39°N 175.03°E / 37.39; 175.03 (Champollion) | 48.97 | 1970 | Jean-François Champollion (1790–1832) | WGPSN |
Chandler | 43°39′N 171°46′E / 43.65°N 171.76°E / 43.65; 171.76 (Chandler) | 88.6 | 1970 | Seth Carlo Chandler (1846–1913) | WGPSN |
Chang Heng | 18°54′N 112°13′E / 18.9°N 112.21°E / 18.9; 112.21 (Chang Heng) | 42.65 | 1970 | Zhang Heng (78–139) | WGPSN |
Chang-Ngo | 12°41′S 2°10′W / 12.69°S 2.16°W / -12.69; -2.16 (Chang-Ngo) | 2.34 | 1976 | (Chinese female name), Chinese goddess Chang'e | WGPSN |
Chant | 40°08′S 109°28′W / 40.14°S 109.46°W / -40.14; -109.46 (Chant) | 33.6 | 1970 | Clarence Augustus Chant (1865–1956) | WGPSN |
Chaplygin | 5°46′S 150°14′E / 5.76°S 150.24°E / -5.76; 150.24 (Chaplygin) | 123.39 | 1970 | Sergej Alekseevich Chaplygin (1869–1942) | WGPSN |
Chapman | 50°05′N 100°28′W / 50.09°N 100.47°W / 50.09; -100.47 (Chapman) | 76.83 | 1970 | Sydney Chapman (1888–1970) | WGPSN |
Chappe | 61°17′S 91°14′W / 61.29°S 91.24°W / -61.29; -91.24 (Chappe) | 55.79 | 1994 | Jean-Baptiste Chappe d'Auteroche (1728–1769) | WGPSN |
Chappell | 54°32′N 176°46′W / 54.53°N 176.77°W / 54.53; -176.77 (Chappell) | 73.92 | 1970 | James F. Chappell (1891–1964) | WGPSN |
Charles | 29°54′N 26°22′W / 29.9°N 26.37°W / 29.9; -26.37 (Charles) | 1.34 | 1976 | (French male name) | WGPSN |
Charlier | 36°13′N 131°41′W / 36.22°N 131.69°W / 36.22; -131.69 (Charlier) | 109.88 | 1970 | Carl Charlier (1862–1934) | WGPSN |
Chaucer | 3°23′N 140°43′W / 3.39°N 140.71°W / 3.39; -140.71 (Chaucer) | 45.48 | 1970 | Geoffrey Chaucer (c. 1340–1400) | WGPSN |
Chauvenet | 11°38′S 137°12′E / 11.64°S 137.2°E / -11.64; 137.2 (Chauvenet) | 77.67 | 1970 | William Chauvenet (1820–1870) | WGPSN |
Chawla | 42°29′S 147°29′W / 42.48°S 147.49°W / -42.48; -147.49 (Chawla) | 14.25 | 2006 | Kalpana Chawla (1961–2003) | WGPSN |
Chebyshev | 34°01′S 132°53′W / 34.01°S 132.88°W / -34.01; -132.88 (Chebyshev) | 179.05 | 1970 | Pafnuty L. Chebyshev (1821–1894) | WGPSN |
Chernyshev | 47°01′N 174°25′E / 47.01°N 174.41°E / 47.01; 174.41 (Chernyshev) | 59.31 | 1970 | Nikolaj Gavrilovich Chernyshev [es] (1906–1953/1963) | WGPSN |
Chevallier | 45°01′N 51°34′E / 45.01°N 51.57°E / 45.01; 51.57 (Chevallier) | 51.83 | 1935 | Temple Chevallier (1794–1873) | WGPSN |
Ching-Te | 20°01′N 29°58′E / 20.02°N 29.97°E / 20.02; 29.97 (Ching-Te) | 3.7 | 1976 | (Chinese male name) | WGPSN |
Chladni | 3°59′N 1°07′E / 3.99°N 1.12°E / 3.99; 1.12 (Chladni) | 13.07 | 1935 | Ernst Florens Friedrich Chladni (1756–1827) | WGPSN |
Chrétien | 46°07′S 162°59′E / 46.11°S 162.99°E / -46.11; 162.99 (Chrétien) | 98.63 | 1970 | Henri Chrétien (1870–1956) | WGPSN |
Cichus | 33°17′S 21°11′W / 33.29°S 21.18°W / -33.29; -21.18 (Cichus) | 39.18 | 1935 | Franceso Degli Stabili Cichus (1257–1327) | WGPSN |
Clairaut | 47°50′S 13°52′E / 47.84°S 13.86°E / -47.84; 13.86 (Clairaut) | 76.89 | 1935 | Alexis Claude Clairaut (1713–1765) | WGPSN |
Clark | 38°40′S 119°21′E / 38.67°S 119.35°E / -38.67; 119.35 (Clark) | 52.11 | 1970 | Alvan Clark (1804–1887) and Alvan Graham Clark (1832–1897) | WGPSN |
Clausius | 36°54′S 43°56′W / 36.9°S 43.93°W / -36.9; -43.93 (Clausius) | 24.2 | 1935 | Rudolf Julius Emmanuel Clausius (1822–1888) | WGPSN |
Clavius | 58°37′S 14°44′W / 58.62°S 14.73°W / -58.62; -14.73 (Clavius) | 230.77 | 1935 | Christopher Klau Clavius (1537–1612) | WGPSN |
Cleomedes | 27°36′N 55°30′E / 27.6°N 55.5°E / 27.6; 55.5 (Cleomedes) | 130.77 | 1935 | Cleomedes (died c, 50 BC) | WGPSN |
Cleostratus | 60°19′N 77°24′W / 60.32°N 77.4°W / 60.32; -77.4 (Cleostratus) | 63.23 | 1935 | Cleostratus (died c. 500 BC) | WGPSN |
Clerke | 21°41′N 29°48′E / 21.68°N 29.8°E / 21.68; 29.8 (Clerke) | 6.66 | 1973 | Agnes Mary Clerke (1842–1907) | WGPSN |
Coblentz | 38°05′S 126°39′E / 38.09°S 126.65°E / -38.09; 126.65 (Coblentz) | 32.66 | 1970 | William Weber Coblentz (1873–1962) | WGPSN |
Cockcroft | 31°05′N 162°55′W / 31.09°N 162.91°W / 31.09; -162.91 (Cockcroft) | 92.16 | 1970 | John Douglas Cockcroft (1897–1967) | WGPSN |
Collins | 1°18′N 23°43′E / 1.3°N 23.71°E / 1.3; 23.71 (Collins) | 2.58 | 1970 | Michael Collins (astronaut) (1930–2021) | WGPSN |
Colombo | 15°16′S 46°01′E / 15.26°S 46.02°E / -15.26; 46.02 (Colombo) | 79.02 | 1935 | Christopher Columbus (c. 1446–1506) | WGPSN |
Compton | 55°52′N 104°03′E / 55.86°N 104.05°E / 55.86; 104.05 (Compton) | 164.63 | 1970 | Arthur Holly Compton (1892–1962) and Karl Taylor Compton (1887–1954) | WGPSN |
Comrie | 23°23′N 113°10′W / 23.39°N 113.17°W / 23.39; -113.17 (Comrie) | 59.25 | 1970 | Leslie John Comrie (1893–1950) | WGPSN |
Comstock | 21°35′N 122°03′W / 21.59°N 122.05°W / 21.59; -122.05 (Comstock) | 73.23 | 1970 | George Cary Comstock (1855–1934) | WGPSN |
Condon | 1°52′N 60°22′E / 1.87°N 60.36°E / 1.87; 60.36 (Condon) | 34.85 | 1976 | Edward Uhler Condon (1902–1974) | WGPSN |
Condorcet | 12°06′N 69°35′E / 12.1°N 69.58°E / 12.1; 69.58 (Condorcet) | 74.85 | 1935 | Jean Antoine, Marquis de Condorcet (1743–1794) | WGPSN |
Congreve | 0°17′S 167°50′W / 0.28°S 167.84°W / -0.28; -167.84 (Congreve) | 57.61 | 1970 | Sir William Congreve (1772–1828) | WGPSN |
Conon | 21°40′N 1°57′E / 21.66°N 1.95°E / 21.66; 1.95 (Conon) | 20.96 | 1935 | Conon of Samos (circa 260 BC) | WGPSN |
Cook | 17°30′S 48°49′E / 17.5°S 48.81°E / -17.5; 48.81 (Cook) | 45.16 | 1935 | James Cook (1728–1779) | WGPSN |
Cooper | 52°41′N 175°55′E / 52.68°N 175.92°E / 52.68; 175.92 (Cooper) | 51.87 | 1970 | John Cobb Cooper (1887–1967) | WGPSN |
Copernicus | 9°37′N 20°05′W / 9.62°N 20.08°W / 9.62; -20.08 (Copernicus) | 96.07 | 1935 | Nicolaus Copernicus (1473–1543) | WGPSN |
Cori | 50°29′S 152°55′W / 50.48°S 152.91°W / -50.48; -152.91 (Cori) | 67.22 | 1979 | Gerty Theresa Radnitz Cori (1896–1957) | WGPSN |
Coriolis | 0°34′N 171°48′E / 0.56°N 171.8°E / 0.56; 171.8 (Coriolis) | 78.56 | 1970 | Gaspard-Gustave Coriolis (1792–1843) | WGPSN |
Couder | 4°54′S 92°35′W / 4.9°S 92.58°W / -4.9; -92.58 (Couder) | 18.56 | 1985 | André Couder (1897–1978) | WGPSN |
Coulomb | 54°28′N 115°00′W / 54.46°N 115°W / 54.46; -115 (Coulomb) | 89.72 | 1970 | Charles-Augustin de Coulomb (1736–1806) | WGPSN |
Courtney | 25°08′N 30°49′W / 25.14°N 30.81°W / 25.14; -30.81 (Courtney) | 1.24 | 1976 | (English female name) | WGPSN |
Cremona | 67°14′N 90°52′W / 67.24°N 90.86°W / 67.24; -90.86 (Cremona) | 85.12 | 1964 | Luigi Cremona (1830–1903) | WGPSN |
Crile | 14°13′N 45°59′E / 14.21°N 45.98°E / 14.21; 45.98 (Crile) | 9.3 | 1976 | George Washington Crile (1864–1943) | WGPSN |
Crocco | 46°59′S 150°31′E / 46.98°S 150.51°E / -46.98; 150.51 (Crocco) | 67.5 | 1970 | Gaetano Arturo Crocco (1877–1968) | WGPSN |
Crommelin | 67°28′S 147°57′W / 67.46°S 147.95°W / -67.46; -147.95 (Crommelin) | 93.48 | 1970 | Andrew Claude de la Cherois Crommelin (1865–1939) | WGPSN |
Crookes | 10°24′S 165°06′W / 10.4°S 165.1°W / -10.4; -165.1 (Crookes) | 48.25 | 1970 | Sir William Crookes (1832–1919) | WGPSN |
Crozier | 13°34′S 50°43′E / 13.56°S 50.72°E / -13.56; 50.72 (Crozier) | 22.51 | 1935 | Francis Rawdon Moira Crozier (1796–1848) | WGPSN |
Crüger | 16°41′S 66°58′W / 16.68°S 66.96°W / -16.68; -66.96 (Crüger) | 45.94 | 1935 | Peter Crüger (1580–1639) | WGPSN |
Ctesibius | 0°50′N 118°45′E / 0.83°N 118.75°E / 0.83; 118.75 (Ctesibius) | 32.1 | 1976 | Ctesibius (died c. 100 BC) | WGPSN |
Curie | 23°03′S 92°17′E / 23.05°S 92.28°E / -23.05; 92.28 (Curie) | 138.87 | 1970 | Pierre Curie (1859–1906) | WGPSN |
Curtis | 14°34′N 56°47′E / 14.57°N 56.79°E / 14.57; 56.79 (Curtis) | 2.88 | 1973 | Heber Doust Curtis (1859–1906) | WGPSN |
Curtius | 67°05′S 4°24′E / 67.08°S 4.4°E / -67.08; 4.4 (Curtius) | 99.29 | 1935 | Albert Curtz (1600–1671) | WGPSN |
Cusanus | 71°49′N 69°24′E / 71.82°N 69.4°E / 71.82; 69.4 (Cusanus) | 60.87 | 1935 | Nikolaus Krebs Cusanus (1401–1464) | WGPSN |
Cuvier | 50°17′S 9°41′E / 50.29°S 9.69°E / -50.29; 9.69 (Cuvier) | 77.3 | 1935 | Georges Cuvier (1769–1832) | WGPSN |
Cyrano | 20°22′S 157°22′E / 20.37°S 157.37°E / -20.37; 157.37 (Cyrano) | 79.58 | 1970 | Cyrano de Bergerac Savinien (1615–1655) | WGPSN |
Cyrillus | 13°17′S 24°04′E / 13.29°S 24.07°E / -13.29; 24.07 (Cyrillus) | 98.09 | 1935 | Saint Cyril (died 444 AD) | WGPSN |
Cysatus | 66°13′S 6°20′W / 66.21°S 6.34°W / -66.21; -6.34 (Cysatus) | 47.77 | 1935 | Jean-Baptiste Cysat (1588–1657) | WGPSN |
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Crater | Coordinates | Diameter (km) | Approval Year | Eponym | Ref |
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D. Brown | 41°39′S 147°10′W / 41.65°S 147.16°W / -41.65; -147.16 (D. Brown) | 16.12 | 2006 | David McDowell Brown (1956–2003) | WGPSN |
da Vinci | 9°06′N 44°57′E / 9.1°N 44.95°E / 9.1; 44.95 (da Vinci) | 37.46 | 1935 | Leonardo da Vinci (1452–1519) | WGPSN |
Daedalus | 5°50′S 179°24′E / 5.83°S 179.4°E / -5.83; 179.4 (Daedalus) | 93.61 | 1970 | Daedalus | WGPSN |
Dag | 18°43′N 5°16′E / 18.71°N 5.26°E / 18.71; 5.26 (Dag) | 0.36 | 1976 | (Scandinavian male name) | WGPSN |
Daguerre | 11°55′S 33°37′E / 11.91°S 33.61°E / -11.91; 33.61 (Daguerre) | 45.79 | 1935 | Louis Daguerre (1789–1851) | WGPSN |
Dale | 9°34′S 82°56′E / 9.56°S 82.93°E / -9.56; 82.93 (Dale) | 23.41 | 1976 | Henry Hallett Dale (1875–1968) | WGPSN |
d'Alembert | 51°04′N 164°53′E / 51.07°N 164.89°E / 51.07; 164.89 (d'Alembert) | 233.55 | 1970 | Jean le Rond d'Alembert (1717–1783) | WGPSN |
Dalton | 17°04′N 84°27′W / 17.07°N 84.45°W / 17.07; -84.45 (Dalton) | 60.69 | 1964 | John Dalton (1766–1844) | WGPSN |
Daly | 5°44′N 59°30′E / 5.74°N 59.5°E / 5.74; 59.5 (Daly) | 14.96 | 1973 | Reginald Aldworth Daly (1871–1957) | WGPSN |
Damoiseau | 4°51′S 61°15′W / 4.85°S 61.25°W / -4.85; -61.25 (Damoiseau) | 36.66 | 1935 | Marie Charles Theodor De Damoiseau (1768–1846) | WGPSN |
Daniell | 35°25′N 31°10′E / 35.42°N 31.16°E / 35.42; 31.16 (Daniell) | 28.2 | 1935 | John Frederick Daniell (1790–1845) | WGPSN |
Danjon | 11°25′S 123°54′E / 11.42°S 123.9°E / -11.42; 123.9 (Danjon) | 69.3 | 1970 | André Danjon (1890–1967) | WGPSN |
Dante | 25°22′N 180°00′E / 25.36°N 180°E / 25.36; 180 (Dante) | 53.83 | 1970 | Dante Alighieri (1265–1321) | WGPSN |
Darney | 14°37′S 23°34′W / 14.61°S 23.57°W / -14.61; -23.57 (Darney) | 14.81 | 1935 | Maurice Darney [fr] (1882–1958) | WGPSN |
D'Arrest | 2°16′N 14°36′E / 2.26°N 14.6°E / 2.26; 14.6 (D'Arrest) | 29.67 | 1935 | Heinrich L. d'Arrest (1822–1875) | WGPSN |
D'Arsonval | 10°19′S 124°35′E / 10.31°S 124.59°E / -10.31; 124.59 (D'Arsonval) | 30.36 | 1976 | Jacques Arsene d'Arsonval (1851–1940) | WGPSN |
Darwin | 19°56′S 69°13′W / 19.93°S 69.21°W / -19.93; -69.21 (Darwin) | 122.18 | 1935 | Charles Darwin (1809–1882) | WGPSN |
Das | 26°29′S 137°03′W / 26.49°S 137.05°W / -26.49; -137.05 (Das) | 35.95 | 1970 | Amil Kumar Das (1902–1961) | WGPSN |
Daubrée | 15°44′N 14°45′E / 15.73°N 14.75°E / 15.73; 14.75 (Daubrée) | 14.67 | 1973 | Gabriel Auguste Daubrée (1814–1896) | WGPSN |
Davisson | 37°56′S 174°58′W / 37.93°S 174.97°W / -37.93; -174.97 (Davisson) | 92.46 | 1970 | Clinton Joseph Davisson (1881–1958) | WGPSN |
Davy | 11°51′S 8°09′W / 11.85°S 8.15°W / -11.85; -8.15 (Davy) | 33.94 | 1935 | Humphry Davy (1778–1829) | WGPSN |
Dawes | 17°13′N 26°20′E / 17.21°N 26.34°E / 17.21; 26.34 (Dawes) | 17.6 | 1935 | William Rutter Dawes (1799–1868) | WGPSN |
Dawson | 66°59′S 135°03′W / 66.99°S 135.05°W / -66.99; -135.05 (Dawson) | 44.32 | 1970 | Bernhard H. Dawson (1890–1960) | WGPSN |
De Forest | 76°56′S 163°20′W / 76.94°S 163.33°W / -76.94; -163.33 (De Forest) | 56.26 | 1970 | Lee De Forest (1873–1961) | WGPSN |
de Gasparis | 25°50′S 50°50′W / 25.83°S 50.83°W / -25.83; -50.83 (de Gasparis) | 30.9 | 1935 | Annibale de Gasparis (1819–1892) | WGPSN |
de Gerlache | 88°29′S 88°20′W / 88.48°S 88.34°W / -88.48; -88.34 (de Gerlache) | 32.71 | 2000 | Adrien de Gerlache (1866–1934) | WGPSN |
De La Rue | 59°01′N 52°50′E / 59.02°N 52.84°E / 59.02; 52.84 (De La Rue) | 135.22 | 1935 | Warren de la Rue (1815–1889) | WGPSN |
De Moraes | 49°23′N 143°00′E / 49.38°N 143°E / 49.38; 143 (De Moraes) | 54.41 | 1979 | Abrahão De Moraes (1916–1970) | WGPSN |
De Morgan | 3°19′N 14°53′E / 3.31°N 14.89°E / 3.31; 14.89 (De Morgan) | 9.68 | 1935 | Augustus De Morgan (1806–1871) | WGPSN |
De Roy | 55°14′S 98°59′W / 55.24°S 98.99°W / -55.24; -98.99 (De Roy) | 43.51 | 1970 | Felix De Roy (1883–1942) | WGPSN |
De Sitter | 79°49′N 38°34′E / 79.81°N 38.57°E / 79.81; 38.57 (De Sitter) | 63.79 | 1964 | Willem de Sitter (1872–1934) | WGPSN |
De Vico | 19°43′S 60°19′W / 19.71°S 60.32°W / -19.71; -60.32 (De Vico) | 22.13 | 1935 | Francesco de Vico (1805–1848) | WGPSN |
De Vries | 19°41′S 176°47′W / 19.68°S 176.78°W / -19.68; -176.78 (De Vries) | 57.51 | 1970 | Hugo de Vries (1848–1935) | WGPSN |
Debes | 29°28′N 51°37′E / 29.47°N 51.62°E / 29.47; 51.62 (Debes) | 31.92 | 1935 | Ernst Debes [de] (1840–1923) | WGPSN |
Debus | 10°41′S 99°41′E / 10.68°S 99.68°E / -10.68; 99.68 (Debus) | 19.77 | 2000 | Kurt Heinrich Debus (1908–1983) | WGPSN |
Debye | 49°26′N 176°02′W / 49.43°N 176.03°W / 49.43; -176.03 (Debye) | 127.03 | 1970 | Peter Debye (1884–1966) | WGPSN |
Dechen | 46°07′N 68°11′W / 46.12°N 68.18°W / 46.12; -68.18 (Dechen) | 12.04 | 1935 | Ernst Heinrich Karl von Dechen (1800–1889) | WGPSN |
Delambre | 1°56′S 17°23′E / 1.94°S 17.39°E / -1.94; 17.39 (Delambre) | 51.49 | 1935 | Jean Baptiste Joseph Delambre (1749–1822) | WGPSN |
Delaunay | 22°16′S 2°37′E / 22.26°S 2.62°E / -22.26; 2.62 (Delaunay) | 44.63 | 1935 | Charles-Eugène Delaunay (1816–1872) | WGPSN |
Delia | 10°55′S 6°08′W / 10.91°S 6.13°W / -10.91; -6.13 (Delia) | 1.57 | 1976 | (Greek female name) | WGPSN |
Delisle | 29°59′N 34°41′W / 29.98°N 34.68°W / 29.98; -34.68 (Delisle) | 24.83 | 1935 | Joseph-Nicolas Delisle (1688–1768) | WGPSN |
Dellinger | 6°52′S 140°42′E / 6.87°S 140.7°E / -6.87; 140.7 (Dellinger) | 82.04 | 1970 | John Howard Dellinger (1886–1962) | WGPSN |
Delmotte | 27°10′N 60°12′E / 27.16°N 60.2°E / 27.16; 60.2 (Delmotte) | 32.16 | 1935 | Gabriel Delmotte (1876–1950) | WGPSN |
Delporte | 15°53′S 121°33′E / 15.89°S 121.55°E / -15.89; 121.55 (Delporte) | 42.5 | 1970 | Eugène Joseph Delporte (1882–1955) | WGPSN |
Deluc | 55°01′S 2°59′W / 55.02°S 2.98°W / -55.02; -2.98 (Deluc) | 45.69 | 1935 | Jean-André Deluc (1727–1817) | WGPSN |
Dembowski | 2°53′N 7°16′E / 2.88°N 7.27°E / 2.88; 7.27 (Dembowski) | 26.11 | 1935 | Ercole Dembowski (1815–1881) | WGPSN |
Democritus | 62°19′N 34°59′E / 62.31°N 34.99°E / 62.31; 34.99 (Democritus) | 37.78 | 1935 | Democritus (circa 460–360 BC). | WGPSN |
Demonax | 78°05′S 59°22′E / 78.09°S 59.36°E / -78.09; 59.36 (Demonax) | 121.93 | 1935 | Demonax (unknown-circa 100 BC) | WGPSN |
Denning | 16°16′S 142°46′E / 16.26°S 142.76°E / -16.26; 142.76 (Denning) | 44.18 | 1970 | William Frederick Denning (1848–1931) | WGPSN |
Desargues | 70°15′N 73°25′W / 70.25°N 73.42°W / 70.25; -73.42 (Desargues) | 84.85 | 1964 | Gérard Desargues (1591–1661) | WGPSN |
Descartes | 11°44′S 15°40′E / 11.74°S 15.67°E / -11.74; 15.67 (Descartes) | 47.73 | 1935 | René Descartes (1596–1650) | WGPSN |
Deseilligny | 21°08′N 20°35′E / 21.13°N 20.59°E / 21.13; 20.59 (Deseilligny) | 6.01 | 1935 | Jules Alfred Pierrot Deseilligny (1868–1918) | WGPSN |
Deslandres | 32°33′S 5°34′W / 32.55°S 5.57°W / -32.55; -5.57 (Deslandres) | 227.02 | 1948 | Henri-Alexandre Deslandres (1853–1948) | WGPSN |
Deutsch | 24°21′N 110°55′E / 24.35°N 110.91°E / 24.35; 110.91 (Deutsch) | 73.33 | 1970 | Armin Joseph Deutsch (1918–1969) | WGPSN |
Dewar | 2°37′S 165°37′E / 2.61°S 165.62°E / -2.61; 165.62 (Dewar) | 46.31 | 1970 | Sir James Dewar (1842–1923) | WGPSN |
Diana | 14°17′N 35°39′E / 14.29°N 35.65°E / 14.29; 35.65 (Diana) | 1.55 | 1979 | (Latin female name) | WGPSN |
Diderot | 20°25′S 121°32′E / 20.42°S 121.54°E / -20.42; 121.54 (Diderot) | 20 | 1979 | Denis Diderot (1713–1784) | WGPSN |
Dionysius | 2°46′N 17°17′E / 2.77°N 17.29°E / 2.77; 17.29 (Dionysius) | 17.25 | 1935 | St. Dionysius the Areopagite (AD 9–120) | WGPSN |
Diophantus | 27°37′N 34°18′W / 27.62°N 34.3°W / 27.62; -34.3 (Diophantus) | 17.57 | 1935 | Diophantus (d. c. AD 300) | WGPSN |
Dirichlet | 10°35′N 152°03′W / 10.58°N 152.05°W / 10.58; -152.05 (Dirichlet) | 47.24 | 1970 | Peter Gustav Lejeune Dirichlet (1805–1859) | WGPSN |
Dobrovolʹskiy | 12°50′S 129°41′E / 12.83°S 129.68°E / -12.83; 129.68 (Dobrovolʹskiy) | 38.4 | 1973 | Georgiy T. Dobrovolskiy (1928–1971) | WGPSN |
Doerfel | 68°58′S 108°32′W / 68.97°S 108.53°W / -68.97; -108.53 (Doerfel) | 68.63 | 1985 | Georg Samuel Doerfel (1643–1688) | WGPSN |
Dollond | 10°29′S 14°25′E / 10.48°S 14.41°E / -10.48; 14.41 (Dollond) | 11.04 | 1935 | John Dollond (1706–1761) | WGPSN |
Donati | 20°41′S 5°06′E / 20.69°S 5.1°E / -20.69; 5.1 (Donati) | 35.84 | 1935 | Giovanni Battista Donati (1826–1873) | WGPSN |
Donna | 7°13′N 38°18′E / 7.22°N 38.3°E / 7.22; 38.3 (Donna) | 1.84 | 1979 | (Italian female name) | WGPSN |
Donner | 31°21′S 97°59′E / 31.35°S 97.99°E / -31.35; 97.99 (Donner) | 55.05 | 1970 | Anders Severin Donner (1854–1938) | WGPSN |
Doppelmayer | 28°29′S 41°31′W / 28.48°S 41.51°W / -28.48; -41.51 (Doppelmayer) | 65.08 | 1935 | Johann Gabriel Doppelmayer (1671–1750) | WGPSN |
Doppler | 12°35′S 159°50′W / 12.58°S 159.84°W / -12.58; -159.84 (Doppler) | 101.79 | 1970 | J. Christian Doppler (1803–1853) | WGPSN |
Douglass | 35°30′N 122°43′W / 35.5°N 122.72°W / 35.5; -122.72 (Douglass) | 50.95 | 1970 | Andrew Ellicott Douglass (1867–1962) | WGPSN |
Dove | 46°50′S 31°25′E / 46.83°S 31.42°E / -46.83; 31.42 (Dove) | 30.36 | 1935 | Heinrich Wilhelm Dove (1803–1879) | WGPSN |
Draper | 17°34′N 21°45′W / 17.56°N 21.75°W / 17.56; -21.75 (Draper) | 8.28 | 1935 | Henry Draper (1837–1882) | WGPSN |
Drebbel | 40°56′S 49°07′W / 40.93°S 49.12°W / -40.93; -49.12 (Drebbel) | 30.23 | 1935 | Cornelius Drebbel (1572–1634) | WGPSN |
Dreyer | 10°14′N 97°05′E / 10.24°N 97.09°E / 10.24; 97.09 (Dreyer) | 63.84 | 1970 | John L. E. Dreyer (1852–1926) | WGPSN |
Drude | 38°34′S 91°53′W / 38.56°S 91.89°W / -38.56; -91.89 (Drude) | 27.13 | 1970 | Paul Karl Ludwig Drude (1863–1906) | WGPSN |
Dryden | 33°13′S 156°09′W / 33.21°S 156.15°W / -33.21; -156.15 (Dryden) | 54.45 | 1970 | Hugh Latimer Dryden (1898–1965) | WGPSN |
Drygalski | 79°34′S 87°11′W / 79.57°S 87.18°W / -79.57; -87.18 (Drygalski) | 162.49 | 1964 | Erich Dagobert von Drygalski (1865–1949) | WGPSN |
Dubyago | 4°23′N 69°57′E / 4.38°N 69.95°E / 4.38; 69.95 (Dubyago) | 48.12 | 1964 | Dmitrij Ivanovich Dubyago (1850–1918) and Aleksandr Dmitrievich Dubyago (1903–1959) | WGPSN |
Dufay | 5°34′N 169°32′E / 5.57°N 169.54°E / 5.57; 169.54 (Dufay) | 36.11 | 1970 | Jean Dufay (1896–1967) | WGPSN |
Dugan | 64°07′N 103°07′E / 64.12°N 103.11°E / 64.12; 103.11 (Dugan) | 49.65 | 1970 | Raymond Smith Dugan (1878–1940) | WGPSN |
Dunér | 44°41′N 179°28′E / 44.68°N 179.46°E / 44.68; 179.46 (Dunér) | 65.07 | 1970 | Nils Christoffer Dunér (1839–1914) | WGPSN |
Dunthorne | 30°07′S 31°43′W / 30.12°S 31.71°W / -30.12; -31.71 (Dunthorne) | 15.12 | 1935 | Richard Dunthorne (1711–1775) | WGPSN |
Dyson | 60°52′N 121°43′W / 60.87°N 121.71°W / 60.87; -121.71 (Dyson) | 63.14 | 1970 | Sir Frank Watson Dyson (1868–1939) | WGPSN |
Dziewulski | 20°59′N 99°01′E / 20.99°N 99.02°E / 20.99; 99.02 (Dziewulski) | 68.9 | 1970 | Wladyslaw Dziewulski (1878–1962) | WGPSN |
E
Crater | Coordinates | Diameter (km) | Approval Year | Eponym | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Easley | 23°41′S 87°58′E / 23.69°S 87.97°E / -23.69; 87.97 (Easley) | 9 | 2021 | Annie Jean Easley (1933-2011) | WGPSN |
Eckert | 17°17′N 58°23′E / 17.28°N 58.38°E / 17.28; 58.38 (Eckert) | 2.62 | 1973 | Wallace John Eckert (1902–1971) | WGPSN |
Eddington | 21°30′N 72°01′W / 21.5°N 72.02°W / 21.5; -72.02 (Eddington) | 120.13 | 1964 | Sir Arthur Stanley Eddington (1882–1944) | WGPSN |
Edison | 24°53′N 99°16′E / 24.88°N 99.27°E / 24.88; 99.27 (Edison) | 62.72 | 1961 | Thomas A. Edison (1847–1931) | WGPSN |
Edith | 25°46′S 102°20′E / 25.77°S 102.33°E / -25.77; 102.33 (Edith) | 6.92 | 1976 | (English female name) | WGPSN |
Egede | 48°43′N 10°38′E / 48.72°N 10.64°E / 48.72; 10.64 (Egede) | 34.18 | 1935 | Hans Egede (1686–1758) | WGPSN |
Ehrlich | 40°49′N 172°16′W / 40.82°N 172.27°W / 40.82; -172.27 (Ehrlich) | 33.58 | 1970 | Paul Ehrlich (1854–1915) | WGPSN |
Eichstadt | 22°38′S 78°25′W / 22.63°S 78.42°W / -22.63; -78.42 (Eichstadt) | 49.57 | 1935 | Lorentz Eichstadt (1596–1660) | WGPSN |
Eijkman | 63°13′S 142°31′W / 63.21°S 142.51°W / -63.21; -142.51 (Eijkman) | 56.36 | 1970 | Christiaan H. Eijkman (1858–1930) | WGPSN |
Eimmart | 23°58′N 64°48′E / 23.97°N 64.8°E / 23.97; 64.8 (Eimmart) | 44.99 | 1935 | Georg Christoph Eimmart (1638–1705) | WGPSN |
Einstein | 16°36′N 88°39′W / 16.6°N 88.65°W / 16.6; -88.65 (Einstein) | 181.47 | 1964 | Albert Einstein (1879–1955) | WGPSN |
Einthoven | 5°04′S 110°04′E / 5.06°S 110.06°E / -5.06; 110.06 (Einthoven) | 73.94 | 1970 | Willem Einthoven (1879–1955) | WGPSN |
Elger | 35°24′S 29°49′W / 35.4°S 29.81°W / -35.4; -29.81 (Elger) | 21.51 | 1935 | Thomas Gwyn Elger (1836–1897) | WGPSN |
Ellerman | 25°26′S 120°23′W / 25.44°S 120.39°W / -25.44; -120.39 (Ellerman) | 46.21 | 1970 | Ferdinand Ellerman (1869–1940) | WGPSN |
Ellison | 54°56′N 108°03′W / 54.93°N 108.05°W / 54.93; -108.05 (Ellison) | 36.99 | 1970 | Mervyn Archdall Ellison (1909–1963) | WGPSN |
Elmer | 10°14′S 84°11′E / 10.23°S 84.18°E / -10.23; 84.18 (Elmer) | 16.86 | 1976 | Charles Wesley Elmer (1872–1954) | WGPSN |
Elvey | 9°01′N 100°38′W / 9.01°N 100.64°W / 9.01; -100.64 (Elvey) | 80.21 | 1970 | Christian Thomas Elvey (1899–1970) | WGPSN |
Emden | 62°46′N 176°31′W / 62.76°N 176.51°W / 62.76; -176.51 (Emden) | 114.64 | 1970 | J. Robert Emden (1862–1940) | WGPSN |
Encke | 4°34′N 36°41′W / 4.57°N 36.68°W / 4.57; -36.68 (Encke) | 28.27 | 1935 | Johann Franz Encke (1791–1865) | WGPSN |
Endymion | 53°37′N 56°29′E / 53.61°N 56.48°E / 53.61; 56.48 (Endymion) | 122.1 | 1935 | Endymion (Greek mythological figure) | WGPSN |
Engelʹgardt | 5°23′N 159°28′W / 5.39°N 159.47°W / 5.39; -159.47 (Engelʹgardt) | 43.51 | 1970 | Vasilij P. Engelʹgardt (Engelhardt) (1828–1915) | WGPSN |
Eötvös | 35°37′S 134°26′E / 35.61°S 134.43°E / -35.61; 134.43 (Eötvös) | 101.8 | 1970 | Loránd Eötvös (1848–1919) | WGPSN |
Epigenes | 67°30′N 4°37′W / 67.5°N 4.62°W / 67.5; -4.62 (Epigenes) | 54.51 | 1935 | Epigenes of Byzantium (c. 200 BC) | WGPSN |
Epimenides | 40°55′S 30°20′W / 40.92°S 30.33°W / -40.92; -30.33 (Epimenides) | 22.56 | 1935 | Epimenides (flourished 596 BC) | WGPSN |
Eratosthenes | 14°28′N 11°19′W / 14.47°N 11.32°W / 14.47; -11.32 (Eratosthenes) | 58.77 | 1935 | Eratosthenes (c. 276–196 BC) | WGPSN |
Erlanger | 86°59′N 28°37′E / 86.99°N 28.62°E / 86.99; 28.62 (Erlanger) | 10.94 | 2009 | Joseph Erlanger (1874–1965) | WGPSN |
Erro | 5°41′N 98°32′E / 5.68°N 98.54°E / 5.68; 98.54 (Erro) | 63.75 | 1970 | Luis Enrique Erro (1897–1955) | WGPSN |
Esclangon | 21°28′N 42°04′E / 21.47°N 42.06°E / 21.47; 42.06 (Esclangon) | 15.29 | 1976 | Ernest Esclangon (1876–1954) | WGPSN |
Esnault-Pelterie | 47°25′N 141°50′W / 47.41°N 141.83°W / 47.41; -141.83 (Esnault-Pelterie) | 76.79 | 1970 | Robert Albert Charles Esnault-Pelterie (1881–1957) | WGPSN |
Espin | 28°09′N 109°20′E / 28.15°N 109.34°E / 28.15; 109.34 (Espin) | 70.01 | 1970 | Rev. Thomas Henry Espinell Compton Espin (1858–1934) | WGPSN |
Euclides | 7°24′S 29°34′W / 7.4°S 29.56°W / -7.4; -29.56 (Euclides) | 11.8 | 1935 | Euclid (c. 300 BC) | WGPSN |
Euctemon | 76°16′N 30°34′E / 76.26°N 30.57°E / 76.26; 30.57 (Euctemon) | 62.7 | 1935 | Euctemon (flourished 432 BC) | WGPSN |
Eudoxus | 44°16′N 16°14′E / 44.27°N 16.23°E / 44.27; 16.23 (Eudoxus) | 70.16 | 1935 | Eudoxus of Cnidus (circa 408–355 BC) | WGPSN |
Euler | 23°16′N 29°11′W / 23.26°N 29.18°W / 23.26; -29.18 (Euler) | 26.03 | 1935 | Leonhard Euler (1707–1783) | WGPSN |
Evans | 9°38′S 133°47′W / 9.63°S 133.78°W / -9.63; -133.78 (Evans) | 69.4 | 1970 | Sir Arthur Evans (1851–1941) | WGPSN |
Evdokimov | 34°34′N 153°02′W / 34.57°N 153.04°W / 34.57; -153.04 (Evdokimov) | 48.88 | 1970 | Nikolaj N. Evdokimov [es] (1868–1940) | WGPSN |
Evershed | 35°18′N 159°31′W / 35.3°N 159.51°W / 35.3; -159.51 (Evershed) | 65.28 | 1970 | John Evershed (1864–1956) | WGPSN |
Ewen | 7°41′N 121°28′E / 7.69°N 121.46°E / 7.69; 121.46 (Ewen) | 2.6 | 1979 | (Gaelic male name) | WGPSN |
F
Crater | Coordinates | Diameter (km) | Approval Year | Eponym | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fabbroni | 18°40′N 29°16′E / 18.66°N 29.27°E / 18.66; 29.27 (Fabbroni) | 10.55 | 1976 | Giovanni Valentino Mattia Fabbroni (1752–1822) | WGPSN |
Fabricius | 42°45′S 41°50′E / 42.75°S 41.84°E / -42.75; 41.84 (Fabricius) | 78.9 | 1935 | David Fabricius (1564–1617) | WGPSN |
Fabry | 43°04′N 100°41′E / 43.07°N 100.68°E / 43.07; 100.68 (Fabry) | 179.44 | 1970 | Charles Fabry (1867–1945) | WGPSN |
Fahrenheit | 13°07′N 61°43′E / 13.12°N 61.71°E / 13.12; 61.71 (Fahrenheit) | 6.65 | 1976 | Gabriel Fahrenheit (1686–1736) | WGPSN |
Fairouz | 26°04′S 102°57′E / 26.07°S 102.95°E / -26.07; 102.95 (Fairouz) | 2.87 | 1976 | (Arabic female name) | WGPSN |
Faraday | 42°27′S 8°45′E / 42.45°S 8.75°E / -42.45; 8.75 (Faraday) | 69.03 | 1935 | Michael Faraday (1791–1867) | WGPSN |
Faustini | 87°11′S 84°19′E / 87.18°S 84.31°E / -87.18; 84.31 (Faustini) | 42.48 | 1994 | Arnoldo Faustini (1874–1944) | WGPSN |
Fauth | 6°14′N 20°08′W / 6.23°N 20.14°W / 6.23; -20.14 (Fauth) | 11.94 | 1935 | Philipp Johann Heinrich Fauth (1867–1941) | WGPSN |
Faye | 21°23′S 3°49′E / 21.39°S 3.81°E / -21.39; 3.81 (Faye) | 38.02 | 1935 | Hervé Faye (1814–1902) | WGPSN |
Fechner | 58°15′S 125°02′E / 58.25°S 125.03°E / -58.25; 125.03 (Fechner) | 59.32 | 1970 | Gustav Theodor Fechner (1801–1887) | WGPSN |
Fedorov | 28°14′N 37°03′W / 28.23°N 37.05°W / 28.23; -37.05 (Fedorov) | 6.08 | 1979 | Aleksandr Petrovich Fedorov [es] (1872–1920) | WGPSN |
Felix | 25°05′N 25°23′W / 25.09°N 25.38°W / 25.09; -25.38 (Felix) | 1.45 | 1979 | (Latin male name) | WGPSN |
Fényi | 44°56′S 105°04′W / 44.94°S 105.06°W / -44.94; -105.06 (Fényi) | 43.31 | 1970 | Gyula Fényi (1845–1927) | WGPSN |
Feoktistov | 30°44′N 140°30′E / 30.73°N 140.5°E / 30.73; 140.5 (Feoktistov) | 22.06 | 1970 | Konstantin Petrovich Feoktistov (born 1926) | WGPSN |
Fermat | 22°43′S 19°47′E / 22.71°S 19.79°E / -22.71; 19.79 (Fermat) | 37.77 | 1935 | Pierre de Fermat (1601–1665) | WGPSN |
Fermi | 19°37′S 123°14′E / 19.61°S 123.24°E / -19.61; 123.24 (Fermi) | 241.41 | 1970 | Enrico Fermi (1901–1954) | WGPSN |
Fernelius | 38°11′S 4°52′E / 38.18°S 4.86°E / -38.18; 4.86 (Fernelius) | 68.42 | 1935 | Jean Fernel (1497–1558) | WGPSN |
Fersman | 17°54′N 126°04′W / 17.9°N 126.06°W / 17.9; -126.06 (Fersman) | 148.14 | 1970 | Aleksandr Yevgenyevich Fersman (1883–1945) | WGPSN |
Fesenkov | 23°10′S 135°08′E / 23.16°S 135.14°E / -23.16; 135.14 (Fesenkov) | 36.12 | 1973 | Vasiliy Grigorʹevich Fesenkov (1889–1972) | WGPSN |
Feuillée | 27°22′N 9°28′W / 27.37°N 9.46°W / 27.37; -9.46 (Feuillée) | 8.94 | 1935 | Louis Feuillée (1660–1732) | WGPSN |
Fibiger | 86°08′N 37°08′E / 86.14°N 37.13°E / 86.14; 37.13 (Fibiger) | 21.1 | 2009 | Johannes Andreas Grib Fibiger (1867–1928) | WGPSN |
Finsch | 23°35′N 21°16′E / 23.58°N 21.27°E / 23.58; 21.27 (Finsch) | 4.05 | 1976 | Otto Friedrich Hermann Finsch (1839–1917) | WGPSN |
Finsen | 42°17′S 177°43′W / 42.29°S 177.72°W / -42.29; -177.72 (Finsen) | 72.98 | 1979 | Niels Ryberg Finsen (1860–1904) | WGPSN |
Firmicus | 7°15′N 63°26′E / 7.25°N 63.43°E / 7.25; 63.43 (Firmicus) | 56.81 | 1935 | Firmicus Maternus (died c. 330) | WGPSN |
Firsov | 4°12′N 112°42′E / 4.2°N 112.7°E / 4.2; 112.7 (Firsov) | 51 | 1970 | Georgij F. Firsov [es] (1917–1960) | WGPSN |
Fischer | 7°59′N 142°26′E / 7.99°N 142.44°E / 7.99; 142.44 (Fischer) | 30.48 | 1976 | Hermann Emil Fischer (1852–1919) and Hans Fischer (1881–1945) | WGPSN |
Fitzgerald | 26°40′N 172°08′W / 26.67°N 172.14°W / 26.67; -172.14 (Fitzgerald) | 104.21 | 1970 | George Francis Fitzgerald (1851–1901) | WGPSN |
Fizeau | 58°11′S 134°07′W / 58.19°S 134.11°W / -58.19; -134.11 (Fizeau) | 107.08 | 1970 | Armand Hippolyte L. Fizeau (1819–1896) | WGPSN |
Flammarion | 3°20′S 3°44′W / 3.33°S 3.73°W / -3.33; -3.73 (Flammarion) | 76.18 | 1935 | Camille Flammarion (1842–1925) | WGPSN |
Flamsteed | 4°29′S 44°20′W / 4.49°S 44.34°W / -4.49; -44.34 (Flamsteed) | 19.34 | 1935 | John Flamsteed (1646–1719) | WGPSN |
Fleming | 14°55′N 109°17′E / 14.91°N 109.28°E / 14.91; 109.28 (Fleming) | 126.37 | 1970 | Alexander Fleming (1881–1955) and Williamina P. Fleming (1857–1911) | WGPSN |
Florensky | 25°27′N 131°51′E / 25.45°N 131.85°E / 25.45; 131.85 (Florensky) | 69.03 | 1985 | Kirill Pavlovich Florensky (1915–1982) | WGPSN |
Florey | 87°02′N 19°45′W / 87.04°N 19.75°W / 87.04; -19.75 (Florey) | 69.06 | 2009 | Howard Florey (1898–1968) | WGPSN |
Focas | 33°42′S 93°55′W / 33.7°S 93.91°W / -33.7; -93.91 (Focas) | 22.04 | 1970 | Ionnas Focas (1908–1969) | WGPSN |
Fontana | 16°02′S 56°47′W / 16.04°S 56.79°W / -16.04; -56.79 (Fontana) | 31.47 | 1935 | Francesco Fontana (c. 1585–1656) | WGPSN |
Fontenelle | 63°25′N 18°58′W / 63.42°N 18.96°W / 63.42; -18.96 (Fontenelle) | 37.68 | 1935 | Bernard le Bovier de Fontenelle (1657–1757) | WGPSN |
Foster | 23°35′N 141°29′W / 23.59°N 141.49°W / 23.59; -141.49 (Foster) | 37.02 | 1970 | John Stuart Foster (1890–1964) | WGPSN |
Foucault | 50°28′N 39°52′W / 50.46°N 39.86°W / 50.46; -39.86 (Foucault) | 25.08 | 1935 | Léon Foucault (1819–1868) | WGPSN |
Fourier | 30°19′S 53°06′W / 30.31°S 53.1°W / -30.31; -53.1 (Fourier) | 51.57 | 1935 | Jean Baptiste Joseph Fourier (1768–1830) | WGPSN |
Fowler | 42°35′N 145°16′W / 42.59°N 145.27°W / 42.59; -145.27 (Fowler) | 139.52 | 1970 | Alfred Fowler (1868–1940) and Ralph H. Fowler (1889–1944) | WGPSN |
Fox | 0°28′N 98°08′E / 0.47°N 98.14°E / 0.47; 98.14 (Fox) | 23.97 | 1973 | Philip Fox (1878–1944) | WGPSN |
Fra Mauro | 6°04′S 16°58′W / 6.06°S 16.97°W / -6.06; -16.97 (Fra Mauro) | 96.76 | 1935 | Fra Mauro (d. 1459) | WGPSN |
Fracastorius | 21°22′S 33°04′E / 21.36°S 33.07°E / -21.36; 33.07 (Fracastorius) | 120.58 | 1935 | Girolamo Fracastoro (1483–1553) | WGPSN |
Franck | 22°35′N 35°34′E / 22.59°N 35.56°E / 22.59; 35.56 (Franck) | 11.91 | 1973 | James Franck (1882–1964) | WGPSN |
Franklin | 38°44′N 47°38′E / 38.73°N 47.64°E / 38.73; 47.64 (Franklin) | 55.92 | 1935 | Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790) | WGPSN |
Franz | 16°34′N 40°14′E / 16.57°N 40.24°E / 16.57; 40.24 (Franz) | 25.48 | 1935 | Julius Heinrich Franz (1847–1913) | WGPSN |
Fraunhofer | 39°31′S 59°04′E / 39.52°S 59.06°E / -39.52; 59.06 (Fraunhofer) | 57.75 | 1935 | Joseph von Fraunhofer (1787–1826) | WGPSN |
Fredholm | 18°22′N 46°33′E / 18.37°N 46.55°E / 18.37; 46.55 (Fredholm) | 13.39 | 1976 | Erik Ivar Fredholm (1866–1927) | WGPSN |
Freud | 25°47′N 52°24′W / 25.79°N 52.4°W / 25.79; -52.4 (Freud) | 2.85 | 1973 | Sigmund Freud (1856–1939) | WGPSN |
Freundlich | 25°00′N 170°53′E / 25°N 170.89°E / 25; 170.89 (Freundlich) | 83.16 | 1970 | Erwin Findlay-Freundlich (1885–1964) | WGPSN |
Fridman | 12°29′S 126°53′W / 12.48°S 126.88°W / -12.48; -126.88 (Fridman) | 101.45 | 1970 | Aleksandr Alexandrovich Fridman (Friedman) (1888–1925) | WGPSN |
Froelich | 80°00′N 111°38′W / 80°N 111.63°W / 80; -111.63 (Froelich) | 56.73 | 1970 | Jack E. Froelich (1921–1967) | WGPSN |
Frost | 37°25′N 118°54′W / 37.41°N 118.9°W / 37.41; -118.9 (Frost) | 78.3 | 1970 | Edwin B. Frost (1866–1935) | WGPSN |
Fryxell | 21°15′S 101°39′W / 21.25°S 101.65°W / -21.25; -101.65 (Fryxell) | 17.62 | 1985 | Roald H. Fryxell (1934–1974) | WGPSN |
Furnerius | 36°00′S 60°32′E / 36°S 60.54°E / -36; 60.54 (Furnerius) | 135.03 | 1935 | Georges Furnier (1595–1652) | WGPSN |
References
- ^ "Moon craters". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. International Astrophysical Union. Retrieved 3 February 2015.