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

Main article: List of maria on the Moon

Lunar nearside with major maria and craters labeled

Lunar maria (singular mare) are large, dark, regions of the Moon. They do not contain any water, but are believed to have been formed from molten rock from the Moon's mantle coming out onto the surface of the Moon. This list also includes the one oceanus and the features known by the names lacus, palus and sinus. The modern system of lunar nomenclature was introduced in 1651 by Riccioli.^[1] Riccioli's map of the Moon was drawn by Francesco Maria Grimaldi, who has a crater named after him.^[2]

Maria and Oceanus

Lunar Maria

Latin Name	English Name	Lat.	Long.	Diameter
Mare Anguis	Serpent Sea	22.6° N	67.7° E	150 km
Mare Australe	Southern Sea	38.9° S	93.0° E	603 km
Mare Cognitum	Sea that has become known	10.0° S	23.1° W	376 km
Mare Crisium	Sea of Crises	17.0° N	59.1° E	555 km
Mare Fecunditatis	Sea of Fecundity	7.8° S	51.3° E	909 km
Mare Frigoris	Sea of Cold	56.0° N	1.4° E	1596 km
Mare Humboldtianum	Sea of Alexander von Humboldt	56.8° N	81.5° E	273 km
Mare Humorum	Sea of Moisture	24.4° S	38.6° W	389 km
Mare Imbrium[3]	Sea of Showers	32.8° N	15.6° W	1123 km
Mare Ingenii	Sea of Cleverness	33.7° S	163.5° E	318 km
Mare Insularum	Sea of Islands	7.5° N	30.9° W	513 km
Mare Marginis	Sea of the Edge	13.3° N	86.1° E	420 km
Mare Moscoviense	Sea of Moscow	27.3° N	147.9° E	277 km
Mare Nectaris	Sea of Nectar	15.2° S	35.5° E	333 km
Mare Nubium	Sea of Clouds	21.3° S	16.6° W	715 km
Mare Orientale	Eastern Sea	19.4° S	92.8° W	327 km
Mare Serenitatis	Sea of Serenity	28.0° N	17.5° E	707 km
Mare Smythii	Sea of William Henry Smyth	1.3° N	87.5° E	373 km
Mare Spumans	Foaming Sea	1.1° N	65.1° E	139 km
Mare Tranquillitatis	Sea of Tranquility	8.5° N	31.4° E	873 km
Mare Undarum	Sea of Waves	6.8° N	68.4° E	243 km
Mare Vaporum	Sea of Vapors	13.3° N	3.6° E	245 km
Oceanus Procellarum	Ocean of Storms	18.4° N	57.4° W	2568 km

There is also a region on the Lunar farside that was briefly misidentified as a mare and named Mare Desiderii (Sea of Desire). It is no longer recognized. Other former maria include:

• Mare Parvum^[4] ("Small Sea"), immediately to the east of Inghirami
• Mare Incognitum ("Unknown Sea")
• Mare Novum^[4] ("New Sea"), northeast of Plutarch
• Mare Struve ("Struve's Sea"), near Messala

Lacus

A related set of features are the Lunar lacus (singular lacus, Latin for "lake"), which are smaller basaltic plains of similar origin:

Lunar Lacus

Latin Name	English Name	Lat.	Long.	Diameter
Lacus Aestatis	Lake of Summer	15.0° S	69.0° W	90 km
Lacus Autumni	Lake of Autumn	9.9° S	83.9° W	183 km
Lacus Bonitatis	Lake of Goodness	23.2° N	43.7° E	92 km
Lacus Doloris	Lake of Sorrow	17.1° N	9.0° E	110 km
Lacus Excellentiae	Lake of Excellence	35.4° S	44.0° W	184 km
Lacus Felicitatis	Lake of Happiness	19.0° N	5.0° E	90 km
Lacus Gaudii	Lake of Joy	16.2° N	12.6° E	113 km
Lacus Hiemalis	Lake of Winter	15.0° N	14.0° E	50 km
Lacus Lenitatis	Lake of Softness	14.0° N	12.0° E	80 km
Lacus Luxuriae	Lake of Luxury	19.0° N	176.0° E	50 km
Lacus Mortis	Lake of Death	45.0° N	27.2° E	151 km
Lacus Oblivionis	Lake of Forgetfulness	21.0° S	168.0° W	50 km
Lacus Odii	Lake of Hatred	19.0° N	7.0° E	70 km
Lacus Perseverantiae	Lake of Perseverance	8.0° N	62.0° E	70 km
Lacus Solitudinis	Lake of Solitude	27.8° S	104.3° E	139 km
Lacus Somniorum	Lake of Dreams	38.0° N	29.2° E	384 km
Lacus Spei	Lake of Hope	43.0° N	65.0° E	80 km
Lacus Temporis	Lake of Time	45.9° N	58.4° E	117 km
Lacus Timoris	Lake of Fear	38.8° S	27.3° W	117 km
Lacus Veris	Lake of Spring	16.5° S	86.1° W	396 km

Sinus and Paludes

A related set of features are the sinus (singular sinus, Latin for "bay") and paludes (singular palus, Latin for "marsh"):

Lunar Sinus and Paludes

Latin Name	English Name	Lat.	Long.	Diameter
Palus Epidemiarum	Marsh of Epidemics	32.0° S	28.2° W	286 km
Palus Putredinis	Marsh of Decay	26.5° N	0.4° E	161 km
Palus Somni	Marsh of Sleep	14.1° N	45.0° E	143 km
Sinus Aestuum	Seething Bay	10.9° N	8.8° W	290 km
Sinus Amoris	Bay of Love	18.1° N	39.1° E	130 km
Sinus Asperitatis	Bay of Roughness	3.8° S	27.4° E	206 km
Sinus Concordiae	Bay of Harmony	10.8° N	43.2° E	142 km
Sinus Fidei	Bay of Trust	18.0° N	2.0° E	70 km
Sinus Honoris	Bay of Honor	11.7° N	18.1° E	109 km
Sinus Iridum	Bay of Rainbows	44.1° N	31.5° W	236 km
Sinus Lunicus	Lunik Bay	31.8° N	1.4° W	126 km
Sinus Medii	Bay of the center	2.4° N	1.7° E	335 km
Sinus Roris	Bay of Dew	54.0° N	56.6° W	202 km
Sinus Successus	Bay of Success	0.9° N	59.0° E	132 km

Some sources also list a Palus Nebularum ("Marsh of Mists") at 38.0° N, 1.0° E, but the designation for this feature has not been officially recognized by the IAU.

Craters

The large majority of these features are impact craters. The crater nomenclature is governed by the International Astronomical Union, and this list only includes features that are officially recognized by that scientific society.

The lunar craters are listed in the following subsections. Where a formation has associated satellite craters (smaller associated craters), these are detailed on the main crater description pages.

List of craters on the Moon
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

Catenae

A catena is a chain of craters.

Name	Coordinates	Diameter	Name origin
Catena Abulfeda	16.9°S 17.2°E / -16.9; 17.2	219 km	After nearby crater Abulfeda
Catena Artamonov	26.0°N 105.9°E / 26.0; 105.9	134 km	After nearby crater Artamonov
Catena Brigitte	18.5°N 27.5°E / 18.5; 27.5	5 km	French feminine name
Catena Davy	11.0°S 7.0°W / -11.0; -7.0	50 km	After nearby crater Davy
Catena Dziewulski	19.0°N 100.0°E / 19.0; 100.0	80 km	After nearby crater Dziewulski
Catena Gregory	0.6°S 129.9°E / -0.6; 129.9	152 km	After nearby crater Gregory
Catena Humboldt	21.5°S 84.6°E / -21.5; 84.6	165 km	After nearby crater Humboldt
Catena Krafft	15.0°N 72.0°W / 15.0; -72.0	60 km	After nearby crater Krafft
Catena Kurchatov	37.2°N 136.3°E / 37.2; 136.3	226 km	After nearby crater Kurchatov
Catena Leuschner	4.7°N 110.1°W / 4.7; -110.1	364 km	After nearby crater Leuschner
Catena Littrow	22.2°N 29.5°E / 22.2; 29.5	10 km	After nearby crater Littrow
Catena Lucretius	3.4°S 126.1°W / -3.4; -126.1	271 km	After nearby crater Lucretius
Catena Mendeleev	6.3°N 139.4°E / 6.3; 139.4	188 km	After nearby crater Mendeleev
Catena Michelson	1.4°N 113.4°W / 1.4; -113.4	456 km	After nearby crater Michelson
Catena Pierre	19.8°N 31.8°W / 19.8; -31.8	9 km	French masculine name
Catena Sumner	37.3°N 112.3°E / 37.3; 112.3	247 km	After nearby crater Sumner
Catena Sylvester	81.4°N 86.2°W / 81.4; -86.2	173 km	After nearby crater Sylvester
Catena Taruntius	3.0°N 48.0°E / 3.0; 48.0	100 km	After nearby crater Taruntius
Catena Timocharis	29.0°N 13.0°W / 29.0; -13.0	50 km	After nearby crater Timocharis
Catena Yuri	24.4°N 30.4°W / 24.4; -30.4	5 km	Russian masculine name

Valleys

Main article: List of valleys on the Moon

Several large lunar valleys have been given names. Most of them are named after a nearby crater; see the list of craters on the Moon for more information.

Valley	Coordinates	Dimension	Eponym	Crater
Vallis Alpes	48.5°N 3.2°E / 48.5; 3.2	166 km	Latin name meaning "Alpine valley"	None
Vallis Baade	45.9°S 76.2°W / -45.9; -76.2	203 km	Walter Baade	Baade
Vallis Bohr	12.4°N 86.6°W / 12.4; -86.6	80 km	Niels Bohr	Bohr
Vallis Bouvard	38.3°S 83.1°W / -38.3; -83.1	284 km	Alexis Bouvard	None
Vallis Capella	7.6°S 34.9°E / -7.6; 34.9	49 km	Martianus Capella	Capella
Vallis Inghirami	43.8°S 72.2°W / -43.8; -72.2	148 km	Giovanni Inghirami	Inghirami
Vallis Palitzsch	26.4°S 64.3°E / -26.4; 64.3	132 km	Johann Palitzsch	Palitzsch
Vallis Planck	58.4°S 126.1°E / -58.4; 126.1	451 km	Max Planck	Planck
Vallis Rheita	42.5°S 51.5°E / -42.5; 51.5	445 km	Anton Maria Schyrleus of Rheita	Rheita
Vallis Schrödinger	67.0°S 105.0°E / -67.0; 105.0	310 km	Erwin Schrödinger	Schrödinger
Vallis Schröteri	26.2°N 50.8°W / 26.2; -50.8	168 km	Johann Hieronymus Schröter	Schröter
Vallis Snellius	31.1°S 56.0°E / -31.1; 56.0	592 km	Willebrord Snell	Snellius

Mountains

Main article: List of mountains on the Moon

The heights of the isolated mountains or massifs listed here are not consistently reported across sources. In the 1960s, the US Army Mapping Service used elevation relative to 1,737,988 meters from the center of the Moon. In the 1970s, the US Defense Mapping Agency used 1,730,000 meters. The Clementine topographic data published in the 1990s uses 1,737,400 meters.

This list is not comprehensive, and does not list the highest places on the Moon. Clementine data show a range of about 18,100 meters from lowest to highest point on the Moon. The highest point, located on the far side of the Moon, is approximately 6500 meters higher than Mons Huygens (usually listed as the tallest mountain).

Mountains are referred to using the Latin word mons (plural montes).

Name	Lat./Long.	Dia.	Ht.	Name origin
Mons Agnes	18.66°N 5.34°E / 18.66; 5.34	0.65 km	0.03 km	Greek feminine name
Mons Ampère	19.32°N 3.71°W / 19.32; -3.71	30 km	3.0 km	André-Marie Ampère, physicist
Mons André	5.18°N 120.56°E / 5.18; 120.56	10 km	7.0 km	French masculine name
Mons Ardeshir	5.03°N 121.04°E / 5.03; 121.04	8 km	5.9 km	Ardeshir (Ardashir), Persian male name
Mons Argaeus	19.33°N 29.01°E / 19.33; 29.01	50 km	2.6 km	Mount Erciyes, Asia Minor
Mont Blanc	45.41°N 0.44°E / 45.41; 0.44	25 km	3.6 km	Mont Blanc, the Alps
Mons Bradley	21.73°N 0.38°E / 21.73; 0.38	30 km	4.2 km	James Bradley, astronomer
Mons Delisle	29.42°N 35.79°W / 29.42; -35.79	30 km	1.0 km	Named after nearby crater Delisle
Mons Dieter	5.00°N 120.30°E / 5.00; 120.30	20 km	8.0 km	German masculine name
Mons Dilip	5.58°N 120.87°E / 5.58; 120.87	2 km	5.5 km	Indian masculine name
Mons Esam	14.61°N 35.71°E / 14.61; 35.71	8 km	0.4 km	Arabic masculine name
Mons Ganau	4.79°N 120.59°E / 4.79; 120.59	14 km	7.9 km	African masculine name
Mons Gruithuisen Delta	36.07°N 39.59°W / 36.07; -39.59	20 km	1.8 km	Named after nearby crater Gruithuisen
Mons Gruithuisen Gamma	36.56°N 40.72°W / 36.56; -40.72	20 km	1.5 km	Named after nearby crater Gruithuisen
Mons Hadley	26.69°N 4.12°E / 26.69; 4.12	25 km	4.6 km	John Hadley, inventor
Mons Hadley Delta	25.72°N 3.71°E / 25.72; 3.71	15 km	3.5 km	Named after nearby Mount Hadley
Mons Hansteen	12.19°S 50.21°W / -12.19; -50.21	30 km		Named after nearby crater Hansteen
Mons Herodotus	27.50°N 52.94°W / 27.50; -52.94	5 km	1.0 km	Named after nearby crater Herodotus
Mons Huygens	19.92°N 2.86°W / 19.92; -2.86	40 km	4.7 km	Christiaan Huygens, astronomer
Mons La Hire	27.66°N 25.51°W / 27.66; -25.51	25 km	1.5 km	Philippe de la Hire, astronomer
Mons Maraldi	20.34°N 35.50°E / 20.34; 35.50	15 km	1.3 km	Named after nearby crater Maraldi
Mons Moro	11.84°S 19.84°W / -11.84; -19.84	10 km		Antonio Lazzaro Moro, Earth scientist
Mons Penck	10.0°S 21.74°E / -10.0; 21.74	30 km	4.0 km	Albrecht Penck, geographer
Mons Pico	45.82°N 8.87°W / 45.82; -8.87	25 km	2.0 km	Spanish for "peak"
Mons Piton	40.72°N 0.92°W / 40.72; -0.92	25 km	2.3 km	El Pitón, a summit of Mount Teide, Tenerife
Mons Rümker	40.76°N 58.38°W / 40.76; -58.38	70 km	0.5 km	Karl Ludwig Christian Rümker, astronomer
Mons Usov	11.91°N 63.26°E / 11.91; 63.26	15 km		Mikhail Usov, geologist
Mons Vinogradov[5]	22.35°N 32.52°W / 22.35; -32.52	25 km	1.4 km	Aleksandr Pavlovich Vinogradov, chemist
Mons Vitruvius	19.33°N 30.74°E / 19.33; 30.74	15 km	2.3 km	Named after nearby crater Vitruvius
Mons Wolff	16.88°N 6.80°W / 16.88; -6.80	35 km	3.5 km	Baron Christian von Wolff, philosopher

Mountain ranges

See also: List of mountain ranges § Extraterrestrial mountain ranges

Name	Lat./Long.	Dia.	Name origin
Montes Agricola	29.06°N 54.07°W / 29.06; -54.07	141 km	Georgius Agricola, Earth scientist
Montes Alpes	48.36°N 0.58°W / 48.36; -0.58	281 km	The Alps, Europe
Montes Apenninus	19.87°N 0.03°W / 19.87; -0.03	401 km	The Apennine Mountains, Italy
Montes Archimedes	25.39°N 5.25°W / 25.39; -5.25	163 km	Named after nearby crater Archimedes
Montes Carpatus	14.57°N 23.62°W / 14.57; -23.62	361 km	The Carpathian Mountains, Europe
Montes Caucasus	37.52°N 9.93°E / 37.52; 9.93	445 km	The Caucasus Mountains, Europe
Montes Cordillera	17.5°S 79.5°W / -17.5; -79.5	574 km	Spanish for "mountain chain"
Montes Haemus	17.11°N 12.03°E / 17.11; 12.03	560 km	Greek name for the Balkan Mountains
Montes Harbinger	26.89°N 41.29°W / 26.89; -41.29	90 km	Harbingers of dawn on the crater Aristarchus
Montes Jura	47.49°N 36.11°W / 47.49; -36.11	422 km	The Jura Mountains, Europe
Montes Pyrenaeus	14.05°S 41.51°E / -14.05; 41.51	164 km	The Pyrenees Mountains, Europe
Montes Recti	48.3°N 19.72°W / 48.3; -19.72	90 km	Latin for "straight range"
Montes Riphaeus	7.48°S 27.60°W / -7.48; -27.60	189 km	Greek name for the Ural Mountains, Russia
Montes Rook	20.6°S 82.5°W / -20.6; -82.5	791 km	Lawrence Rook, astronomer
Montes Secchi	2.72°N 43.17°E / 2.72; 43.17	50 km	Named after nearby crater Secchi
Montes Spitzbergen	34.47°N 5.21°W / 34.47; -5.21	60 km	Named after German for "sharp peaks" and for resemblance to the Spitsbergen islands
Montes Taurus	27.32°N 40.34°E / 27.32; 40.34	172 km	Taurus Mountains, Asia Minor
Montes Teneriffe	47.89°N 13.19°W / 47.89; -13.19	182 km	Tenerife island

Other features

The Moon's surface exhibits many other geological features. In addition to mountains, valleys, and impact craters, the following surface features have received names in the Lunar nomenclature, many of them named after a nearby crater or mountain.

The listed diameter for these features is the longest dimension that contains the entire geological formation. The latitudes and longitudes are in selenographic coordinates.

Albedo

These features have a high albedo compared to the surrounding terrain.

Name	Coordinates	Diameter	Name origin
Reiner Gamma	7.5°N 59.0°W / 7.5; -59.0	70.0 km	After nearby crater Reiner

On the far side of the Moon there are unnamed albedo features on Mare Ingenii and Mare Marginis. These are located antipodal to the Mare Imbrium and Mare Orientale impact basins.

Dorsa

A dorsum (plural dorsa, meaning back or ridge) is a wrinkle-ridge system commonly found on lunar maria.

Name	Coordinates	Dia.	Name origin
Dorsa Aldrovandi	24.0°N 28.5°E / 24.0; 28.5	136 km	Ulisse Aldrovandi (1522–1605)
Dorsa Andrusov	1.0°S 57.0°E / -1.0; 57.0	160 km	Nicolai Ivanovich Andrusov (1861–1924)
Dorsum Arduino	24.9°N 35.8°W / 24.9; -35.8	107 km	Giovanni Arduino (1714–1795)
Dorsa Argand	28.1°N 40.6°W / 28.1; -40.6	109 km	Emile Argand (1879–1940)
Dorsum Azara	26.7°N 19.2°E / 26.7; 19.2	105 km	Félix Manuel de Azara (1746–1811)
Dorsa Barlow	15.0°N 31.0°E / 15.0; 31.0	120 km	William Barlow (1845–1934)
Dorsum Bucher	31.0°N 39.0°W / 31.0; -39.0	90 km	Walter Hermann Bucher (1889–1965)
Dorsum Buckland	20.4°N 12.8°E / 20.4; 12.8	380 km	William Buckland (1784–1856)
Dorsa Burnet	28.4°N 57.0°W / 28.4; -57.0	194 km	Thomas Burnet (1635–1715)
Dorsa Cato	1.0°N 47.0°E / 1.0; 47.0	140 km	Cato the Elder (234–149 BC)
Dorsum Cayeux	1.6°N 51.2°E / 1.6; 51.2	84 km	Lucien Cayeux (1864–1944)
Dorsum Cloos	1.0°N 91.0°E / 1.0; 91.0	100 km	Hans Cloos (1885–1951)
Dorsum Cushman	1.0°N 49.0°E / 1.0; 49.0	80 km	Joseph Augustine Cushman (1881–1949)
Dorsa Dana	3.0°N 90.0°E / 3.0; 90.0	70 km	James Dwight Dana (1813–1895)
Dorsa Ewing	10.2°S 39.4°W / -10.2; -39.4	141 km	William Maurice Ewing (1906–1974)
Dorsum Gast	24.0°N 9.0°E / 24.0; 9.0	60 km	Paul Werner Gast (1930–1973)
Dorsa Geikie	4.6°S 52.5°E / -4.6; 52.5	228 km	Sir Archibald Geikie (1835–1924)
Dorsum Grabau	29.4°N 15.9°W / 29.4; -15.9	121 km	Amadeus William Grabau (1870–1946)
Dorsum Guettard	10.0°S 18.0°W / -10.0; -18.0	40 km	Jean-Etienne Guettard (1715–1786)
Dorsa Harker	14.5°N 64.0°E / 14.5; 64.0	197 km	Alfred Harker (1859–1939)
Dorsum Heim	32.0°N 29.8°W / 32.0; -29.8	148 km	Albert Heim (1849–1937)
Dorsum Higazy	28.0°N 17.0°W / 28.0; -17.0	60 km	Riad Higazy (1919–1967)
Dorsa Lister	20.3°N 23.8°E / 20.3; 23.8	203 km	Martin Lister (1639–1712)
Dorsa Mawson	7.0°S 53.0°E / -7.0; 53.0	132 km	Douglas Mawson (1882–1958)
Dorsum Nicol	18.0°N 23.0°E / 18.0; 23.0	50 km	William Nicol (1768–1851)
Dorsum Niggli	29.0°N 52.0°W / 29.0; -52.0	50 km	Paul Niggli (1888–1953)
Dorsum Oppel	18.7°N 52.6°E / 18.7; 52.6	268 km	Albert Oppel (1831–1865)
Dorsum Owen	25.0°N 11.0°E / 25.0; 11.0	50 km	George Owen (1552–1613)
Dorsa Rubey	10.0°S 42.0°W / -10.0; -42.0	100 km	William Walden Rubey (1898–1974)
Dorsum Scilla	32.8°N 60.4°W / 32.8; -60.4	108 km	Agostino Scilla (1639–1700)
Dorsa Smirnov	27.3°N 25.3°E / 27.3; 25.3	156 km	Sergei Sergeevich Smirnov (1895–1947)
Dorsa Sorby	19.0°N 14.0°E / 19.0; 14.0	80 km	Henry Clifton Sorby (1826–1908)
Dorsa Stille	27.0°N 19.0°W / 27.0; -19.0	80 km	Hans Stille (1876–1966)
Dorsum Termier	11.0°N 58.0°E / 11.0; 58.0	90 km	Pierre-Marie Termier (1859–1930)
Dorsa Tetyaev	19.9°N 64.2°E / 19.9; 64.2	176 km	Mikhail Mikhailovich Tetyaev (1882–1956)
Dorsum Thera	24.4°N 31.4°W / 24.4; -31.4	7 km	Greek feminine name
Dorsum Von Cotta	23.2°N 11.9°E / 23.2; 11.9	199 km	Carl Bernard von Cotta (1808–1879)
Dorsa Whiston	29.4°N 56.4°W / 29.4; -56.4	85 km	William Whiston (1667–1752)
Dorsum Zirkel	28.1°N 23.5°W / 28.1; -23.5	193 km	Ferdinand Zirkel (1838–1912)

Promontoria

These features form a cape or headland on a mare.

Name	Coordinates	Dia.	Name origin
Promontorium Agarum	14.0°N 66.0°E / 14.0; 66.0	70 km	Named from a cape in the Sea of Azov
Promontorium Agassiz	42.0°N 1.8°E / 42.0; 1.8	20 km	Jean Louis Rodolphe Agassiz (1807–1873)
Promontorium Archerusia	16.7°N 22.0°E / 16.7; 22.0	10 km	Named from a cape on the Black Sea
Promontorium Deville	43.2°N 1.0°E / 43.2; 1.0	20 km	Charles Joseph Sainte-Claire Deville (1814–1876)
Promontorium Fresnel	29.0°N 4.7°E / 29.0; 4.7	20 km	Augustin Jean Fresnel (1788–1827)
Promontorium Heraclides	40.3°N 33.2°W / 40.3; -33.2	50 km	Heraclides Ponticus
Promontorium Kelvin	27.0°S 33.0°W / -27.0; -33.0	50 km	William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin (1824–1907)
Promontorium Laplace	46.0°N 25.8°W / 46.0; -25.8	50 km	Pierre Simon Laplace (1749–1827)
Promontorium Taenarium	19.0°S 8.0°W / -19.0; -8.0	70 km	Named from cape in Greece[6]

Rimae

Rimae (singular rima) are lunar rilles.

Name	Coordinates	Dia.	Name origin
Rima Agatharchides	20.0°S 28.0°W / -20.0; -28.0	50 km	Named from nearby crater Agatharchides
Rima Agricola	29.0°N 53.0°W / 29.0; -53.0	110 km	Named from nearby Montes Agricola
Rimae Alphonsus	14.0°S 2.0°W / -14.0; -2.0	80 km	Within crater Alphonsus
Rimae Apollonius	5.0°N 53.0°E / 5.0; 53.0	230 km	Named from nearby crater Apollonius
Rimae Archimedes	26.6°N 4.1°W / 26.6; -4.1	169 km	Named from nearby crater Archimedes
Rima Archytas	53.0°S 3.0°E / -53.0; 3.0	90 km	Named from nearby crater Archytas
Rima Ariadaeus	6.4°N 14.0°E / 6.4; 14.0	250 km	Named from nearby crater Ariadaeus
Rimae Aristarchus	26.9°N 47.5°W / 26.9; -47.5	121 km	Named from nearby crater Aristarchus
Rimae Arzachel	18.0°S 2.0°W / -18.0; -2.0	50 km	Within crater Arzachel
Rimae Atlas	47.5°N 43.6°E / 47.5; 43.6	60 km	Within crater Atlas
Rima Billy	15.0°S 48.0°W / -15.0; -48.0	70 km	Named from nearby crater Billy
Rima Birt	21.0°S 9.0°W / -21.0; -9.0	50 km	Named from nearby crater Birt
Rimae Bode	10.0°N 4.0°W / 10.0; -4.0	70 km	Named from nearby crater Bode
Rimae Boscovich	9.8°N 11.1°E / 9.8; 11.1	40 km	Within crater Boscovich
Rima Bradley	23.8°N 1.2°W / 23.8; -1.2	161 km	Named from nearby Mons Bradley
Rima Brayley	21.4°N 37.5°W / 21.4; -37.5	311 km	Named from nearby crater Brayley
Rima Calippus	37.0°N 13.0°E / 37.0; 13.0	40 km	Named from nearby crater Calippus
Rima Cardanus	11.4°N 71.5°E / 11.4; 71.5	175 km	Named from nearby crater Cardanus
Rima Carmen	19.8°N 29.3°E / 19.8; 29.3	10 km	Spanish feminine name
Rima Cauchy	10.5°N 38.0°E / 10.5; 38.0	140 km	Named from nearby crater Cauchy
Rimae Chacornac	29.0°N 32.0°E / 29.0; 32.0	120 km	Named from nearby crater Chacornac
Rima Cleomedes	27.0°N 57.0°E / 27.0; 57.0	80 km	Within crater Cleomedes
Rima Cleopatra	30.0°N 53.8°W / 30.0; -53.8	14 km	Greek feminine name
Rima Conon	18.6°N 2.0°E / 18.6; 2.0	30 km	Named from nearby crater Conon
Rimae Daniell	37.0°N 26.0°E / 37.0; 26.0	200 km	Named from nearby crater Daniell
Rimae Darwin	19.3°S 69.5°W / -19.3; -69.5	143 km	Named from nearby crater Darwin
Rima Dawes	17.5°N 26.6°E / 17.5; 26.6	15 km	Named from nearby crater Dawes
Rimae de Gasparis	24.6°S 51.1°W / -24.6; -51.1	93 km	Named from nearby crater de Gasparis
Rima Delisle	31.0°N 32.0°W / 31.0; -32.0	60 km	Named from nearby crater Delisle
Rima Diophantus	29.0°N 33.0°W / 29.0; -33.0	150 km	Named from nearby crater Diophantus
Rimae Doppelmayer	25.9°S 45.1°W / -25.9; -45.1	162 km	Named from nearby crater Doppelmayer
Rima Draper	18.0°N 25.0°W / 18.0; -25.0	160 km	Named from nearby crater Draper
Rima Euler	21.0°N 31.0°W / 21.0; -31.0	90 km	Named from nearby crater Euler
Rima Flammarion	2.8°S 5.6°W / -2.8; -5.6	80 km	Named from nearby crater Flammarion
Rimae Focas	28.0°S 98.0°W / -28.0; -98.0	100 km	Named from nearby crater Focas
Rimae Fresnel	28.0°N 4.0°E / 28.0; 4.0	90 km	Named from nearby Promontorium Fresnel
Rima Furnerius	35.0°S 61.0°E / -35.0; 61.0	50 km	Within crater Furnerius
Rima Galilaei	11.9°N 58.5°W / 11.9; -58.5	89 km	Named from nearby crater Galilaei
Rima Gärtner	59.0°N 63.0°E / 59.0; 63.0	30 km	Within crater Gärtner
Rimae Gassendi	18.0°S 40.0°W / -18.0; -40.0	70 km	Within crater Gassendi
Rima Gay-Lussac	13.0°N 22.0°W / 13.0; -22.0	40 km	Named from nearby crater Gay-Lussac
Rima G. Bond	33.3°N 35.5°E / 33.3; 35.5	168 km	Named from nearby crater G. Bond
Rimae Gerard	46.0°N 84.0°W / 46.0; -84.0	100 km	Named from nearby crater Gerard
Rimae Goclenius	8.0°S 43.0°E / -8.0; 43.0	240 km	Named from nearby crater Goclenius
Rimae Grimaldi	9.0°N 64.0°W / 9.0; -64.0	230 km	Named from nearby crater Grimaldi
Rima Hadley	25.0°N 3.0°E / 25.0; 3.0	80 km	Named from nearby Mons Hadley
Rima Hansteen	12.0°S 53.0°W / -12.0; -53.0	25 km	Named from nearby crater Hansteen
Rima Hesiodus	30.0°S 20.0°W / -30.0; -20.0	256 km	Named from nearby crater Hesiodus
Rima Hyginus	7.4°N 7.8°E / 7.4; 7.8	219 km	Named from nearby crater Hyginus
Rimae Hypatia	0.4°S 22.4°E / -0.4; 22.4	206 km	Named from nearby crater Hypatia
Rima Jansen	14.5°N 29.0°E / 14.5; 29.0	35 km	Named from nearby crater Jansen
Rimae Janssen	45.6°S 40.0°E / -45.6; 40.0	114 km	Named from nearby crater Janssen
Rimae Kopff	17.4°S 89.6°W / -17.4; -89.6	41 km	Named from nearby crater Kopff
Rima Krieger	29.0°N 45.6°W / 29.0; -45.6	22 km	Named from nearby crater Krieger
Rimae Liebig	20.0°S 45.0°W / -20.0; -45.0	140 km	Named from nearby crater Liebig
Rimae Littrow	22.1°N 29.9°E / 22.1; 29.9	115 km	Named from nearby crater Littrow
Rimae Maclear	13.0°S 20.0°E / -13.0; 20.0	110 km	Named from nearby crater Maclear
Rimae Maestlin	2.0°N 40.0°W / 2.0; -40.0	80 km	Named from nearby crater Maestlin
Rima Mairan	38.0°N 47.0°W / 38.0; -47.0	90 km	Named from nearby crater Mairan
Rima Marcello	18.6°N 27.7°E / 18.6; 27.7	2 km	Italian masculine name
Rima Marius	16.5°N 48.9°W / 16.5; -48.9	121 km	Named from nearby crater Marius
Rimae Maupertuis	52.0°N 23.0°W / 52.0; -23.0	84 km	Named from nearby crater Maupertuis
Rimae Menelaus	17.2°N 17.9°E / 17.2; 17.9	131 km	Named from nearby crater Menelaus
Rimae Mersenius	21.5°S 49.2°W / -21.5; -49.2	84 km	Named from nearby crater Mersenius
Rima Messier	1.0°S 45.0°E / -1.0; 45.0	100 km	Named from nearby crater Messier
Rima Milichius	8.0°N 33.0°W / 8.0; -33.0	100 km	Named from nearby crater Milichius
Rimae Opelt	13.0°S 18.0°W / -13.0; -18.0	70 km	Named from nearby crater Opelt
Rima Oppolzer	1.7°S 1.0°E / -1.7; 1.0	94 km	Named from nearby crater Oppolzer
Rimae Palmieri	28.0°S 47.0°W / -28.0; -47.0	150 km	Named from nearby crater Palmieri
Rimae Parry	6.1°S 16.8°W / -6.1; -16.8	82 km	Named from nearby crater Parry
Rimae Petavius	25.9°S 58.9°E / -25.9; 58.9	80 km	Named from nearby crater Petavius
Rimae Pettit	23.0°S 92.0°W / -23.0; -92.0	450 km	Named from nearby crater Pettit
Rimae Pitatus	28.5°S 13.8°W / -28.5; -13.8	94 km	Named from nearby crater Pitatus
Rimae Plato	52.9°N 3.2°W / 52.9; -3.2	87 km	Named from nearby crater Plato
Rimae Plinius	17.9°N 23.6°E / 17.9; 23.6	124 km	Named from nearby crater Plinius
Rimae Posidonius	32.0°N 28.7°E / 32.0; 28.7	70 km	Named from nearby crater Posidonius
Rimae Prinz	27.0°N 43.0°W / 27.0; -43.0	80 km	Named from nearby crater Prinz
Rimae Ramsden	33.9°S 31.4°W / -33.9; -31.4	108 km	Named from nearby crater Ramsden
Rima Réaumur	3.0°S 3.0°E / -3.0; 3.0	30 km	Named from nearby crater Réaumur
Rima Reiko	18.6°N 27.7°E / 18.6; 27.7	2 km	Japanese feminine name
Rimae Repsold	50.6°N 81.7°W / 50.6; -81.7	166 km	Named from nearby crater Repsold
Rimae Riccioli	2.0°N 74.0°W / 2.0; -74.0	400 km	Named from nearby crater Riccioli
Rimae Ritter	3.0°N 18.0°W / 3.0; -18.0	100 km	Named from nearby crater Ritter
Rimae Römer	27.0°N 35.0°W / 27.0; -35.0	110 km	Named from nearby crater Römer
Rima Rudolf	19.6°N 29.6°E / 19.6; 29.6	8 km	German masculine name
Rima Schröter	1.0°N 6.0°W / 1.0; -6.0	40 km	Named from nearby crater Schröter
Rimae Secchi	1.0°N 44.0°W / 1.0; -44.0	35 km	Named from nearby crater Secchi
Rima Sharp	46.7°N 50.5°W / 46.7; -50.5	107 km	Named from nearby crater Sharp
Rima Sheepshanks	58.0°N 24.0°E / 58.0; 24.0	200 km	Named from nearby crater Sheepshanks
Rima Siegfried	25.9°S 103.0°E / -25.9; 103.0	14 km	German masculine name
Rimae Sirsalis	15.7°S 61.7°W / -15.7; -61.7	426 km	Named from nearby crater Sirsalis
Rimae Sosigenes	8.6°N 18.7°E / 8.6; 18.7	190 km	Named from nearby crater Sosigenes
Rima Suess	6.7°N 48.2°E / 6.7; 48.2	165 km	Named from nearby crater Suess
Rimae Sulpicius Gallus	21.0°N 10.0°E / 21.0; 10.0	90 km	Named from nearby crater Sulpicius Gallus
Rima Sung-Mei	24.6°N 11.3°E / 24.6; 11.3	4 km	Chinese feminine name
Rimae Taruntius	5.5°N 46.5°E / 5.5; 46.5	25 km	Named from nearby crater Taruntius
Rimae Theaetetus	33.0°N 6.0°E / 33.0; 6.0	50 km	Named from nearby crater Theaetetus
Rima T. Mayer	13.0°N 31.0°W / 13.0; -31.0	50 km	Named from nearby crater T. Mayer
Rimae Triesnecker	4.3°N 4.6°E / 4.3; 4.6	215 km	Named from nearby crater Triesnecker
Rimae Vasco da Gama	10.0°N 82.0°E / 10.0; 82.0	60 km	Named from nearby crater Vasco da Gama
Rima Vladimir	25.2°N 0.7°W / 25.2; -0.7	14 km	Slavic masculine name
Rima Wan-Yu	20.0°N 31.5°W / 20.0; -31.5	12 km	Chinese feminine name
Rima Yangelʹ	16.7°N 4.6°E / 16.7; 4.6	30 km	Named from nearby crater Yangelʹ
Rima Zahia	25.0°N 29.5°W / 25.0; -29.5	16 km	Arabic feminine name
Rimae Zupus	15.0°S 53.0°W / -15.0; -53.0	120 km	Named from nearby crater Zupus

Rupes

These are escarpments in the surface.

Name	Coordinates	Dia.	Name origin
Rupes Altai	24.3°S 22.6°E / -24.3; 22.6	427.0 km	Altai Mountains
Rupes Boris	30.5°N 33.5°W / 30.5; -33.5	4.0 km	Named from nearby crater Boris
Rupes Cauchy	9.0°N 37.0°E / 9.0; 37.0	120.0 km	Named from nearby crater Cauchy
Rupes Kelvin	27.3°S 33.1°W / -27.3; -33.1	78.0 km	Named from nearby Promontorium Kelvin
Rupes Liebig	25.0°S 46.0°W / -25.0; -46.0	180.0 km	Named from nearby crater Liebig
Rupes Mercator	31.0°S 22.3°W / -31.0; -22.3	93.0 km	Named from nearby crater Mercator
Rupes Recta	22.1°S 7.8°W / -22.1; -7.8	134.0 km	Latin for "straight cliff"[7]
Rupes Toscanelli	27.4°N 47.5°W / 27.4; -47.5	70.0 km	Named from nearby crater Toscanelli

Terrae

The continental areas between the seas were given comparable names by Giovanni Battista Riccioli,^[8] but were opposite the names used for the seas. Thus there were the lands of sterility (Terra Sterilitatis), heat (Terra Caloris), and liveliness (Terra Vitae). However these names for the highland regions are no longer used on recent maps, and Terrae are not officially recognized as standard lunar nomenclature by the International Astronomical Union.^[9]

Name	Name origin	Near side position
Insula Ventorum	Island of Winds
Peninsula Fulminum	Peninsula of Thunder	Between Mare Humorum and Oceanus Procellarum.[10]
Terra Caloris	Land of Heat	Southwest rim of the near side.[10]
Terra Fertilitatis	Land of Fertility	Southeastern rim of the near side.[10]
Terrae Grandinis	Lands of Hail	Northeast border of Mare Imbrium.[10]
Terrae Manna	Lands of Manna	Region between Mare Tranquillitatis, Mare Fecunditatis and Mare Nectaris.[10]
Terra Nivium	Land of Snows	Southeast border of Mare Imbrium.[10]
Terra Pruinae	Land of Frost	Northwest border of Mare Imbrium.[10]
Terra Sanitatis	Land of Healthiness	Central region between Mare Nubium and Mare Tranquillitatis.[10]
Terra Siccitatis	Land of Dryness	Northwest rim of the near side.[10]
Terra Sterilitatis	Land of Sterility
Terra Vigoris	Land of Cheerfulness	Region southeast of Mare Crisium.[10]
Terra Vitae	Land of Liveliness	Northeast rim of the near side.[10]

See also

• Solar System portal

• Lunar craters
• Topography of the Moon
• List of mountain ranges
• List of mountains on the Moon
• List of named features on the Far Side of the Moon

References

1. Moore, Patrick (1983). The Guinness book of astronomy facts and feats. Enfield, Middlesex: Guinness Superlatives Ltd. p. 25. ISBN 0-85112-258-2.
2. "Science Source - Riccioli's Moon map, 1651". www.sciencesource.com. Retrieved 2017-12-20.
3. "Moon Mare/Maria". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology. Retrieved 2010-08-20.
4. "Astronomica Langrenus" (in Italian). Archived from the original on 2006-10-12. Retrieved 2006-12-05.
5. Formerly called Mons Euler.
6. Now Matapan or Tainaron
7. Traditionally called the "Straight Wall".
8. Wood, Chuck (April 18, 2006). "Restoring Bright Names". LPOD lunar photo of the day. Retrieved 2006-12-02.
9. Blue, Jennifer (October 16, 2006). "Categories for Naming Features on Planets and Satellites". USGS. Retrieved 2007-05-04.
10. Wood, Chuck (2006-07-13). "Restoring bright names". LPOD. Retrieved 2007-07-05.

These were used for references in the Water Features section.

• Andersson, L. E.; Whitaker, E. A. (1982). NASA Catalogue of Lunar Nomenclature (PDF). NASA RP-1097. Archived from the original on 2014-10-06.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link), no ISBN.
• Ben Bussey and Paul Spudis, The Clementine Atlas of the Moon, Cambridge University Press, 2004, ISBN 0-521-81528-2.
• Antonín Rükl, Atlas of the Moon, Kalmbach Books, 1990, ISBN 0-913135-17-8.
• Ewen A. Whitaker, Mapping and Naming the Moon, Cambridge University Press, 1999, ISBN 0-521-62248-4.

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

• Andersson, L. E.; Whitaker, E. A. (1982). NASA Catalogue of Lunar Nomenclature (PDF). NASA RP-1097. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-06.
• Blue, Jennifer (July 25, 2007). "Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature". USGS. Retrieved 2007-08-05.
• Bussey, B.; Spudis, P. (2004). The Clementine Atlas of the Moon. New York: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-81528-2.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
• Cocks, Elijah E.; Cocks, Josiah C. (1995). Who's Who on the Moon: A Biographical Dictionary of Lunar Nomenclature. Tudor Publishers. ISBN 0-936389-27-3.
• McDowell, Jonathan (July 15, 2007). "Lunar Nomenclature". Jonathan's Space Report. Retrieved 2007-10-24.
• Menzel, Donald H. (February 1971). "Final Report on NGR 22-007-194, Lunar Nomenclature" (PDF). NASA. Retrieved 2008-08-07.
• Menzel, D. H.; Minnaert, M.; Levin, B.; Dollfus, A.; Bell, B. (1971). "Report on Lunar Nomenclature by The Working Group of Commission 17 of the IAU". Space Science Reviews. 12 (2): 136. Bibcode:1971SSRv...12..136M. doi:10.1007/BF00171763. S2CID 122125855.
• Moore, Patrick (2001). On the Moon. Sterling Publishing Co. ISBN 0-304-35469-4.
• Price, Fred W. (1988). The Moon observer's handbook. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-33500-0.
• Rükl, Antonín (1990). Atlas of the Moon. Kalmbach Books. ISBN 0-913135-17-8.
• Webb, Rev. T. W. (1962). Celestial Objects for Common Telescopes (6th revision ed.). Dover. ISBN 0-486-20917-2.
• Whitaker, Ewen A. (2003). Mapping and Naming the Moon. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-54414-6.
• Wlasuk, Peter T. (2000). Observing the Moon. Springer. ISBN 1-85233-193-3.

External links

• NASA lunar Atlas
• IAU, USGS: Moon nomenclature
• IAU, USGS: Moon nomenclature: mountains
• Astronomica Langrenus — Italian Lunar Web Site
• Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature
• 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.