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NAME;LUN;NAME_TYPE;IAU_TYPE;TYPE;SUBTYPE;PROCESS;PERIOD;PERIOD_SOURCE;GEOLOGY;NAME_DETAIL;NAME_ORIGIN;IAU_APPROVAL;LANGRENUS;HEVELIUS;RICCIOLI;WORK;COUNTRY;NATIONLITY;CENTURY_N;CENTURY_C;BIRTH_PLACE;BIRTH_DATE;DEATH_PLACE;DEATH_DATE;FACTS;LONGI_N;LONGI_N_360;LONGI_C;LATI_N;LATI_C;FACE;QUADRANT;AREA;LENGTH_KM;WIDE_KM;LENGTH_ARCSEC;HEIGHT_M;RAPPORT;GENERAL_1;GENERAL_2;SLOPES;WALLS;FLOOR;INTEREST_N;INTEREST_C;LUNATION;MOONDAY_S;MOONDAY_M;DIAM_INST;TH_INSTRU;PR_INSTRU;
8 HOMEWARD;AA120200S970900;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;8 Homeward;IAU 2018;05/10/2018 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;97.09;97.09;97 ° 5 ' East;-12.02;12 ° 1 ' South;Librations zone;South-East;South of Mare Smythii;12.52;12.52;6.2;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Crater visible on the iconic color picture taken by W. A. Anders onboard Apollo 8 mission on the December 24th 1968. Symbolise Apollo 8 return to Earth. Previously named Ganskiy or Hansky M.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
ABBE;AA575755S1747750;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Ernst K. Abbe;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;physicist;Germany;German;19;19 th century;Eisenach;1840;Iena;1905;Director of Iena observatory. Author of a classical theory of microscopes in 1877 and of sinuses relations. Associated with Carl Zeiss. Conceiver of a refractometer and of the first apochromatic objectives and of orthoscopic eyepieces.;174.774969;174.774969;174 ° 46 ' East;-57.575482;57.575° South;Farside;South-East;Not determined;66;66;31.9;3650;0.057052617999224;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
ABBOT;AA55562N547431;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Charles Greeley Abbot (ex Apollonius K);?;01/01/1973 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astrophysicist;U. S. A.;American;20;20 th century;Wilton;1872;Washington;1973;Director of the observatory of the Smithsonian Institution. Determination of the value of the solar constant and the distribution of energy in the solar spectrum.;54.743059;54.743059;54 ° 45 ' East;5.556162;5.556° North;Nearside;North-East;North edge of Mare Fecunditatis;10;10;5.2;2086;0.200644105105784;Circular formation isolated with bowl shape.;;Fairly steep slopes.;Slightly high walls.;Rounded floor.;1;Low interest or difficult formation;3;3 days after New Moon;2 days after Full Moon;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
ABEL;AA346257S857762;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Niels Henrik Abel;Franz (1913);01/01/1964 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Mathematician;Norway;Norwegian;19;19 th century;Finnoy Island;1802;Arendal;1829;Specialist of the theory of elliptic integrals and works on the so called abelian integrals.;85.776219;85.776219;85 ° 47 ' East;-34.6257;34.626° South;Librations zone;South-East;Moon South-East limb;114;114;68.6;4593;0.033447084140138;Circular formation situated in the zone of librations.;;Slightly steep slopes bearing Abel L to the West Barnard and Abel A to the North.;Slightly high walls almost gobbled to the East in the Mare Australe lava.;Flat floor filled with lava supporting a ghost crater to the North-east.;2;Pretty interesting formation;2;2 days after New Moon;1 day after Full Moon;5;Naked eye;10x binoculars;
ABENEZRA;AA209936S118907;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Upper Imbrian (From -3.8 billions years to -3.2 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Abraham Bar Rabbi ben Ezra;Riccioli (1651);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Schirley;Not named;Abenezra;Philosopher and astronomer;Spain;Spanish;12;12 th century;?;1092;?;1167;?;11.890657;11.890657;11 ° 53 ' East;-20.993564;20.994° South;Nearside;South-East;East of Catharina crater region;41;42;21.5;3243;0.075087498976741;Circular formation with hexagon shape composing a remarkable gathering with Azophi and Abenezra C;;Fairly steep slopes crushing Abenezra C to the West and bearing Azophi to the South-West.;Walls in high terraces.;Tormented floor. Circular crest lines. Hills.;4;Exceptional formation;6;6 days after New Moon;5 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
ABETTI;AA201127N278157;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Antonio Abetti;?;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;Italy;Italian;19;19 th century;?;1846;?;1928;?;27.815724;27.815724;27 ° 49 ' East;20.112727;20.113° North;Nearside;North-East;South-East part of Mare Serenitatis;17;17;0.8;315;0.196923375362373;Ghost circular formation.;;Almost flat slopes.;Very flat walls.;Flat floor filled with the lava of Mare Serenitatis.;2;Pretty interesting formation;5;5 days after New Moon;4 days after Full Moon;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
ABUL WAFA;AA9626N1166306;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Abu al-Wafa al-Buzadjani;IAU 1985 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;mathematician;Iran;Iranian;10;10 th century;Buzadjan;940;Bagdad;997;Author of an arithmetrical treaty and of a precise method for sinuses calculations. ;116.630644;116.630644;116 ° 38 ' East;0.962556;0.963° North;Farside;North-East;Not determined;55;55;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
ABULFEDA;AA138651S139103;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Isma'il Abu al-Fida;Riccioli (1651);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Derkenni;Not named;Abulfeda;Historian;Araby;Arabian;14;14 th century;Damas;1273;Hamah;1331;"Prince of the dynasty of Ayyubides. Author of the ""History"" that follows Ibn al-Athir work";13.910298;13.910298;13 ° 55 ' East;-13.865087;13.865° South;Nearside;South-East;East of Ptolemaeus crater region;63;62;31.1;3619;0.058169407175781;Damaged circular formation.;Partly covered by imbrian ejecta. Typical ;Steep slopes bearing many craterlets whose Abulfeda R to the North-West and Abulfeda S and W to the North.;Very high walls in terraces overlapped by Catena Abulfeda to the South and by Abulfeda U & Y to the North.;Extensive flat floor filled with lava. White stpot off center and hills. Craterlets to the North-East and to the South-West.;3;Very interesting formation;6;6 days after New Moon;5 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
ACOSTA;AA56453S601395;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Copernician (From -1.1 billions years to present days) ?;Period source not found;No details;Cristobal Acosta (ex Langrenus C);?;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Doctor and historian;Portugal;Portugese;16;16 th century;?;1515;?;1580;?;60.139473;60.139473;60 ° 8 ' East;-5.645305;5.645° South;Nearside;South-East;Moon East limb;13;13;6.5;2626;0.201101589438419;Circular formation with bowl shape situated on the North slope of Langrenus;;Fairly steep slopes.;Fairly high walls.;Rounded floor.;2;Pretty interesting formation;3;3 days after New Moon;2 days after Full Moon;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
ADAMS;AA318916S683869;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;John Couch Adams;Birt / Lee (1865);01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;Great Britain;British;19;19 th century;Laneast;1819;Cambridge;1892;Has demonstrated the existence and indicated the position of Neptune independently of Le Verrier but his works have not been published by the Royal Observatory.;68.386902;68.386902;68 ° 23 ' East;-31.891634;31.892° South;Nearside;South-East;Moon South-East limb;66;66;31.6;3637;0.05749938669167;Isolated circular formation;;Fairly steep slopes bearing Adams B to the West and Adams D to the East.;Fairly high walls in terraces overlapped by two craterlets to the North and a crater to the South.;Flat floor with craterlets whose a central.;3;Very interesting formation;2;2 days after New Moon;1 day after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
AEPINUS;AA879582N2503131;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Franz Maria Ulrich Theodor Hoch;IAU ;22/01/2009 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Astronomer;Europe;Germany;18;18th century;?;1724;?;1802;Unknown;-109.686947;250.313053;109 ° 41 ' West;87.958199;87.958° North;Farside;North-West;Peary;16.7447;16.7447;8.3;2438;0.14564495193994;Formation situated near North Pole.;;Fairly steep slopes.;Steep walls;Flat floor riddled with craterlets and one big crater in the South-West.;0;Not observable;0;not observable;not observable;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
AGATHARCHIDES;AA198537S3288854;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Imbrian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.85 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Agatharchide;Mädler (1837);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Geographer and historian;Greece;Greek;-2;2 nd century BC;?;about 100 BC;?;?;?;-31.114619;328.885381;31 ° 7 ' West;-19.853701;19.854° South;Nearside;South-West;Mare Humorum region;50;49;25.9;3428;0.065967639225815;Damaged formation partly submerged by the lava of Oceanus Procellarum.;;Steep slopes bearing many craterlets.;Slightly high walls partially destroyed to the North and ridden by Agatharchides F to the South-West.;Extensive flat floor filled with dark lava. Ruins of central mountain.;3;Very interesting formation;10;3 days after First Quarter;2 days after Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
AGRIPPA;AA40964N104741;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Eratosthenian (From -3.2 billions years to -1.1 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Agrippa;Riccioli (1651);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Urselii;Mons Ida;Agrippa;Astronomer;Greece;Greek;1;1 st century;?;about 50;?;?;Observer in 92 of an eclipse of Pleiads by the Moon.;10.474135;10.474135;10 ° 28 ' East;4.096399;4.096° North;Nearside;North-East;East of Mare Tranquillitatis region;46;46;21.8;3255;0.074414374668954;Circular Formation with destructed shape to the South-West.;Do. ;Steep slopes bearing Agrippa F and Tempel to the East.;Walls in terraces supporting Agrippa H to the North.;Fairly flat floor. Central mountain. Hills and debris to the West. Rille and craterlets.;3;Very interesting formation;6;6 days after New Moon;5 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
AIRY;AA181416S56149;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Imbrian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.85 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Sir George Bidel Airy;Mädler (1837);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Crequii;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;England;English;19;19 th century;Alnwick;1801;London;1892;Director of the Observatory of Greenwich in 1835. Works on the celestial mechanics. Author of a theory on the diffraction of the light.;5.614858;5.614858;5 ° 37 ' East;-18.141628;18.142° South;Nearside;South-East;East of Catharina crater region;36;37;19.4;3142;0.080784069566329;Wrecked formation forming an aligned trio North - South with Argelander and Vogel.;;Fairly steep slopes bearing Argelander to the North Airy D to the North-West and Airy G to the South-East.;Tormented and high walls ridden to the South by Airy H.;Irregular Slightly widened floor. Double central mountain.;3;Very interesting formation;7;First Quarter;6 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
AITKEN;AA164430S1729583;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Upper Imbrian (From -3.8 billions years to -3.2 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;troctolite ;Robert Grant Aitken;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronomer;USA;American;20;20 th century;Jackson;1864;Berkeley;1954;Author of New General Catalogue of Double Stars in 1932.;172.958257;172.958257;172 ° 57 ' East;-16.442982;16.443° South;Farside;South-East;Not determined;135;135;64.8;4515;0.034815999061817;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
AKIS;AA200109N3282406;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Greek female name.;IAU;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Not appliable;Europe;Greek;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;-31.7594;328.2406;31 ° 46 ' West;20.010862;20.011° North;Nearside;North-West;Aristarchus;2.28179;2.28179;1.1;450;0.197622058992433;Circular formation not very visible.;;Fairly flat slopes;Slight walls.;Concave floor with central hill.;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;10;Three days after First Quarter;Two days after Last Quarter;150;150 mm reflector;300 mm reflector;
AL-BAKRI;AA143354N202451;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Abu Ubayd Abd Allah al-Bakri (ex Tacquet A);?;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Geographer;Arabia;Arabian;11;11 th century;Cordoue;1040;Cordoue;1094;Specialist of the North Africa and Arabia. Author of a 'Dictionary of Geography' and a 'Geographical description of the known world';20.245111;20.245111;20 ° 15 ' East;14.335392;14.335° North;Nearside;North-East;East part of Mare Tranquillitatis;12;12;6.1;2453;0.200966295940682;Isolated circular formation.;;Slightly steep slopes bearing 2 lines of North South oriented crests to the South.;Slightly high walls.;Extensive flat floor filled with lava.;2;Pretty interesting formation;5;5 days after New Moon;4 days after Full Moon;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
AL-BIRUNI;AA180713N926162;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Al-Biruni;IAU 1984 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;scientist;Iran;Iranian;11;11 th century;Kath;973;Rhazni;1050;Great traveller. Astrologist of Rhazni Sultan in 1017. Civilizations historian. Author of Kitah al Qanun al Mas'udi general astronomy treaty inpired from Ptolemeaus.;92.616176;92.616176;92 ° 37 ' East;18.071294;18.071° North;Librations zone;North-East;Not determined;77;77;40.2;283;0.196716005140991;Circular formation situated in the zone of librations.;Older than Crisium Basin ;Not easily observable.;;;1;Low interest or difficult formation;1;2 days after New Moon;1 day after Full Moon;30;x10 binoculars;50 mm refractor;
AL-KHWARIZMI;AA70219N1070062;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Al-Khwarizmi;IAU 1991 ?;01/01/1973 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;mathematician;Iraq;Iraqi;9;9 th century;?;?;?;825;?;107.006175;107.006175;107 ° 0 ' East;7.021853;7.022° North;Farside;North-East;Not determined;65;65;28.1;3034;0.087588670573281;Not observable;Do.;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
AL-MARRAKUSHI;AA104467S557703;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Craterlet;Meteoritic impact;Copernician (From -1.1 billions years to present days) ?;Period source not found;No details;Al-Marrakushi (ex Langrenus D);?;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;Arabia;Arabian;13;13 th century;?;?;?;1262;?;55.770266;55.770266;55 ° 46 ' East;-10.446738;10.447° South;Nearside;South-East;East part of Mare Fecunditatis;8;8;4.2;3342;0.069989765803436;Circular formation with bowl shape.;;Slightly steep slopes bearing a double craterlet to the West and a triple craterlet to the North.;Slightly high walls.;Rounded floor.;2;Pretty interesting formation;3;3 days after New Moon;2 days after Full Moon;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
ALAN;AA109331S3538291;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Irish male name.;IAU;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Not appliable;Europe;Ireland;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;-6.170914;353.829086;6 ° 10 ' West;-10.933056;10.933° North;Nearside;South-West;Ptolemaeus;1.43526;1.43526;0.7;3910;0.048628263939085;Squared formation included in Catena Davy.;;Two sides shared with adjacent craterlets.;Steep walls;Concave floor.;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;8;One day after First Quarter;Last Quarter;200;200 mm reflector;400 mm reflector;
ALBATEGNIUS;AA112400S40092;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Walled plain;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Muhammad ibn al-Battani;Riccioli (1651);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Ferdinandi III Imp. Rom.;Mons Didymus;Albategnius;Astronomer;Arabia;Arabian;9;9 th century;Harran;858;Qasr al Djiss;929;Author of the 'Zidj' improving considerably astronomical knowledge of his period. Measure of the obliquity of the Ecliptique.;4.009197;4.009197;4 ° 1 ' East;-11.240026;11.240° South;Nearside;South-East;Ptolemaeus crater region;136;136;65.4;3511;0.062425905765771;Damaged circular formation.;Partly covered by Imbrian ejecta ;Steep slopes riddled with craterlets.;High walls ridden by many craters whose Klein to the West and Albategius B to the North.;Large flat floor. White spot to the West. Central mountain. Depressions and craterlets.;4;Exceptional formation;7;First Quarter;6 days after Full Moon;5;Naked eye;10x binoculars;
ALBERT;AA382987N3250018;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Male name of German origin.;IAU;14/06/2012 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Not appliable;Europe;Germany;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;-34.998184;325.001816;34 ° 60 ' West;38.298683;38.299° North;Nearside;North-West;Sinus Iridum;0.1;0.1;0;1716;0.20025615790396;Circular formation not very visible near Luna 17 landing site.;Lunokhod-1;Not described in this VMA version.;;;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;10;Three days after First Quarter;Two days after Last Quarter;999;Not observable;Not observable;
ALDEN;AA235084S1111141;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Harold L.Alden;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronomer;USA;American;20;20 th century;?;1890;?;1964;?;111.114134;111.114134;111 ° 7 ' East;-23.508401;23.508° South;Farside;South-East;Not determined;104;104;55.7;4527;0.034601813769589;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
ALDER;AA486255S1821163;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Lower Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.8 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;ol-noritic gabbro;Kurt Alder;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1979 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;chemist;Germany;German;20;20 th century;Konigshutte;1902;Koln;1958;Professor in Koln University in 1940. Nobel prize in 1950 with Otto Diels.;-177.883725;182.116275;177 ° 53 ' West;-48.625534;48.626° South;Farside;South-West;Not determined;77;77;41;19;0.191538495307339;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
ALDRIN;AA14059N220899;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Craterlet;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Edwin E. Aldrin (ex Sabine B);?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronaut;U. S. A.;American;20;20 th century;?;1930;?;Alive;Pilot of the LEM of the mission Apollo 11. Second man to have walked on the Moon on 21 July 1969.;22.089946;22.089946;22 ° 5 ' East;1.405851;1.406° North;Nearside;North-East;East part of Mare Tranquillitatis;3;3;1.4;4313;0.038709607465264;Isolated circular formation with bowl shape.;;Slightly steep slopes.;Slightly high walls.;Rounded floor.;1;Low interest or difficult formation;5;5 days after New Moon;4 days after Full Moon;100;100 mm reflector;200 mm reflector;
ALEKHIN;AA679440S2281476;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms and Byrne / 2009;No details;Nikolaj P. Alekhin;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;engineer;USSR;Soviet;20;20 th century;?;1913;?;1964;Rockets designer.;-131.852393;228.147607;131 ° 51 ' West;-67.944046;67.944° South;Farside;South-West;Not determined;70;70;37.4;3935;0.047918221325131;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
ALEXANDER;AA402515N136932;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Walled plain;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms and Byrne / 2009;No details;Alexandre le Grand;Birt / Lee (1865);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Mons Aemus;Not named;Calippus;King;Macedony;Macedonian;-4;4 th century BC;?;356 BC;Babylone;323 av JC;King of Macedoine from 336 to 323 BC. Worked for the expansion of his kingdom to India. Seized Babylone and burnt Persepolis.;13.693154;13.693154;13 ° 42 ' East;40.251521;40.252° North;Nearside;North-East;North of Mare Serenitatis region;83;82;47.4;554;0.198028478944053;Completely wrecked formation. Triangular form.;;Very damaged slopes bearing Calippus to the South-West.;Slightly high walls collapsed to the East.;Flat floor filled with dark lava. Hills rilles and craterlets. Two white spots.;2;Pretty interesting formation;6;6 days after New Moon;5 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
ALFRAGANUS;AA54217S189706;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Copernician (From -1.1 billions years to present days);Period source not found;No details;Muhammad ibn Kathir Al-Farrhanï;?;01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;Persia;Persian;9;9 th century;Fergana;?;?;?;Author of a 'Book of the science of stars and celestial movements '.;18.970617;18.970617;18 ° 58 ' East;-5.421661;5.422° South;Nearside;South-East;Theophilus crater North-West region;22;21;10.2;3826;0.051140164853352;Bright circular formation with rays.;;Steep slopes bearing Alfraganus E and H to the North and Alfraganus K and M to the East.;Very high walls.;Slightly extensive and flat floor.;3;Very interesting formation;5;5 days after New Moon;4 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
ALHAZEN;AA159148N718279;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Lower Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.8 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Ibn al-Haytham (or Abu Ali al-Hasan);Schröter (1802);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Mathematician;Arabia;Arabian;10;10 th century;Bassora;965;Le Caire;1039;Discoverer of laws of reflection refraction and propagation of the light. Author of 92 known works with many about astronomy.;71.827898;71.827898;71 ° 50 ' East;15.914783;15.915° North;Nearside;North-East;Moon East-North-East limb;33;33;17.3;4108;0.043342251799505;Circular formation located on the East slope of Mare Crisium.;Possibly Nectarian but younger than Crisium Basin ;Fairly steep slopes.;High walls in light terraces.;Flat floor.;3;Very interesting formation;2;2 days after New Moon;1 day after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
ALIACENSIS;AA305952S51308;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Pierre d'Ailly;Riccioli (1651);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Elisabethae Palat. Fil.;Mons Antilibanus;Aliacensis;Geographer and theologian;France;French;14;14 th century;Compiègne;1350;Avignon;1420;Author of a work on the reform of the Church in 1416 and of 'Imago Mundi' work evoking the sphericity of the Earth.;5.130767;5.130767;5 ° 8 ' East;-30.595193;30.595° South;Nearside;South-East;Tycho crater East region;80;80;39.8;2592;0.126324773003415;Circular formation forming a remarkable couple with Werner.;Partly covered by Imbrian ejecta. typical ;Steep slopes bearing Werner to the North-West a couple of craters to the South-East and Aliacensis B to the West.;Very high walls supporting an anonymous crater to the South.;Flat floor. Small mountain off-center. Wrinkle ridges and craterlets.;3;Very interesting formation;7;First Quarter;6 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
ALMANON;AA168450S151351;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Abd Allah al-Ma'mun;Riccioli (1651);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Isenburgi;Mons Antitaurus;Almanon;Caliph;Persia;Persian;9;9 th century;Bagdad;786;Tarsus;833;Son of Harun Al Raschid. Organizer of the translation in Arabic of scientific and philosophical works of old Greek authors.;15.135076;15.135076;15 ° 8 ' East;-16.845028;16.845° South;Nearside;South-East;East of Catharina crater region;50;49;23.8;3899;0.048952135052364;Circular formation.;Partly covered by Imbrian ejecta ;Fairly steep slopes overlapped to the North-East by Almanon C to the South by Almanon A and B and bearing Catena Abulfeda to the North.;Walls highetr to the East than to the West.;Fairly flat floor. Hills and line of crests. Craterlets.;3;Very interesting formation;6;6 days after New Moon;5 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
ALOHA;AA297926N3061204;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Hawaiian female first name.;IAU;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Not appliable;Oceania;Hawaii;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;-53.87959;306.12041;53 ° 53 ' West;29.792609;29.793° North;Nearside;North-West;Seleucus;2.54796;2.54796;1.2;504;0.197843357295942;Few deep circular formation on the North slope of Montes Agricola.;;Fairly steep slopes.;Steep walls collapsed in the West and bearing two craterlets.;Flat floor with wrinkles.;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;12;Five days after First Quarter;Four days after Last Quarter;150;150 mm reflector;300 mm reflector;
ALPETRAGIUS;AA160480S3554896;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Nur ed-din al Betrugi;Riccioli (1651);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Mazarinii;Mons Phoenix;Alpetragius;Astronomer;Arabia;Arabian;12;12 th century;?;?;?;?;Tried to improve the system of Ptolemee.;-4.510399;355.489601;4 ° 31 ' West;-16.047972;16.048° South;Nearside;South-West;Arzachel crater region;40;40;20;3169;0.079197015684789;Circular formation situated between Alphonsus and Arzachel.;;Steep slopes bearing the ghost crater Alpetragius X to the North-West and Alpetragius M and N to the South-East.;Very high walls in terraces.;Tormented floor little widened. Important central mountain.;4;Exceptional formation;7;First Quarter;6 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
ALPHONSUS;AA133879S3571537;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Alphonse X (or Alphonse le Sage);Riccioli (1651);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Ludovici XIV Reg. Fran.;Mons Masicytis;Alphonsus;King;Castille;Castillan;13;13 th century;Toledo;1221;Sevilla;1284;Initiator of the Greek and Arabic works translation. Coordinator of the calculation of 'Table Alphonsines' replacing astronomical tables of Ptolemee in 1256.;-2.846272;357.153728;2 ° 51 ' West;-13.387937;13.388° South;Nearside;South-West;Ptolemaeus crater region;118;118;55.2;4303;0.038929640747172;Circular formation composing a remarkable trio with Ptolemaeus and Arzachel. Several observed transcient phenomena whose a gaseous emission spectra obtained by Kozyrev in November 1958.;Partly covered by Imbrian ejecta ;rugged steep slopes riddled with craterlets.;High walls in terraces.;Flat floor to the North tormented to the South with black spots. Central mountain. Craterlets and hills. Contains Rimae Alphonsus.;4;Exceptional formation;7;First Quarter;6 days after Full Moon;5;Naked eye;10x binoculars;
ALTER;AA187401N2522031;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms and Byrne / 2009;No details;Dinsmore Alter;IAU 1979 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronomer;USA;American;20;20 th century;?;1888;?;1968;?;-107.796903;252.203097;107 ° 48 ' West;18.740089;18.740° North;Farside;North-West;Not determined;64;64;32.3;3663;0.056589737494907;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
AMEGHINO;AA32995N570370;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Craterlet;Meteoritic impact;Eratosthenian (From -3.2 billions years to -1.1 billions years);Period source not found;No details;Florentino Ameghino (ex Apollonius C);?;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Historian;Italy;Italian;19;19 th century;?;1854;?;1911;?;57.037009;57.037009;57 ° 2 ' East;3.299453;3.299° North;Nearside;North-East;Moon East limb;8;9;4.6;1843;0.200398261509556;Isolated circular formation with bowl shape.;Formerly Apollonius C. 15 km SW from Luna 20 sample return site.;Fairly steep slopes.;Slightly high walls.;Rounded floor.;1;Low interest or difficult formation;3;3 days after New Moon;2 days after Full Moon;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
AMICI;AA100620S1877730;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Giovanni Battista Amici;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;optician;Italy;Italian;19;19 th century;Modena;1786;Florence;1863;Director of Florence observatory. Inventor of a specteoscope with prism. Survey on cristals orientation in minerals.;-172.227017;187.772983;172 ° 14 ' West;-10.062035;10.062° South;Farside;South-West;Not determined;54;54;26;3429;0.065923320513917;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
AMMONIUS;AA85209S3591740;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Craterlet;Meteoritic impact;Copernician (From -1.1 billions years to present days) ?;Period source not found;No details;Ammonios dit Saccas (ex Ptolemaeus A);?;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Philosopher;Greece;Greek;3;3 rd century;?;?;?;?;Founder of a new Plato school also called School of Alexandrie.;-0.826029;359.173971;0 ° 50 ' West;-8.520919;8.521° South;Nearside;South-West;Ptolemaeus crater region;8;9;4.2;1712;0.200251479074297;Circular formation with bowl shape situated in the arena of Ptolemaeus.;;Slightly steep slopes.;Fairly high walls.;Rounded floor.;2;Pretty interesting formation;7;First Quarter;6 days after Full Moon;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
AMONTONS;AA53372S467779;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Craterlet;Meteoritic impact;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Guillaume Amontons;?;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Physicist;France;French;17;17 th century;Paris;1663;Paris;1705;Inventor of many devices as several thermometers a pyrometer a rotary pump and a telegraph with luminous signals. Member of the Academy of Sciences in 1699.;46.777931;46.777931;46 ° 47 ' East;-5.337212;5.337° South;Nearside;South-East;East part of Mare Fecunditatis;3;3;1.2;488;0.197780304362901;Isolated circular formation with bowl shape.;;Slightly steep slopes with bright spot to the East;Slightly high walls.;Rounded floor.;1;Low interest or difficult formation;4;4 days after New Moon;3 days after Full Moon;100;100 mm reflector;200 mm reflector;
AMUNDSEN;AA844398S830692;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Roald Amundsen;?;01/01/1964 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Explorer;Norway;Norwegian;20;20 th century;Hvitsen;1872;Arctique;1928;Specialist of the Antarctic. With the 'Fram' first to have reached the terrestrial South pole on December 14th 1911 and to have overflown the North pole in 1926 in dirigible. Disapeared in researching the expedition of Nobile.;83.06915;83.06915;83 ° 4 ' East;-84.439795;84.440° South;Librations zone;South-East;Moon South limb;106;106;51.6;4217;0.040792469968004;Circular formation situated in the zone of librations.;;Steep slopes bearing an anonymous crater to the East and another one to the South.;High walls in terraces.;Flat floor. Central mountain.;2;Pretty interesting formation;2;2 days after New Moon;1 day after Full Moon;5;Naked eye;10x binoculars;
ANAXAGORAS;AA734810N3498288;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Copernician (From -1.1 billions years to present days);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Anaxagore;?;01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Philosopher;Greece;Greek;-6;6 th century BC;Clazomenes;500 BC;Lampsaque;428 av JC;Creator of the first school of philosophy in Athens. Tutor of Pericles Euripide and Socrate. Explanation of eclipses. Works in anatomy.;-10.171249;349.828751;10 ° 10 ' West;73.480999;73.481° North;Nearside;North-West;Moon North limb;51;51;25.9;3427;0.066038700019393;Overlaps the West wall of Goldschmidt. Circular formation. Rays.;;Steep slopes.;High walls.;Tormented floor. Small central mountain.;3;Very interesting formation;8;1 day after First Quarter;Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
ANAXIMANDER;AA669671N3085583;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms and Byrne / 2009;No details;Anaximandre;?;01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Philosopher and astronomer;Greece;Greek;-7;7 th century BC;Milet;611 BC;Milet;547 av JC;Inventor of the gnomon. Recommended a flat circular Earth. Map of the world known. Discovery of the Polar Star and of the obliquity of the Ecliptique.;-51.441683;308.558317;51 ° 27 ' West;66.967076;66.967° North;Nearside;North-West;Moon North-North-West limb;68;68;34.3;3729;0.054277964749571;Wrecked formation.;;Slightly steep slopes crushed by Carpenter to the North and by Anaximander D to the South.;Slightly high walls ridden by a craterlet to the North and gobbled to the South.;Flat floor in communication with Anaximander D to the South. Craterlets and line of crest.;3;Very interesting formation;11;4 days after First Quarter;3 days after Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
ANAXIMENES;AA724850N3150175;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms and Byrne / 2009;No details;Anaximene;?;01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Philosopher;Greece;Greek;-6;6 th century BC;Milet;585 BC;Milet;528 av JC;Has recommended a flat Earth.;-44.982502;315.017498;44 ° 59 ' West;72.485022;72.485° North;Nearside;North-West;Moon North limb;80;80;40.5;3920;0.04833036413097;Circular formation.;;Fairly steep slopes bearing Anaximenes G to the North-East and Philolaus to the East.;Slightly high walls.;Flat floor filled with lava. Craterlets.;2;Pretty interesting formation;11;4 days after First Quarter;3 days after Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
ANDEL;AA104141S123835;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Imbrian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.85 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Karel Andèl;Muller (1935);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;Czecoslovaquia;Czech;20;20 th century;?;1884;?;1947;Selenographer. Author of a map of the Moon in 1926.;12.383454;12.383454;12 ° 23 ' East;-10.414128;10.414° South;Nearside;South-East;East of Ptolemaeus crater region;35;35;16.4;2988;0.090761962720339;Damaged circular formation.;;Steep slopes rugged to the South and to the South-West and bearing Andel M and N to the North-West Andel A and D to the South-West and Andel S P and E to the South.;Walls more high to the East than to the West collapsed to the South and ridden by Andel G to the South.;Tormented floor with hills. Craterlets whose an important near the center.;3;Very interesting formation;6;6 days after New Moon;5 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
ANDERS;AA413146S2166990;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;William A. Anders;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronaut;USA;American;20;20 th century;?;1933;;;Apollo 8 mission astronaut in december 1968 with Frank Borman and Jim Lovell.;-143.300998;216.699002;143 ° 18 ' West;-41.314565;41.315° South;Farside;South-West;Not determined;40;40;20.6;3200;0.077433872735526;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
ANDERS' EARTHRISE;AA117300S1004700;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Anders' Earthrise;IAU 2018;05/10/2018 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Crater visible on the iconic color picture taken on board of Apollo 8 by W. A. Anders on December 24th 1968. Symbolize the return on Earth of Apollo 8. Previously named Ganskiy (Hansky) M.;100.47;100.47;100 ° 28 ' East;-11.73;11 ° 44 ' South;Farside;North-East;South of Mare Smythii;40.15;40.15;20.1;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Formation without a definite shape composed with hills and a small central valley.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
ANDERSON;AA154993N1707942;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;John A. Anderson;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronomer;USA;American;20;20 th century;?;1876;?;1959;?;170.794245;170.794245;170 ° 48 ' East;15.499299;15.499° North;Farside;North-East;Not determined;109;109;52.6;4241;0.040265824083198;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
ANDERSSON;AA499498S2645372;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Leif Erland;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1985 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronomer;USA;American;20;20 th century;?;1943;?;1979;?;-95.462756;264.537244;95 ° 28 ' West;-49.949754;49.950° South;Librations zone;South-West;Not determined;13;13;6.7;2699;0.201156280433548;Circular formation situated in the zone of librations.;;Not easily observable.;;;1;Low interest or difficult formation;14;Full Moon;6 days after Last Quarter;30;x10 binoculars;50 mm refractor;
ANDRONOV;AA226807S1461082;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Andronov;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;physicist;USSR;Soviet;20;20 th century;?;1901;?;1952;?;146.108215;146.108215;146 ° 6 ' East;-22.680696;22.681° South;Farside;South-East;Not determined;16;16;8.2;2430;0.146687823689187;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
ANGO;AA204775N3276620;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;African male name.;IAU;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Not appliable;Africa;African;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Male african name;-32.337951;327.662049;32 ° 20 ' West;20.477546;20.478° North;Nearside;North-West;Aristarchus;0.870772;0.870772;0.4;170;0.195727236320279;Elongated formation few deep and oriented North - South.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;10;Three days after First Quarter;Two days after Last Quarter;999;Not observable;Not observable;
ANGSTROM;AA298957N3183326;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Craterlet;Meteoritic impact;Eratosthenian (From -3.2 billions years to -1.1 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Anders Jonas Angstr?m;Krieger / K?nig (1912);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Physicist;Sweden;Swedish;19;19 th century;L?dg?;1814;Uppsala;1874;First measure of wavelength. Specialist of the spectral analysis.;-41.667435;318.332565;41 ° 40 ' West;29.895684;29.896° North;Nearside;North-West;Region between Oceanus Procellarum and Mare Imbriumm;10;10;4.7;1914;0.200473099522518;Bright circular formation with bowl shape.;;Slightly steep slopes.;Fairly high walls.;Rounded floor.;2;Pretty interesting formation;10;3 days after First Quarter;2 days after Last Quarter;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
ANN;AA251094N3599460;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Hebrew female name.;IAU;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Not appliable;Asia;Hebrew;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;-0.054025;359.945975;0 ° 3 ' West;25.109442;25.109° North;Nearside;North-West;Montes Apenninus;2.11887;2.11887;1;418;0.19747832275551;Elongated formation parallel to Rima Vladimir.;;Flat slopes;Fairly steep walls.;Narrow straight floor. ;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;8;One day after First Quarter;Last Quarter;150;150 mm reflector;300 mm reflector;
ANNEGRIT;AA294309N3343635;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;German female name.;IAU;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Not appliable;Europe;Germany;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;-25.636462;334.363538;25 ° 38 ' West;29.430855;29.431° North;Nearside;North-West;Timocharis;1.28604;1.28604;0.6;253;0.196499734745799;Cirdular formation with bowl shape.;;Slightly steep slopes.;Slightly high walls.;Rounded floor.;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;10;Three days after First Quarter;Two days after Last Quarter;200;200 mm reflector;400 mm reflector;
ANSGARIUS;AA129235S797231;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;H. Ansgar;Mädler (1837);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Theologian;Germany;German;9;9 th century;?;801;?;865;?;79.723104;79.723104;79 ° 43 ' East;-12.923507;12.924° South;Nearside;South-East;Moon East limb;94;94;45.7;4064;0.044456235871063;Circular formation situated in the zone of librations.;Younger than Crisium Basin ;Steep slopes.;High walls in terraces.;Flat floor widened. Craterlets.;3;Very interesting formation;2;2 days after New Moon;1 day after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
ANTONIADI;AA693026S1869415;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Upper Imbrian (From -3.8 billions years to -3.2 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;ol-norite ;Eugène M. Antoniadi;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronomer;France;French;20;20 th century;Istanbul;1870;Meudon;1944;Survey of planetary surfaces (Mars and Mercury principally) with 82 cm Meudon refractor. Opponant to Lowell theory of Mars channels.;-173.058476;186.941524;173 ° 4 ' West;-69.302643;69.303° South;Farside;South-West;Not determined;143;143;68.9;4599;0.033350400370724;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
ANUCHIN;AA488530S1016597;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Dimitri N. Anuchin;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1979 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;geographer;USSR;Soviet;20;20 th century;?;1843;?;1923;?;101.659741;101.659741;101 ° 40 ' East;-48.853049;48.853° South;Farside;South-East;Not determined;57;57;31;3618;0.058228284553286;Circular formation situated in the zone of librations.;;Not easily observable.;;;1;Low interest or difficult formation;1;2 days after New Moon;1 day after Full Moon;30;x10 binoculars;50 mm refractor;
ANVILLE;AA18428N495080;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Eratosthenian (From -3.2 billions years to -1.1 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Jean-Baptiste Bourguignon d'Anville (ex Taruntius G);?;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Geographer;France;French;18;18 th century;Paris;1697;Paris;1783;Author of a map of Africa in 1727 an atlas of China and an ancient 'Geography' . Member of the Academy of Sciences in 1773.;49.507996;49.507996;49 ° 30 ' East;1.842802;1.843° North;Nearside;North-East;North edge of Mare Fecunditatis;12;11;5.1;2058;0.200616913720287;Isolated circular formation with bowl shape situated on Dorsum Cushman.;;Slightly steep slopes.;Fairly high walls.;Rounded floor.;2;Pretty interesting formation;4;4 days after New Moon;3 days after Full Moon;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
APENNINE FRONT;LF259000N37000;IAU Named formation;LF;Landing site name;Not determined;Not appliable;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Astronaut-named feature - Apollo 15 site.;IAU;01/01/1973 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;3.7;3.7;3 ° 42 ' East;25.9;25.900° North;Nearside;North-East;Montes Apenninus;6;6;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;North slope of Mons Hadley Delta supporting the Saint George crater.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;7;First Quarter;Six days after Full Moon;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
APIANUS;AA269625S78682;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Peter Bienewitz (or Apianus);?;01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Mathematician and astronomer;Germany;German;16;16 th century;Leisnig;1495;Ingolstadt;1552;Calculation of the longitude from movements of the Moon. Author of 'the Astronomicum Caesareum'.;7.868233;7.868233;7 ° 52 ' East;-26.962526;26.963° South;Nearside;South-East;East of Catharina crater region;63;63;31.7;3640;0.057391640618239;Circular formation.;Partly covered by Imbrian ejecta ;rugged slopes bearing many small craters whose double crater Apianus A to the North-West and Apianus B to the South-East.;Walls in light terraces.;Flat floor filled with lava. Craterlets;3;Very interesting formation;6;6 days after New Moon;5 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
APOLLO;AA356874S2085223;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Apollo american missions;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;lunar landings;USA;American;20;20 th century;?;1967;;1972;Dedicated to Apollo american human missions that brought 12 astrnauts on the Moon surface.;-151.477727;208.522273;151 ° 29 ' West;-35.687407;35.687° South;Farside;South-West;Not determined;537;537;262.1;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
APOLLONIUS;AA45053N609648;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Apollonios de Perga;Mädler (1837);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Mons Sanctus;Not named;Mathematician and astronomer;Greece;Greek;-3;3 rd century BC;Alexandrie;262 BC;Pergame;180 av JC;Author of an important work of synthesis on the conical.;60.964805;60.964805;60 ° 58 ' East;4.505307;4.505° North;Nearside;North-East;Moon East limb;53;53;25.3;3402;0.067164461027936;Circular formation situated in a mountainous region.;Younger than Crisium Basin ;Fairly steep slopes bearing Daly and Apollonius F to the North-West and Cartan and Apollonius H to the South-West.;Fairly high walls in light terraces supporting Apollonius M and E;Flat floor filled with lava.;3;Very interesting formation;3;3 days after New Moon;2 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
APPLETON;AA370465N1581689;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Sir Edward Victor Appleton;IAU 1985 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;physicist;United Kingdom;British;20;20 th century;Bradford;1892;Edimburg;1965;Assistant de Rutherford. Ministre de la recherche en 1939. Etude sur l'ionosphŠre. Auteur du premier‚cho radar sur la Lune en 1946.Prix Nobel en 1947. Rutherford assistant. Research Ministry in 1939. Surveys on atmosphere. Author of firdt radar echo on the Moon in 1946. Nobel laureate in 1947.;158.168905;158.168905;158 ° 10 ' East;37.046473;37.046° North;Farside;North-East;Not determined;63;63;32.2;3660;0.056675448392722;Not observable;Younger than Moscoviense Basin ;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
ARAGO;AA61487N214261;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Eratosthenian (From -3.2 billions years to -1.1 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;François Arago;Mädler (1837);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Bakii;Insula Cilicum;Not named;Astronomer and physicist;France;French;19;19 th century;Estagel;1786;Paris;1853;;21.426104;21.426104;21 ° 26 ' East;6.148706;6.149° North;Nearside;North-East;East part of Mare Tranquillitatis;27;26;12.7;2767;0.108495040956629;Isolated circular formation.;;Fairly steep slopes bearing the ghost crater Lamont to the South-East and domes Arago Beta to the West and Arago Alpha to the North.;Fairly high walls in terraces.;Tormented floor. Radial mountain.;3;Very interesting formation;5;5 days after New Moon;4 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
ARATUS;AA235793N45052;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Copernician (From -1.1 billions years to present days) ?;Period source not found;No details;Aratos;?;01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Poet;Greece;Greek;-4;4 th century BC;Soles;315 BC;Macédoine;245 av JC;Author of a poem on the astronomy and on the meteorological phenomena. Author of the name of 48 constellations known in Antiquity.;4.505192;4.505192;4 ° 30 ' East;23.579313;23.579° North;Nearside;North-East;Montes Apenninus region;10;10;5.1;2052;0.200611039221904;Bright circular formation with bowl shape situated in Montes Apenninus.;;Fairly steep slopes.;Fairly high walls.;Rounded floor.;2;Pretty interesting formation;7;First Quarter;6 days after Full Moon;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
ARCHIMEDES;AA297172N3560069;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Upper Imbrian (From -3.8 billions years to -3.2 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Archimede;Riccioli (1651);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Roma;Mons Argentarius;Archimedes;Mathematician and physicist;Greece;Greek;-3;3 rd century BC;Syracuse;287 BC;Syracuse;212 av JC;Pupil of Euclide. Calculation of Pi. Works in geometry. Inventor of the pulley and the lever. Founder of the static and the hydrostatic.;-3.993094;356.006906;3 ° 60 ' West;29.717231;29.717° North;Nearside;North-West;Montes Apenninus region;83;83;40.5;3919;0.048363708560973;Circular formation.;Mare fill;Steep slopes bearing Mount Archimedes to the South and Bancroft to the South-West.;Fairly high walls in terraces.;Very flat floor and widened filled with lava. Craterlets.;4;Exceptional formation;7;First Quarter;6 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
ARCHYTAS;AA588662N49925;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Eratosthenian (From -3.2 billions years to -1.1 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Archytas;?;01/01/1935 00:00:00;Aristarchi;Not named;Not named;Scientist and stateman;Greece;Greek;-5;5 th century BC;Tarente;428 BC;Tarente;347 av JC;Pythagorician friend of Platon. Inventor of the kite and flying machines.;4.992482;4.992482;4 ° 60 ' East;58.866201;58.866° North;Nearside;North-East;Moon North limb;31;32;15.9;2961;0.092699067579433;Circular formation.;;Steep slopes.;High walls in light terraces.;Tormented floor. Central mountain.;3;Very interesting formation;7;First Quarter;6 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
ARGELANDER;AA165493S58011;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Friedrich Wilhelm August Argelander;Schmidt (1878);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Naudei;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;Germany;German;19;19 th century;Memel;1799;Bonn;1875;;5.801104;5.801104;5 ° 48 ' East;-16.54929;16.549° South;Nearside;South-East;East of Catharina crater region;35;34;16.8;3010;0.089270319693483;Circular formation forming a North - South aligned remarkable trio with Airy and Vogel.;;Fairly steep slopes bearing Argelander A to the East Airy to the South and Vogel to the North.;High walls in terraces.;Slightly and extensive flat floor. Small central mountain. Craterlets whose a double to the North.;3;Very interesting formation;7;First Quarter;6 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
ARIADAEUS;AA45549N172763;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Upper Imbrian (From -3.8 billions years to -3.2 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Philippus Arrhidaeus;?;01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;King;Macedonia;Macedonian;-4;4 th century BC;?;?;??;317 BC;Son of Philippe II. Author of a work on eclipses. Murdered on Olympias order.;17.276278;17.276278;17 ° 17 ' East;4.55494;4.555° North;Nearside;North-East;East part of Mare Tranquillitatis;12;11;5.2;2086;0.200644105105784;Circular formation with bowl shape. Point of arrival of Rima Ariadaeus.;Typical ;Slightly steep slopes bearing Ariadaeus A to the North-East.;Slightly high walls.;Rounded floor.;2;Pretty interesting formation;5;5 days after New Moon;4 days after Full Moon;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
ARISTARCHUS;AA237299N3125099;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Copernician (From -1.1 billions years to present days);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Aristarque;Riccioli (1651);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Balthasaris Hispa. Pri.;Mons Porphyrites;Aristarchus;Astronomer;Greece;Greek;-3;3 rd century BC;Samos;310 BC;Samos;230 av JC;Inventor of the heliocentric theory and a method of distance calculation of the Sun and the Moon.;-47.490125;312.509875;47 ° 29 ' West;23.729882;23.730° North;Nearside;North-West;Aristarchus crater region;40;40;19.9;3168;0.079238540415336;Circular formation visible during the Earthshine. Important rays. Transcient phenomena. Forms an interesting couple with Herodotus. Young formation (450 millions of years).;Young;Steep slopes especially to the North.;High walls in terraces.;Slightly and extensive flat floor. Small central mountain.;4;Exceptional formation;11;4 days after First Quarter;3 days after Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
ARISTILLUS;AA338808N12075;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Copernician (From -1.1 billions years to present days);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;ol-gabbroic norite;Aristillus;Riccioli (1651);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Pozzo;Mons Ligustinus;Aristillus;Astronomer;Greece;Greek;-3;3 rd century BC;?;about 280 BC;?;?;Lived in Alexandrie;1.207547;1.207547;1 ° 12 ' East;33.880831;33.881° North;Nearside;North-East;North of Archimedes crater region;55;55;27.1;3475;0.063927000115795;Forms a remarkable couple with Autolycus. Circular formation. Rays.;;Very steep and rugged slopes.;Fairly high walls in terraces.;Flat floor. Three central mountains of 900 m high.;4;Exceptional formation;7;First Quarter;6 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
ARISTOTELES;AA502431N173200;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Eratosthenian (From -3.2 billions years to -1.1 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;ol-noritic gabbro;Aristote;Riccioli (1651);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Brahei;Mons Serrorum;Aristoteles;Philosopher;Greece;Greek;-4;4 th century BC;Stagire;384 BC;Chalcis;322 av JC;Universal scientist. Creator of the Logic. Tutor of Alexander the Great. Works on animals and rocks.;17.320032;17.320032;17 ° 19 ' East;50.24305;50.243° North;Nearside;North-East;Moon North limb;88;87;43.7;4011;0.045813567251056;Circular formation. Forms a remarkable couple with Eudoxus.;;Very steep and rugged slopes bearing Mitchell to the East.;Very high walls in terraces.;Flat floor extensive. Two small mountains off-center. Hill rilles and craterlets.;4;Exceptional formation;6;6 days after New Moon;5 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
ARMINSKI;AA163628S1542162;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Franciszek Arminski;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronomer;Polska;Polish;19;19 th century;?;1789;?;1848;?;154.216222;154.216222;154 ° 13 ' East;-16.362761;16.363° South;Farside;South-East;Not determined;26;26;13.3;2807;0.104927109304991;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
ARMSTRONG;AA13535N249437;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Craterlet;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Neil A. Armstrong (ex Sabine E);?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronaut;U. S. A.;American;20;20 th century;?;1930;?;Vivant;Test pilot. Commander of the mission Apollo 11. First man to have walked on the Moon on July 21th 1969.;24.943713;24.943713;24 ° 57 ' East;1.353517;1.354° North;Nearside;North-East;East part of Mare Tranquillitatis;5;5;2.1;837;0.198837773895461;Isolated circular formation with bowl shape.;;Slightly steep slopes.;Slightly high walls.;Rounded floor.;1;Low interest or difficult formation;5;5 days after New Moon;4 days after Full Moon;100;100 mm reflector;200 mm reflector;
ARNOLD;AA669846N358286;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms and Byrne / 2009;No details;Cristoph Arnold;Schröter (1802);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;Germany;German;17;17 th century;?;1650;?;1695;?;35.828629;35.828629;35 ° 50 ' East;66.984624;66.985° North;Nearside;North-East;Moon North limb;96;95;46.5;4086;0.043884066672151;Circular formation.;;Slightly steep slopes overlapped to the North by Arnold A and a craterlet to the West and to the South.;Slightly high walls crumbled to the South.;Flat floor filled with lava. Depression rille and crater.;3;Very interesting formation;5;5 days after New Moon;4 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
ARRHENIUS;AA555837S2685463;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Svante A. Arrhenius;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;scientist;Sweden;Swedish;20;20 th century;Wijk;1859;Stockholm;1927;Director of Stockholm university in 1897. Director of Nobel institute in 1905. Author of a theory of electrolytes ionization in 1887. Author of panspermia hypothesis in 1900 and of a cosmogonic theory. Chemistry Nobel laureate in 1903. ;-91.45366;268.54634;91 ° 27 ' West;-55.583694;55.584° South;Librations zone;South-West;Not determined;40;40;20.4;3190;0.077962062360904;Circular formation situated in the zone of librations.;;Not easily observable.;;;1;Low interest or difficult formation;14;Full Moon;6 days after Last Quarter;30;x10 binoculars;50 mm refractor;
ARTAMONOV;AA254387N1037853;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Nikolaj N. Artamonov;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;engineer;USSR;Soviet;20;20 th century;?;1906;?;1965;Scientist involved in the soviet space program.;103.785321;103.785321;103 ° 47 ' East;25.438663;25.439° North;Farside;North-East;Not determined;60;60;31.2;3623;0.058026091861971;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
ARTEM'EV;AA103953N2147778;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Lower Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.8 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Vladimir A. Artem'ev;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;engineer;USSR;Soviet;20;20 th century;?;1885;?;1962;Scientist involved in the soviet space program.;-145.222169;214.777831;145 ° 13 ' West;10.395306;10.395° North;Farside;North-West;Not determined;67;67;33.1;3691;0.055596920051977;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
ARTEMIS;AA250326N3346448;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Craterlet;Meteoritic impact;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Artemis;?;05/01/1976 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Mythological character;Greece;Greek;0;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Girl of Zeus and sister of Apollon. Goddess protectrice of trees and savage beasts.;-25.355186;334.644814;25 ° 21 ' West;25.032633;25.033° North;Nearside;North-West;South part of Mare Imbrium;2;2;1.1;450;0.197622058992433;Isolated circular formation with bowl shape.;;Slightly steep slopes.;Slightly high walls.;Rounded floor.;1;Low interest or difficult formation;9;2 days after First Quarter;1 day after Last Quarter;150;150 mm reflector;300 mm reflector;
ARTSIMOVICH;AA276116N3233719;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Craterlet;Meteoritic impact;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Lev Andreïevitch Artsimovich (ex Diophantus A);?;01/01/1973 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Physicist;U. S. S. R.;Soviet;20;20 th century;Moscow;1909;Moscow;1973;Study of plasmas. Development of reactors with nuclear fusion called Tokamak.;-36.628084;323.371916;36 ° 38 ' West;27.611564;27.612° North;Nearside;North-West;Region between Oceanus Procellarum and Mare Imbrium;8;9;3.9;1592;0.200108345872685;Circular formation with bowl shape.;;Slightly steep slopes.;Slightly high walls.;Rounded floor.;1;Low interest or difficult formation;10;3 days after First Quarter;2 days after Last Quarter;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
ARYABHATA;AA62028N351733;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Imbrian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.85 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Aryabhata (ex Maskelyne E);?;01/01/1979 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer and mathematician;India;Indian;6;6 th century;Pataliputra;476;?;550;Resolution of equations of 1st degree. Development of the theory of the epicycles.;35.173261;35.173261;35 ° 10 ' East;6.2028;6.203° North;Nearside;North-East;Central part of Mare Tranquillitatis;22;22;10.9;2643;0.120744876414165;Very damaged circular formation almost a ghost crater.;;Slightly steep slopes non existent to the North-West.;North-West walls gobbled by the lava of Mare Tranquillitatis.;Flat floor filled with lava. Craterlet.;2;Pretty interesting formation;5;5 days after New Moon;4 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
ARZACHEL;AA182643S3580696;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Lower Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.8 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;anorth troctolite;Al Zarqalï;Riccioli (1651);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Annae Reg. Fran.;Mons Cragus;Arzachel;Astronomer and mathematician;Arabia;Arabian;11;11 th century;?;1029;Cordoue;1100;Personal astronomer of the king of Toledo al-Ma'mun. Inventor of several instruments of observation. Editor of the first astronomical tables called;-1.930364;358.069636;1 ° 56 ' West;-18.264322;18.264° South;Nearside;South-West;Arzachel crater region;98;97;48.4;4137;0.042655825795081;Circular formation forming a remarkable trio with Ptolemaeus and Alphonsus.;Maybe Upper Imbrian;Very steep slopes of 1000 m bearing Arzachel B and C and Alpetragius M and N to the North-West Arzachel E and R to the South-West and Parrot C to the East.;Very high walls in terraces.;Extensive flat floor. Central mountain of 1500 m high supporting a craterlet on its South slope. Numerous craterlets whose Arzachel A K H and T. Contains Rimae Arzachel to the North-East. Hills and rilles.;4;Exceptional formation;7;First Quarter;6 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
ASADA;AA72466N499018;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Eratosthenian (From -3.2 billions years to -1.1 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Gryu Asada (ex Taruntius A);?;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;Japan;Japanese;18;18 th century;?;1734;?;1799;?;49.901761;49.901761;49 ° 54 ' East;7.246646;7.247° North;Nearside;North-East;North edge of Mare Fecunditatis;12;12;6.1;2486;0.200992461241511;Circular formation with bowl shape situated to the South-West of the rim of a tray.;;Slightly steep slopes but to the North-East.;Slightly high walls.;Rounded floor.;2;Pretty interesting formation;4;4 days after New Moon;3 days after Full Moon;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
ASCLEPI;AA551899S255231;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Guiseppe Asclepi;Schmidt (1878);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Caleni;Not named;Not named;Astronomer and physicist;Italy;Italian;18;18 th century;?;1706;?;1776;?;25.523124;25.523124;25 ° 31 ' East;-55.189919;55.190° South;Nearside;South-East;Moon South limb;43;43;20.2;3182;0.078458506019892;Circular formation.;;Steep slopes bearing Asclepi B and D to the North-West and Asclepi K and L to the South-East.;Fairly high walls damaged to the South by a little marked crater.;Flat floor with central hill.;3;Very interesting formation;5;5 days after New Moon;4 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
ASHBROOK;AA811043S2494250;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms and Byrne / 2009;No details;Joseph. American astronomer (1918-1980).;IAU;01/01/1994 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;?;North America;American;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;-110.575003;249.424997;110 ° 35 ' West;-81.104278;81.104° North;Farside;North-West;Amundsen;157.68;157.68;78.8;4788;0.03037068919595;Circular formation damaged to the South West. ;Formerly Drygalski Q;Slightly steep slopes.;Steep walls.;Flat floor covered by an Drygalski ejecta in the North-West.;0;Not observable;0;not observable;not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
ASTON;AA327658N2723152;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Francis William Aston;Arthur / Whitaker (1963);01/01/1964 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Physicist;England;English;20;20 th century;Harborne;1877;Cambridge;1945;Discoverer of isotopes. Nobel Price of chemistry in 1922.;-87.684821;272.315179;87 ° 41 ' West;32.765842;32.766° North;Librations zone;North-West;Moon North-West limb;43;43;22.2;3271;0.073558576877633;Situated in the zone of librations. Damaged formation.;Partly covered by Imbrian ejecta ;Fairly steep slopes crushed by Röntgen in tha West.;Slightly high walls.;Flat floor.;1;Low interest or difficult formation;14;Full Moon;6 days after Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
ATLAS;AA467403N443816;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Upper Imbrian (From -3.8 billions years to -3.2 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;anorth gabbro;Atlas;Riccioli (1651);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Blitterswyckii;Montes Macrocemnii;Atlas;Mythological character;Greece;Greek;0;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Giant father of Pleiads and Hyades condemned by Zeus to sustain the celestial vault on its shoulders to have been the ally of Titans.;44.381603;44.381603;44 ° 23 ' East;46.740274;46.740° North;Nearside;North-East;Atlas crater South-East region;88;87;44;4019;0.045613503524721;Forms a remarkable couple with Hercules. Circular formation.;Floor uplifted;Very steep slopes bearing a craterlet to the South.;Walls in terraces.;Tormented floor. Central mountain. Contains Rimae Atlas. Hills and craterlets.;4;Exceptional formation;4;4 days after New Moon;3 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
ATWOOD;AA58770S577750;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Georges Atwood (ex Langrenus K);?;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not named;Insula Minor;Not named;Physicist;Great Britain;British;18;18 th century;London;1746;London;1807;Inventor in 1784 of a machine that wears its name and allowing to verify laws of the dynamics. Study on the floating body stability.;57.775018;57.775018;57 ° 47 ' East;-5.877023;5.877° South;Nearside;South-East;Moon East limb;30;29;14.3;2865;0.100063654984379;Circular formation forming an interesting trio with Bilharz and Naonobu.;;Steep slopes bearing Naonobu to the North Bilharz to the West and Langrenus KA to the South-East.;Fairly high walls in light terraces.;Tormented floor. Small central mountain.;3;Very interesting formation;3;3 days after New Moon;2 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
AUTOLYCUS;AA306757N14858;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Copernician (From -1.1 billions years to present days);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Autolycus;Riccioli (1651);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Reithae;Mons Montuniates;Autolycus;Astronomer;Greece;Greek;-4;4 th century BC;?;about 330 BC;?;?;?;1.485834;1.485834;1 ° 29 ' East;30.675679;30.676° North;Nearside;North-East;North of Archimedes crater region;40;39;19.4;3142;0.080813114676398;Forms a remarkable triangle with Aristillus and Archimedes. Circular formation.;Do.;Very steep slopes bearing the craterlet Autolycus A to the East.;Very high walls in terraces.;Flat tormented floor. Central mountain. Hills.;4;Exceptional formation;7;First Quarter;6 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
AUWERS;AA149968N171184;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Imbrian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.85 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Arthur Auwers;Krieger / K?nig (1912);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;Germany;German;19;19 th century;G?ttingen;1838;Berlin;1915;Author of a fundamental star catalogue used for meridian refractors observations.;17.118406;17.118406;17 ° 7 ' East;14.996757;14.997° North;Nearside;North-East;South-East part of Mare Serenitatis;20;20;9.8;2558;0.130255059537551;Damaged and deformed formation.;;Steep slopes.;Walls collapsed to the North.;Floor filled with lava.;2;Pretty interesting formation;6;6 days after New Moon;5 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
AUZOUT;AA102078N640092;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Lower Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.8 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Adrien Auzout;?;01/01/1961 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;France;French;17;17 th century;Rouen;1622;Rome;1691;Inventor of the micrometer in 1667. Improved astronomical instruments of the period.;64.009176;64.009176;64 ° 1 ' East;10.207841;10.208° North;Nearside;North-East;Moon East limb;33;33;16.4;2988;0.090781233592734;Circular formation situated on the South-East slope of Mare Crisium.;;Steep slopes bearing Van Albada to the South.;High walls in light terraces.;Slightly extensive and flat floor with small central relief.;3;Very interesting formation;3;3 days after New Moon;2 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
AVERY;AA13172S813667;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Craterlet;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Oswald Théodore Avery (ex Gilbert U);?;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Doctor;U. S. A.;American;20;20 th century;Halifax;1877;Nashville;1955;Discoverer of properties of the ADN as hereditary support in 1944. Specialist of the pneumonia. Lasker Price in 1947.;81.366678;81.366678;81 ° 22 ' East;-1.317156;1.317° South;Librations zone;South-East;Moon East limb;8;9;5.3;2153;0.200706791601136;Circular formation with bowl shape situated in the zone of librations.;;Slightly steep slopes.;Slightly high walls.;Rounded floor.;1;Low interest or difficult formation;2;2 days after New Moon;1 day after Full Moon;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
AVICENNA;AA396254N2627232;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms and Byrne / 2009;No details;Abu Ali Al Husayn Ibn Sina;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;philosophist;Iran;Iranian;11;11 th century;Afchana;980;Hamadhan;1037;Doctor of prince Boukhara. Author of medecine cannons. Numerous deseases description and of their treatment. Author of a cosmology based on possible and necessary beings.;-97.276815;262.723185;97 ° 17 ' West;39.625434;39.625° North;Librations zone;North-West;Not determined;74;74;36.4;3797;0.052033064852968;Circular formation situated in the zone of librations.;;Not easily observable.;;;1;Low interest or difficult formation;14;Full Moon;6 days after Last Quarter;30;x10 binoculars;50 mm refractor;
AVOGADRO;AA632138N1653645;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Amedeo (Conte Di Quarengna e Cerreto);IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;chemist;Italy;Italian;19;19 th century;Turino;1776;Turino;1856;Physics professor in Turino university in 1820. Discoverer of atoms number in an atom-gram. Author of a law on gases density.;165.364482;165.364482;165 ° 22 ' East;63.213802;63.214° North;Farside;North-East;Not determined;139;139;64.9;4516;0.034787879125611;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
AZOPHI;AA221930S126958;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Abd al-Rahman Al-Sufi;Riccioli (1651);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Mersenni;Not named;Azophi;Astronomer;Arabia;Arabian;10;10 th century;Rey;903;?;986;Author of the Book on permanent star constellations in 965 and works on the astrolabe and the astrology.;12.695779;12.695779;12 ° 42 ' East;-22.193027;22.193° South;Nearside;South-East;East of Catharina crater region;48;48;23.7;3338;0.070216007812392;Circular formation forming a remarkable trio with Abenezra and Abenezra C.;Partly covered by Imbrian ejecta ;Fairly steep slopes bearing Abenezra to the North-West Azophi J to the North-East Azophi G to the South and a craterlet to the East.;Very high walls with light terraces pushing Abenezra and ridden by Azophi C to the North.;Flat floor. Craterlets whose a double to the North.;3;Very interesting formation;6;6 days after New Moon;5 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
BAADE;AA447496S2779654;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Upper Imbrian (From -3.8 billions years to -3.2 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Walter Baade;Arthur / Whitaker (1963);01/01/1964 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;Germany;German;20;20 th century;Schr?ttinghausen;1893;G?ttingen;1960;Specialist of galaxies. Discoverer of 2 types of stellar populations. Study on Cepheids stars. Discoverer of asteroids Icare and Hidalgo.;-82.034569;277.965431;82 ° 2 ' West;-44.749582;44.750° South;Librations zone;South-West;Moon South-West limb;55;55;28.9;3541;0.061213956098644;Circular formation situated in the zone of librations.;;Fairly steep slopes.;Slightly high walls.;Flat floor filled with lava.;2;Pretty interesting formation;14;Full Moon;6 days after Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
BABAKIN;AA208126S1232635;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Georgij N. Babakin;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1973 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;engineer;USSR;Soviet;20;20 th century;?;1914;?;1971;Scientist involved in the soviet space program.;123.263451;123.263451;123 ° 16 ' East;-20.812627;20.813° South;Farside;South-East;Not determined;20;20;9.5;2538;0.132575881254986;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
BABBAGE;AA595623N3026169;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Walled plain;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Charles Babbage;Birt / Lee (1865);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Inventor;England;English;19;19 th century;Teignmouth;1792;London;1871;Invented a machine to calculate known as computer ancestor. Treaty on the production in large series in 1832.;-57.383062;302.616938;57 ° 23 ' West;59.56233;59.562° North;Nearside;North-West;Moon North-North-West limb;144;144;73.2;4684;0.031963600554244;Irregular shape.;;Slightly steep slopes crushed by Pythagoras to the North-West and by South to the South-East.;Slightly high walls.;Flat floor filled with lava supporting the crater Babbage A & C. Hill rilles and craterlets.;3;Very interesting formation;12;5 days after First Quarter;4 days after Last Quarter;5;Naked eye;10x binoculars;
BABCOCK;AA41343N941357;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms and Byrne / 2009;No details;Harold D. Babcock;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronomer;USA;American;20;20 th century;?;1882;?;1968;?;94.135661;94.135661;94 ° 8 ' East;4.134336;4.134° North;Librations zone;North-East;Not determined;99;99;47.6;4115;0.043189509963084;Circular formation situated in the zone of librations.;;Not easily observable.;;;1;Low interest or difficult formation;1;2 days after New Moon;1 day after Full Moon;30;x10 binoculars;50 mm refractor;
BABY RAY;LF91000S154000;IAU Named formation;LF;Landing site name;Not determined;Not appliable;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Astronaut-named feature - Apollo 16 site.;IAU;01/01/1973 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;15.4;15.4;15 ° 24 ' East;-9.1;9.100° North;Nearside;South-East;Theophilus;0.16;0.16;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Smmall circular formation of the Apollo 16 landing site.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;6;Six days after New Moon;Five days after Full Moon;999;Not observable;Not observable;
BACK;AA11964N806680;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Upper Imbrian (From -3.8 billions years to -3.2 billions years);Wilhelms and Byrne / 2009;No details;Ernst E. A. Back (ex Schubert B);?;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Physicist;Germany;German;20;20 th century;?;1881;?;1959;?;80.668049;80.668049;80 ° 40 ' East;1.196406;1.196° North;Librations zone;North-East;Moon East limb;35;35;17.3;3034;0.087624026715644;Circular formation situated in the zone of librations. Forms an interesting couple with Schubert.;Not on Plate 9A but probably Upper Imbrian ;Slightly steep slopes.;Fairly high walls.;Flat floor. Central mountain.;2;Pretty interesting formation;2;2 days after New Moon;1 day after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
BACKLUND;AA162170S1033466;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Oscar A. Backlund;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronomer;Sweden;Swedish;19;19 th century;Karlstad;1846;Poulkovo;1916;Director of Pulkovo observatory in 1895. Survey of celestial mechanic.;103.346632;103.346632;103 ° 21 ' East;-16.217044;16.217° South;Farside;North-East;Not determined;75;75;37.7;3836;0.050836595087766;Circular formation situated in the zone of librations.;;Not easily observable.;;;1;Low interest or difficult formation;1;2 days after New Moon;1 day after Full Moon;30;x10 binoculars;50 mm refractor;
BACO;AA510441S190964;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Roger Bacon;Mädler (1837);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Philosopher;England;English;13;13 th century;Ilchester;1214;Oxford;1294;Father of the scientific experimentation. Nicknamed the 'Admirable Doctor'. Inventor of many transport devices and products including gun powder.;19.096445;19.096445;19 ° 6 ' East;-51.044121;51.044° South;Nearside;South-East;Moon South limb;70;70;32.6;3672;0.056237978285045;Circular formation.;Probably Nectarian. should be shown on Plate 7A not 6A ;Steep slopes bearing a crater to the East Baco S to the North Baco B and N to the North-West and Baco O and A to the South.;High walls in light terraces.;Flat floor. Central hill. Craterlets.;3;Very interesting formation;5;5 days after New Moon;4 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
BAILLAUD;AA746078N373517;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms and Byrne / 2009;No details;Benjamin Baillaud;Lamech (1956);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;France;French;19;19 th century;Chalon sur Sa?¡ne;1848;Toulouse;1934;Director of the observatory of Toulouse. Participated in the 'map of the Sky' and to the creation of the International Bureau of the Hour in 1913.;37.351743;37.351743;37 ° 21 ' East;74.607818;74.608° North;Nearside;North-East;Moon North limb;91;90;44.7;4037;0.045141894045426;Damaged formation.;;Slightly steep slopes bearing Euctemon to the North-West and Baillaud A to the North-East.;Fairly high walls damaged to the North and to the South.;Floor filled with lava with a crater. Hills and craterlets.;2;Pretty interesting formation;5;5 days after New Moon;4 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
BAILLY;AA668215S2911046;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Walled plain;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Jean-Sylvain Bailly;Schröter (1802);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Scientist and political man;France;French;18;18 th century;Paris;1736;Paris;1793;Member of the Academy of Sciences in 1763. Author of several histories of the astronomy. Mayor of Paris.;-68.895362;291.104638;68 ° 54 ' West;-66.821468;66.821° South;Nearside;South-West;Moon South-South-West limb;303;303;150.2;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Circular formation little differentiated. The largest of crater shaped formations.;Partly covered by Imbrian ejecta from Orientale;Slightly steep slopes bearing many craters.;High walls ridden by Bailly A to the South-East.;Extensive and Fairly flat floor to the South and tormented to the North. Spangled of craters and craterlets whose Bailly B to the South Bailly D & C to the North-West and Bailly F & I to the center. Hills.;3;Very interesting formation;13;6 days after First Quarter;5 days after Last Quarter;5;Naked eye;10x binoculars;
BAILY;AA497798N305582;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Francis Baily;Mädler (1837);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer and mathematician;England;English;19;19 th century;Newbury;1774;London;1844;Founder of the astronomical Company of London in 1836. Determination of the density of the Earth. Discoverer of the phenomenon of 'grains of Baily' during solar eclipses in 1836.;30.558229;30.558229;30 ° 33 ' East;49.7798;49.780° North;Nearside;North-East;Moon North-North-East limb;27;27;12.8;2773;0.107992496271859;Partially dismantled formation to the South-East.;;Slightly steep slopes.;Slightly high walls supporting an incomplete crater to the North-East and damaged to the South.;Flat floor. Central rille.;2;Pretty interesting formation;5;5 days after New Moon;4 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
BALANDIN;AA189419S1525836;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;A. A. Balandin;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;chemist;USSR;Soviet;20;20 th century;?;1914;?;1971;?;152.583551;152.583551;152 ° 35 ' East;-18.941865;18.942° South;Farside;South-East;Not determined;12;12;5.9;2372;0.200899367911679;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
BALBOA;AA192367N2766920;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Vasco Nunez de Balboa;Arthur / Whitaker (1963);01/01/1964 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Navigator and explorer;Spain;Spanish;15;15 th century;Jerez;1475;Acla;1517;Discoverer of the Pacific Ocean in 1513.;-83.307963;276.692037;83 ° 18 ' West;19.23668;19.237° North;Librations zone;North-West;Moon West-North-West limb;70;70;34.5;3737;0.054014481380689;Situated in the zone of librations. Circular formation.;Probably Nectarian. should be shown on Plate 7A not 6A ;Fairly steep slopes bearing Balboa A to the South-East and Dalton to the South-West.;Fairly high walls.;Tormented floor.;2;Pretty interesting formation;14;Full Moon;6 days after Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
BALDET;AA533199S2080402;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Francois Baldet;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronomer;France;French;20;20 th century;?;1885;?;1964;?;-151.959755;208.040245;151 ° 58 ' West;-53.319916;53.320° South;Farside;South-West;Not determined;55;55;27.8;3502;0.062808856380137;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
BALL;AA359228S3516058;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;William Ball;Birt / Lee (1865);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;England;English;17;17 th century;?;?;?;1690;Amateur having confirmed the discovery of rings of Saturn by Huygens.;-8.394206;351.605794;8 ° 24 ' West;-35.922788;35.923° South;Nearside;South-West;Tycho crater region;41;41;20.1;3176;0.078798318990574;Circular formation.;Possibly Lower Imbrian ;Steep slopes bearing Ball A to the North-West and Ball C to the South as large.;High walls in terraces supporting a craterlet to the South.;Fairly flat and little extensive floor. Important central mountain.;3;Very interesting formation;8;1 day after First Quarter;Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
BALLET;AA201700N305700;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Ballet;IAU 2020;01/01/2020 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;30.57;30.57;30 ° 34 ' East;20.17;20 ° 10 ' North;Nearside;North-East;North part of Mare Serenitatis;0.01;0.01;0.005;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Formation circulaire isolée en forme de bol;;Versants assez escarpés.;Fairly steep walls.;;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;999;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
BALMER;AA202715S702247;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Walled plain;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms and Byrne / 2009;No details;Johann Jakob Balmer;Arthur / Whitaker (1963);01/01/1964 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Physicist;Switzerland;Swiss;19;19 th century;Lausen;1825;B?›le;1898;;70.224706;70.224706;70 ° 13 ' East;-20.271454;20.271° South;Nearside;South-East;Moon East-South-East limb;113;113;68.1;4583;0.033626982311613;Damaged circular formation.;Name is on LAC 99 ;Slightly steep slopes bearing the crater Hecataeus C to the North-East.;Slightly high walls gobbled to the North.;Large flat floor filled with lava. Numerous craterlets whose a central.;3;Very interesting formation;2;2 days after New Moon;1 day after Full Moon;5;Naked eye;10x binoculars;
BANACHIEWICZ;AA52770N800097;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Walled plain;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Tadeus Banachiewicz;Arthur / Whitaker (1963);01/01/1964 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer and mathematician;Poland;Polish;20;20 th century;?;1882;?;1954;?;80.009675;80.009675;80 ° 1 ' East;5.276973;5.277° North;Librations zone;North-East;Moon East limb;93;92;49.5;4163;0.042021896485412;Circular formation situated in the zone of librations.;;Fairly steep slopes bearing Banachiewicz E and F to the South-West.;Fairly high walls supporting Banachiewicz B to the West.;Flat floor supporting Knox-Shaw.;2;Pretty interesting formation;2;2 days after New Moon;1 day after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
BANCROFT;AA280659N3535661;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Copernician (From -1.1 billions years to present days) ?;Period source not found;No details;W. D. Bancroft (ex Archimedes A);?;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Chemist;U. S. A.;American;20;20 th century;?;1867;?;1953;?;-6.433948;353.566052;6 ° 26 ' West;28.065909;28.066° North;Nearside;North-West;South-East part of Mare Imbrium;13;13;6.2;2512;0.201013475012181;Circular formation with bowl shape.;;Steep slopes bearing an escarpment to the South-West.;Fairly high walls.;Rounded floor. Small central relief.;2;Pretty interesting formation;8;1 day after First Quarter;Last Quarter;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
BANDFIELD;AA54000S907700;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Copernician;Period source not found;No details;Joshua Bandfield;IAU 2022;08/07/2022 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Engineer;United States;American;20;20 th century;??;1974;??;2019;Work on instruments of the Osiris-Rex MRO LRO MGS Spirit & Opportunity probes;90.77;90.77;90 ° 46 ' East;-5.4;5 ° 24 ' South;Librations zone;South-East;Sur le rempart du cratère Hirayama;1;1;0.5;0.1;0.1;Recent craterlet surrounded by a radiating system;;;;;0;Not observable;Not observable;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
BANTING;AA265814N164284;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Eratosthenian (From -3.2 billions years to -1.1 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Sir Frederick Grant Banting (ex Linné E);?;01/01/1973 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Doctor and physiologist;Canada;Canadian;20;20 th century;Alliston;1891;Musgrave Harbor;1941;Discovery of the insulin. Nobel Price of medicine in 1941.;16.428418;16.428418;16 ° 26 ' East;26.581351;26.581° North;Nearside;North-East;South-West part of Mare Serenitatis;5;5;2.5;1026;0.199238903818843;Isolated circular formation with bowl shape. Recent.;;Slightly steep slopes;Slightly high walls;Rounded floor;1;Low interest or difficult formation;6;6 days after New Moon;5 days after Full Moon;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
BARBIER;AA238503S1579337;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Daniel Barbier;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astrophysicist;France;French;20;20 th century;Lyon;1907;Manosque;1965;Survey on stellar spectrophotometry. Star spectral classification with D. Chalonge. International observation network of atmosphere luminescence.;157.933664;157.933664;157 ° 56 ' East;-23.85027;23.850° South;Farside;South-East;Not determined;66;66;32.6;3674;0.05619588333426;Not observable;Likely to be Nectarian: should be on Plate 7B not 6B. relatively fresh ;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
BARKLA;AA106680S672187;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Charles Glover Barkla (ex Langrenus A);?;01/01/1979 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Physicist;Great Britain;British;20;20 th century;Widnes;1877;Edimbourg;1944;Works on radioelectric wavew and X rays. Nobel Price in1917.;67.218739;67.218739;67 ° 13 ' East;-10.667977;10.668° South;Nearside;South-East;Moon East limb;43;43;20.4;3190;0.07800203018561;Damaged circular formation.;Formerly Langrenus A;Fairly steep slopes bearing Langrenus M to the North-West and a crater to the North.;Walls in terraces.;Tormented floor with line of crest.;2;Pretty interesting formation;2;2 days after New Moon;1 day after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
BARNARD;AA297883S859489;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Edward Emerson Barnard;Arthur / Whitaker (1963);01/01/1964 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;U. S. A.;American;19;19 th century;Nashville;1857;Williams Bay;1923;Discoverer of a twenty of comets including the first by the photograph. Director of the Yerkes Observatory. Photographs of the Milky Way. Catalogue of dark nebulae. Discoverer of Amalthee and a close star with strong proper motion.;85.948881;85.948881;85 ° 57 ' East;-29.788294;29.788° South;Librations zone;South-East;Moon South-East limb;101;101;57.8;4363;0.037700905171975;Damaged circular formation situated in the zone of librations.;Possibly Nectarian ;Steep slopes crushed by Humboldt to the North-West and bearing Abel to the South.;High walls in terraces ridden by Barnard B to the South-West and by Abel A to the South.;Very tormented floor. Numerous craterlets and lines of crests.;2;Pretty interesting formation;2;2 days after New Moon;1 day after Full Moon;5;Naked eye;10x binoculars;
BAROCIUS;AA449791S168058;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Francesco Barozzi;Riccioli (1651);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Barocius;Mathematician;Italy;Italian;16;16 th century;?;?;?;?;?;16.805822;16.805822;16 ° 48 ' East;-44.979055;44.979° South;Nearside;South-East;Maurolycus crater region;83;83;41.3;3943;0.047675004330548;Damaged circular formation situated on the South-East slope of Maurolycus.;;Fairly steep slopes overlapped by Barocius B and C to the North-East.;High walls especially to the South-East.;Tormented floor supporting Barocius W. Small mountain off-center. Craterlets and lines of crest.;3;Very interesting formation;6;6 days after New Moon;5 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
BARRINGER;AA282181S2095694;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Daniel M. Barringer;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;geologist;USA;American;20;20 th century;?;1860;?;1929;Survey on Meteor Crater in Arizona. Author of meteoritic origin of lunar craters.;-150.430619;209.569381;150 ° 26 ' West;-28.218062;28.218° South;Farside;North-West;Not determined;68;68;33.4;3699;0.055306098488568;Not observable;Older than Hertzsprung Basin ;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
BARROW;AA712844N75860;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Isaac Barrow;Mädler (1837);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Amalfi;Not named;Not named;Mathematician and theologian;England;English;17;17 th century;London;1630;London;1677;Co-author of the infinitesimal calculation. Author of optical calculation formulae and calculations of areas.;7.586017;7.586017;7 ° 35 ' East;71.284404;71.284° North;Nearside;North-East;Moon North limb;93;93;46.9;4096;0.043658216889689;Wrecked formation.;Possibly Nectarian ;Slightly steep slopes overlapped to the North-East by the crater Barrow C and to the South-West by the crater Barrow A.;Slightly high walls.;Extensive Flat floor with craterlets.;3;Very interesting formation;6;6 days after New Moon;5 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
BARTELS;AA245065N2701548;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Julius Bartels;?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Geophysicist;Germany;German;20;20 th century;?;1899;?;1964;?;-89.845211;270.154789;89 ° 51 ' West;24.506498;24.506° North;Librations zone;North-West;Moon West-North-West limb;55;55;27.4;3486;0.063454595302215;In the zone of librations. Circular formation.;Partly covered by Imbrian ejecta ;Slightly steep slopes bearing Bartels A to the North.;Slightly high walls in light terraces.;Flat floor.;1;Low interest or difficult formation;14;Full Moon;6 days after Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
BAWA;AA252770S1025586;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Bawa;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;female name;Africa;African;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;102.558586;102.558586;102 ° 34 ' East;-25.27697;25.277° South;Farside;South-East;Not determined;10;10;0.7;309;0.196886105213778;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
BAYER;AA516207S3248553;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Johann Bayer;?;01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;Germany;German;17;17 th century;Rain;1572;Augsbourg;1625;Author of the atlas Uranometria using Greek letters to appoint stars in 1603.;-35.144719;324.855281;35 ° 9 ' West;-51.620702;51.621° South;Nearside;South-West;Moon South-South-West limb;48;48;24.2;3358;0.069231611010185;Circular formation situated on the North-East slope of Schiller.;;Fairly steep slopes crushed to the West by Schiller and bearing many craters whose Bayer K to the North-East and Bayer E to the South-East.;Fairly high walls in light terraces.;Flat floor filled with lava supporting a crater to the West.;3;Very interesting formation;10;3 days after First Quarter;2 days after Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
BEALS;AA371090N865785;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Carlyle F. Beals;?;01/01/1982 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;Canada;Canadian;20;20 th century;?;1899;?;1979;?;86.57853;86.57853;86 ° 35 ' East;37.10899;37.109° North;Librations zone;North-East;Moon North-East limb;48;48;26.3;3441;0.065414459260623;Situated in the zone of librations on the South slope of Riemann. Circular formation.;Formerly Riemann A;Fairly steep slopes.;Fairly high walls.;Flat floor. Small central mountain.;1;Low interest or difficult formation;2;2 days after New Moon;1 day after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
BEAR MOUNTAIN;LF200000N307000;IAU Named formation;LF;Landing site name;Not determined;Not appliable;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Astronaut-named feature - Apollo 17 site.;IAU;01/01/1973 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;30.7;30.7;30 ° 42 ' East;20;20.000° North;Nearside;North-East;Macrobius;0;0;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Semi-circular hill in Taurus Littrow valley near the Apollo 17 landing site.;;Fairly steep slopes.;;;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;5;Five days after New Moon;Four days after Full Moon;999;Not observable;Not observable;
BEAUMONT;AA180807S288229;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Léonce Elie de Beaumont;Mädler (1837);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Geologist;France;French;19;19 th century;Canon;1798;Canon;1874;Engineer of Mines. Author of a geological map of France with Dufrénoy. Secretary of the Academy of Sciences. Author of a method of dating rocky layers.;28.822854;28.822854;28 ° 49 ' East;-18.080698;18.081° South;Nearside;South-East;Mare Nectaris South edge;53;53;25.3;3403;0.067136673215138;Damaged circular formation situated on the South-West bank of Mare Nectaris.;;Slightly steep slopes bearing Beaumont K to the North-East Beaumont E to the South-West and a double craterlet to the South.;Slightly high walls ridden by a craterlet to the North-West. Breach to the East opening on Mare Nectaris.;Fairly tormented floor filled with lava supporting an horseshoe shaped crater to the East. Craterlets and hills.;3;Very interesting formation;5;5 days after New Moon;4 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
BECQUEREL;AA407945N1295013;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms and Byrne / 2009;No details;Antoine H. Becquerel;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;physicist;France;French;19;19 th century;Ch?›tillon sur Loing;1788;Paris;1878;Discoverer of piezoelectricity in 1819 and of a photovoltaic battery in 1839. Conceiver of the electrochimic actinometer. ;129.501339;129.501339;129 ° 30 ' East;40.794549;40.795° North;Farside;South-East;Not determined;65;65;31.4;3630;0.057761280087307;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
BECVAR;AA25740S1250733;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Antonin Becvar;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronomer;Czechoslovakia;Czechoslovakian;20;20 th century;?;1901;?;1965;Author of several celestial and stellar atlases.;125.073305;125.073305;125 ° 4 ' East;-2.573963;2.574° South;Farside;North-East;Not determined;67;67;33.3;3694;0.055462681564248;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
BEER;AA270746N3508983;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Wilhelm Beer;Schmidt (1878);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;Germany;German;19;19 th century;Berlin;1797;Berlin;1850;Collaborator of M?dler. Author of a map of the Moon in 1837 and a map of Mars planet.;-9.101673;350.898327;9 ° 6 ' West;27.074604;27.075° North;Nearside;North-West;South-East part of Mare Imbrium;10;10.2;4.5;1815;0.200367534066676;Circular formation with bowl shape situated to the North extremity of a wrinkle ridge of Mare Imbrium. Forms an interesting couple with Feuillée.;;Fairly steep slopes bearing a chain of craterlets oriented West East to the East and a dome to the South.;Fairly high walls.;Rounded floor.;4;Exceptional formation;8;1 day after First Quarter;Last Quarter;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
BEHAIM;AA166056S794051;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Martin Behaim;Mädler (1837);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Navigator and cosmographer;Germany;German;15;15 th century;Nuremberg;1459;Lisbonne;1506;Geographer of the expedition of Diogo Ciao in Africa. Drew a terrestrial globe in 1492 showing the known world before Colomb.;79.405068;79.405068;79 ° 24 ' East;-16.605627;16.606° South;Nearside;South-East;Moon East-South-East limb;55;55;28.1;3510;0.062456954359443;Circular formation to the limit of the zone of librations.;;Fairly steep slopes bearing the crater Behaim B to the West and Behaim S to the West.;High walls in terraces.;Flat floor. Central mountain. Rille.;3;Very interesting formation;2;2 days after New Moon;1 day after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
BEIJERINCK;AA134016S1518375;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms and Byrne / 2009;No details;Martinus W. Beijerink;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;botanist;Netherands;Dutch;20;20 th century;?;1851;?;1931;?;151.837498;151.837498;151 ° 50 ' East;-13.40156;13.402° South;Farside;South-East;Not determined;70;70;38.3;3856;0.050228662263903;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
BEKETOV;AA162309N291769;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Craterlet;Meteoritic impact;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;N. N. Beketov (ex Jansen C);?;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Chemist;Russia;Russian;19;19 th century;?;1827;?;1911;?;29.176926;29.176926;29 ° 11 ' East;16.230911;16.231° North;Nearside;North-East;North of Mare Tranquillitatis region;8;8;4.1;1661;0.200192061726371;Isolated circular formation.;;Slightly steep slopes.;Fairly high walls.;Slightly extensive and flat floor.;2;Pretty interesting formation;5;5 days after New Moon;4 days after Full Moon;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
BEL'KOVICH;AA615278N901470;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Walled plain;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;gabbroic anorthosite;Igor V. Belkovitch;Arthur / Whitaker (1963);01/01/1964 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;U. S. S. R.;Soviet;20;20 th century;?;1904;?;1949;Specialist of the Moon.;90.147023;90.147023;90 ° 9 ' East;61.527768;61.528° North;Librations zone;North-East;Moon North-North-East limb;12;2;5;2019;0.200579417644447;Situated in the zone of librations. Circular formation.;Not on Plate 7B ;Steep slopes bearing Hayn to the North-West Belkovitch A and B to the South and Belkovitch K to the North-East.;Slightly high walls.;Large flat floor with a rille. Central hill.;2;Pretty interesting formation;2;2 days after New Moon;1 day after Full Moon;5;Naked eye;10x binoculars;
BELA;AA246650N22693;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Bèla;?;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Female name;Hungary;Hungarian;0;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;2.269287;2.269287;2 ° 16 ' East;24.665042;24.665° North;Nearside;North-East;Montes Apenninus region;199;198;107.5;5257;0.024446296746427;Very lengthened formation. South starting point of Rima Hadley.;;Fairly steep slopes.;High walls.;Rounded floor in form of shell of boat.;3;Very interesting formation;7;First Quarter;6 days after Full Moon;150;150 mm reflector;300 mm reflector;
BELL;AA219782N2634682;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Alexander G. Bell;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;inventor;Royaume Uni;Scottish;20;20 th century;Edinburgh;1847;Baddeck;1922;Inventor of the telephone in 1876.;-96.531822;263.468178;96 ° 32 ' West;21.978152;21.978° North;Librations zone;North-West;Not determined;86;86;43.1;3994;0.046272550894359;Circular formation situated in the zone of librations.;Partly covered by Imbrian ejecta possibly pre-Nectarian ;Not easily observable.;;;1;Low interest or difficult formation;14;Full Moon;6 days after Last Quarter;30;x10 binoculars;50 mm refractor;
BELLINSGAUZEN;AA607163S1951507;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Faddey F. Bellingshausen;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;explorer;Russia;Russian;19;19 th century;?;1778;?;1852;?;-164.849327;195.150673;164 ° 51 ' West;-60.716279;60.716° South;Farside;South-West;Not determined;63;63;31.6;3637;0.057524810222109;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
BELLOT;AA124760S481945;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Copernician (From -1.1 billions years to present days) ?;Period source not found;No details;Joseph R. Bellot;Birt / Lee (1865);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Navigator;France;French;19;19 th century;?;1826;?;1853;Specialist of the Antarctic.;48.1945;48.1945;48 ° 12 ' East;-12.475982;12.476° South;Nearside;South-East;East part of Mare Fecunditatis;17;17;8.7;2470;0.141194214817578;Isolated circular formation.;;Steep slopes bearing mountainous crests to the East and to the South and Bellot A and B to the South-West.;High walls.;Slightly extensive and flat floor.;2;Pretty interesting formation;4;4 days after New Moon;3 days after Full Moon;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
BELOPOL'SKIY;AA172508S2317660;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Aristarch A. Belopol'skiy;IAU 1971 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronomer;USSR;Soviet;20;20 th century;?;1854;?;1934;?;-128.234027;231.765973;128 ° 14 ' West;-17.250762;17.251° South;Farside;South-West;Not determined;59;59;30.9;3614;0.058386001621437;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
BELYAEV;AA230964N1431111;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Pavel I. Belyaev;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;cosmonaut;USSR;Soviet;20;20 th century;?;1925;?;1970;Voskhod 2 mission cosmonaut with Leonov on the march 18 1965.;143.111144;143.111144;143 ° 7 ' East;23.096417;23.096° North;Farside;North-East;Not determined;54;54;27.9;3504;0.062698860066123;Not observable;Younger than Moscoviense Basin ;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
BENCH;LF32000S3366000;IAU Named formation;LF;Landing site name;Not determined;Not appliable;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Astronaut-named feature - Apollo 12 site.;IAU;01/01/1973 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;-23.4;336.6;23 ° 24 ' West;-3.2;3.200° North;Nearside;South-West;Montes Riphaeus;0.1;0.1;0;34;0.192667648295301;Small geological formation visited by Apollo 12 astronauts.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;9;Two days after First Quarter;One day after Last Quarter;999;Not observable;Not observable;
BENEDICT;AA43492N1415364;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;F. G. Benedict;IAU 1985 ?;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;chemist;USA;American;20;20 th century;?;1870;?;1957;?;141.53643;141.53643;141 ° 32 ' East;4.349198;4.349° North;Farside;North-East;Not determined;14;14;6.9;2782;0.201216825542781;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
BERGMAN;AA69731N1374896;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Torbern Olof Bergman;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;chemist;Sweden;Swedish;18;;Katrineberg;1735;Medevi;1784;Mineralogist. Discoverer of nickel wolfram and of carbonates composition.;137.489589;137.489589;137 ° 29 ' East;6.973117;6.973° North;Farside;North-East;Not determined;21;21;11.2;2665;0.118410448930056;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
BERGSTRAND;AA187200S1764400;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Carl Osten E. Bergstrand;IAU 1997 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronomer;Sweden;Swedish;20;20 th century;Stockholm;1873;Uppsala;1948;?;176.44;176.44;176 ° 25 ' East;-18.72;18 ° 43 ' South;Farside;South-West;Not determined;106;106;21.4;3238;0.075343757843458;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
BERKNER;AA251800N2546600;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Wilhelms and Byrne / 2009;anorth norite;Lloyd Viel Berkner;IAU 1970;1970-01-01 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;geophysicist;U. S. A.;American;20;20 th century;?;1905;?;1967;Geophysicist;-105.34;254.66;105 ° 20 ' West;25.18;25 ° 18 ’ North;Farside;North-West;Not determined;87;87;43.8;4012;0.045795291495261;Damaged circular formation.;Older than Hertzsprung Basin ;Slightly steep slopes.;Slightly step walls with not complete terraces.;Flat floor in the North tormented in the South with a central horseshoe shaped mountain.;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
BERLAGE;AA630400S1963900;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms and Byrne / 2009;No details;Hendrik P. Berlage;IAU 1970 ?;1970-01-01 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;geophysicist;Netherlands;Dutch;20;20 th century;?;1896;?;1968;?;-163.61;196.39;163 ° 37 ' West;-63.04;63 ° 2 ' South;Farside;South-West;Not determined;93.75;93.75;46.8;4095;0.043681000426527;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
BERNOULLI;AA349295N606124;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Upper Imbrian (From -3.8 billions years to -3.2 billions years);Wilhelms and Byrne / 2009;No details;Jacques Bernoulli;Schröter (1802);01/01/1985 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Mathematician and physicist;Switzerland;Swiss;17;17 th century;B?›le;1654;B?›le;1705;Works on the infinitesimal calculation. Specialist of probabilities.;60.612401;60.612401;60 ° 37 ' East;34.929512;34.930° North;Nearside;North-East;Moon North-East limb;48;47;23.6;3332;0.070464854789125;Circular formation.;;Slightly steep slopes bearing Bernouilli A to the North.;Very high walls in terraces.;Flat floor. Central mountain.;3;Very interesting formation;3;3 days after New Moon;2 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
BEROSUS;AA334956N699922;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Berose;?;01/01/1935 00:00:00;Leototi;Not named;Not named;Astronomer priest and historian;Babylon;Babylonian;-4;4 th century BC;Babylone;330 BC;?;?;Inventor of a solar dial. Author of a history of Babylon about 280 BC.;69.992161;69.992161;69 ° 60 ' East;33.495559;33.496° North;Nearside;North-East;Moon North-East limb;75;74;37.6;3832;0.050940452287709;Circular formation.;Partly covered by Imbrian ejecta younger than Crisium Basin. Maybe Nectarian - on the map in the source (GHM) it is classified as Nectarian.;Fairly steep slopes.;Slightly high walls in terraces.;Flat floor filled with somber lava.;3;Very interesting formation;2;2 days after New Moon;1 day after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
BERZELIUS;AA365518N509548;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Baron Jöns Jacob Berzelius;Mädler (1837);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Chemist;Sweden;Swedish;19;19 th century;V?versunda S?rgard;1779;Stockholm;1848;Secretary of the Academy of Sciences in 1818. Separated the organic chemistry and the mineral chemistry. Inventor of symbols and chemical equations. Laws of the electrochemistry.;50.954777;50.954777;50 ° 57 ' East;36.551821;36.552° North;Nearside;North-East;Atlas crater South-East region;51;51;24.2;3358;0.06921166627574;Circular formation.;Older than Crisium Basin ;Slightly steep slopes.;Slightly high walls.;Flat floor filled with lava. Craterlets. Rille.;3;Very interesting formation;4;4 days after New Moon;3 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
BESSARION;AA148511N3226925;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Copernician (From -1.1 billions years to present days) ?;Period source not found;No details;Johannes Bessarion;Riccioli (1651);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Bettinii;Not named;Bessarion;Scholar and theologian;Byzance;Byzantin;15;15 th century;Trébizonde;1402;Ravenne;1472;Cardinal in 1439. Partisan of the Union of Churches. Promoter of the Renaissance in Italy.;-37.307527;322.692473;37 ° 18 ' West;14.85105;14.851° North;Nearside;North-West;Region between Oceanus Procellarum and Mare Imbrium;10;10;4.9;1973;0.200533079132155;Circular formation with bowl shape. Three white radial rays.;Not so sure;Slightly steep slopes bearing Bessarion E to the North.;Fairly high walls.;Rounded floor.;2;Pretty interesting formation;10;3 days after First Quarter;2 days after Last Quarter;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
BESSEL;AA217342N179204;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Eratosthenian (From -3.2 billions years to -1.1 billions years);Wilhelms and Byrne / 2009;No details;Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel;Mädler (1837);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;Germany;German;19;19 th century;Minden;1784;K?nigsberg;1846;Founder of the observatory of K?nigsberg. Observation of 75 000 stars. Measure of the distance of 61 Cygni in 1838. Prediction of the existence of the companion of Sirius.;17.920354;17.920354;17 ° 55 ' East;21.734231;21.734° North;Nearside;North-East;South-East part of Mare Serenitatis;17;16;7.7;2385;0.153280106470411;Isolated circular formation.;From Geological map I-489;Slightly steep slopes.;Slightly high walls.;Extensive flat floor filled with lava. Craterlets.;3;Very interesting formation;6;6 days after New Moon;5 days after Full Moon;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
BETTINUS;AA633969S3148398;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years) ?;Period source not found;noritic anorthosite;Mario Bettini;Riccioli (1651);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Martinitzi;Mons Meridionalis;Bettinus;Philosopher mathematician and astronomer;Italy;Italian;17;17 th century;?;1582;?;1657;?;-45.160231;314.839769;45 ° 10 ' West;-63.396885;63.397° South;Nearside;South-West;Moon South-South-West limb;71;71;35.8;3778;0.05264463080275;Circular formation.;;Fairly steep slopes bearing Bettinus A to the South-West and many craterlets whose a couple to the South-East.;Fairly high walls ridden by two craterlets to the North-West.;Flat floor with a craterlet to the North-East. Mountain slightly off-center to the North-West. Craterlets.;3;Very interesting formation;11;4 days after First Quarter;3 days after Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
BHABHA;AA555000S1946900;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;ol-noritic gabbro;Homi Jehangir Bhabha;IAU 1970 ?;??;Not known;Not known;Not known;physicist;India;Indian;20;20 th century;Bombay;1909;Mont Blanc;1966;Etude sur les rayons cosmiques. Président de la 1ère conférence sur les applications pacifiques de l'énergie nucléaire de Genève en 1955. Mort dans un accident d'avion. ;-165.31;194.69;165 ° 19 ' West;-55.5;55 ° 30 ' South;Farside;South-West;Not determined;70.25;70.25;35.1;3754;0.053443478189999;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
BI SHENG;AA783450N1484587;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Chinese inventor (c. 990-1051).;IAU;02/08/2010 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;?;Asia;China;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;148.458657;148.458657;148 ° 28 ' East;78.345006;78.345° North;Farside;North-East;Karpinskij;55.271;55.271;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Damaged circular formation.;;Steep and rugged slopes crushed by a big crater in the North-West and a big craterlet in the North-East..;;Flat floor riddled with craters and craterlets.;0;Not observable;0;not observable;not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
BIANCHINI;AA487814N3256261;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Upper Imbrian (From -3.8 billions years to -3.2 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Francesco Bianchini;Schröter (1802);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Claramontii;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;Italy;Italian;17;17 th century;?;1662;?;1729;?;-34.373945;325.626055;34 ° 22 ' West;48.781409;48.781° North;Nearside;North-West;Moon North-North-West limb;38;38;18.7;3110;0.082741795904729;Situated on the line of crest of Montes Swore. Circular formation.;;Steep slopes bearing Bianchini P to the North.;High walls with terraces.;Flat floor. Small central mountain.;3;Very interesting formation;10;3 days after First Quarter;2 days after Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
BIELA;AA549915S516285;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Wilhelm von Biela;Mädler (1837);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;Austria;Austrian;19;19 th century;Rosslau;1782;Venice;1856;Discoverer of a comet in 1826.;51.628546;51.628546;51 ° 38 ' East;-54.991474;54.991° South;Nearside;South-East;Moon South-South-East limb;76;76;38.5;3859;0.050110095458233;Circular formation.;;Steep slopes bearing Biela A to the East Biela B to the South and Rosenberger A to the North-West.;High walls in terraces overlapped by Biela C to the East and by a crater to the West.;Flat floor filled with lava. Mountain with three summits off-center in the North.;3;Very interesting formation;4;4 days after New Moon;3 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
BILHARZ;AA58278S563438;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;T. Bilharz (ex Langrenus F);?;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not named;Insula Minor;Not named;Doctor;Germany;German;19;19 th century;?;1825;?;1862;Has given its name to a sickness caused by parasitic worms : the bilharziose.;56.343802;56.343802;56 ° 21 ' East;-5.827816;5.828° South;Nearside;South-East;Moon East limb;43;43;22.2;3273;0.073477767160999;Circular formation forming an interesting trio with Atwood and Naonobu.;Formerly Langrenus F;Fairly steep slopes bearing Atwood to the East and Langrenus FB to the North.;Slightly high walls in terraces to the East.;Flat floor filled with lava.;3;Very interesting formation;3;3 days after New Moon;2 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
BILLY;AA138324S3097618;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Jacques de Billy;Riccioli (1651);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Billy;Mathematician and astronomer;France;French;17;17 th century;?;1602;?;1679;Equally astrologer. Believed in a mysterious comet influence.;-50.238161;309.761839;50 ° 14 ' West;-13.832399;13.832° South;Nearside;South-West;South-West part of Oceanus Procellarum;46;46;22.7;3295;0.072324236504633;Circular formation forming an interesting couple with Hansteen.;Partly covered by Orientale ejecta. possibly Lower Imbrian ;Slightly steep slopes but to the South-East and bearing Mons Hansteen to the North Billy K to the North-East and Billy D to the South-West.;Slightly high walls.;Very flat floor filled of somber lava. Craterlets.;3;Very interesting formation;11;4 days after First Quarter;3 days after Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
BINGHAM;AA80200N1150500;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Hiram Bingham;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Explorer;USA;American;20;20 th century;Honolulu;1875;Washington;1956;Discoverer of Machu Picchu inca city on 1911. Governer and republican senator of Connecticut.;115.05;115.05;115 ° 3 ' East;8.02;8 ° 1 ' North;Farside;North-East;Not determined;34.99;34.99;17.4;3043;0.086992874785484;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
BIOT;AA227003S510798;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Eratosthenian (From -3.2 billions years to -1.1 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Jean Baptiste Biot;Mädler (1837);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Physicist;France;French;19;19 th century;Paris;1774;Paris;1862;;51.079832;51.079832;51 ° 5 ' East;-22.700264;22.700° South;Nearside;South-East;Mare Fecunditatis South edge;13;13;6.5;2616;0.201093875668603;Isolated circular formation with bowl shape situated in a gulf of the South part of Mare Fecunditatis.;;Slightly steep slopes.;Slightly high walls.;Rounded floor.;2;Pretty interesting formation;4;4 days after New Moon;3 days after Full Moon;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
BIRKELAND;AA301700S1740100;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Eratosthenian (From -3.2 billions years to -1.1 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;ol-noritic gabbro;Olaf K. Birkeland;IAU 1970 ?;??;Not known;Not known;Not known;Physician;Norway;Norwegian;19;19 th century;Christiania;1867;Tokyo;1917;Works on terrestrial magnetic field. Discoverer of the origin of polar aurorae.;174.01;174.01;174 ° 1 ' East;-30.17;30 ° 11 ' South;Farside;South-East;Not determined;81.64;81.64;40.8;3928;0.048114979426656;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
BIRKHOFF;AA584500N2143500;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;George David Birkhoff;IAU 1970 ?;??;Not known;Not known;Not known;Mathematician;U.S.A.;American;20;20 th Century;Overisel Township;1884;Cambridge;1944;General theory of dynamic systems.Demonstration of the last theoreme of Poincaré. Works on relativity theory. ;-145.65;214.35;145 ° 39 ' West;58.45;58 ° 27 ' North;Farside;North-West;Not determined;329.81;329.81;164.9;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
BIRMINGHAM;AA651238N3493021;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms and Byrne / 2009;No details;John Birmingham;Birt / Lee (1865);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;Ireland;Irish;19;19 th century;?;1829;?;1884;Observer of the Moon.;-10.69787;349.30213;10 ° 42 ' West;65.12377;65.124° North;Nearside;North-West;Moon North limb;93;92;44.9;4044;0.044973319706488;Wrecked formation.;;Steep slopes to the South.;Slightly high walls supporting Birmingham B to the South.;Tormented floor with a double central craterlet. Hills craterlets depressions and rilles.;3;Very interesting formation;8;1 day after First Quarter;Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
BIRT;AA223636S3514077;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Copernician (From -1.1 billions years to present days) ?;Period source not found;No details;William R. Birt;Schmidt (1878);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Insula Cyprus;Not named;Astronomer;England;English;19;19 th century;?;1804;?;1881;Selenographer.;-8.592256;351.407744;8 ° 36 ' West;-22.363583;22.364° South;Nearside;South-West;Mare Humorum region;17;17;7.9;2396;0.151581821525819;Isolated circular formation with bowl shape situated on the bank of Mare Nubium.;;Fairly steep slopes bearing Birt A to the South-East Rima Birt and Birt F to the West and the craterlets Birt K J and H to the South-West.;Very high walls.;Rounded floor.;3;Very interesting formation;8;1 day after First Quarter;Last Quarter;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
BJERKNES;AA385000S1136900;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Upper Imbrian (From -3.8 billions years to -3.2 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Vilhelm F. K. Bjerknes;IAU 1970 ?;??;Not known;Not known;Not known;Physicist and meteorologist;Norway;Norwegian;20;20 th Century;Christiania;1862;Oslo;1951;Hertz assistant. Works on magnetic resonances. Discoverer of equations of climate models.;113.69;113.69;113 ° 41 ' East;-38.5;35 ° 3 ' South;Farside;South-East;Not determined;48.18;48.18;24;3351;0.069562728539156;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
BLACK;AA91959S803949;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Joseph Black (ex Kästner F);?;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Chemist and physicist;Scotland;Scottish;18;18 th century;Bordeaux;1728;Edimbourg;1799;Disciple of Lavoisier. Study of the carbonic gas in 1754. Initiator of notions of quantity of heat and latent and specific heat.;80.394873;80.394873;80 ° 24 ' East;-9.195929;9.196° South;Librations zone;South-East;Moon East limb;18;18;9.7;2551;0.131096065095069;Circular formation with bowl shape situated in the zone of librations.;;Slightly steep slopes.;Slightly high walls.;Rounded floor.;1;Low interest or difficult formation;2;2 days after New Moon;1 day after Full Moon;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
BLACKETT;AA375500S2441600;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Patrick Maynard Stuart Blackett;IAU 1970 ?;??;Not known;Not known;Not known;Physicist;United Kingdom;British;20;20 th Century;London;1897;London;1974;Works on cosmic rays. First photography of a transmutation phenomena on 1925. Author of a general theory on the magnetisme. Nobel prize on 1948.;-115.84;244.16;115 ° 50 ' West;-37.55;37 ° 33 ' South;Farside;South-West;Not determined;145.31;145.31;72.6;4672;0.032155549993929;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
BLAGG;AA12189N14639;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Craterlet;Meteoritic impact;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Mary Adela Blagg;Lamech (1956);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;England;English;20;20 th century;?;1858;?;1944;Selenographer. Participated in the elaboration of the lunar nomenclature of the IAU in 1935.;1.463876;1.463876;1 ° 28 ' East;1.218941;1.219° North;Nearside;North-East;Moon disk center;5;5;2.4;989;0.199168033451421;Isolated circular formation with bowl shape situated on a wrinkle ridge of Sinus Medii.;;Slightly steep slopes.;Slightly high walls.;Rounded floor.;1;Low interest or difficult formation;7;First Quarter;6 days after Full Moon;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
BLANCANUS;AA637697S3383701;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Giuseppe Biancani;Riccioli (1651);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Ferdinandi Elect. Col.;Vallis Hajalon;Blancanus;Mathematician geographer and astronomer;Italy;Italian;16;16 th century;?;1566;?;1624;?;-21.629925;338.370075;21 ° 38 ' West;-63.769739;63.770° South;Nearside;South-West;Moon South limb;106;106;52.9;4247;0.040135403766686;Circular formation situated on the South-West slope of Clavius.;;Steep slopes bearing Blancanus D to the East Blancanus C to the South-West and a crater to the South.;High walls in terraces.;Flat floor with numerous craterlets whose a group of five to the South-East. Small central triple mountains.;3;Very interesting formation;9;2 days after First Quarter;1 day after Last Quarter;5;Naked eye;10x binoculars;
BLANCHARD;AA582500S2665000;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Jean Pierre Blanchard.;IAU 1970 ?;??;Not known;Not known;Not known;Scientist;France;French;18;18 th century;Les Andelys;1753;Paris;1809;Works on parachute. First Channel crossing on 1785. Balloon fall in la Hague on 1808.;-93.5;266.5;93 ° 30 ' West;-58.25;58 ° 15 ' South;Farside;South-West;Not determined;37.46;37.46;18.7;3107;0.082942405245958;Circular formation in the libration zone.;Formerly Arrhenius P;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
BLANCHINUS;AA253156S24439;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Giovanni Bianchini;Riccioli (1651);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Fromi;Not named;Blanchinus;Astronomer;Italy;Italian;15;15 th century;?;?;?;1458;?;2.443858;2.443858;2 ° 27 ' East;-25.315615;25.316° South;Nearside;South-East;Arzachel crater region;68;58;29.9;3578;0.059741916404794;Slightly lengthened formation oriented North South.;Mantled by the Nectaris basin;Steep slopes bearing La Caille and La Caille D to the North-West and Werner to the South;Slightly high walls but to the South and ridden by Blanchinus B to the West.;Flat floor with numerous parallel folds. Hills and craterlets whose Blanchinus M.;3;Very interesting formation;7;First Quarter;6 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
BLAZHKO;AA313700N2121400;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Upper Imbrian (From -3.8 billions years to -3.2 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Sergej N. Blazhko;IAU 1970 ?;??;Not known;Not known;Not known;Astronomer;U. R. R. S.;Soviet;20;20 th Century;?;1870;??;1956;Member of the Academy of Sciences of the Soviet Union in 1929. Discover of a variation of the amplitude and period of RR Lyrae stars known as the Blazhko effect.;-147.86;212.14;147 ° 52 ' West;31.37;31 ° 23 ' North;Farside;North-West;Not determined;51.11;51.11;25.5;3411;0.066750556055773;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
BLISS;AA530433N3462207;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Nathaniel. English Astronomer Royal (1700-1764).;IAU;01/01/2000 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;?;Europe;England;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;-13.77933;346.22067;13 ° 47 ' West;53.043345;53.043° North;Nearside;North-West;Plato;22.8495;22.8495;11.4;2677;0.117176100701774;Almost circular formation situated on tthe North-West ejecta of Plato.;Formerly Plato A;rugged slopes.;Slightly steep walls in the West and flatter in the East.;Flat floor with hiills.;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;9;Two days after First Quarter;One day after Last Quarter;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
BLOCK;LF32000S3366000;IAU Named formation;LF;Landing site name;Not determined;Not appliable;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Astronaut-named feature - Apollo 12 site.;IAU;01/01/1973 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;-23.4;336.6;23 ° 24 ' West;-3.2;3.200° North;Nearside;South-West;Montes Riphaeus;0.01;0.01;0;1;0.187178546860202;Small geological formation visited by Apollo 12 astronauts.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;9;Two days after First Quarter;One day after Last Quarter;999;Not observable;Not observable;
BOBILLIER;AA196311N154355;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Craterlet;Meteoritic impact;Copernician (From -1.1 billions years to present days) ?;Period source not found;No details;E. Bobillier (ex Bessel E);?;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Geometer;France;French;19;19 th century;?;1798;?;1840;?;15.43545;15.43545;15 ° 26 ' East;19.631101;19.631° North;Nearside;North-East;South-West part of Mare Serenitatis;7;7;3;1205;0.19955675844496;Isolated circular formation with bowl shape situated on the North slope of Dorsum Buckland.;;Fairly steep slopes.;Fairly high walls.;Rounded floor.;2;Pretty interesting formation;6;6 days after New Moon;5 days after Full Moon;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
BOBONE;AA267000N1278800;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Jorge Bobone;IAU 1970 ?;??;Not known;Not known;Not known;Astronomer;Argentina;Argentinian;20;20 th Century;?;1901;??;1958;Photographic observations of comets and some asteroids.;-132.12;227.88;132 ° 7 ' West;26.7;26 ° 4 ' North;Farside;North-West;Not determined;32.14;32.14;16;2967;0.092315671662255;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
BODE;AA67101N3575479;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Eratosthenian (From -3.2 billions years to -1.1 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Johannes Elert Bode;Lohrmann (1824);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Pratii;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;Germany;German;18;18 th century;Hambourg;1747;Berlin;1826;Author of an 'Introduction to the Astronomy' in 1766. Discoverer of an empirical law on planetary distances in 1772. Director of the observatory of Berlin in 1786.;-2.452087;357.547913;2 ° 27 ' West;6.710073;6.710° North;Nearside;North-West;Moon disk center;18;18;8.9;2483;0.13952656968137;Isolated circular formation. Rays.;;Fairly steep slopes bearing Rimae Bode to the North-West.;Very high walls.;Extensive and little flat. Radial and raised crest line oriented South-West North-East.;2;Pretty interesting formation;7;First Quarter;6 days after Full Moon;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
BOETHIUS;AA55690N723340;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Boèce (ex Dubiago U);?;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Political man philosophe and poet;Rome;Roman;5;5 th century;Rome;480;Pavie;524;Minister of Theodoric the Great. Comments on Plato and Aristote. Works in geometry and astronomy. Author of 'Of the consolation of the philosophy;72.333996;72.333996;72 ° 20 ' East;5.568954;5.569° North;Nearside;North-East;Moon East limb;10;10;5.5;2242;0.200787467969867;Isolated circular formation with bowl shape.;;Slightly steep slopes.;Slightly high walls.;Rounded floor.;2;Pretty interesting formation;2;2 days after New Moon;1 day after Full Moon;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
BOGUSLAWSKY;AA729012S432572;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Palon H. Ludwig von Bogulawsky;Mädler (1837);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Manzinus;Astronomer;Germany;German;19;19 th century;?;1789;?;1851;Discoverer of the comet of 1835.;43.257224;43.257224;43 ° 15 ' East;-72.901213;72.901° South;Nearside;South-East;Moon South limb;100;100;47.2;4106;0.043409490253938;Circular formation.;;Steep slopes bearing many craters whose one to the West and Bogulawsky F to the South-East.;Slightly high walls in terraces ridden by Bogulawsky D to the East.;Flat floor filled with lava. Hills and craterlets.;3;Very interesting formation;4;4 days after New Moon;3 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
BOHNENBERGER;AA162377S400556;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Imbrian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.85 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Johann Gottlieb Friedrich von Bohnenberger;Mädler (1837);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Mathematician and physician;Germany;German;18;18 th century;?;1765;?;1831;Studies on gyroscopes condenser and pendulums. Study of the influence of the terrestrial rotation on the fall of bodies.;40.055589;40.055589;40 ° 3 ' East;-16.237717;16.238° South;Nearside;South-East;Mare Nectaris South edge;33;33;15.8;2955;0.093127353195036;Circular formation situated on the bank of Mare Nectaris.;;Fairly steep slopes bearing Montes Pyrenaeus to the East Bohnenberger F to the North and Bohnenberger G and A to the South.;Slightly high walls with breach to the North.;Tormented floor. Double central mountain. Line of crest.;2;Pretty interesting formation;4;4 days after New Moon;3 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
BOHR;AA127063N2734759;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Niels H. D. Bohr;Arthur / Whitaker (1963);01/01/1964 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Physicist;Danmark;Danish;20;20 th century;Copenhague;1885;Copenhague;1962;Theory of the structure of the atom in 1913. Numerous controversies with Einstein. Nobel Price in 1922.;-86.524082;273.475918;86 ° 31 ' West;12.70631;12.706° North;Librations zone;North-West;Moon West limb;71;71;35;3751;0.053539405999752;Deformed formation situated in the zone of librations.;;Steep slopes bearing many craters and Vasco of Gama to the North-East.;Fairly high walls.;Flat floor with craterlets.;1;Low interest or difficult formation;2;2 days after New Moon;1 day after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
BOK;AA202600S1884200;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Eratosthenian (From -3.2 billions years to -1.1 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Priscilla Fairfield and Bartholomeus Jan 'Bart' Bok;IAU 1970 ?;??;Not known;Not known;Not known;Astronomer;U.S.A.;American;20;20 th Century;?;1896 & 1906;?? & Tucson;1975 & 1983;Discoverers of compact interstellar dust or Bok globules.;-171.58;188.42;171 ° 35 ' West;-20.26;20 ° 15 ' South;Farside;South-West;Not determined;43.03;43.03;21.5;3239;0.075282551125614;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
BOLTZMANN;AA748200S2695900;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms and Byrne / 2009;No details;Ludwig E. Boltzmann;IAU 1970 ?;??;Not known;Not known;Not known;Physicist;Austria;Austrian;19;19 th century;Vienna;1844;Duino;1906;Inventor of the gaz cinetics and of a formula describing entrophy and introducing a new fundamental physical constant. Suicide because of a bad disease.;-90.41;269.59;90 ° 25 ' West;-74.82;74 ° 49 ' South;Farside;South-West;Not determined;72.31;72.31;36.1;3787;0.05237461505049;Circular formation in the libration zone.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
BOLYAI;AA338500S1261200;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms and Byrne / 2009;No details;Janos Bolyai;IAU 1970 ?;??;Not known;Not known;Not known;Mathematician;Hungary;Hungarian;19;19 ème siècle;Kolozsvár;1802;Marosvásárhely;1860;Friend of Gauss. Author of a complete system in non euclidian geometry. Works on complex numbers.;126.12;126.12;126 ° 7 ' East;-33.85;33 ° 51 ' South;Farside;South-East;Not determined;102.22;102.22;51.1;4203;0.041118278231073;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
BOMBELLI;AA52800N561869;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Imbrian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.85 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Raffaele Bombelli (ex Apollonius T);?;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Engineer and mathematician;Italy;Italian;16;16 th century;Borgo Panigale;1526;?;1573;Author of a treaty of algebra in 1572 in which it brings interesting improvements.;56.186855;56.186855;56 ° 11 ' East;5.280049;5.280° North;Nearside;North-East;Moon East limb;10;10;4.8;1948;0.200508475047171;Isolated circular formation with bowl shape.;;Fairly steep slopes.;Slightly high walls.;Rounded floor.;1;Low interest or difficult formation;3;3 days after New Moon;2 days after Full Moon;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
BONDARENKO;AA172400S1368900;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;V. V. Bondarenko;IAU 1970 ?;??;Not known;Not known;Not known;Cosmonaut;U. S. S. R.;Soviet;20;20 th Century;Kharkov;1937;Moscow;1961;Selected as cosmonaut. No participation in a spatial mission.;136.89;136.89;136 ° 53 ' East;-17.24;17 ° 15 ' South;Farside;South-East;Not determined;28.26;28.26;14.1;2854;0.101002276050456;Not observable;Formerly Patsaev G;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
BONPLAND;AA83755S3426659;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Walled plain;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms and Byrne / 2009;No details;Aimé Goujaud Bonpland;Mädler (1837);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Naturalist;France;French;19;19 th century;La Rochelle;1773;Santa Ana;1858;Explorer in Mexico and Colombia with Humboldt. Author of a collection of 6000 plants and American South works on this continent.;-17.334132;342.665868;17 ° 20 ' West;-8.375549;8.376° South;Nearside;South-West;South-East of Oceanus Procellarum region;60;60;29.6;3566;0.060199285785246;Damaged circular formation forming a remarkable trio with Fra Mauro and Parry.;;Steep slopes bearing Dorsum Guettard to the South-West Fra Mauro to the North and Parry to the East.;Slightly high walls divided to the South.;Extensive flat floor filled with the lava of Mare Cognitum. Crossed by Rimae Parry. Craterlets.;3;Very interesting formation;8;1 day after First Quarter;Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
BOOLE;AA637885N2727146;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms and Byrne / 2009;No details;George Boole;Arthur / Whitaker (1963);01/01/1964 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Mathematician;England;English;19;19 th century;Lincoln;1815;Cork;1864;Promoter of the mathematical logic. Inventor of a branch of the algebra on totalities.;-87.285369;272.714631;87 ° 17 ' West;63.788467;63.788° North;Librations zone;North-West;Moon North-North-West limb;63;63;30.6;3604;0.058758080824874;Situated in the zone of librations. Circular formation.;;Steep slopes bearing many craterlets whose Boole E to the South-East and Boole G to the North-West.;High walls in light terraces supporting a craterlet to the South-West.;Extensive flat floor.;1;Low interest or difficult formation;14;Full Moon;6 days after Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
BORDA;AA251952S465226;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Imbrian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.85 billions years) ?;Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Charles de Borda;Mädler (1837);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Montes Caucasus Inferior;Not Named;Mathematician and sailor;France;French;18;18 th century;Dax;1733;Paris;1799;Memory on the movement of projectiles in 1756. Cruises in the Atlantic Ocean. Inventor of the reflecting circle. Installation of the metric system.;46.522578;46.522578;46 ° 31 ' East;-25.195186;25.195° South;Nearside;South-East;Mare Fecunditatis South edge;45;45;22.7;3292;0.07251343151768;Isolated circular formation.;;Fairly steep Slopes riden by several craters to the South-West.;High damaged walls ridden by a crater to central mountain to the South-East and by a craterlet to the North.;Slightly flat floor extensive. Important central mountain. Lines of crest.;3;Very interesting formation;4;4 days after New Moon;3 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
BOREL;AA223735N264241;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Craterlet;Meteoritic impact;Eratosthenian (From -3.2 billions years to -1.1 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Félix Borel (ex Le Monnier C);?;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Mathematician;France;French;20;20 th century;Saint-Affrique;1871;Paris;1956;Founder of the Institute Henri Poincaré. Theory of totalities. Member of the Academy of Sciences in 1921.;26.424081;26.424081;26 ° 25 ' East;22.373543;22.374° North;Nearside;North-East;South-East part of Mare Serenitatis;5;5;2.3;927;0.19903980178832;Isolated circular formation with bowl shape. Recent.;;Slightly steep slopes.;Slightly high walls.;Rounded floor.;1;Low interest or difficult formation;5;5 days after New Moon;4 days after Full Moon;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
BORIS;AA305339N3264993;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Russian male name.;IAU;01/01/1979 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;?;Europe;Russia;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;-33.500674;326.499326;33 ° 30 ' West;30.533907;30.534° North;Nearside;North-West;Aristarchus;1.72605;1.72605;0.8;340;0.197077267630843;Small elongated depression composed of two sticked craterlets.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;10;Three days after First Quarter;Two days after Last Quarter;200;200 mm reflector;400 mm reflector;
BORMAN;AA390600S2117500;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Lower Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.8 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;ol-norite ;Frank Borman;IAU 1970 ?;??;Not known;Not known;Not known;Astronaut;U.S.A.;American;20;20 th Century;Gary;1928;Alive;Alive;Astronaut of the Apollo 8 mission. First lunar orbit on the December 25th 1968. Chairman of Eastern Air Lines. ;-148.25;211.75;148 ° 15 ' West;-39.06;39 ° 5 ' South;Farside;South-West;Not determined;50.72;50.72;25.3;3403;0.067108913329605;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
BORN;AA60526S668274;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Imbrian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.85 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Max Born (ex Maclaurin Y);?;01/01/1979 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Physicist;Germany;German;20;20 th century;Breslau;1882;G?ttingen;1970;Initiator of the theory quantique. Author of a method of approximation that wears its name. Works in physical molecular and atomic. Price Nobel in 1954.;66.827353;66.827353;66 ° 50 ' East;-6.052608;6.053° South;Nearside;South-East;Moon East limb;15;15;7.5;2362;0.156747035273477;Circular formation with bowl shape.;;Slightly steep slopes bearing a craterlet to the South and one to the North-East.;Slightly high walls.;Rounded floor.;1;Low interest or difficult formation;2;2 days after New Moon;1 day after Full Moon;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
BORYA;AA382994N3249996;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Slavic male name Boris in Russian diminutive form.;IAU;14/06/2012 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;?;Europe;Russia;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;-35.000381;324.999619;35 ° 0 ' West;38.29937;38.299° North;Nearside;North-West;Sinus Iridum;0.4;0.4;0.2;77;0.194212273061594;Small geological formation on the Luna 17 landing site.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;10;Three days after First Quarter;Two days after Last Quarter;999;Not observable;Not observable;
BOSCH;AA868175N1335429;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Carl Bosch;IAU;22/01/2009 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;?;Europe;Germany;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;133.542942;133.542942;133 ° 33 ' East;86.817516;86.818° North;Farside;North-East;Peary;19.5827;19.5827;9.7;2555;0.130533934978489;Damaged circular formation near North pole. ;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;not observable;not observable;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
BOSCOVICH;AA97109N110111;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Ruggero Guiseppe Boscovich;Schröter (1802);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Taye;Collis Aconitus;Julius Caesar;Mathematician and astronomer;Croaty;Croatian;18;18 th century;Dubrovnik;1711;Milan;1787;Author of many astronomy and mathematics works. Promoter of theories of Newton. Author of an atomic theory of the matter.;11.011104;11.011104;11 ° 1 ' East;9.710929;9.711° North;Nearside;North-East;East of Mare Tranquillitatis region;46;46;20.7;3204;0.077173022320434;Wrecked formation of South-East North-West oriented rectangular shape.;;Steep slopes bearing the lengthened crater Boscovich P to the North-West.;Fairly high walls collapsed to the West.;Flat floor filled of somber lava supporting Rimae Boscovich. Line of crest.;3;Very interesting formation;6;6 days after New Moon;5 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
BOSE;AA539500S1906400;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;ol-gabbroic norite;Sir Jagadis Chandra Bose;IAU 1970 ?;??;Not known;Not known;Not known;Physicist;India;Indian;20;20 th Century;Mymensingh;1858;Giridih;1937;Inventor of an electrical ultra short waves generator on 1897. Works on molecular phenomenas.;-169.36;190.64;169 ° 22 ' West;-53.95;53 ° 57 ' South;Farside;South-West;Not determined;92.55;92.55;46.2;4079;0.044076122246825;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
BOSS;AA457480N886799;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Upper Imbrian (From -3.8 billions years to -3.2 billions years);Wilhelms and Byrne / 2009;No details;Lewis Boss;Arthur / Whitaker (1963);01/01/1964 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;U. S. A.;American;19;19 th century;?;1846;?;1912;Author of a catalogue of stars.;88.679925;88.679925;88 ° 41 ' East;45.747968;45.748° North;Librations zone;North-East;Moon North-East limb;48;47;25.1;3393;0.067594070505149;In the zone of librations. Circular formation.;Not on Plate 9A but probably Upper Imbrian. possibly Lower Imbrian ;Steep slopes.;High walls.;Flat floor. Small central mountain.;1;Low interest or difficult formation;2;2 days after New Moon;1 day after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
BOUGUER;AA523224N3241772;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Copernician (From -1.1 billions years to present days) ?;Period source not found;No details;Pierre Bouguer;Mädler (1837);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Mons Atlas Major;Not named;Geophysicist;France;French;18;18 th century;Le Croisic;1698;Paris;1758;Mission to Peru with La Condamine in 1735. Discoverer of anomalies of the field of gravity of the Earth. Inventor of the héliometer in 1748.;-35.822785;324.177215;35 ° 49 ' West;52.322436;52.322° North;Nearside;North-West;Moon North-North-West limb;23;23;11.1;2655;0.1194510067068;Circular formation.;;Fairly steep slopes.;High walls.;Extensive and little flat floor.;2;Pretty interesting formation;10;3 days after First Quarter;2 days after Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
BOUSSINGAULT;AA702063S537342;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Jean-Baptiste Boussingault;Mädler (1837);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Chemist and botanist;France;French;19;19 th century;Paris;1801;Paris;1887;Works in metallurgy and on nitrogenous fertilizer. Member of the Academy of Sciences in 1839.;53.734171;53.734171;53 ° 44 ' East;-70.206334;70.206° South;Nearside;South-East;Moon South-South-East limb;131;131;63.8;4493;0.035211707641596;Circular formation with double enclosure.;;Steep slopes bearing Boussingault E to the North-West and Boussingault B to the South-East.;High walls in terraces overlapped by Boussingault K to the North-West.;Floor replaced by Boussingault A concentric forming a double enclosure.;3;Very interesting formation;3;3 days after New Moon;2 days after Full Moon;5;Naked eye;10x binoculars;
BOWDITCH;AA249700S1030700;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Nathaniel Bowditch;IAU 1970 ?;??;Not known;Not known;Not known;Astronomer;U.S.A.;American;19;19 th century;Salem;1773;Boston;1848;Works on navigation. ;103.07;103.07;103 ° 4 ' East;-24.97;24 ° 58 ' South;Farside;South-East;Not determined;43.04;43.04;21.5;3239;0.075270324280006;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
BOWEN;AA176281N90980;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Craterlet;Meteoritic impact;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Ira Sprague Bowen (ex Manilius A);?;01/01/1973 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;U. S. A.;American;20;20 th century;?;1898;?;1973;?;9.098013;9.098013;9 ° 6 ' East;17.628099;17.628° North;Nearside;North-East;South-West part of Mare Serenitatis;8;9;4;1619;0.200140765512729;Isolated circular formation.;Formerly Manilius A;Fairly steep slopes to the East.;Slightly high walls.;Flat floor filled with lava.;2;Pretty interesting formation;6;6 days after New Moon;5 days after Full Moon;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
BOWEN APOLLO;LF203000N309000;IAU Named formation;LF;Landing site name;Not determined;Not appliable;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Astronaut-named feature - Apollo 17 site.;IAU;01/01/1973 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;30.9;30.9;30 ° 54 ' East;20.3;20.300° North;Nearside;North-East;Macrobius;0.42;0.42;0.1;58;0.193654362059239;Small geological formation on the Apollo 17 landing site.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;5;Five days after New Moon;Four days after Full Moon;999;Not observable;Not observable;
BOYLE;AA532900S1778900;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;ol-gabbroic norite;Sir Robert Boyle;IAU 1970 ?;??;Not known;Not known;Not known;Physicist;United Kingdom;British;17;17 th century;Lismore Castle;1627;London;1691;Co-inventor of the law on gaz compressibility with Mariotte. Inventor of the zero of temperatures at the ice fusion point. Adversory of the elements theory of Aristote. Inventor of the notion of elements and of analytical methods. ;177.89;177.89;177 ° 53 ' East;-53.29;53 ° 17 ' South;Farside;South-East;Not determined;57.13;57.13;28.5;3527;0.061752195954987;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
BRACKETT;AA178399N235356;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Craterlet;Meteoritic impact;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Frederick Sumner Bracket;?;01/01/1973 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Physicist;U. S. A.;American;20;20 th century;?;1896;?;1972;?;23.535567;23.535567;23 ° 32 ' East;17.839944;17.840° North;Nearside;North-East;South-East part of Mare Serenitatis;8;9;4.4;1776;0.20032507202278;Ghost circular formation situated on the North flank of Rimae Plinius.;;Quasi flat slopes.;Very little high walls.;Flat floor filled with the lava of Mare Serenitatis.;2;Pretty interesting formation;5;5 days after New Moon;4 days after Full Moon;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
BRAGG;AA423300N2565600;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms and Byrne / 2009;No details;Sir William Henry Bragg;IAU 1970 ?;??;Not known;Not known;Not known;Physicist;United Kingdom;British;20;20 th Century;Wigton;1862;London;1942;Head of the Royal Great Britain Institution on 1923. Autor of numerous works on X rays and radioactivity with his son. Inventor of a high frequency spectrograph. Nobel prize on 1915. ;-103.44;256.56;103 ° 26 ' West;42.33;42 ° 20 ' North;Farside;North-West;Not determined;77.21;77.21;38.6;3862;0.050028408285864;Circular formation in the libration zone.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
BRASHEAR;AA735400S1884300;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;John A. Brashear;IAU 1979 ?;??;Not known;Not known;Not known;Astronomer;U.S.A.;American;20;20 th Century;Brownsville;1840;Pittsburgh ?;1920;Builder of astronomical instruments. Inventor of the silver coating of the telescopes mirrors.;-171.57;188.43;171 ° 34 ' West;-73.54;73 ° 32 ' South;Farside;South-West;Not determined;60.16;60.16;30;3583;0.05956132180338;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
BRAUDE;AA818201S1588802;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Semion Ya Braude;IAU;17/04/2009 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;?;Europe;Ukraine;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;158.88024;158.88024;158 ° 53 ' East;-81.820097;81.820° North;Farside;North-East;Amundsen;11.2776;11.2776;5.6;2265;0.200807145368957;Circular formation with bowl shape.;;Steep slopes;Steep slopes.;Very small flat floor.;0;Not observable;0;not observable;not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
BRAYLEY;AA208963N3230627;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Eratosthenian (From -3.2 billions years to -1.1 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Edward E. Brayley;Birt / Lee (1865);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Ciermanni;Not named;Not named;Professor;England;English;19;19 th century;?;1801;?;1870;Specialist in geography.;-36.937283;323.062717;36 ° 56 ' West;20.896281;20.896° North;Nearside;North-West;Region between Oceanus Procellarum and Mare Imbrium;15;15;7;2851;0.20126570082304;Circular formation with bowl shape.;Rim flooded;Fairly steep slopes bearing a craterlet to the South-East.;High walls.;Reduced flat floor.;3;Very interesting formation;10;3 days after First Quarter;2 days after Last Quarter;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
BREDIKHIN;AA172500N2016300;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Fedor A. Bredikhin;IAU 1988 ?;??;Not known;Not known;Not known;Astronomer;Russia;Russian;19;19 th century;Mykolaiev;1831;Saint Petersburg;1904;Head of the Moscow and Pulkovo observatories. Works on comets tails and on the Jupiter Great Red Spot.;-158.37;201.63;158 ° 22 ' West;17.25;17 ° 15 ' North;Farside;North-West;Not determined;61.68;61.68;30.8;3610;0.058531491035048;Not observable;Older than Korolev Basin ;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
BREISLAK;AA483075S183096;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Imbrian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.85 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Scipione Breislak;Schmidt (1878);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Lantsbergi;Not named;Not named;Geologist chemist and mathematician;Italy;Italian;18;18 th century;?;1748;?;1826;?;18.309631;18.309631;18 ° 19 ' East;-48.307529;48.308° South;Nearside;South-East;Maurolycus crater region;50;50;24.3;3361;0.069102219358074;Circular formation.;;Fairly steep slopes bearing Baco S to the South and Baco B to the South-West.;Fairly high walls riddled of craterlets on its East side.;Flat floor with hills and craterlets whose a couple to the South.;3;Very interesting formation;5;5 days after New Moon;4 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
BRENNER;AA390936S391078;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms and Byrne / 2009;No details;Leo Brenner;Fauth (1936);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Montes Coibacarani;Metius;Astronomer;Austria;Austrian;19;19 th century;?;1855;?;1928;Amateur observer of the Moon and planets.;39.107828;39.107828;39 ° 6 ' East;-39.09358;39.094° South;Nearside;South-East;Vallis Rheita region;98;98;45;4045;0.044941882116382;Very damaged formation little differentiated.;;Steep slopes subsisting to the West and bearing Metius to the South-East and Stiborius A to the North-West.;High walls displayed and riddled of craters whose Brenner A to the South and Brenner E to the East.;Tormented floor with an extensive plateau to the North. Craterlets and lines of crest.;3;Very interesting formation;5;5 days after New Moon;4 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
BREWSTER;AA232694N346857;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Copernician (From -1.1 billions years to present days) ?;Period source not found;No details;David Brewster (ex R?mer L);?;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Physicist;Scotland;Scottish;19;19 th century;Jedburgh;1781;Melrose;1868;Laws of the polarization by reflection in 1815. Discoverer of telluric rays in the solar specter in 1834. Inventor of a electromagnet of a polarimeter and the kaleidoscope.;34.685732;34.685732;34 ° 41 ' East;23.269378;23.269° North;Nearside;North-East;North of Mare Tranquillitatis region;12;11;4.9;1971;0.200531040168485;Circular formation with bowl shape.;;Slightly steep slopes bearing a hill to the North.;Fairly high walls.;Rounded floor.;2;Pretty interesting formation;5;5 days after New Moon;4 days after Full Moon;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
BRIANCHON;AA747512N2716358;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Charles Julien Brianchon;Arthur / Whitaker (1963);01/01/1964 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Mathematician;France;French;19;19 th century;S‡vres;1783;Versailles;1864;Pupil of Monge. Specialist of the geometry. Memory on curved surfaces of the second degree published in 1808.;-88.364163;271.635837;88 ° 22 ' West;74.751154;74.751° North;Librations zone;North-West;Moon North limb;146;145;68.6;4593;0.033462412338312;Situated in the zone of librations. Circular formation.;;Riddled and Slightly steep slopes of craters.;Fairly high walls crushed by Brianchon B to the South.;Extensive flat floor. Craterlets.;2;Pretty interesting formation;14;Full Moon;6 days after Last Quarter;5;Naked eye;10x binoculars;
BRIDGE;LF260000N36000;IAU Named formation;LF;Landing site name;Not determined;Not appliable;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Astronaut-named feature - Apollo 15 site.;IAU;01/01/1973 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;3.6;3.6;3 ° 36 ' East;26;26.000° North;Nearside;North-East;Montes Apenninus;0.71;0.71;0.3;134;0.19527406286195;Geological formation on the Apollo 15 landing site.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;7;First Quarter;Six days after Full Moon;999;Not observable;Not observable;
BRIDGMAN;AA433900N1369800;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Percy Williams Bridgman;IAU 1970 ?;??;Not known;Not known;Not known;Physicist;U.S.A.;American;20;20 th Century;Cambridge;1882;Randolph;1961;Works on ultra pressures and on cristals properties. Nobel prize on 1946.;136.98;136.98;136 ° 59 ' East;43.39;43 ° 24 ' North;Farside;North-East;Not determined;81.89;81.89;40.9;3931;0.048012256738389;Not observable;Younger than Humboldtianum and Moscoviense basins ;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
BRIGGS;AA264528N2908127;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Upper Imbrian (From -3.8 billions years to -3.2 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Henry Briggs;?;01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Mathematician;England;English;17;17 th century;Warleywood;1561;Oxford;1630;Author of a table of 31 000 logarithms to 14 decimals in 1624 and a table of trigonometrical values in 1633.;-69.187266;290.812734;69 ° 11 ' West;26.452797;26.453° North;Nearside;North-West;Moon West-North-West limb;36;37;18.3;3089;0.084059270289242;Circular formation.;;Fairly steep slopes.;Slightly high walls.;Flat floor. Central mountain. 3 lines of crest.;3;Very interesting formation;13;6 days after First Quarter;5 days after Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
BRILL;AA882700S2665900;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Yvonne Madelaine Brill;IAU 2023;18/04/2023 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Engineer;Canada;Canadian;20;20 th century;??;1924;??;2013;Worked in the field of launchers in the United States. Specialist in rocket engines. Inventor of a satellite engine.;-93.41;266.59;93 ° 25 ' West;-88.27;88 ° 16 ' South;Librations zone;South-West;Sur le fond du cratère De Gerlache;17;17;8.5;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Crater having impacted the floor of the De Gerlache crater.;;Slightly steep slopes.;Quite steep wall.;Flat floor;0;Not observable;Not observable;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
BRISBANE;AA491997S687569;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Period source not found;No details;Sir Thomas Brisbane;Schmidt (1878);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Political man and astronomer;Scotland;Scottish;19;19 th century;?;1770;?;1860;?;68.756942;68.756942;68 ° 45 ' East;-49.199724;49.200° South;Nearside;South-East;Moon South-South-East limb;45;45;22.1;3268;0.0737440987285;Circular formation.;;Slightly steep slopes bearing Peirescius D to the North and Brisbane E to the South-East.;Slightly high walls supporting a craterlet to the North-East.;Flat floor.;2;Pretty interesting formation;2;2 days after New Moon;1 day after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
BRONK;AA259000N2253300;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms and Byrne / 2009;No details;Detlev Wulf Bronk;IAU 1970 ?;??;Not known;Not known;Not known;Neurophysiologist;U.S.A.;American;20;20 th Century;New York;1897;New York;1975;President of Johns Hopkins University and president of The Rockefeller University. Also president of the National Academy of Sciences.;-134.67;225.33;134 ° 40 ' West;25.9;25 ° 6 ' North;Farside;North-West;Not determined;66.16;66.16;33;3687;0.055731950997167;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
BRONTE;LF202000N307000;IAU Named formation;LF;Landing site name;Not determined;Not appliable;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Astronaut-named feature - Apollo 17 site.;IAU;01/01/1973 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;30.7;30.7;30 ° 42 ' East;20.2;20.200° North;Nearside;North-East;Macrobius;0.23;0.23;0.1;40;0.19296487581522;Geological formation on the Apollo 17 landing site.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;5;Five days after New Moon;Four days after Full Moon;999;Not observable;Not observable;
BROUWER;AA358200S2352500;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Dirk Brouwer;IAU 1976 ?;??;Not known;Not known;Not known;Astronomer;U.S.A.;American;20;20 th Century;Rotterdam;1902;New Haven;1966;Revision of astronomical constants. Numerical intégration of celestial mechanics equations.;-124.75;235.25;124 ° 45 ' West;-35.82;35 ° 49 ' South;Farside;South-West;Not determined;119.6;119.6;59.8;4406;0.036843968649326;Not observable;Partly covered by Orientale ejecta likely pre-Nectarian possibly Nectarian: should be shown on Plate 6A not 7A ;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
BROWN;AA465279S3420119;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Imbrian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.85 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Ernest William Brown;IAU Commission 17 (1935);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;England;English;20;20 th century;Hul;1866;New Haven;1938;Specialist of the celestial mechanics. Editor of a theory of movements of the Moon. Discovers in 1926 the irregularity of the terrestrial rotation.;-17.988108;342.011892;17 ° 59 ' West;-46.527895;46.528° South;Nearside;South-West;Tycho crater region;35;35;17;3018;0.088701098082337;South-East North-West lengthened and damaged formation.;;Fairly steep slopes bearing many craterlets whose a trio to the South-West.;Slightly high walls crushed by Brown E to the South-East.;Flat floor.;3;Very interesting formation;8;1 day after First Quarter;Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
BRUCE;AA11642N3739;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Eratosthenian (From -3.2 billions years to -1.1 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Catherine W. Bruce;Krieger / K?nig (1912);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Benefactor;U. S. A.;American;19;19 th century;?;1816;?;1900;Amateur astronomer. Financed many astronomy schools and observatories of the world.;0.373899;0.373899;0 ° 22 ' East;1.164151;1.164° North;Nearside;North-East;Moon disk center;7;7;3;1225;0.19958952981246;Isolated circular formation with bowl shape.;;Slightly steep slopes bearing a craterlet to the North.;Slightly high walls.;Rounded floor.;2;Pretty interesting formation;7;First Quarter;6 days after Full Moon;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
BRUNNER;AA98600S909100;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Lower Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.8 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;William O. Brunner;IAU 19XX ?;??;Not known;Not known;Not known;Astronomer;Switzerland;Swiss;20;20 th Century;Wattvill;1878;??;1958;Head of Zurich observatory. Works on solar activity. Member of the Royal Astronomical Society on 1945;90.91;90.91;90 ° 55 ' East;-9.86;9 ° 51 ' South;Farside;South-East;Not determined;50.66;50.66;25.3;3402;0.067164461027936;Circular formation in the libration zone.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
BUCH;AA388990S176786;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Imbrian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.85 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Leopold von Busch;Mädler (1837);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Geologist;Germany;German;19;19 th century;Stolpe;1774;Berlin;1853;Author of the deep volcano origin and chains of mountains. Geological map of Germany in 1826.;17.678618;17.678618;17 ° 41 ' East;-38.899049;38.899° South;Nearside;South-East;Maurolycus crater region;55;55;25.6;3415;0.066568579612875;Circular formation forming an interesting couple with Busching.;;Fairly steep slopes bearing Busching to the North-East and Busch C to the North.;Slightly high walls.;Very flat floor supporting the craterlets whose a large to the North.;3;Very interesting formation;6;6 days after New Moon;5 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
BUFFON;AA406400S2264700;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Georges Louis Leclercq Comte de Buffon;IAU 1970 ?;??;Not known;Not known;Not known;Naturalist;France;French;18;18 th century;Montbard;1707;Paris;1788;Member of the Académie des Sciences on 1733. Head of the King Garden on 1739. Author of the 36 volumes of the Histoire naturelle published from 1749 to 1804. First evolutionism hypotheses. Great popularizer of sciences.;-133.53;226.47;133 ° 32 ' West;-40.64;40 ° 38 ' South;Farside;South-West;Not determined;105.76;105.76;52.8;4246;0.040151318433362;Not observable;Partly covered by Imbrian ejecta ;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
BUISSON;AA14671S1129508;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Henri Buisson;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronomer;France;French;20;20 th century;?;1873;?;1944;?;112.950816;112.950816;112 ° 57 ' East;-1.467056;1.467° South;Farside;South-East;Not determined;56;56;30.6;3602;0.058804996751026;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
BULLIALDUS;AA207477S3377368;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Eratosthenian (From -3.2 billions years to -1.1 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;gabbroic norite;Ismaèl Bouillau;Riccioli (1651);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Medicaei;Insula Creta;Bullialdus;Astronomer and historian;France;French;17;17 th century;?;1605;?;1694;?;-22.263213;337.736787;22 ° 16 ' West;-20.74771;20.748° South;Nearside;South-West;West part of Mare Nubium;61;61;30.3;3593;0.059176816287004;Isolated circular formation situated on the West bank of Mare Nubium.;;Very steep and rugged slopes bearing the craterlets Bullialdus L to the West Bullialdus E to the South-West and crater Bullialdus A and B to the South.;Very high walls in terraces with sweeter slopes to the South-West.;Slightly extensive and flat floor with ruins to the South-West. Important central mountain with several summits. Rays.;4;Exceptional formation;9;2 days after First Quarter;1 day after Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
BUNSEN;AA414036N2745404;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Robert Wilhelm Bunsen;Schmidt (1878);01/01/1964 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Physicist and chemist;Germany;German;19;19 th century;G?ttingen;1811;Heidelberg;1899;Inventor of an electrical battery and many machines. Creator of the spectral analysis.;-85.459649;274.540351;85 ° 28 ' West;41.403584;41.404° North;Librations zone;North-West;Moon North-West limb;53;52;27.6;3491;0.063237561307498;Situated in the zone of librations. Circular formation.;;Slightly steep slopes;Slightly high walls wrecked to the South.;Flat floor.;1;Low interest or difficult formation;14;Full Moon;6 days after Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
BURBIDGE;AA863500S486000;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Eleanor Margaret Burbidge;IAU 2023;02/08/2023 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer and astrophysicist;U. S. A.;American;20;20 th Century;Davenport;1919;San Francisco;2020;Spouse of Geoffrey Burbidge. Head of the Greenwich observatory on 1972. President of the American Society of Astronomy on 1976. Developer of one of the spectrograph of the Hubble Space Telescope.;48.6;48.6;48 ° 36 ' East;-86.35;86 ° 21 ' South;Nearside;South-East;South Pole area;21;21;10.5;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Circular formation on the South slope of Nobile Crater;;Steep slopes.;High walls;Very small flat floor.;1;Low interest or difficult formation;4;Four days after New Moon;Three days after Full Moon;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
BURCKHARDT;AA311072N563876;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Lower Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.8 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Johan K. Burckhardt;Mädler (1837);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Barreae;Montes Riphaei;Not named;Astronomer and meteorologist;Germany;German;18;18 th century;?;1773;?;1825;?;56.387623;56.387623;56 ° 23 ' East;31.107234;31.107° North;Nearside;North-East;Moon North-East limb;58;57;27.1;3475;0.063935220081954;Circular formation.;;Steep slopes bearing Burckhardt E to the South-West Burckhardt F to the North-East and Burckhardt A to the South-East.;High walls.;Flat floor. Central mountain. Line of crest to theSouth-East.;3;Very interesting formation;3;3 days after New Moon;2 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
BURG;AA450734N282081;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Copernician (From -1.1 billions years to present days);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;noritic gabbro;Johann Tobias Burg;Mädler (1837);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Thales;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;Austria;Austrian;19;19 th century;?;1766;?;1834;Author of a theory of movements of the Moon.;28.208134;28.208134;28 ° 12 ' East;45.073391;45.073° North;Nearside;North-East;North-East of Mare Serenitatis region;40;40;20.5;3193;0.07781593848434;Circular formation. Surrounded by a mountainous uprising.;;Steep slopes.;High walls in terraces.;Flat floor. Central mountain.;3;Very interesting formation;5;5 days after New Moon;4 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
BURNHAM;AA139208S72513;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Imbrian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.85 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Sherburne W. Burnham;Krieger / K?nig (1912);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;U. S. A.;American;19;19 th century;?;1838;?;1921;Amateur Astronomer having discovered more than 1300 stars double.;7.251298;7.251298;7 ° 15 ' East;-13.920762;13.921° South;Nearside;South-East;East of Ptolemaeus crater region;25;25;12;2720;0.112926683959167;South North lengthened and wrecked formation. Seems to result from the fusion of 3 craters.;;Slightly steep slopes bearing Burnham A to the South and Burnham L to the South-East.;Slightly high walls destroyed to the South by Burnham F and ridden to the North by Burnham K.;Very tormented floor with craterlets and lines of crests.;3;Very interesting formation;6;6 days after New Moon;5 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
BUSCHING;AA380425S199551;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Imbrian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.85 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Anton F. Busching;Mädler (1837);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Philosopher and geographer;Germany;German;18;18 th century;?;1724;?;1793;;19.955111;19.955111;19 ° 57 ' East;-38.042463;38.042° South;Nearside;South-East;Maurolycus crater region;53;53;26.7;3458;0.064660335359031;Circular formation forming an interesting couple with Buch.;;Fairly steep slopes bearing Buch to the South-West and many craterlets whose a chain to the East.;Fairly high walls.;Tormented flat floor to the West supporting a small crater to the South-East. Hills and craterlets.;3;Very interesting formation;5;5 days after New Moon;4 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
BUTLEROV;AA120500N2511948;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Upper Imbrian (From -3.8 billions years to -3.2 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Aleksandr Mikaïlovitch Butlerov;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;chemist;Russia;Russian;19;19 th century;Tchistopol;1828;Boutlerovka;1886;Member of Saint Petersburg Academy of Sciences in 1870. Works on fat alcohools. Discoverer of trimethylcarbinol. Author of organic compounds structures theory with Couper and Kekule. ;-108.805171;251.194829;108 ° 48 ' West;12.049976;12.050° North;Farside;North-West;Not determined;40;40;19.3;3139;0.080973317677547;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
BUYS-BALLOT;AA208573N1748224;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Christophorus Henricus Didericus Buys-Ballot;IAU 1991 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;meterologist;Netherands;Dutch;19;19 th century;Kloetingue;1817;Utrecht;1890;Author of a law about depressions direction center. Founder of the Dutch Meteorological Institute in 1854.;174.822436;174.822436;174 ° 49 ' East;20.857345;20.857° North;Farside;North-East;Not determined;55;55;33.1;3690;0.055602774430716;Not observable;Probably Nectarian but age uncertain part of oblique impact cluster? ;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
BYRD;AA854283N100699;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Walled plain;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms and Byrne / 2009;No details;Richard Evelyn Byrd;Arthur / Whitaker (1963);01/01/1964 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Pilot sailor and explorer;U. S. A.;American;20;20 th century;Winchester;1888;Boston;1957;1st flight over the North Pole on May 9th 1926. 1st flight over the South Pole on November 29th 1928.;10.069924;10.069924;10 ° 4 ' East;85.428332;85.428° North;Nearside;North-East;Moon North limb;94;94;48.7;4143;0.042502787082943;Situated near the North pole of the Moon. Circular formation.;;Slightly steep slopes bearing many craters whose Peary to the North and Gioja to the South.;Slightly high walls.;Flat floor.;1;Low interest or difficult formation;6;6 days after New Moon;5 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
BYRGIUS;AA247311S2946201;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Joost Burgi;Riccioli (1651);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Mons Acabe;Byrgius;Clockmaker;Switzerland;Swiss;16;16 th century;Lichtensteig;1552;Kassel;1632;Manufacturer of precision instruments and collaborator of Kepler. Constructor of clocks and celestial spheres.;-65.379875;294.620125;65 ° 23 ' West;-24.731054;24.731° South;Nearside;South-West;Moon West-South-Westlimb;88;87;42.2;3968;0.046986316068423;Circular formation situated in a tormented region.;Partly covered by Imbrian ejecta ;Steep slopes bearing Byrgius D to the North-West and 2 craterlets to the South-West.;Fairly high walls ridden to the East by Byrgius A.;Flat floor tormented to the South-West. Craterlets. Rays in source of Byrgius A.;3;Very interesting formation;12;5 days after First Quarter;4 days after Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
C. HERSCHEL;AA344815N3287051;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Eratosthenian (From -3.2 billions years to -1.1 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Caroline Herschel;Birt / Lee (1865);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;England;English;18;18 th century;Hanovre;1750;Hanovre;1848;;-31.29495;328.70505;31 ° 18 ' West;34.481527;34.482° North;Nearside;North-West;North-West part of Mare Imbrium;13;13;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Situated on a wrinkle ridge. Isolated circular formation.;;Slightly steep slopes.;Slightly high walls.;Flat floor filled with lava.;2;Pretty interesting formation;10;3 days after First Quarter;2 days after Last Quarter;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
C. MAYER;AA632562N173072;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Upper Imbrian (From -3.8 billions years to -3.2 billions years);Period source not found;No details;Christian Mayer;Schröter (1802);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Ptolomaei;Montes Sarmatici;Not named;Astronomer;Germany;German;18;18 th century;?;1719;?;1783;;17.307243;17.307243;17 ° 18 ' East;63.256231;63.256° North;Nearside;North-East;Moon North limb;38;38;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Circular formation.;;Very steep slopes bearing Mayer H in the North-West and Mayer Din the South-East.;High walls in terraces.;Extensive and little flat floor. Lengthened central mountain.;3;Very interesting formation;6;6 days after New Moon;5 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
CABANNES;AA612401S1897936;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms and Byrne / 2009;No details;Jean Cabannes;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;physicist;France;French;19;19 th century;Marseille;1885;Les Lecques;1959;Member of french Academy of Sciences in 1946. Studies on Kerr phenomena atmospheric ozona and sky spectrography.;-170.206366;189.793634;170 ° 12 ' West;-61.240102;61.240° South;Farside;South-West;Not determined;80;80;40.6;3923;0.048255543041297;Not observable;Name is on LAC 132 ;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
CABEUS;AA853303S3178673;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Niccolo Cabeo;?;01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Physicist;Italy;Italian;17;17 th century;Ferrare;1586;Génes;1650;Jesuit. Studies on the magnetism. Author of Philosophia Magnetica in 1629.;-42.132688;317.867312;42 ° 8 ' West;-85.330304;85.330° South;Nearside;South-West;Moon South limb;98;98;50.2;4182;0.041585781598751;Circular formation situated near the South Pole in the zone of librations.;;Fairly steep slopes bearing Cabeus A to the North and a crater to the North-East.;Fairly high walls.;Flat floor.;2;Pretty interesting formation;10;3 days after First Quarter;2 days after Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
CAI LUN;AA801166N1136639;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Chinese inventor (c. 57-121).;IAU;02/08/2010 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;?;Asia;China;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;113.663851;113.663851;113 ° 40 ' East;80.116551;80.117° North;Farside;North-East;Peary;44.8908;44.8908;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Very damaged circular formation.;;Steep slopes riddled with craterlets.;Steep walls riddled with craters.;Tormented floor riddled with craterlets.;0;Not observable;0;not observable;not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
CAILLEUX;AA604115S1534987;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;André Cailleux;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1997 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;geologist;France;French;20;20 th century;?;1907;?;1986;?;153.498691;153.498691;153 ° 30 ' East;-60.411524;60.412° South;Farside;South-East;Not determined;50;50;26.4;3446;0.065206674122351;Not observable;Formerly Poincare R;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
CAJAL;AA125928N310750;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Craterlet;Meteoritic impact;Copernician (From -1.1 billions years to present days) ?;Period source not found;No details;Santiago Ramon y Cajal (ex Jansen F);?;01/01/1973 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Doctor;Spain;Spanish;19;19 th century;Petilla;1852;Madrid;1934;Works on the nervous system. Discoverer of the polarity of neurons. Many works. Nobel Price in 1906 with Golgi.;31.075041;31.075041;31 ° 5 ' East;12.59276;12.593° North;Nearside;North-East;Central part of Mare Tranquillitatis;8;9;4.2;1716;0.20025615790396;Isolated circular formation with bowl shape and situated between 2 mountains.;;Slightly steep slopes.;Slightly high walls.;Rounded floor.;1;Low interest or difficult formation;5;5 days after New Moon;4 days after Full Moon;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
CAJORI;AA476680S1686972;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms and Byrne / 2009;No details;Florian Cajori;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;mathematician;USA;American;20;20 th century;?;1859;?;1930;?;168.697153;168.697153;168 ° 42 ' East;-47.66798;47.668° South;Farside;South-East;Not determined;70;70;37.3;3823;0.051221543353844;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
CALIPPUS;AA389249N107175;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Lower Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.8 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Callippos;?;01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;Greece;Greek;-4;4 th century BC;Cyzique;350 BC;?;?;Disciple of Eudoxe and director of its school. Improvement of the cycle of Meton.;10.717504;10.717504;10 ° 43 ' East;38.924891;38.925° North;Nearside;North-East;North of Mare Serenitatis region;33;33;17;3018;0.088701098082337;Situated in Montes Caucasus. Circular formation.;;Steep slopes bearing the craterlet Calippus E to the East.;Deformed high walls to the East.;Tormented floor. Hills and craterlets.;3;Very interesting formation;6;6 days after New Moon;5 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
CAMELOT;LF202000N307000;IAU Named formation;LF;Landing site name;Not determined;Not appliable;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Astronaut-named feature - Apollo 17 site.;IAU;01/01/1973 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;30.7;30.7;30 ° 42 ' East;20.2;20.200° North;Nearside;North-East;Macrobius;0.63;0.63;0.3;118;0.195033569691699;Geological formation on the Apollo 17 landing site.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;5;Five days after New Moon;Four days after Full Moon;999;Not observable;Not observable;
CAMERON;AA61863N459337;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Copernician (From -1.1 billions years to present days) ?;Period source not found;No details;Robert C. Cameron (ex Taruntius C);?;01/01/1973 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;U. S. A.;American;20;20 th century;?;1925;?;1972;?;45.933679;45.933679;45 ° 56 ' East;6.186288;6.186° North;Nearside;North-East;North edge of Mare Fecunditatis;12;11;5.4;2190;0.200740184448691;Circular formation with bowl shape situated on the North-West wall of Taruntius.;;Fairly steep slopes.;Slightly high walls.;Rounded floor.;2;Pretty interesting formation;4;4 days after New Moon;3 days after Full Moon;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
CAMPANUS;AA280426S3321021;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Lower Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.8 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Giovanni Campano;Riccioli (1651);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Gallilei;Not named;Campanus;Astronomer and theologian;Italy;Italian;13;13 th century;?;?;?;vers 1400;?;-27.897911;332.102089;27 ° 54 ' West;-28.042558;28.043° South;Nearside;South-West;West part of Mare Nubium;48;48;23.2;3313;0.0714067081147;Circular formation separating Palus Epidemiarum and Mare Nubium and forming an interesting couple with Mercator separated by a rille.;;Steep slopes to the North bearing a rille to the South-East.;Fairly high walls in terraces.;Flat floor filled with lava. Small central mountain. Craterlets.;3;Very interesting formation;9;2 days after First Quarter;1 day after Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
CAMPBELL;AA455738N1529073;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Leon Campbell;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronomer;USA;American;20;20 th century;?;1881;?;1951;?;152.907325;152.907325;152 ° 54 ' East;45.573759;45.574° North;Farside;North-East;Not determined;219;219;111.2;5311;0.023875039927096;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
CANNIZZARO;AA555049N2602705;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Stanislao Cannizzaro;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;chemist;Italy;Italian;19;19 th century;Palerme;1826;Roma;1910;Application of Dulong and Petit law. Determination of atomic mass ofmetals. Synthesis of aromatic alcohools.;-99.729479;260.270521;99 ° 44 ' West;55.50486;55.505° North;Librations zone;North-West;Not determined;56;56;27.2;3478;0.063812189676448;Circular formation situated in the zone of librations.;;Not easily observable.;;;1;Low interest or difficult formation;14;Full Moon;6 days after Last Quarter;30;x10 binoculars;50 mm refractor;
CANNON;AA198752N813641;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Annie J. Cannon;Arthur / Whitaker (1963);01/01/1964 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;U. S. A.;American;20;20 th century;?;1863;?;1941;Specialist of the classification of stellar specters.;81.364131;81.364131;81 ° 22 ' East;19.87524;19.875° North;Librations zone;North-East;Moon East-North-East limb;58;57;28.7;3536;0.061414455810722;Circular formation situated alongside the zone of librations.;Older than Crisium Basin possibly pre-Nectarian ;Slightly steep slopes bearing a crater to the West.;Slightly high walls supporting a craterlet to the North.;Flat floor.;2;Pretty interesting formation;2;2 days after New Moon;1 day after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
CANTOR;AA380397N1186878;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Upper Imbrian (From -3.8 billions years to -3.2 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Georg Cantor;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;mathematician;Germany;German;19;19 th century;Saint Petersburg;1845;Halle;1918;Professor at Halle University in 1879. Numerous works on numbers and sets. Discoverer of sets antinomy. Died in a mental hospital.;118.687775;118.687775;118 ° 41 ' East;38.0397;38.040° North;Farside;North-East;Not determined;81;81;37.8;3840;0.050714516054532;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
CAPELLA;AA76476S349164;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Martianus Capella;Riccioli (1651);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Vlacci;Not named;Capella;Lawyer;Carthage;Carthagian;5;5 th century;Carthage?;?;?;?;Author of a theory Where Venus and Mercury turns around the Sun. Inspirer of Copernic.;34.916447;34.916447;34 ° 55 ' East;-7.647605;7.648° South;Nearside;South-East;Theophilus crater North-East region;50;49;24;3350;0.069613234199224;Wrecked circular formation forming an interesting couple with Isidorus.;;Steep slopes bearing Isidorus to the West Capella F to the South Vallis;Fairly high walls in very damaged terraces supporting a craterlet to the North.;Slightly extensive floor. Important central mountain. Crossed by Vallis Capella.;3;Very interesting formation;5;5 days after New Moon;4 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
CAPUANUS;AA340926S3332684;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Francesco Capuano di Manfredonia;?;01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Theologian and astronomer;Italy;Italian;15;15 th century;?;?;?;?;?;-26.731624;333.268376;26 ° 44 ' West;-34.092639;34.093° South;Nearside;South-West;Tycho crater North-West region;60;60;29.8;3574;0.059888756405566;Circular formation situated on the South bank of Palus Epidemiarum.;Partly covered by Imbrian ejecta ;Steep slopes to the South crushed to the South-West by Capuanus P and with perpendicular crests to the North-West.;Fairly high walls supporting Capuanus A to the South-East high to the South-West with crater and almost gobbled to the North-East.;Flat floor with craterlets and domes.;3;Very interesting formation;9;2 days after First Quarter;1 day after Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
CARDANUS;AA132716N2875017;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Upper Imbrian (From -3.8 billions years to -3.2 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Girolamo Cardano;Riccioli (1651);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Cardanus;Doctor;Italy;Italian;16;16 th century;Pavie;1501;Rome;1576;Numerous philosophical works including the astrology. Resolution of equations of 3e`me degree. Creators of imaginary numbers. Inventor of the mechanical junction with his name.;-72.498334;287.501666;72 ° 30 ' West;13.271576;13.272° North;Nearside;North-West;Moon West limb;50;50;24.7;3380;0.068193420448403;Circular formation. Forms an interesting couple with Krafft.;Typical ;Steep slopes bearing Cardanus R to the South Cardanus E to the South-East and Catena Krafft to the North.;High walls in terraces.;Slightly flat and extensive floor. Small central mountain.;4;Exceptional formation;13;6 days after First Quarter;5 days after Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
CARLINI;AA337499N3358806;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Francesco Carlini;Mädler (1837);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;Italy;Italian;19;19 th century;?;1783;?;1862;Specialist of movements of the Moon.;-24.119442;335.880558;24 ° 7 ' West;33.749922;33.750° North;Nearside;North-West;North-West part of Mare Imbrium;12;12;5.3;2139;0.200693655494734;Circular formation with bowl shape.;;Fairly steep slopes.;High walls.;Slightly flat and extensive floor. Small central hill.;2;Pretty interesting formation;9;2 days after First Quarter;1 day after Last Quarter;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
CARLOS;AA249075N22832;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Spanish male name.;IAU;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;?;Europe;Spain;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;2.283174;2.283174;2 ° 17 ' East;24.907465;24.907° North;Nearside;North-East;Montes Apenninus;4.66924;4.66924;2.3;929;0.199044068498102;Elongated triangular formation on the Noth end of Bela.;;Rima Hadley extension.;;;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;7;First Quarter;Six days after Full Moon;100;100 mm reflector;200 mm reflector;
CARMICHAEL;AA195342N403619;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Copernician (From -1.1 billions years to present days) ?;Period source not found;No details;Leonard Carmichael (ex Macrobius A);?;01/01/1973 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Psychologist;U. S. A.;American;20;20 th century;?;1898;?;1973;?;40.361856;40.361856;40 ° 22 ' East;19.534187;19.534° North;Nearside;North-East;North of Mare Tranquillitatis region;20;20;9.8;2561;0.129839449678496;Circular formation. Forms an interesting couple with Hill.;;Fairly steep slopes bearing an mountainous crest to the North and a craterlet to the South-West.;High walls.;Slightly extensive and flat floor.;2;Pretty interesting formation;5;5 days after New Moon;4 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
CARNOT;AA520938N2157974;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Nicolas L. S. Carnot;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;physicist;France;French;19;19 th century;?;1796;;1832;;-144.202623;215.797377;144 ° 12 ' West;52.093806;52.094° North;Farside;North-West;Not determined;126;126;63;4476;0.035513785234371;Not observable;Maybe pre-Nectarian;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
CAROL;AA84792N1223685;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Latin female name.;IAU;01/01/1979 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Not appliable;Europe;Latin;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;122.368478;122.368478;122 ° 22 ' East;8.479246;8.479° North;Farside;North-East;Ostwald;6.25379;6.25379;3.1;1247;0.199624973516317;Almost circular formation at the end of a crater chain including Kasper et Melissa.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;not observable;not observable;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
CARPENTER;AA695156N3087664;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Copernician (From -1.1 billions years to present days);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;noritic anorthosite;James Carpenter;Gaudibert (1890);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Anaximander;Astronomer;England;English;19;19 th century;?;1840;?;1899;?;-51.233644;308.766356;51 ° 14 ' West;69.51555;69.516° North;Nearside;North-West;Moon North-North-West limb;60;60;29.5;3563;0.06033459227991;Circular formation.;;Fairly steep slopes crushed by Anaximander to the South-West.;High walls in terraces.;Flat floor with line of crest.;3;Very interesting formation;11;4 days after First Quarter;3 days after Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
CARREL;AA106655N266796;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Copernician (From -1.1 billions years to present days) ?;Period source not found;No details;Alexis Carrel (ex Jansen B);?;01/01/1979 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Physiologist and surgeon;France;French;20;20 th century;Sainte-Foy les Lyon;1873;Paris;1944;Numerous works on transplants. Author of 'the Man this unknown' in1936. Nobel Price in 1912.;26.679574;26.679574;26 ° 41 ' East;10.665478;10.665° North;Nearside;North-East;East part of Mare Tranquillitatis;17;16;7.7;2386;0.153073870710629;Isolated formation of irregular form.;;Steep slopes bearing a mountainous chain to the North and to the South.;High walls.;Slightly flat floor extensive. Central mountain.;3;Very interesting formation;5;5 days after New Moon;4 days after Full Moon;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
CARRILLO;AA21111S809607;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Flores N. Carillo;?;01/01/1979 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Engineer and botanist;Mexico;Mexican;20;20 th century;?;1911;?;1967;?;80.960689;80.960689;80 ° 58 ' East;-2.111107;2.111° South;Librations zone;South-East;Moon East limb;17;17;8.9;2485;0.139253263694172;Circular formation situated in the zone of librations on the North-East slope of K?stner G.;;Slightly steep slopes.;Slightly high walls.;Flat floor.;1;Low interest or difficult formation;2;2 days after New Moon;1 day after Full Moon;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
CARRINGTON;AA439674N620366;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Richard Christopher Carrington;Schmidt (1878);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;England;English;19;19 th century;Londres;1826;Churt;1875;Discoverer of the differential rotation of the Sun by solar spots observation.;62.036632;62.036632;62 ° 2 ' East;43.967362;43.967° North;Nearside;North-East;Atlas crater South-East region;30;30;13.8;2839;0.102244736192804;Damaged formation.;;Slightly steep slopes crushed by Schumacher in the South.;Slightly high walls open to the North.;Flat floor.;2;Pretty interesting formation;3;3 days after New Moon;2 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
CARTAN;AA42416N592867;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Imbrian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.85 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Elie Cartan (ex Apollonius D);?;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Mathematician;France;French;20;20 th century;Dolomieu;1869;Paris;1951;Professor of geometry superior the Sorbonne. Thesis on the theory of groups in 1894. Promoter of the differential calculation with Poincaré.;59.286652;59.286652;59 ° 17 ' East;4.241625;4.242° North;Nearside;North-East;Moon East limb;17;16;7.8;2387;0.152868308118493;Circular formation situated on the West slope of Apollonius.;;Fairly steep slopes bearing a crater and Cartan H to the South.;Slightly high walls.;Slightly extensive and flat floor.;2;Pretty interesting formation;3;3 days after New Moon;2 days after Full Moon;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
CARVER;AA434559S1275978;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;George Washington Carver;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;chemist;USA;American;20;20 th century;Diamond Grave;1864;Tuskegee;1943;Feeding specialist. Peanut agriculture in United States. Works on colouring substances and cotton.;127.597755;127.597755;127 ° 36 ' East;-43.455871;43.456° South;Farside;North-East;Not determined;59;59;31.2;3623;0.058026091861971;Not observable;Possibly Lower Imbrian ;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
CASATUS;AA726964S3292524;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Paolo Casati;Riccioli (1651);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Anselmi Elect. Mogunt.;Not named;Casatus;Mathematician and theologian;Italy;Italian;17;17 th century;?;1617;?;1707;?;-30.74761;329.25239;30 ° 45 ' West;-72.69636;72.696° South;Nearside;South-West;Moon South limb;111;111;51.4;4210;0.040942060502944;Circular formation forming a double crater with Klaproth.;;Fairly steep slopes bearing Casatus A to the West and Casatus H to the East.;High walls ridden by several craterlets whose Casatus J to the South.;Flat floor supporting Casatus C to the North and separated from Klaproth by a line of crest.;3;Very interesting formation;10;3 days after First Quarter;2 days after Last Quarter;5;Naked eye;10x binoculars;
CASSEGRAIN;AA519529S1132981;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Giovanni D. Cassegrain;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronomer;France;French;17;;?;1625;?;1712;Doctor and amateur astronomer. Conceiver of a telescope with convex secondary mirror.;113.298117;113.298117;113 ° 18 ' East;-51.952905;51.953° South;Farside;South-East;Not determined;55;55;28.3;3519;0.062109806483188;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
CASSINI;AA402503N46437;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Lower Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.8 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Jean Dominique Cassini;Allard (1700);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;France;French;17;17 th century;Perinaldo;1625;Paris;1712;Founder and director of the Observatory of Paris in 1672. Member of the Academy of Sciences. Discoverer of 4 satellites of Saturn and the main division of its rings.;4.643657;4.643657;4 ° 39 ' East;40.250262;40.250° North;Nearside;North-East;North of Archimedes crater region;58;57;28.4;3523;0.06194178933844;Circular formation.;Maybe Upper Imbrian;Steep slopes bearing Cassini M to the North-West.;Slightly high walls.;Flat floor filled with lava supporting Cassini A and B. Hills and craterlets.;4;Exceptional formation;7;First Quarter;6 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
CATALAN;AA456955S2726284;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Miguel A. Catalãn;?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Physicist;Spain;Spanish;20;20 th century;?;1894;?;1957;Specialist of the spectroscopy.;-87.371587;272.628413;87 ° 22 ' West;-45.695451;45.695° South;Librations zone;South-West;Moon South-West limb;25;25;13.3;2808;0.104899709912593;Circular formation situated in the zone of librations.;;Slightly steep slopes.;Slightly high walls.;Flat floor.;1;Low interest or difficult formation;14;Full Moon;6 days after Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
CATENA ABULFEDA;CA165912S167001;IAU Named formation;CA;Crater chain;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Chain of Abulfeda - Isma'il Abu al-Fida;?;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Historian and geographer;Arabia;Arabian;14;14 th century;Damas;1273;Hamah;1331;Prince of the dynasty of Ayyubides. Author of 'the History' that continues the work of Ibn al-Athir.;16.700132;16.700132;16 ° 42 ' East;-16.591158;16.591° South;Nearside;South-East;East of Catharina crater region;210;10;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Alignment composed with more or less marked craterlets of variable dimensions.;;Oriented South-East North-West.;Share of the South slope of Abulfeda then passes the North slope of Almanon.;Ends to the North point of Rupes Altai.;3;Very interesting formation;6;6 days after New Moon;5 days after Full Moon;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
CATENA ARTAMONOV;CA260916N1057718;IAU Named formation;CA;Craters chain;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Chain of Artamonov (Nikolaj N. Artamonov);IAU 1976 ?;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;engineer;USSR;Soviet;20;20 th century;?;1906;?;1965;Scientist involved in soviet launchers program.;105.771819;105.771819;105 ° 46 ' East;26.091609;26.092° North;Farside;North-East;Not determined;134;134;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
CATENA BRIGITTE;CA184954N274930;IAU Named formation;CA;Catena catenae;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;French female name.;IAU;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Not appliable;Europe;France;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;27.492963;27.492963;27 ° 30 ' East;18.495359;18.495° North;Nearside;North-East;Mare Serenitatis;7.6503;7.6503;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Small craterlets chain situated between Dawes and Mons Argaeus.;;Maybe a rille associated to a lava tube.;;;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;5;Five days after New Moon;Four days after Full Moon;999;Not observable;Not observable;
CATENA DAVY;CA109847S3537344;IAU Named formation;CA;Crater chain;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Chain of Davy - Sir Humphry Davy;?;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Physicist and chemist;England;English;19;19 th century;Penzance;1778;Gen‡ve;1829;Discoverer of the sodium the potassium the barium the strontium and the calcium in 1807-1808. Specialist of the electrolysis. Inventor of the electrical arc and a lamp for miners.;-6.265576;353.734424;6 ° 16 ' West;-10.984739;10.985° South;Nearside;South-West;West of Ptolemaeus crater region;50;3;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Formation situated in the arena of the walled plain Davy Y. Oriented West-East.;;Constituted of a dozen of craterlets of 1 to 3 km of diameter. Begins with the craterlet Davy C.;Constituted of a dozen of craterlets of 1 to 3 km of diameter.;Probably caused by the impact of several parts of a same body.;3;Very interesting formation;8;1 day after First Quarter;Last Quarter;100;100 mm reflector;200 mm reflector;
CATENA DZIEWULSKI;CA187756N1002692;IAU Named formation;CA;Craters chain;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Chain of Dziewulski (Wladyslaw Dziewulski);IAU 1976 ?;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronomer;Poland;Polish;20;20 th century;?;1878;?;1962;?;100.269209;100.269209;100 ° 16 ' East;18.775628;18.776° North;Farside;North-East;Not determined;80;80;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
CATENA GREGORY;CA5919S1298025;IAU Named formation;CA;Craters chain;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Chain of Gregory (James Gregory);IAU 1976 ?;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;mathematician;United Kingdom;British;17;17 th century;Drumoak;1638;Edimburg;1675;Inventor of a reflector telescope with concave secondary mirror on 1632. Member of the Royal Society on 1668. Conception of infinitesimal methods for surfaces and volumes computing. Author of developments of trigonometrical functions and Pi.;129.802518;129.802518;129 ° 48 ' East;-0.591887;0.592° South;Farside;South-East;Not determined;152;152;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
CATENA HUMBOLDT;CA219809S846970;IAU Named formation;CA;Crater chain;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Chain of Humboldt - Wilhelm von Humboldt;?;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Statesman and philologist;Germany;German;19;19 th century;Potsdam;1767;Berlin;1835;Brother of Alexander von Humboldt the explorer. Founder of the University of berlin in 1809. Studies of linguistics.;84.696989;84.696989;84 ° 42 ' East;-21.980936;21.981° South;Librations zone;South-East;Moon East-South-East limb;161;5;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Chain of craters leaving from the center of Humboldt crossing the wall and prolonging to the North-East.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;1;Low interest or difficult formation;2;2 days after New Moon;1 day after Full Moon;150;150 mm reflector;300 mm reflector;
CATENA KRAFFT;CA149136N2877497;IAU Named formation;CA;Crater chain;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Chain of Krafft - Wolfgang Ludwig Krafft;?;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer and physicist;Germany;German;18;18 th century;?;1743;?;1814;Lived in St Pétersbourg.;-72.250258;287.749742;72 ° 15 ' West;14.913554;14.914° North;Nearside;North-West;Moon West-North-West limb;60;3;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Oriented North - South. Connects Krafft to Cardanus.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;3;Very interesting formation;13;6 days after First Quarter;5 days after Last Quarter;100;100 mm reflector;200 mm reflector;
CATENA KURCHATOV;CA372465N1366033;IAU Named formation;CA;Craters chain;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Chain of Kurchatov (Igor V. Kurchatov);IAU 1976 ?;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;physicist;USSR;Soviet;20;20 th century;?;1903;?;1960;Surveys in nuclar physics. Radio-elements synthesis.;136.603347;136.603347;136 ° 36 ' East;37.246545;37.247° North;Farside;North-East;Not determined;226;226;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
CATENA LEUSCHNER;CA50737N2486955;IAU Named formation;CA;Craters chain;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Chain of Leuschner (Armin O. Leuschner);IAU 1979 ?;01/01/1979 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronomer;USA;American;20;20 th century;?;1868;?;1953;Gas Dynamics Laboratory engineer.;-111.304456;248.695544;111 ° 18 ' West;5.073663;5.074° North;Farside;North-West;Not determined;364;364;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
CATENA LITTROW;CA222308N296114;IAU Named formation;CA;Crater chain;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Chain of Littrow - Johann J. V. Littrow;?;01/01/1985 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;Austria;Austrian;19;19 th century;?;1781;?;1840;?;29.61139;29.61139;29 ° 37 ' East;22.230806;22.231° North;Nearside;North-East;South-East part of Mare Serenitatis;10;3;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Four craterlets aligned North - South to the North of Clercke and overlapped in Rimae Littrow.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;3;Very interesting formation;5;5 days after New Moon;4 days after Full Moon;100;100 mm reflector;200 mm reflector;
CATENA LUCRETIUS;CA40258S2335543;IAU Named formation;CA;Craters chain;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Chain of Lucretius (Titus C. Lucrecius);IAU 1979 ?;01/01/1979 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;philosopher;Roma;Roman;-1;1 st century BC;?;95 BC;?;-55;?;-126.445734;233.554266;126 ° 27 ' West;-4.025843;4.026° South;Farside;South-West;Not determined;271;271;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
CATENA MENDELEEV;CA66302N1392166;IAU Named formation;CA;Craters chain;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Chain of Mendeleev (Dmitrij Ivanovitch Mendeleev);IAU 1976 ?;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;chemist;Russia;Russian;19;19 th century;Tobolsk;1834;Saint Petersburg;1907;Numerous works on gases and the air. Author of a chemistry treaty on 1868 and of the periodical classification of elements on 1869.;139.216619;139.216619;139 ° 13 ' East;6.630199;6.630° North;Farside;North-East;Not determined;188;188;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
CATENA MICHELSON;CA4422S2464188;IAU Named formation;CA;Craters chain;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Chain of Michelson (Albert Abraham Michelson);IAU 1979 ?;01/01/1979 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;physicist;USA;American;20;20 th century;Strelno;1852;Pasadena;1931;Inventor of an interferometer. Mesurement of light speed in various media. Mesurement of terrestrial crust tides on 1917. Nobel laureate on 1907.;-113.581154;246.418846;113 ° 35 ' West;-0.442237;0.442° South;Farside;North-West;Not determined;456;456;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
CATENA PIERRE;CA197612N3281416;IAU Named formation;CA;Catena catenae;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;French male name.;IAU;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;?;Europe;France;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;-31.858367;328.141633;31 ° 52 ' West;19.761239;19.761° North;Nearside;North-West;Aristarchus;9.43503;9.43503;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Small inequal craters chain sinuous and completing Rima Wan Yu.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;10;Three days after First Quarter;Two days after Last Quarter;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
CATENA SUMNER;CA378917N1119101;IAU Named formation;CA;Craters chain;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Chain of Sumner (Thomas H. Sumner);IAU 1976 ?;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;geographer;USA;American;19;19 th century;?;1807;?;1876;?;111.910098;111.910098;111 ° 55 ' East;37.891729;37.892° North;Farside;North-East;Not determined;247;247;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
CATENA SYLVESTER;CA799898N2768822;IAU Named formation;CA;Catena catenae;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Named from nearby crater.;IAU;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;?;Europe;Great Britain;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;-83.117763;276.882237;83 ° 7 ' West;79.989785;79.990° North;Librations zone;North-West;Brianchon;139;139;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Not tyîcal big valley of 140 km composed of craterlets closely sticked and joining Sylvester to Poncelet D. ;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;14;Full Moon;Six days after Last Quarter;999;Not observable;Not observable;
CATENA TARUNTIUS;CA30431N487064;IAU Named formation;CA;Catena catenae;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Named from nearby crater.;IAU;01/01/1985 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Mathematician and philosoph;Rome;Roman;-2;2 nd century BC;??;?;??;86 BC;Astronomer friend of Cicero. Author of a birth dat for Romulus. Author of a book on celestial objects in greek which has been used by Plinius.;48.706422;48.706422;48 ° 42 ' East;3.043059;3.043° North;Nearside;North-East;Taruntius;69.2389;69.2389;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Irregularly spaced craterlets chain with variuous sizes on two parallel lines joining Taruntius T to Anville.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;4;Four days after New Moon;Three days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
CATENA TIMOCHARIS;CA290949N3467940;IAU Named formation;CA;Crater chain;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Copernician (From -1.1 billions years to present days) ?;Period source not found;No details;Chain of Timocharis - Timocharis;?;01/01/1985 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;Greece;Greek;-5;5 th century BC;?;450 BC;?;350 av JC;Close with school of Alexandrie. Attempt of definitions of coordinate stellar based on the Ecliptique.;-13.205983;346.794017;13 ° 12 ' West;29.094924;29.095° North;Nearside;North-West;South-East part of Mare Imbrium;50;3;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Chain of craterlets oriented North South and very narrow situated in ejected it North Timocharis.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;1;Low interest or difficult formation;8;1 day after First Quarter;Last Quarter;250;250 mm reflector;500 mm reflector;
CATENA YURI;CA244081N3296184;IAU Named formation;CA;Catena catenae;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Russian male name.;IAU;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;?;Europe;Russia;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;-30.381608;329.618392;30 ° 23 ' West;24.408144;24.408° North;Nearside;North-West;Aristarchus;4.51752;4.51752;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Small sitcked craterlets chain at the border between Mare Imbrium and Oceanus Procellarum. Probably created by an Euler ejecta.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;10;Three days after First Quarter;Two days after Last Quarter;100;100 mm reflector;200 mm reflector;
CATHARINA;AA179802S235521;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Holly Catherine of Alexandria;Riccioli (1651);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Piccolomini;Mons Moschus;Catharina;Holly character;Greece;Greek;3;3 rd century;?;?;Alexandrie ?;307;Christian martyrdom. Supports philosophers. Beheaded on order of the Emperor Maxence;23.55211;23.55211;23 ° 33 ' East;-17.980152;17.980° South;Nearside;South-East;Catharina crater region;101;100;49.3;4159;0.04211701525712;Very damaged circular formation forming a South North aligned remarkable trio with Theophilus and Cyrillus.;Covered by Imbrium ejecta;Fairly steep slopes and rugged to the North-East and bearing Catharina D to the North-West Catharina A to the South-West and Catharina C to the South-East;High walls to the South-East crushed by the large ghost semi crater Catharina P to the North by Catharina B & G to the North-East and by the crater Catharina S to the South.;Flat floor to the East and tormented to the West. Craterlets crack and hills.;4;Exceptional formation;5;5 days after New Moon;4 days after Full Moon;5;Naked eye;10x binoculars;
CAUCHY;AA95561N386261;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Copernician (From -1.1 billions years to present days) ?;Period source not found;No details;Augustin Louis Cauchy;Neison (1876);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Insula Aea;Not named;Mathematician;France;French;19;19 th century;Paris;1789;Sceaux;1857;Author of the theory of functions of a complex variable. Works on the development in series of functions. Member of the Academy of Sciences in 1816 and of the Bureau of Longitudes in 1839.;38.626125;38.626125;38 ° 38 ' East;9.556149;9.556° North;Nearside;North-East;Central part of Mare Tranquillitatis;13;13;5.9;2370;0.200897666102878;Bright circular formation with bowl shape situated between the 'hyperboles' of Rima Cauchy and Rupes Cauchy.;;Slightly steep slopes bearing Rima Cauchy to the North-East.;Slightly high walls.;Rounded floor.;2;Pretty interesting formation;5;5 days after New Moon;4 days after Full Moon;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
CAVALERIUS;AA50973N2930720;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Eratosthenian (From -3.2 billions years to -1.1 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Bonaventura Cavalieri;Riccioli (1651);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Cavalerius;Mathematician;Italy;Italian;17;17 th century;Milan;1598;Bologne;1647;Disciple of Galilée. Author of the theory of the indivisible in 1635. Precursor of the integer calculation.;-66.928045;293.071955;66 ° 56 ' West;5.097295;5.097° North;Nearside;North-West;Moon West limb;58;58;29.6;3568;0.060128367539152;Circular formation. Forms a remarkable couple with Hevelius.;;Steep slopes.;High walls in terraces.;Flat floor with small central mountain. Three lines of crest. Craterlets.;4;Exceptional formation;13;6 days after First Quarter;5 days after Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
CAVENDISH;AA246251S3062167;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Henry Cavendish;Mädler (1837);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Mons Ajax;Not named;Chemist and physicist;England;English;19;19 th century;Nice;1731;London;1810;Member of the Royal Company in 1803. Studies on gases. Discovers hydrogen in 1766. Synthesis of the water in 1783. Creator of the quantitative electrostatic with Maxwell.;-53.783287;306.216713;53 ° 47 ' West;-24.625098;24.625° South;Nearside;South-West;East of Mare Humorum region;56;56;26.3;3442;0.065388398111388;Damaged circular formation.;Partly covered by Imbrian ejecta ;Fairly steep slopes bearing Rimae De Gasparis to the East and Cavendish F to the South.;Fairly high walls supporting Cavendish A to the North-East and Cavendish E to the South-East.;Tormented floor with two ghost craters. Small central mountain. Hills line of crest and craterlets.;3;Very interesting formation;11;4 days after First Quarter;3 days after Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
CAVENTOU;AA297437N3306224;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Craterlet;Meteoritic impact;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Joseph Bienaimé Caventou (ex La Hire D);?;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Pharmacist;France;French;19;19 th century;Saint-Omer;1795;Paris;1877;Co-Discoverer of the strychnine in 1818 and the quinine in 1820 with Pierre Joseph Pelletier.;-29.377559;330.622441;29 ° 23 ' West;29.743657;29.744° North;Nearside;North-West;South part of Mare Imbrium;3;3;1.4;554;0.198028478944053;Isolated circular formation with bowl shape.;;Slightly steep slopes.;Slightly high walls.;Rounded floor.;1;Low interest or difficult formation;9;2 days after First Quarter;1 day after Last Quarter;100;100 mm reflector;200 mm reflector;
CAYLEY;AA39379N150896;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Eratosthenian (From -3.2 billions years to -1.1 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Arthur Cayley;Birt / Lee (1865);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Mathematician;England;English;19;19 th century;Richmond;1821;Cambridge;1895;Author of the theory of the determinants and the invariants with Sylvester. Discovery of matrical properties. Works in projective geometry. Member of the Royal Mathematics Society.;15.089603;15.089603;15 ° 5 ' East;3.937898;3.938° North;Nearside;North-East;East of Mare Tranquillitatis region;15;15;7.1;2858;0.201269957458306;Circular formation with bowl shape. Forms a remarkable trio with Whewell and Morgan.;;Fairly steep slopes.;High walls.;Rounded floor.;3;Very interesting formation;6;6 days after New Moon;5 days after Full Moon;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
CELSIUS;AA340980S200456;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Imbrian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.85 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Anders Celsius;Schmidt (1878);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Physicist and astronomer;Danmark;Danish;18;18 th century;Uppsala;1701;Upsalla;1744;Inventor of the centigrade scale of temperature measure.;20.045553;20.045553;20 ° 3 ' East;-34.097998;34.098° South;Nearside;South-East;Rupes Altai South region;36;36;19.4;3143;0.080697086258329;Damaged circular formation situated on the West slope of Rabbi Levi.;;Fairly steep slopes bearing Celsius A and a craterlet to the North and three craterets aligned North South to the East.;Fairly high walls supporting three craterlets to the South-West.;Flat floor supporting a craterlet to the North.;3;Very interesting formation;5;5 days after New Moon;4 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
CENSORINUS;AA4169S326907;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Craterlet;Meteoritic impact;Copernician (From -1.1 billions years to present days) ?;Period source not found;No details;Censorinus;Riccioli (1651);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Censorinus;Astronomer;Rome;Roman;3;3 rd century;?;?;?;?;Author of an astrological treaty presenting astral them influence according to the chronology.;32.690702;32.690702;32 ° 41 ' East;-0.416881;0.417° South;Nearside;South-East;Theophilus crater North-East region;4;4;2;815;0.198785137222952;Bright and circular formation with bowl shape.;;Slightly steep slopes bearing a very clear material and Censorinus A larger to the East.;Slightly high walls.;Rounded floor.;3;Very interesting formation;5;5 days after New Moon;4 days after Full Moon;100;100 mm reflector;200 mm reflector;
CEPHEUS;AA406810N457806;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Eratosthenian (From -3.2 billions years to -1.1 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Cephee;?;01/01/1935 00:00:00;Vossii;Mons Bodinus;Not named;Mythological character;Greece;Greek;0;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Imaginary King of Ethiopia. Designates also a boreal constellation.;45.780613;45.780613;45 ° 47 ' East;40.680951;40.681° North;Nearside;North-East;Atlas crater South-East region;40;40;19.7;3155;0.080023507228523;Circular formation.;;Steep slopes.;Fairly high walls in terraces overlapped by the craterlet Cepheus A.;Flat floor. Central hill.;3;Very interesting formation;4;4 days after New Moon;3 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
CHACORNAC;AA298840N316669;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Imbrian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.85 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Jean Chacornac;Birt / Lee (1865);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;France;French;19;19 th century;Lyon;1823;Villeurbanne;1873;Discoverer of six asteroids. Study on solar spots. Theory of the lunar crater origin.;31.6669;31.6669;31 ° 40 ' East;29.883986;29.884° North;Nearside;North-East;North-East of Mare Serenitatis region;51;51;25.2;3398;0.067369095915044;Formation wrecked. Forms a remarkable couple with Posidonius.;;Fairly steep slopes crushed by Posidonius to the North-West.;Slightly high walls.;Tormented flat floor supporting the craterlet Chacornac A and Rimae Chacornac. Hills.;4;Exceptional formation;5;5 days after New Moon;4 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
CHADWICK;AA528520S2586576;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Sir James Chadwick;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1985 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;physicist;United Kingdom;British;20;20 th century;Manchester;1891;London;1974;Rutherford schoolboy. Works on nuclear physics and elements desint‚gration. Discoverer of neutron nature in 1932. Participation in the first atomic bomb construction in 1945 at Los Alamos. Nobel laureate in 1935.;-101.342415;258.657585;101 ° 21 ' West;-52.852022;52.852° South;Farside;South-West;Not determined;30;30;14.8;2898;0.097461965324676;Circular formation situated in the zone of librations.;Formerly de Roy X;Not easily observable.;;;1;Low interest or difficult formation;14;Full Moon;6 days after Last Quarter;30;x10 binoculars;50 mm refractor;
CHAFFEE;AA390650S2053713;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Roger B. Chaffee;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronaut;USA;American;20;20 th century;?;1935;Cape Kennedy;1967;Astronautical engineer and Apollo 1 mission astronaut. Deceased in module ground fire during a training.;-154.628672;205.371328;154 ° 38 ' West;-39.064995;39.065° South;Farside;South-West;Not determined;49;49;25.8;3424;0.066172441873484;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
CHALLIS;AA795799N90856;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;James Challis;Birt / Lee (1865);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;England;English;19;19 th century;?;1803;?;1862;?;9.085563;9.085563;9 ° 5 ' East;79.579877;79.580° North;Nearside;North-East;Moon North limb;56;56;26.6;3453;0.064897984695183;Little deep circular formation. Overlapped with Main.;;Slightly steep slopes.;Slightly high walls.;Flat floor.;2;Pretty interesting formation;6;6 days after New Moon;5 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
CHALONGE;AA204391S2436507;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Daniel Henri Chalonge;IAU 1994 ?;01/01/1985 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronomer;France;French;20;20 th century;Grenoble;1895;Paris;1977;Spectral classification of stars with Daniel Barbier. Jungfraujoch observations promoter.;-116.349263;243.650737;116 ° 21 ' West;-20.439071;20.439° South;Farside;South-West;Not determined;30;30;12.5;2753;0.109791963927516;Not observable;Formerly Lewis R;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
CHAMBERLIN;AA588339S960379;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Thomas C. Chamberlin;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;geologist;USA;American;20;20 th century;?;1843;?;1928;?;96.037938;96.037938;96 ° 2 ' East;-58.833887;58.834° South;Librations zone;South-East;Not determined;58;58;30.2;3587;0.059388919299714;Circular formation situated in the zone of librations.;;Not easily observable.;;;1;Low interest or difficult formation;1;2 days after New Moon;1 day after Full Moon;30;x10 binoculars;50 mm refractor;
CHAMPOLLION;AA373917N1750292;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Jean-François Champollion;IAU 1976 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;egyptologist;France;French;19;19 th century;Figeac;1790;Paris;1832;Oriental languages translator. Hieroglyphs translation using Rosetta stone in 1822.;175.029197;175.029197;175 ° 2 ' East;37.391687;37.392° North;Farside;North-East;Not determined;58;58;24.4;3367;0.068776386758535;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
CHANDLER;AA436460N1717597;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms and Byrne / 2009;No details;Seth Carlo Chandler;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronomer;USA;American;19;19 th century;Boston;1846;Wellesley Hill;1913;Surveys on Earth shape and rotation.;171.759661;171.759661;171 ° 46 ' East;43.646009;43.646° North;Farside;North-East;Not determined;85;85;44.3;4026;0.04544062823777;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
CHANG HENG;AA189038N1122149;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Chang Heng;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronomer;China;Chinese;2;2 nd century;?;78;?;139;?;112.214907;112.214907;112 ° 13 ' East;18.903753;18.904° North;Farside;North-East;Not determined;43;43;21.3;3230;0.075750777166464;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
CHANG-NGO;AA126871S3578350;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Chinese female name.;IAU;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;?;Asia;China;;;?;?;?;?;?;-2.164968;357.835032;2 ° 10 ' West;-12.687089;12.687° North;Nearside;South-West;Ptolemaeus;2.33637;2.33637;1.1;462;0.19767339895111;Small craterlet included in one of the catenas situated on the floor of Alphonsus.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;8;One day after First Quarter;Last Quarter;150;150 mm reflector;300 mm reflector;
CHANT;AA401352S2505415;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Upper Imbrian (From -3.8 billions years to -3.2 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Clarence A. Chant;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronomer;Canada;Canadian;20;20 th century;?;1865;?;1956;?;-109.458537;250.541463;109 ° 28 ' West;-40.135243;40.135° South;Farside;North-West;Not determined;33;33;16.8;3006;0.089493057069666;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
CHAPLYGIN;AA57649S1502374;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Sergej A. Chaplygin;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;mathematician;USSR;Soviet;20;20 th century;?;1869;?;1942;?;150.237433;150.237433;150 ° 14 ' East;-5.764892;5.765° South;Farside;South-East;Not determined;137;137;61.6;4448;0.036049214304048;Not observable;Younger than Mendleev Basin. Typical ;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
CHAPMAN;AA500915N2595292;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms and Byrne / 2009;No details;Sydney Chapman;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;physicist;United Kingdom;British;20;20 th century;Eccles;1888;Boulder;1970;Surveys on terrestrial magnetism and lunar attraction influence. Author of a ionosphere formation theory.;-100.47078;259.52922;100 ° 28 ' West;50.091479;50.091° North;Librations zone;North-West;Not determined;71;71;38.4;3856;0.050201240192168;Circular formation situated in the zone of librations.;;Not easily observable.;;;1;Low interest or difficult formation;14;Full Moon;6 days after Last Quarter;30;x10 binoculars;50 mm refractor;
CHAPPE;AA612913S2687597;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Wilhelms and Byrne / 2009;No details;Abb‚ Jean-Baptiste Chappe d'Auteroche;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1994 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronomer;France;French;18;;Mauriac;1728;San Lucar;1769;Observer of Venus transits in front of the Sun on june 5th 1761 in Siberia and in 1769 in California where he died.;-91.240323;268.759677;91 ° 14 ' West;-61.291253;61.291° South;Librations zone;South-West;Not determined;59;59;27.8;3502;0.062785246264808;Circular formation situated in the zone of librations.;Formerly Hausen A ;Not easily observable.;;;1;Low interest or difficult formation;14;Full Moon;6 days after Last Quarter;30;x10 binoculars;50 mm refractor;
CHAPPELL;AA545317N1832296;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms and Byrne / 2009;No details;James F. Chappel;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronomer;USA;American;20;20 th century;?;1891;?;1964;?;-176.77036;183.22964;176 ° 46 ' West;54.531695;54.532° North;Farside;North-West;Not determined;80;80;36.9;3812;0.051574602553194;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
CHARLES;AA298968N3336344;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;French male name.;IAU;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;?;Europe;France;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;-26.365634;333.634366;26 ° 22 ' West;29.896848;29.897° North;Nearside;North-West;Timocharis;1.33951;1.33951;0.6;263;0.196574472686808;Small craterlet situated at the South end of Dorsum Heim.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;10;Three days after First Quarter;Two days after Last Quarter;150;150 mm reflector;300 mm reflector;
CHARLIER;AA362197N2283091;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Carl W. L. Charlier;IAU 1976 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronomer;Sweden;Swedish;20;20 th century;?;1862;?;1934;?;-131.690862;228.309138;131 ° 41 ' West;36.219671;36.220° North;Farside;North-West;Not determined;99;99;54.9;4295;0.039092942596428;Not observable;Older than Hertzsprung Basin ;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
CHAUCER;AA33860N2192928;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Geoffrey Chaucer;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronomer;United Kingdom;British;14;14 th century;?;1340;?;1400;?;-140.707227;219.292773;140 ° 42 ' West;3.385982;3.386° North;Farside;North-West;Not determined;45;45;22.7;3293;0.072424248901487;Not observable;Younger than Hertzsprung Basin ;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
CHAUVENET;AA116360S1371979;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;William Chauvenet;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronomer;USA;American;19;19 th century;?;1820;?;1970;?;137.197923;137.197923;137 ° 12 ' East;-11.636014;11.636° South;Farside;South-East;Not determined;81;81;38.8;3869;0.049821114485312;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
CHAWLA;AA424784S2125148;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Kalpana. Chawla;IAU;01/01/2006 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Astronaut;North America;United States;20;20 th century;?;1961;?;2003;Space Shuttle Columbia Mission Specialist ;-147.485208;212.514792;147 ° 29 ' West;-42.478375;42.478° North;Farside;North-West;Apollo;14.2452;14.2452;7.1;2868;0.201277032105124;Big craterlet in a group of anonymous craters in a bigger damaged carter.;;Not described in this VMA version.;Slightly steep wals.;Flor covered with material.;0;Not observable;0;not observable;not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
CHEBYSHEV;AA340106S2271167;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Pafnutiy Lvovitch Chebyshev;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;mathematician;Russia;Russian;19;19 th century;Okatovo;1821;Saint Petersburg;1894;Founder of a mathematical school. Works on algorithms PI number and elliptical functions.;-132.883285;227.116715;132 ° 53 ' West;-34.010606;34.011° South;Farside;South-West;Not determined;178;178;89.5;4975;0.027788905714526;Not observable;Partially covered by Orientale ejecta;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
CHERNYSHEV;AA470115N1744078;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Nikolaj G. Chernyshev;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;engineer;USSR;Soviet;20;20 th century;?;1906;?;1963;Space launchers conceiver.;174.40783;174.40783;174 ° 24 ' East;47.011547;47.012° North;Farside;North-East;Not determined;58;58;29.6;3567;0.060156710458805;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
CHEVALLIER;AA450093N515726;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Imbrian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.85 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Temple Chevallier;Birt / Lee (1865);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;England;English;19;19 th century;?;1794;?;1873;Director of the observatory of Durnham.;51.57261;51.57261;51 ° 34 ' East;45.009253;45.009° North;Nearside;North-East;Atlas crater South-East region;53;52;25.9;3426;0.066101031047476;Wrecked formation.;;Slightly steep slopes bearing Chevallier A to the West Chevallier M to the North and Chevallier K to the South.;Slightly high walls.;Floor filled with lava containing Chevallier B. Narrow grooves and craterlets.;2;Pretty interesting formation;4;4 days after New Moon;3 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
CHIEN-SHIUNG WU;AA418800S2063200;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Chien-Shiung Wu;IAU 2024;06/08/2024 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Physicist;United States;American;20;20 th century;Shangai;1912;New York;1997;Chinese origin. Participated in the Manhattan Project. Separation of uranium isotopes by gaseous diffusion. Work on weak interactions. Nicknamed the Chinese Marie Curie.;-153.68;206.32;153 ° 42 ' West;-41.88;41 ° 52 ' South;Farside;South-West;Dans le bassin d'impact Apollo;0.7;0.7;0.4;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Tiny regular and isolated craterlet on the southern marine part of the Apollo impact basin.;;Slightly steep and low slopes.;Steep and deep wall.;Rounded floor almost non-existent;0;Not observable;Not observable;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
CHING-TE;AA200195N299681;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Craterlet;Meteoritic impact;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Ching-Te;?;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;?;China;Chinese;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;29.96807;29.96807;29 ° 58 ' East;20.019549;20.020° North;Nearside;North-East;North of Mare Tranquillitatis region;3;3.9;1.8;734;0.198581180724758;Circular formation with bowl shape squeezed between two mountainous mountains.;;Slightly steep slopes.;Slightly high walls.;Rounded floor.;1;Low interest or difficult formation;4;4 days after New Moon;3 days after Full Moon;100;100 mm reflector;200 mm reflector;
CHLADNI;AA39869N11172;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Copernician (From -1.1 billions years to present days) ?;Period source not found;No details;Ernst Chladni;Schmidt (1878);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Physicist;Germany;German;18;18 th century;Wittenberg;1756;Breslau;1827;Specialist of the sounds and vibratory phenomena. Determination of the speed of the sound in various gas. Author of a theory on the cosmic meteorite origin in 1794.;1.117196;1.117196;1 ° 7 ' East;3.98692;3.987° North;Nearside;North-East;Moon disk center;14;14;6.5;2628;0.201103128683493;Isolated circular formation in form of bowl situated to the South extremity of a mountainous area.;;Slightly steep slopes but to the North.;High walls.;Rounded floor.;2;Pretty interesting formation;7;First Quarter;6 days after Full Moon;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
CHRETIEN;AA461145S1629911;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms and Byrne / 2009;No details;Henri Jacques Chrétien;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;physicist;France;French;20;20 th century;Paris;1879;Washington;1956;Astronomer in Meudon and Nice Observatories. Professor at Paris Optics Institute. Conceiver of an aplanetic telescope in 1930 with Georges Willis Ritchey. Conceiver of catadioptrical devices and of Hypergonar lens used in Cinemascope since 1925.;162.991139;162.991139;162 ° 59 ' East;-46.114502;46.115° South;Farside;South-East;Not determined;88;88;49.3;4158;0.042158794545136;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
CICHUS;AA332877S3388175;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Eratosthenian (From -3.2 billions years to -1.1 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Francesco degli Stabili (or Cecco d'Ascoli);?;01/01/1935 00:00:00;Cantelmi;Not named;Not named;Astronomer and theologian;Italy;Italian;13;13 th century;?;1257;Florence;1327;Death on the woodshed for heresy.;-21.182519;338.817481;21 ° 11 ' West;-33.287716;33.288° South;Nearside;South-West;Tycho crater North-West region;41;41;19.5;3149;0.080380084967538;Circular formation situated on the bank of Palus Epidemiarum.;;Fairly steep slopes bearing Weiss to the North-East.;High walls in terraces supporting Cichus C to the West.;Slightly extensive flat floor with two craters. Hills and craterlets.;3;Very interesting formation;9;2 days after First Quarter;1 day after Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
CINCO;LF91000S155000;IAU Named formation;LF;Landing site name;Not determined;Not appliable;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Astronaut-named feature - Apollo 16 site.;IAU;01/01/1973 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;15.5;15.5;15 ° 30 ' East;-9.1;9.100° North;Nearside;South-East;Theophilus;0.08;0.08;0;13;0.190856542387145;Small craterlet named by Apollo 16 astronauts and comprised in a five craterlets group.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;6;Six days after New Moon;Five days after Full Moon;999;Not observable;Not observable;
CLAIRAUT;AA478361S138618;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Wilhelms and Byrne / 2009;No details;Alexis Clairaut;Mädler (1837);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Danesii;Not named;Not named;Astronomer matemathician and geodesist;France;French;18;18 th century;Paris;1713;Paris;1765;Member of the Academy of Sciences in 1731. Author of the 'Theory of the Moon' in 1752. Inventor of a partial solution of the problem of 3 bodies. Calculations on the orbit of the comet of Halley.;13.861758;13.861758;13 ° 52 ' East;-47.836102;47.836° South;Nearside;South-East;Maurolycus crater region;75;75;38.4;3857;0.050173854480615;Damaged circular formation.;;Fairly steep slopes to the North bearing Clairaut E to the North-West. and Clairaut S to the East.;Fairly high walls crushed by Clairaut B to the West and by Clairaut A to the South.;Deformed flat floor supporting Clairaut D to the North and a second crater. Craterlets.;3;Very interesting formation;6;6 days after New Moon;5 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
CLARK;AA386746S1193478;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Alvan Graham Clark;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;optician;USA;American;19;19 th century;Fall River;1832;Cambridge;1897;Builder of the two biggest astronomical lenses of the World (Lick - 91 cm / Yerkes - 102 cm). Discoverer of Sirius companion in 1862.;119.34778;119.34778;119 ° 21 ' East;-38.674561;38.675° South;Farside;South-East;Not determined;49;49;26;3431;0.065852560882373;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
CLAUSIUS;AA369030S3160653;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Rudolf Emanuel Clausius;Neison (1876);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Montana Faran;Not named;Physicist;Germany;German;19;19 th century;K?slin;1822;Bonn;1888;Has written a new statement of 2nd principle of the thermodynamic in 1850 introducing the entropy. One of creators of the cinetic of gases in 1857.;-43.934695;316.065305;43 ° 56 ' West;-36.903039;36.903° South;Nearside;South-West;Schickard crater region;25;25;12.1;2724;0.11256763914989;Isolated circular formation.;;Fairly steep slopes with perpendicular crest line to the South and two craterlets to the North.;Slightly high walls.;Flat floor filled with lava.;3;Very interesting formation;11;4 days after First Quarter;3 days after Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
CLAVIUS;AA586228S3452725;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Walled plain;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;anorth gabbro;Christoph Klau (or Christophorus Clavius);Riccioli (1651);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Maximiliani Duc. Bava.;Desertum Raphidim;Clavius;Mathematician and astronomer;Germany;German;16;16 th century;Bamberg;1537;Rome;1612;Translator of Euclide. Nicknamed it even;-14.72749;345.27251;14 ° 44 ' West;-58.622831;58.623° South;Nearside;South-West;Moon South limb;225;225;115.3;5370;0.023272237104062;Damaged circular formation.;Typical ;Steep slopes riddled bearing crater Blancanus to the South-West.;Very high walls ridden by Porter to the North-East Rutherford to the South-East Clavius K to the South-West and Clavius L to the West.;Large flat floor with Clavius D C N J & JA on an arc of circle. Numerous craterlets whose a chain to the South-West. Lines of crests.;4;Exceptional formation;8;1 day after First Quarter;Last Quarter;5;Naked eye;10x binoculars;
CLEOMEDES;AA276005N555005;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Walled plain;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Cleomede;Riccioli (1651);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Moura;Montes Riphaei;Cleomedes;Astronomer;Greece;Greek;-2;2 nd century BC;?;about 150 BC;?;?;Author of a treaty of astronomy called 'Theory of circular movements of celestial bodies '.;55.500544;55.500544;55 ° 30 ' East;27.600484;27.600° North;Nearside;North-East;North-West edge of Mare Crisium;126;126;65.3;4526;0.034614759631666;Circular formation.;Younger than Crisium Basin. floor fractured (FFC) DHCs on the floor;Steep slopes bearing many craterlets whose Tralles to the North-West and Delmotte to the South-East.;Fairly high walls overlapped to the North-West by Cleomedes A and E and to the South by Cleomedes C.;Large flat floor filled with lava and supporting Cleomedes B and J and Rimae Cleomedes. Small mountain off-center.;4;Exceptional formation;3;3 days after New Moon;2 days after Full Moon;5;Naked eye;10x binoculars;
CLEOSTRATUS;AA603196N2826030;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Cleostrate;Riccioli (1651);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Cleostratus;Poet and astronomer;Greece;Greek;-6;6 th century BC;Ténédos;about 500 BC;?;?;Has perfected the athenian calendar by introducing a Moon/Sun cycle of 8 years. Author of the system of signs of the Zodiac.;-77.397037;282.602963;77 ° 24 ' West;60.31958;60.320° North;Nearside;North-West;Moon North-North-West limb;63;63;31.6;3637;0.057524810222109;Circular formation.;Partly covered by Imbrian ejecta ;Slightly steep slopes bearing Cleostratus E and F to the North-West.;High walls supporting Cleostratus M to the North and two craterlets to the South-West.;Flat floor supporting a craterlet.;1;Low interest or difficult formation;13;6 days after First Quarter;5 days after Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
CLERKE;AA216803N297981;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Craterlet;Meteoritic impact;Copernician (From -1.1 billions years to present days) ?;Period source not found;No details;Agnes Mary Clerke (ex Littrow B);?;01/01/1973 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;Great Britain;British;19;19 th century;?;1842;?;1907;?;29.798132;29.798132;29 ° 48 ' East;21.680323;21.680° North;Nearside;North-East;North of Mare Tranquillitatis region;7;7;3.3;1330;0.199751851577155;Isolated circular formation with bowl shape and overlapping a rille of Rimae Littrow.;;Slightly steep slopes.;Slightly high walls.;Rounded floor.;2;Pretty interesting formation;5;5 days after New Moon;4 days after Full Moon;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
COBLENTZ;AA380932S1266513;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;William W. Coblentz;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronomer;USA;American;20;20 th century;?;1873;?;1962;?;126.651328;126.651328;126 ° 39 ' East;-38.093195;38.093° South;Farside;South-East;Not determined;33;33;16.3;2981;0.091285792145915;Not observable;Possibly pre-Nectarian ;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
COCHISE;LF202000N308000;IAU Named formation;LF;Landing site name;Not determined;Not appliable;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Astronaut-named feature - Apollo 17 site.;IAU;01/01/1973 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;30.8;30.8;30 ° 48 ' East;20.2;20.200° North;Nearside;North-East;Macrobius;0.63;0.63;0.2;109;0.194866844047824;Geological formation on the Apollo 17 landing site.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;5;Five days after New Moon;Four days after Full Moon;999;Not observable;Not observable;
COCKCROFT;AA310913N1970919;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Sir John Douglas Cockcroft;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;physicist;United Kingdom;British;20;20 th century;Todmorden;1897;Cambridge;1967;Professor in Cambridge University in 1939. Works on radar andatomic bomb. Director of Harwell nuclear center in 1946. Nobel laureate in 1951 with Ernest Walton.;-162.908107;197.091893;162 ° 54 ' West;31.0913;31.091° North;Farside;North-West;Not determined;93;93;46;4074;0.044206416877762;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
COLLINS;AA12981N237089;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Craterlet;Meteoritic impact;Eratosthenian (From -3.2 billions years to -1.1 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Michael Collins (ex Sabine D);?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronaut;U. S. A.;American;20;20 th century;?;1930;?;Vivant;Pilot of the cabin of the mission Apollo 11;23.708917;23.708917;23 ° 43 ' East;1.298061;1.298° North;Nearside;North-East;East part of Mare Tranquillitatis;3;3;1.2;510;0.197866498486956;Isolated circular formation with bowl shape.;;Slightly steep slopes.;Slightly high walls.;Rounded floor.;1;Low interest or difficult formation;5;5 days after New Moon;4 days after Full Moon;100;100 mm reflector;200 mm reflector;
COLOMBO;AA152550S460218;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Christophe Colomb;Mädler (1837);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Welperi;Mons Tancon;Not named;Navigator;Spain;Spanish;15;15 th century;Génes;1451;Valladolid;1506;"Discoverer of America (Island Bahamas) 12 October 1492. Realized three others travel in Southern and Central America.""";46.02178;46.02178;46 ° 1 ' East;-15.255042;15.255° South;Nearside;South-East;Mare Fecunditatis South edge;76;76;39.5;3889;0.049224613851774;Isolated circular formation situated on the West bank of Mare Fecunditatis.;;Steep slopes to the South and overlapped by the large crater Colombo A to the North-West by Colombo B to the South-West and by Colombo M to the East.;Slightly high walls to the North but high and tormented to the South-East.;Flat floor. Small central mountain. Hills and craterlets.;3;Very interesting formation;4;4 days after New Moon;3 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
COMPTON;AA558622N1040548;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Lower Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.8 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;anorth gabbro;Arthur Holly Compton;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;physicist;USA;American;20;20 th century;Wooster;1892;Berkeley;1962;Discoverer of the effect of photons. Surveys on cosmic rays. Nobel laureate in 1927 with Charles Wilson.;104.054816;104.054816;104 ° 3 ' East;55.862159;55.862° North;Librations zone;North-East;Not determined;162;162;82.3;4851;0.029468682722289;Circular formation situated in the zone of librations.;Maybe Upper Imbrian interior ring ;Not easily observable.;;;1;Low interest or difficult formation;1;2 days after New Moon;1 day after Full Moon;30;x10 binoculars;50 mm refractor;
COMRIE;AA233932N2468306;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Leslie J. Comrie;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronomer;United Kingdom;British;20;20 th century;?;1893;?;1950;?;-113.169366;246.830634;113 ° 10 ' West;23.393157;23.393° North;Farside;North-West;Not determined;59;59;29.6;3566;0.060199285785246;Not observable;Older than Hertzsprung Basin ;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
COMSTOCK;AA215916N2379498;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms and Byrne / 2009;No details;George C. Comstock;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronomer;USA;American;20;20 th century;?;1855;?;1934;?;-122.050214;237.949786;122 ° 3 ' West;21.591583;21.592° North;Farside;North-West;Not determined;72;72;36.6;3801;0.051913805278753;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
CONDON;AA18731N603601;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Imbrian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.85 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Edward W. Condon (ex Webb R);?;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Physicist;U. S. A.;American;20;20 th century;?;1902;?;1974;"President of a commission of studies on UFO and author of a famous report.""";60.360134;60.360134;60 ° 22 ' East;1.873078;1.873° North;Nearside;North-East;Moon East limb;35;35;17.4;3040;0.087237006341129;Damaged circular formation situated on the bank of Sinus Successus.;;Fairly steep slopes bearing Webb F and G to the South-East.;Slightly high walls damaged to the South-West.;Flat floor filled with lava. Hills.;2;Pretty interesting formation;3;3 days after New Moon;2 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
CONDORCET;AA120996N695832;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Marie Jean Antoine de Caritat (Marquis of Condorcet);Schröter (1802);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Philosopher mathematician and stateman;France;French;18;18 th century;Ribemont;1743;Bourg-la-Reine;1794;Collaborator of 'the Encyclopedia' . Chief of the 'Philosophical Party' . Member of the Academy of Sciences in 1769.;69.583166;69.583166;69 ° 35 ' East;12.099608;12.100° North;Nearside;North-East;Moon East limb;75;74;37.4;3826;0.051125836543979;Circular formation situated to the East of Mare Crisium.;Younger than Crisium Basin ;Fairly steep slopes bearing Condorcet A E and G to the South-West.;Slightly high walls ridden to the North by Condorcet Y.;Flat floor filled with somber lava.;3;Very interesting formation;2;2 days after New Moon;1 day after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
CONE;LF37000S3426000;IAU Named formation;LF;Landing site name;Not determined;Not appliable;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Astronaut-named feature - Apollo 14 site.;IAU;01/01/1973 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;-17.4;342.6;17 ° 24 ' West;-3.7;3.700° North;Nearside;South-West;Montes Riphaeus;0.3;0.3;0.1;63;0.193839022365973;Small craterlet ned by Apollo 14 astronauts where samples of impact Imbrium have been sampled.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;9;Two days after First Quarter;One day after Last Quarter;999;Not observable;Not observable;
CONGREVE;AA2801S1921585;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Sir William;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;general;United Kingdom;British;19;19 th century;London;1772;Toulouse;1828;Conceiver of a military rocket in 1804. Works on powder and color printing. Introduction of gaz for towns lighting.;-167.841477;192.158523;167 ° 50 ' West;-0.280109;0.280° South;Farside;South-West;Not determined;57;57;28.8;3536;0.061392099239065;Not observable;Younger than Korolev Basin. relatively old ;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
CONON;AA216571N19504;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Copernician (From -1.1 billions years to present days);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Conon of Samos;?;01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Mathematician and astronomer;Greece;Greek;-4;4 th century BC;Samos;300 BC;?;?;Friend of Archimede. Author of the constellation 'Hair of Berenice'. Author of 7 books devoted to the astronomy.;1.950397;1.950397;1 ° 57 ' East;21.657058;21.657° North;Nearside;North-East;Montes Apenninus region;22;22;10.4;2608;0.124465215424355;Isolated circular formation situated in Montes Apenninus.;;Fairly steep slopes.;High walls.;Slightly extensive and flat floor with small central hill.;3;Very interesting formation;7;First Quarter;6 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
COOK;AA174975S488072;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;James Cook;Mädler (1837);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Navigator;England;English;18;18 th century;Marton;1728;Hawaii;1779;Expeditions on the Endeavour to Tahiti in 1769 for the passage of Venus in front of the Sun. Discovery of the New-Zealand and Australia in 1770. Discovery of Hawaii in 1778.;48.807157;48.807157;48 ° 48 ' East;-17.497494;17.497° South;Nearside;South-East;Mare Fecunditatis South edge;48;48;22.5;3286;0.072782588867094;Isolated circular formation situated on the South-West bank of Mare Fecunditatis.;;Slightly steep slopes bearing a chain of craterlets to the North-East a crater to the South-West and a perpendicular mountainous crest to the North.;Slightly high walls ridden by 2 craterlets to the North-East.;Extensive flat floor filled with lava supporting the crater Cook A to the South-East.;3;Very interesting formation;4;4 days after New Moon;3 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
COOPER;AA526816N1759201;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;John C. Cooper;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;humanitarian;USA;American;20;20 th century;?;1887;?;1967;?;175.920129;175.920129;175 ° 55 ' East;52.68164;52.682° North;Farside;North-East;Not determined;36;36;25.9;3426;0.066065395817111;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
COPERNICUS;AA96209N3399214;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Copernician (From -1.1 billions years to present days);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;troctolite ;Nicolas Copernic;Riccioli (1651);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Philippi IV;Insula Sicilia + Mons Aetna;Copernicus;Astronomer;Poland;Polish;16;16 th century;Torun;1473;Frauenburg;1543;Canon of Frauenburg in 1479. Doctor of the university of Ferrare in 1503. Author of the 'De revolutionibus orbium coelestium ' in 1543 presenting the heliocentric system in which the Earth and planets turn around the Sun.;-20.078621;339.921379;20 ° 5 ' West;9.620945;9.621° North;Nearside;North-West;Copernic crater region;93;93;48;4125;0.042940948485908;Young and isolated formation with hexagonal form. Bright rays all around.;;Very steep slopes dominant Mare Insularum of 900 m rugged and bearing Fauth to the South and Gay-Lussac to the North.;;Floor flatter to the North that to the South. Three central mountains (1200 m). Hills and ruins in the arena.;4;Exceptional formation;9;2 days after First Quarter;1 day after Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
CORI;AA504802S2070948;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Gerty Theresa Radnitz Cori;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1979 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;physiologist;USA;American;20;20 th century;?;1887;?;1967;Nobel laureate;-152.905249;207.094751;152 ° 54 ' West;-50.480193;50.480° South;Farside;South-West;Not determined;65;65;33.6;3704;0.05511617132975;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
CORIOLIS;AA5643N1717954;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Wilhelms and Byrne / 2009;No details;Gaspard Coriolis;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;mathematician;France;French;19;19 th century;Paris;1792;Paris;1792;Ponts et Chauss‚es engineer. Professor in mechanics in 1816. Surveys on centrifugal strengthes.;171.795388;171.795388;171 ° 48 ' East;0.564347;0.564° North;Farside;North-East;Not determined;78;78;39.2;3882;0.049425909290844;Not observable;Younger than Freundlich-Sharonov or Nectarian (map);Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
COUDER;AA49013S2674175;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Andr‚ Couder;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1985 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronomer;France;French;20;20 th century;Alen?on;1897;Suresnes;1979;"Director of Paris Optics Institute in 1926. Member of french Academy of Sciences in 1954. Numerous surveys on astrometrical and astrophysical instruments. Author of ""Refractors and telescopes"" in 1935 with Andr‚ Danjon.";-92.58248;267.41752;92 ° 35 ' West;-4.901341;4.901° South;Librations zone;South-West;Not determined;21;21;9.2;2515;0.135507862981422;Circular formation situated in the zone of librations.;Formerly Maunder Z;Not easily observable.;;;1;Low interest or difficult formation;14;Full Moon;6 days after Last Quarter;30;x10 binoculars;50 mm refractor;
COULOMB;AA544620N2449987;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Charles A. De Coulomb;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;physicist;France;French;18;18 th century;Angouléme;1857;Nancy;1926;Discoverer of magnetic field. Author of a law on electrostatical strengthes. Member of french Academy of Sciences in 1781 and of the Institute in 1795.;-115.001255;244.998745;115 ° 0 ' West;54.462013;54.462° North;Farside;North-West;Not determined;89;89;44.8;4041;0.045043372791939;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
COURTNEY;AA251350N3291949;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;English male name.;IAU;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;?;Europe;England;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;-30.805081;329.194919;30 ° 48 ' West;25.135035;25.135° North;Nearside;North-West;Aristarchus;1.23623;1.23623;0.6;243;0.196422072103858;Principal craterlet included in rima Zahia at its North end.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;10;Three days after First Quarter;Two days after Last Quarter;150;150 mm reflector;300 mm reflector;
CREMONA;AA672352N2691429;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Luigi Cremona;Arthur / Whitaker (1963);01/01/1964 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Mathematician and political man;Italy;Italian;19;19 th century;Pavie;1830;Rome;1903;Director of School of applications of engineers of Rome. Minister of the Public Instruction in 1898.;-90.857118;269.142882;90 ° 51 ' West;67.235217;67.235° North;Librations zone;North-West;Moon North-North-West limb;86;85;42.5;3977;0.046731357799153;Situated in the zone of librations. Circular formation.;;Steep slopes bearing Cremona A to the North.;High walls crushed by Boole L to the South.;Flat and extensive floor with Cremona B & C to the West.;1;Low interest or difficult formation;13;6 days after First Quarter;5 days after Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
CRESCENT;LF29000S3366000;IAU Named formation;LF;Landing site name;Not determined;Not appliable;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Astronaut-named feature - Apollo 12 site.;IAU;01/01/1973 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;-23.4;336.6;23 ° 24 ' West;-2.9;2.900° North;Nearside;South-West;Montes Riphaeus;0.6;0.6;0.9;390;0.197343453134583;Small craterlet named by Apollo 12 astronauts and comprised in a seven craterlets group.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;9;Two days after First Quarter;One day after Last Quarter;999;Not observable;Not observable;
CRILE;AA142083N459842;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Craterlet;Meteoritic impact;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;G. Crile (ex Proclus F);?;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Doctor;U. S. A.;American;20;20 th century;?;1864;?;1943;?;45.984196;45.984196;45 ° 59 ' East;14.208319;14.208° North;Nearside;North-East;North edge of Mare Fecunditatis;8;9;4.6;1863;0.200419927568611;Isolated circular formation with bowl shape.;;Slightly steep slopes.;Slightly high walls.;Rounded floor.;1;Low interest or difficult formation;4;4 days after New Moon;3 days after Full Moon;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
CROCCO;AA469804S1505058;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Gaetano A. Crocco;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;engineer;Italy;Italian;20;20 th century;?;1877;?;1968;Aeronautical specialist.;150.505761;150.505761;150 ° 30 ' East;-46.980412;46.980° South;Farside;South-East;Not determined;75;75;33.7;3709;0.054956258978772;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
CROMMELIN;AA674614S2120485;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms and Byrne / 2009;ol-noritic gabbro;Andrew Claude De La Cherois Crommelin;IAU 1964 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronomer;United Kingdom;British;20;20 th century;?;1865;?;1939;?;-147.951526;212.048474;147 ° 57 ' West;-67.461395;67.461° South;Farside;South-West;Not determined;94;94;46.7;4091;0.043769151219514;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
CROOKES;AA103961S1948976;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Copernician (From -1.1 billions years to present days);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;anorth gabbro;Sir William Crookes;IAU 1973 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;physicist;United Kingdom;British;19;19 th century;London;1832;London;1919;Conceiver of the radiometer in 1872 and of an X rays generating tube. Works on viscosity and gaz conductibility. Member of the Royal Society in 1863.;-165.102447;194.897553;165 ° 6 ' West;-10.396136;10.396° South;Farside;South-West;Not determined;49;49;24.1;3352;0.069492170032485;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
CROZIER;AA135595S507177;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;François R. M. Crozier;Birt / Lee (1865);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Navigator;England;English;19;19 th century;?;1796;?;1848;Collaborator of Parry and Ross.;50.717689;50.717689;50 ° 43 ' East;-13.559481;13.559° South;Nearside;South-East;East part of Mare Fecunditatis;22;22;11.2;2665;0.118410448930056;Circular formation forming a clover with Crozier M and D of identical aspect.;;Fairly steep slopes bearing Crozier M to the South and Crozier D to the East.;Slightly high walls.;Extensive flat floor filled with somber lava.;2;Pretty interesting formation;4;4 days after New Moon;3 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
CRUGER;AA166769S2930398;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Lower Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.8 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Peter Cruger;Riccioli (1651);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Fontes Amari;Cruger;Mathematician;Germany;German;17;17 th century;?;1580;?;1639;?;-66.960244;293.039756;66 ° 58 ' West;-16.67686;16.677° South;Nearside;South-West;Moon West-South-Westlimb;46;46;22.9;3303;0.071916574991799;Remarkable circular formation for its weak albedo.;Possibly Upper Imbrian (PC);Slightly steep slopes.;Slightly high walls.;Flat floor filled with very somber lava. Craterlet.;4;Exceptional formation;13;6 days after First Quarter;5 days after Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
CTESIBIUS;AA8348N1187510;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Lower Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.8 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Ctesibius;IAU 1994 ?;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;physicist;Egypt;Egyptian;-1;1 st century BC;?;?;?;100;?;118.75101;118.75101;118 ° 45 ' East;0.834771;0.835° North;Farside;North-East;Not determined;36;36;16;2965;0.092396066128786;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
CURIE;AA230455S922793;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Pierre Curie;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;physicist;France;French;19;19 th century;Paris;1859;Paris;1906;Discoverer of piezoelectricity in 1880 and of the transformation point in magnetism. Husband of Marie Curie in 1895. Author of the principle of phenomenas symetry. Discoverer of polonium and radium in 1898. Nobel laureate in 1903 with his wife. ;92.279263;92.279263;92 ° 17 ' East;-23.045542;23.046° South;Librations zone;South-East;Not determined;151;151;69.4;4609;0.033190760403443;Circular formation situated in the zone of librations.;;Not easily observable.;;;1;Low interest or difficult formation;1;2 days after New Moon;1 day after Full Moon;30;x10 binoculars;50 mm refractor;
CURTIS;AA145741N567921;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Craterlet;Meteoritic impact;Copernician (From -1.1 billions years to present days) ?;Period source not found;No details;Heber Doust Curtis (ex Picard Z);?;01/01/1973 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;U. S. A.;American;20;20 th century;?;1872;?;1942;?;56.79212;56.79212;56 ° 48 ' East;14.574121;14.574° North;Nearside;North-East;North-West edge of Mare Crisium;3;3;1.4;570;0.198084273161707;Isolated circular formation with bowl shape.;;Slightly steep slopes.;Slightly high walls.;Rounded floor.;1;Low interest or difficult formation;3;3 days after New Moon;2 days after Full Moon;100;100 mm reflector;200 mm reflector;
CURTIUS;AA670794S44049;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Albert Curtz;Riccioli (1651);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Mons Techisandam;Curtius;Astronomer;Germany;German;17;17 th century;?;1600;?;1671;Publisher of the observations of Tycho Brahé.;4.40494;4.40494;4 ° 24 ' East;-67.079371;67.079° South;Nearside;South-East;Moon South limb;96;96;49.6;4166;0.041962711838381;Circular formation.;;Steep slopes bearing Curtius B to the North Curtius D to the North-East and Curtius E to the West.;High walls in terraces overlapped by a crater to the East and a craterlet to the South.;Flat floor supporting several craterlets whose 2 to the North-West. Small mountain with 3 summits off-center to the North-West.;3;Very interesting formation;7;First Quarter;6 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
CUSANUS;AA718208N694004;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Nicolas de Cusa;Schmidt (1878);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Theologian;Germany;German;15;15 th century;Kues;1401;Todie;1464;Representative of the Pope in Germany. Opponent to the geocentrism. Important work in literature.;69.400358;69.400358;69 ° 24 ' East;71.820806;71.821° North;Nearside;North-East;Moon North-North-East limb;63;63;30.4;3595;0.059074844990832;Circular formation.;Younger than Humboldtianum Basin ;Fairly steep slopes.;Slightly high walls supporting two craterlets to the East.;Flat floor.;2;Pretty interesting formation;2;2 days after New Moon;1 day after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
CUVIER;AA502927S96921;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Wilhelms and Byrne / 2009;No details;Georges Cuvier;Mädler (1837);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Licetus;Naturalist and paleotologist;France;French;19;19 th century;Montbéliard;1769;Paris;1832;Creator of the compared anatomy and the paleontology. Member of the Academy of Sciences in 1795 and of the French Academy in 1818.;9.692075;9.692075;9 ° 42 ' East;-50.292684;50.293° South;Nearside;South-East;Moon South limb;75;75;38.6;3864;0.049987685919348;Circular formation.;;Steep slopes bearing the quartet Heraclitus to the West and a composed remarkable chain of Cuvier F A E and B to the South-East.;High walls in light terraces.;Flat floor with lava flood to the North-West.;3;Very interesting formation;6;6 days after New Moon;5 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
CYRANO;AA203653S1573738;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Cyrano De Bergerac Savinien;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;writer;France;French;17;17 th century;?;1615;;1655;;157.373823;157.373823;157 ° 22 ' East;-20.365288;20.365° South;Farside;South-East;Not determined;80;80;39.7;3898;0.048982229435409;Not observable;Possibly Nectarian ;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
CYRILLUS;AA132913S240655;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Saint Cyrille;Riccioli (1651);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Ferd. Caroli Leop F.;Mons Moschus;Cyrillus;Philosopher;Greece;Greek;5;5 th century;Alexandrie;376;Alexandrie;444;Fit to condemn the heresy of Nestor in 431 and specified the doctrine of the Incarnation of the Christ.;24.065469;24.065469;24 ° 4 ' East;-13.291329;13.291° South;Nearside;South-East;Theophilus crater North-West region;98;98;49;4151;0.042320891654287;Damaged circular formation forming a remarkable trio with Theophilus and Catharina.;;rugged and steep slopes bearing Theophilus to the North-East Ibn Ru'shd to the North-West and Cyrillus E F and G to the South-East.;Fairly high walls more high to the East that to the West crushed by Theophilus to the North-East and ridden by Cyrillus A to the South-West.;Tormented and extensive floor with 3 central mountains and a groove to the South. Hills and craterlets.;4;Exceptional formation;5;5 days after New Moon;4 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
CYSATUS;AA662082S3536618;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Jean-Baptiste Cysat;Riccioli (1651);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Cysatus;Mathematician and astronomer;Switzerland;Swiss;17;17 th century;?;1588;?;1657;?;-6.338221;353.661779;6 ° 20 ' West;-66.208205;66.208° South;Nearside;South-West;Moon South limb;50;50;23.8;3342;0.069979524148054;Circular formation situated on the slope of Gruemberger.;;to the West Steep slopes bearing many craterlets to the North and Cysatus E to the East.;Very high walls damaged to the South-East.;Flat floor.;3;Very interesting formation;8;1 day after First Quarter;Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
D. BROWN;AA416479S2128402;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;David McDowell Brown;IAU;01/01/2006 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Not known;North America;United States;20;20 th century;?;?;?;?;?;-147.159809;212.840191;147 ° 10 ' West;-41.647898;41.648° North;Farside;North-West;Apollo;16.1167;16.1167;8;2410;0.149538264995088;Big craterlet Included in a group inside of a damaged anonymous crater.;;Fairly steep slopes with sharp crest.;High walls.;Floor presenting two hills covering almost totally it and one could be a volcabic dome.;0;Not observable;0;not observable;not observable;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
D'ALEMBERT;AA510723N1648907;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Jean Le Rond d'Alembert;IAU 1976 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;philosopher;France;French;18;18 th century;Paris;1717;Paris;1783;Member of french Academy of Sciences in 1740 and secretary in 1772. Author of a treaty about dynamics in 1743. Computation of equinoxes precession in 1749. Leader of the Encyclopedia with Diderot.;164.890724;164.890724;164 ° 53 ' East;51.072288;51.072° North;Farside;North-East;Not determined;0.357669;0.357669;0.1;69;0.194007757767329;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
D'ARREST;AA22648N146041;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Imbrian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.85 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Heinrich Louis d'Arrest;Schmidt (1878);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Mons Horminius;Not named;Astronomer;Germany;German;19;19 th century;Berlin;1822;Copenhague;1875;Comets and asteroid specialist. Observer of nebulae and clusters of stars. Numerous stellar astronomy works.;14.604128;14.604128;14 ° 36 ' East;2.264809;2.265° North;Nearside;North-East;East of Mare Tranquillitatis region;54;54;26.9;3465;0.064374587202446;Damaged circular formation.;;Fairly steep slopes bearing d'Arrest M and A to the West.;Damaged and little high walls.;Flat floor filled with lava. Hills.;3;Very interesting formation;6;6 days after New Moon;5 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
D'ARSONVAL;AA103139S1245874;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Jacques Arsène d'Arsonval;IAU 1976 ?;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;physicist;France;French;20;20 th century;La Borie;1851;La Borie;1940;Numerous surveys in biological physics. Discoverer of high frequencies currents treatments. Conceiver of numerous apparatus for physics.;124.587373;124.587373;124 ° 35 ' East;-10.313907;10.314° South;Farside;South-East;Not determined;15;15;7.4;2982;0.201354630744011;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
DA VINCI;AA91048N449549;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Imbrian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.85 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Leonardo da Vinci (Leonard of Vinci);Peucker (1935);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Artist and scientist;Italy;Italian;15;15 th century;Vinci;1452;Amboise;1519;Painter and author sculptor of famous works of the Renaissance. Works in many areas as anatomy the applied mechanics and the geology.;44.95485;44.95485;44 ° 57 ' East;9.104802;9.105° North;Nearside;North-East;North edge of Mare Fecunditatis;38;38;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Wrecked formation of irregular form.;;Steep slopes bearing Watts to the South-East.;Very damaged walls crumbled to the South.;Very tormented floor. Central mountain. Hills craterlets and lines of crest.;2;Pretty interesting formation;4;4 days after New Moon;3 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
DAEDALUS;AA58329S1793983;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Lower Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.8 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Daedalus;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;mythological character.;Greece;Greek;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;179.398316;179.398316;179 ° 24 ' East;-5.832917;5.833° South;Farside;South-East;Not determined;93;93;46.8;4093;0.043726654322278;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
DAG;AA187098N52622;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Scandinavian male name.;IAU;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;?;Europe;Scandinavian;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;5.262214;5.262214;5 ° 16 ' East;18.709757;18.710° North;Nearside;North-East;Montes Apenninus;17;17;7.4;3012;0.201374922965789;Irregularly shaped formation composing a couple with Apollonius F.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;7;First Quarter;Six days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
DAGUERRE;AA119067S336135;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Imbrian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.85 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Louis Jacques Mandé Daguerre;Schmidt (1878);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Engineer;France;French;19;19 th century;Cormeilles en Parisi;1789;Bry sur Marne;1851;Inventor of the diorama in 1822. Associate to Niepce for the invention of the photography by daguerreotypes.;33.613473;33.613473;33 ° 37 ' East;-11.906717;11.907° South;Nearside;South-East;Theophilus crater North-East region;131;131;61;4434;0.036298394322578;Almost ghost circular formation.;;Quasi flat slopes bearing a similar crater to the North-West and a craterlet to the South-East.;Quasi non-existent walls completely gobbled to the South.;Flat floor filled with the lava of Mare Nectaris. Small central relief subsisting. Grooves and craterlets.;3;Very interesting formation;5;5 days after New Moon;4 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
DALE;AA95581S829299;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Sir Henry Hallet Dale;?;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Physiologist;Great Britain;British;20;20 th century;London;1875;Cambridge;1968;Works on the chemistry of the nervous system. Nobel Price in 1936.;82.929888;82.929888;82 ° 56 ' East;-9.558087;9.558° South;Librations zone;South-East;Moon East limb;38;38;17.9;3068;0.085362469638494;Circular formation with bowl shape situated in the zone of librations.;;Slightly steep slopes bearing a craterlet to the South.;Slightly high walls.;Rounded floor.;1;Low interest or difficult formation;2;2 days after New Moon;1 day after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
DALTON;AA170655N2755482;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Upper Imbrian (From -3.8 billions years to -3.2 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;John Dalton;Arthur / Whitaker (1963);01/01/1964 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Chemist and physicist;England;English;19;19 th century;Eaglesfield;1766;Manchester;1844;Creator of the atomic theory. Studies on the compression of gases. Study on the daltonism. Author of an English grammar.;-84.451805;275.548195;84 ° 27 ' West;17.065487;17.065° North;Librations zone;North-West;Moon West-North-West limb;46;46;22.8;3300;0.072081168584911;Situated in the zone of librations. Circular formation.;;Steep slopes crushed by Balboa in the North Balboa A in the East Vasco de Gama in the South and Einstein In the West.;High walls.;Flat floor with groove. Small mountain off-center.;1;Low interest or difficult formation;14;Full Moon;6 days after Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
DALY;AA57442N595004;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Reginald Aldworth Daly (ex Apollonius P);Mädler (1837);01/01/1973 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Geologist;U. S. A.;American;20;20 th century;Napanee;1871;Cambridge;1957;Professor in Harvard. Specialist of glaciations of the Quaternary.;59.500363;59.500363;59 ° 30 ' East;5.744208;5.744° North;Nearside;North-East;Moon East limb;22;22;11.7;2697;0.115209664119808;Formation of irregular form forming a couple overlapped with Apollonius F.;;Fairly steep slopes crushed by Apollonius F to the East.;Fairly high walls.;Slightly extensive and flat floor.;2;Pretty interesting formation;3;3 days after New Moon;2 days after Full Moon;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
DAMOISEAU;AA48514S2987500;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Upper Imbrian (From -3.8 billions years to -3.2 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Marie Charles Théodore de Damoiseau;?;01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;France;French;18;18 th century;Besan‡on;1768;Issy les Moulineaux;1846;Author of a theory and tables on movements of the Moon.;-61.250022;298.749978;61 ° 15 ' West;-4.851391;4.851° South;Nearside;South-West;Moon West limb;248;248;116.7;5389;0.023078255036234;Fomplex formation. Crater having crushed Damoiseau M. North extremity of Rimae Grimaldi.;;Slightly steep slopes bearing Damoiseau K lengthened to the East.;Slightly high walls.;Tormented floor. Small central mountain. Line of crest. Craterlet.;3;Very interesting formation;12;5 days after First Quarter;4 days after Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
DANIELL;AA354201N311645;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Imbrian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.85 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;John Frederick Daniell;Birt / Lee (1865);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Physicist;England;English;19;19 th century;London;1790;London;1845;Inventor of a hygrometer and an electrical battery.;31.164479;31.164479;31 ° 10 ' East;35.42011;35.420° North;Nearside;North-East;North-East of Mare Serenitatis region;61;61;30.3;3592;0.059197261921185;Oval formation.;;Slightly steep slopes bearing the craterlet Daniell W to the North-East.;Fairly high walls.;Extensive flat floor.;3;Very interesting formation;5;5 days after New Moon;4 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
DANJON;AA114209S1239033;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;André Danjon;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronomer;France;French;20;20 th century;Caen;1890;Suresnes;1967;Director of Paris Observatory in 1945. Member of french Academy of Sciences in 1948. Conceiver of the de unpersonal astrolabe and of an interferometer. Surveys about Venus and Mercury. Author of 2 books with Andr‚ Couderc.;123.903308;123.903308;123 ° 54 ' East;-11.420936;11.421° South;Farside;South-East;Not determined;36;37;18.3;3086;0.084203466058972;Complex formation. Crater having crushed Damoiseau M. North end of Rimae Grimaldi.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
DANTE;AA253552N1799960;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Upper Imbrian (From -3.8 billions years to -3.2 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Alighieri Dante;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;poet;Italy;Italian;13;13 th century;?;1265;;1321;;179.995952;179.995952;179 ° 60 ' East;25.355194;25.355° North;Farside;North-West;Not determined;30;23;14.1;2852;0.101152442017653;Oval formation.;Possibly Lower Imbrian ;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
DARNEY;AA146071S3364318;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Copernician (From -1.1 billions years to present days) ?;Period source not found;No details;Maurice Darney;Lamech (1956);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Fournerii;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;France;French;20;20 th century;?;1882;?;1958;Author of many observations of the Moon.;-23.568235;336.431765;23 ° 34 ' West;-14.607087;14.607° South;Nearside;South-West;South-East of Oceanus Procellarum region;71;71;34.6;3739;0.053954536700978;Isolated circular formation with bowl shape of large size and situated in a mountainous region.;;Steep slopes.;High walls.;Rounded floor.;3;Very interesting formation;9;2 days after First Quarter;1 day after Last Quarter;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
DARWIN;AA199279S2907949;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Walled plain;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Charles R. Darwin;Schmidt (1878);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Naturalist;England;English;19;19 th century;Shrewsbury;1809;Down;1882;Trip in South America with the 'Beagle' from 1831 to 1836. Author of 'Of the origin of species by way of natural selection' in 1859. Author of the theory of the transforming evolution of species called 'Darwinism'.;-69.205128;290.794872;69 ° 12 ' West;-19.927883;19.928° South;Nearside;South-West;Moon West-South-Westlimb;30;30;14.8;2896;0.097622636791441;Wrecked circular formation.;;Fairly steep slopes bearing Darwin B to the West Cruger to the North-East and crushing Lamarck to the South.;Slightly high walls ridden by 3 craters to the South-West.;Tormented floor containing the Rimae Darwin. White stains. Hills and lines of crest. Craterlets. Dome with summit craterlet.;3;Very interesting formation;13;6 days after First Quarter;5 days after Last Quarter;5;Naked eye;10x binoculars;
DAS;AA264904S2229501;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Copernician (From -1.1 billions years to present days);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Amil K. Das;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronomer;India;Indian;20;20 th century;?;1902;?;1961;?;-137.049914;222.950086;137 ° 3 ' West;-26.490396;26.490° South;Farside;South-West;Not determined;28;28;15.1;2916;0.096066410431136;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
DAUBREE;AA157298N147464;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Imbrian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.85 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Auguste Daubrée (ex Menelaus S);?;01/01/1973 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Geologist;France;French;19;19 th century;Metz;1814;Paris;1896;Member of the french Academy of Sciences in 1861. Director of School of Mines in 1872. Author of 'Synthetic studies of experimental geology' in 1879.;14.746362;14.746362;14 ° 45 ' East;15.729791;15.730° North;Nearside;North-East;South-West part of Mare Serenitatis;15;14;7.3;2953;0.201335506916652;Deformed formation situated on the North rim of Lacus Hiemalis.;;Fairly steep slopes.;Fairly high walls collapsed to the North-West.;Flat floor filled with lava communicating with Lacus Gaudii to the North-West.;2;Pretty interesting formation;6;6 days after New Moon;5 days after Full Moon;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
DAVISSON;AA379272S1850347;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;peridotite (pyroxenite);Clinton Joseph Davisson;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;physicist;USA;American;20;20 th century;Bloomington;1881;Charlotsville;1958;Discoverer of electrons diffraction in 1927 with L. Germer. Conceiver of electronic optics. Nobel laureate in 1937 with G. Thomson. ;-174.96533;185.03467;174 ° 58 ' West;-37.927228;37.927° South;Farside;South-West;Not determined;87;87;46.2;4078;0.044106107351889;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
DAVY;AA118470S3518509;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Upper Imbrian (From -3.8 billions years to -3.2 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Sir Humphry Davy;Mädler (1837);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Mons Lathmus;Not named;Physicist and chemist;England;English;19;19 th century;Penzance;1778;Gen‡ve;1829;Discoverer of the sodium potassium barium strontium and calcium in 1807-1808. Specialist of the electrolysis. Inventor of the electrical arc and a lamp for miners.;-8.149119;351.850881;8 ° 9 ' West;-11.847018;11.847° South;Nearside;South-West;West of Ptolemaeus crater region;35;35;16.9;3016;0.088865445803604;Damaged circular formation.;;Fairly steep slopes bearing a perpendicular mountain chain to the North and Catena Davy to the East.;Slightly high walls ridden to the South-East by Davy A.;Flat floor. Hills and craterlets.;3;Very interesting formation;8;1 day after First Quarter;Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
DAWA;AA854500S316600;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Dawa;IAU 2024;04/03/2024 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Tibetan common name.;31.66;31.66;31 ° 40 ' East;-85.45;85 ° 27 ' South;Nearside;South-East;Sur Mons Mouton;0.7;0.7;0.4;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Tiny craterlet in a range on a ridge of Mons Mouton.;;Slightly steep and low slopes.;Low wall.;Rounded floor almost non-existent;0;Not observable;Not observable;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
DAWES;AA172082N263431;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Copernician (From -1.1 billions years to present days);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;William R. Dawes;Birt / Lee (1865);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Insula;Vitruvius;Astronomer and doctor;England;English;19;19 th century;?;1799;?;1868;Important works in optical.;26.343077;26.343077;26 ° 21 ' East;17.208169;17.208° North;Nearside;North-East;South-East part of Mare Serenitatis;18;18;8.8;2475;0.140632968453813;Isolated circular formation situated on a little marked wrinkle ridge to the extremity of Rimae Plinius.;;Fairly steep slopes.;Fairly high walls.;Fairly flat floor filled with lava. Small central relief.;2;Pretty interesting formation;5;5 days after New Moon;4 days after Full Moon;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
DAWSON;AA669897S2249516;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Lower Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.8 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Bernhard H. Dawson;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronomer;Argentina;Argentinian;20;20 th century;?;1890;?;1960;?;-135.048358;224.951642;135 ° 3 ' West;-66.989653;66.990° South;Farside;South-West;Not determined;45;45;22.1;3268;0.0737440987285;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
DE FOREST;AA769356S1966667;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Upper Imbrian (From -3.8 billions years to -3.2 billions years);Wilhelms and Byrne / 2009;No details;Lee De Forest;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;engineer;USA;American;20;20 th century;Council Bluffs;1873;Hollywood;1961;Conceiver of the triod in 1906.;-163.333331;196.666669;163 ° 20 ' West;-76.935632;76.936° South;Farside;South-West;Not determined;57;57;28.1;3511;0.062418149477909;Not observable;Possibly Nectarian;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
DE GASPARIS;AA258331S3091736;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Annibale de Gasparis;Schmidt (1878);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;Italy;Italian;19;19 th century;?;1819;?;1882;Discoverer of 9 asteroids.;-50.826391;309.173609;50 ° 50 ' West;-25.833081;25.833° South;Nearside;South-West;East of Mare Humorum region;30;30;15.4;2932;0.094889797875807;Circular formation;Partly covered by Imbrian ejecta ;Slightly steep slopes bearing a double crater to the South-East Rimae De Gasparis to the North and to the South.;Slightly high walls supporting a craterlet to the North-East.;Flat floor filled with lava and supporting Rimae De Gasparis.;3;Very interesting formation;11;4 days after First Quarter;3 days after Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
DE GERLACHE;AA884849S2716553;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Adrien. Belgian Antarctic explorer (1866-1934).;IAU;01/01/2000 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Explorer;Europe;Belgium;19;19 th century;?;1866;?;1934;Antarctic explorer;-88.344686;271.655314;88 ° 21 ' West;-88.484921;88.485° North;Librations zone;South-West;Amundsen;32.7054;32.7054;16.3;2982;0.091188232595651;Almost squared crater near the North Pole.;;Very steep slopes specially on one slide and riddled with small craterlets.;Walls damaged by numerous craterlets and deposits.;Floor filles with materials and digged on onse side by an anonymous big crater with a flat floor.;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;14;Full Moon;Six days after Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
DE LA RUE;AA590179N528409;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Walled plain;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Warren de la Rue;Birt / Lee (1865);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Businessman and scientist;England;English;19;19 th century;Saint Pierre Port;1815;London;1889;Inventor of machines to print in colors and for the folding of envelopes. First stereoscopic cliches of the Moon in 1857.;52.840872;52.840872;52 ° 50 ' East;59.017905;59.018° North;Nearside;North-East;Moon North-North-East limb;136;136;67.6;4572;0.033814493567817;Dismantled formation.;;Damaged steep slopes bearing Strabo to the North.;Dislocated walls.;Flat floor supporting De La Rue I and a large craterlet to the center. Lines of crest crack hills and craterlets.;2;Pretty interesting formation;4;4 days after New Moon;3 days after Full Moon;5;Naked eye;10x binoculars;
DE MORAES;AA493821N1429964;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;A. de Moraes;IAU 1985 ?;01/01/1979 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronomer;Brazil;Brazilian;20;20 th century;?;1916;?;1970;?;142.996389;142.996389;142 ° 60 ' East;49.382149;49.382° North;Farside;North-East;Not determined;53;53;27.2;3476;0.063894145920856;Not observable;Younger than Moscoviense Basin older than Humboldtianum Basin ;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
DE MORGAN;AA33060N148882;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Eratosthenian (From -3.2 billions years to -1.1 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Augustus de Morgan;Birt / Lee (1865);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Mathematician;England;English;19;19 th century;Madura;1806;London;1871;Discoverer of laws of duality in logical. Author of 'Formal logic or the calculus of inference;14.88818;14.88818;14 ° 53 ' East;3.306033;3.306° North;Nearside;North-East;East of Mare Tranquillitatis region;10;10;4.8;1940;0.200500206815211;Circular formation with bowl shape. Composing a remarkable trio with Whewell and Cayley.;;Slightly steep slopes.;Fairly high walls.;Rounded floor.;3;Very interesting formation;6;6 days after New Moon;5 days after Full Moon;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
DE ROY;AA552351S2610137;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Felix De Roy;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronomer;Belgium;Belgian;20;20 th century;?;1883;?;1942;?;-98.986337;261.013663;98 ° 59 ' West;-55.235086;55.235° South;Librations zone;South-West;Not determined;43;43;21.7;3250;0.074701053978699;Circular formation situated in the zone of librations.;;Not easily observable.;;;1;Low interest or difficult formation;14;Full Moon;6 days after Last Quarter;30;x10 binoculars;50 mm refractor;
DE SITTER;AA798123N385701;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Willem de Sitter;Arthur / Whitaker (1963);01/01/1964 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer and mathematician;Netherlands;Dutch;20;20 th century;Sneek;1872;Leyde;1934;Works in relativity cosmology and in celestial mechanic. Study of the movement of Jupiter satellites. President of the IAU in 1925.;38.57006;38.57006;38 ° 34 ' East;79.812291;79.812° North;Nearside;North-East;Moon North limb;65;65;31.8;3646;0.057171347674418;Circular formation. Overlaps an equivalent crater not named.;;Fairly steep slopes.;High wallss.;Flat floor.;2;Pretty interesting formation;6;6 days after New Moon;5 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
DE VICO;AA197114S2996811;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Eratosthenian (From -3.2 billions years to -1.1 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Père Francesco de Vico;Neison (1876);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;Italy;Italian;19;19 th century;Macerata;1805;Londres;1849;Jesuit in 1823. Director of the Observatory of Roma in 1838. Specialist of Venus and discoverer of 6 comets. Works on Saturn and its satellites.;-60.318859;299.681141;60 ° 19 ' West;-19.711412;19.711° South;Nearside;South-West;East of Mare Humorum region;20;20;11;2651;0.119828049549932;Circular formation with bowl shape.;;Fairly steep slopes bearing Vico H to the East Vico P to the South Vico R to the West and Vico C D and E to the South-West.;High walls.;Slightly extensive and flat floor.;3;Very interesting formation;12;5 days after First Quarter;4 days after Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
DE VRIES;AA196813S1832153;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Upper Imbrian (From -3.8 billions years to -3.2 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Hugo M. De Vries;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;botanist;Netherands;Dutch;19;19 th century;Haarlem;1848;Lunteren;1935;Discoverer of mutations in 1897. General theory about plants growth.;-176.784742;183.215258;176 ° 47 ' West;-19.68133;19.681° South;Farside;South-West;Not determined;59;59;28.7;3534;0.061466698188377;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
DEBES;AA294739N516240;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Ernest Debes;Muller (1935);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Cartographer;Germany;German;19;19 th century;?;1840;?;1923;?;51.623969;51.623969;51 ° 37 ' East;29.473912;29.474° North;Nearside;North-East;North-West edge of Mare Crisium;31;31;15.9;2960;0.092759958074411;Circular formation. Forms a couple overlapped with Debes A.;Younger than Crisium Basin ;Slightly steep slopes bearing Debes A and B to the South-West.;Damaged and little high walls to the South-East.;Flat floor filled with lava.;2;Pretty interesting formation;4;4 days after New Moon;3 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
DEBUS;AA106829S996833;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Kurt Heinrich Debus;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/2000 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;physicist;Germany;German;20;20 th century;?;1908;?;1983;?;99.683345;99.683345;99 ° 41 ' East;-10.682884;10.683° South;Librations zone;South-East;Not determined;20;20;9.8;2563;0.129655766450362;Circular formation situated in the zone of librations.;Formerly Ganskiy H;Not easily observable.;;;1;Low interest or difficult formation;1;2 days after New Moon;1 day after Full Moon;30;x10 binoculars;50 mm refractor;
DEBYE;AA494260N1839731;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Petrus Josephus Wilhelmus Debye;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;physicist;USA;American;20;20 th century;Maastricht;1884;Ithaca;1966;Director of Physics Institute of Berlin in. Teacher at Cornell University in 1940. Surveys about quantas theory electrolyths and low temperatures. Molecules measurements. Nobel laureate in chemist in 1936.;-176.026851;183.973149;176 ° 2 ' West;49.425973;49.426° North;Farside;North-West;Not determined;142;142;63.5;4487;0.035324009777342;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
DECHEN;AA461204N2918187;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Ernst Karl von Dechen;Schmidt (1878);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Geologist;Germany;German;19;19 th century;?;1800;?;1889;?;-68.181266;291.818734;68 ° 11 ' West;46.120445;46.120° North;Nearside;North-West;Moon North-West limb;12;12;6;2419;0.200938120736558;Circular formation with bowl shape.;;Slightly steep slopes.;Slightly high walls.;Rounded floor.;2;Pretty interesting formation;13;6 days after First Quarter;5 days after Last Quarter;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
DELAMBRE;AA19391S173940;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Upper Imbrian (From -3.8 billions years to -3.2 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Chevalier Jean Baptiste Joseph Delambre;Lohrmann (1824);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Crani;Mons Amanus;S. Dionysus;Astronomer;France;French;18;18 th century;Amiens;1749;Paris;1822;Collaborator of Méchain. Author of 'Tables of Jupiter and Saturn' in 1789 and of a 'History of the Astronomy';17.39404;17.39404;17 ° 24 ' East;-1.939111;1.939° South;Nearside;South-East;Theophilus crater North-West region;53;52;25.7;3419;0.066405828166077;Circular formation.;;Steep slopes bearing Deslambres H to the North-West and Theon Junior to the South-West.;High walls in terraces supporting Deslambres D to the North.;Tormented floor. Central mountain. Hills crack and craterlets.;3;Very interesting formation;6;6 days after New Moon;5 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
DELAUNAY;AA222577S26187;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Imbrian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.85 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Charles Eugène Delaunay;Birt / Lee (1865);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;France;French;19;19 th century;Lusigny sur Barse;1816;Cherbourg;1872;Numerous works in celstial mechanic. Director of the;2.618716;2.618716;2 ° 37 ' East;-22.257718;22.258° South;Nearside;South-East;Arzachel crater region;46;46;23;1930;0.042;Double formation with heart shape situated on the North-East slope of La Caille;;Steep slopes bearing La Caille M to the West La Caille D E and F to the South and Faye to the North-East.;Fairly high walls tormented to the South.;Flat floor with important central crest line. Craterlets.;3;Very interesting formation;7;First Quarter;6 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
DELIA;AA109124S3538743;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Greek female name.;IAU;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;?;Europe;Greek;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;-6.125657;353.874343;6 ° 8 ' West;-10.912441;10.912° North;Nearside;South-West;Ptolemaeus;1.57281;1.57281;0.7;309;0.196886105213778;Squared formation included in Catena Davy.;;Two sides shared with adjacent craterlets.;Steep walls.;Concave floor.;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;8;One day after First Quarter;Last Quarter;150;150 mm reflector;300 mm reflector;
DELISLE;AA299831N3253228;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Eratosthenian (From -3.2 billions years to -1.1 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Joseph Nicolas Delisle;Schröter (1802);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Baieri;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;France;French;18;18 th century;Paris;1688;Paris;1768;Member of the french Academy of Sciences in 1714. Inventor of the calculation of the distance of the Sun using passages of Mercury and Venus. Has put in place the observatory of St-Petersbourg.;-34.677202;325.322798;34 ° 41 ' West;29.983149;29.983° North;Nearside;North-West;Noth part of Oceanus Procellarum;25;25;12.4;2745;0.110563498323963;Isolated circular formation..;;Fairly steep slopes to the South.;High walls.;Tormented floor. Central mountains.;3;Very interesting formation;10;3 days after First Quarter;2 days after Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
DELLINGER;AA68685S1406955;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms and Byrne / 2009;No details;John H. Dellinger;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;physicist;USA;American;20;20 th century;?;1886;?;1962;?;140.695548;140.695548;140 ° 42 ' East;-6.868544;6.869° South;Farside;South-East;Not determined;81;81;41;3933;0.047950878490571;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
DELMOTTE;AA271615N602048;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Eratosthenian (From -3.2 billions years to -1.1 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Gabriel Delmotte;Lamech (1956);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;France;French;20;20 th century;?;1876;?;1950;?;60.204759;60.204759;60 ° 12 ' East;27.161457;27.161° North;Nearside;North-East;North-West edge of Mare Crisium;33;33;16;2967;0.09227553814506;Circular formation situated on the slope of Cleomedes.;;Fairly steep slopes to the North.;Slightly high walls supporting a lengthened craterlet to the North-West.;Flat floor filled with lava tormented to the North.;3;Very interesting formation;3;3 days after New Moon;2 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
DELPORTE;AA158938S1215544;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Upper Imbrian (From -3.8 billions years to -3.2 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Eugene J. Delporte;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronomer;Belgium;Belgian;20;20 th century;?;1882;?;1955;?;121.55443;121.55443;121 ° 33 ' East;-15.893828;15.894° South;Farside;North-East;Not determined;45;45;21.2;3227;0.07593755967417;Not observable;Possibly Lower Imbrian ;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
DELUC;AA550165S3570246;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Jean-André Deluc;Mädler (1837);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Desertum Evila;Not named;Geologist and physicist;Switzerland;Swiss;18;18 th century;?;1727;?;1817;?;-2.975368;357.024632;2 ° 59 ' West;-55.016499;55.016° South;Nearside;South-West;Moon South limb;48;48;22.8;3298;0.072191407490923;Damaged circular formation.;;Steep slopes bearing Deluc D and Deluc T to the South Deluc H to the North-East and the double crater Deluc J to the North-West.;High walls in light terraces.;Flat floor with small central mountain and two craterlets.;3;Very interesting formation;7;First Quarter;6 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
DEMBOWSKI;AA28779N72743;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Ercole Dembowski;Krieger / K?nig (1912);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Mons Mysius;Not named;Astronomer;Italy;Italian;19;19 th century;?;1812;?;1881;Specialist of double stars. Measured position of 20 000 couples.;7.274301;7.274301;7 ° 16 ' East;2.877919;2.878° North;Nearside;North-East;East of Mare Tranquillitatis region;27;26;13;2787;0.106746217574923;Wrecked formation.;;Fairly steep slopes to the South-West and bearing Dembowski C to the South.;Fairly high walls gobbled to the North-East.;Flat floor filled with somber lava. Hills.;2;Pretty interesting formation;6;6 days after New Moon;5 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
DEMOCRITUS;AA623076N349905;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Upper Imbrian (From -3.8 billions years to -3.2 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Democrite;Riccioli (1651);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Alfonsi IX Reg. Cast.;Mons Bontas;Democritus;Philosopher;Greece;Greek;-4;4 th century BC;Abd‡re;460 BC;?;370 av JC;Author of a cosmography and various works on the sky and planets. Author of the concept of atom.;34.990526;34.990526;34 ° 59 ' East;62.307628;62.308° North;Nearside;North-East;Moon North limb;40;39;18.8;3114;0.082450708730689;Circular formation.;;Fairly steep slopes crushed by a large crater gobbled to the South-West.;Fairly high walls in light terraces.;Slightly flat floor extensive. Central mountain.;3;Very interesting formation;6;6 days after New Moon;5 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
DEMONAX;AA780864S593552;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Demonax;Schmidt (1878);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Philosopher;Greece;Greek;-2;2 nd century BC;?;?;?;?;?;59.35524;59.35524;59 ° 21 ' East;-78.086366;78.086° South;Nearside;South-East;Moon South limb;114;114;60.9;4432;0.036350401119814;Circular formation situated to the limit of the zone of librations.;;Fairly steep slopes bearing many craters whose Scott to the South-West.;High walls in terraces.;Flat floor with craters to the South-East.;2;Pretty interesting formation;3;3 days after New Moon;2 days after Full Moon;5;Naked eye;10x binoculars;
DENNING;AA162616S1427552;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;William F. Denning;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronomer;United Kingdom;British;20;20 th century;?;1848;?;1931;?;142.755249;142.755249;142 ° 45 ' East;-16.261561;16.262° South;Farside;South-East;Not determined;44;44;22;3265;0.073907366282509;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
DESARGUES;AA702482N2865764;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms and Byrne / 2009;No details;Girard Desargues;Arthur / Whitaker (1963);01/01/1964 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Mathematician and engineer;France;French;17;17 th century;Lyon;1593;Lyon;1662;Unification of the theory of the conical. Specialist of the geometry and of the perspective.;-73.423642;286.576358;73 ° 25 ' West;70.248166;70.248° North;Nearside;North-West;Moon North-North-West limb;86;85;42.4;3973;0.046835251626257;Situated in the zone of librations. Circular formation.;;Fairly steep slopes bearing Desargues B and E to the North-East and Desargues A to the North-West.;Slightly high walls ridden by Desargues M to the South.;Extensive flat floor.;2;Pretty interesting formation;13;6 days after First Quarter;5 days after Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
DESCARTES;AA117428S156667;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;René Descartes;Mädler (1837);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Philosopher and mathematician;France;French;17;17 th century;La Haye;1596;Stockholm;1650;Initiator of the western philosophy. Author of the 'Speech on the method' in 1637 and many other works as 'Dioptrique' 'The Meteors' and the 'Geometry' .;15.66668;15.66668;15 ° 40 ' East;-11.742815;11.743° South;Nearside;South-East;East of Ptolemaeus crater region;48;48;23.8;3342;0.070020512641727;Very damaged circular formation.;Partly covered by Imbrian ejecta ;Steep slopes bearing Descartes E to the North and Descartes C to the North-East.;Fairly high walls in terraces composed of several concentric rings collapsed to the North and ridden by Descartes A to the South-West.;Slightly extensive and tormented floor. Crest and rille line.;3;Very interesting formation;6;6 days after New Moon;5 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
DESEILLIGNY;AA211291N205875;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Craterlet;Meteoritic impact;Eratosthenian (From -3.2 billions years to -1.1 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Jules Deseilligny;Lamech (1956);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;France;French;19;19 th century;?;1868;?;1918;Selenographer. Numerous observations of the Moon.;20.58748;20.58748;20 ° 35 ' East;21.129099;21.129° North;Nearside;North-East;South-East part of Mare Serenitatis;7;6.6;3;1199;0.199546822235702;Isolated circular formation and with bowl shape situated to the extremity of Dorsum Azara.;;Slightly steep slopes.;Fairly high walls;Rounded floor.;3;Very interesting formation;5;5 days after New Moon;4 days after Full Moon;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
DESLANDRES;AA325540S3544284;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Walled plain;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Henri Deslandres;Antoniadi (1942);01/01/1948 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;France;French;20;20 th century;Paris;1853;Paris;1948;Inventor of the spectro-heliograph. Specialist of the Sun. Director of the Observatory of Meudon in 1906.;-5.571555;354.428445;5 ° 34 ' West;-32.554045;32.554° South;Nearside;South-West;Tycho crater East region;235;235;113.5;5344;0.023540282980766;Complex circular formation.;Name is on LAC 95. Typical ;Fairly steep slopes marked by craters whose Walter to the East Lexell to the South Ball to the South-West and Hell to the East.;Very damaged walls.;Flat floor strewn with many craters whose a South North oriented chain to the North-East. Hills and lines of crest. Rilles and craterlets.;3;Very interesting formation;7;First Quarter;6 days after Full Moon;5;Naked eye;10x binoculars;
DEUTSCH;AA243486N1109088;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms and Byrne / 2009;No details;Armin J. Deutsch;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronomer;USA;American;20;20 th century;?;1918;?;1969;?;110.908799;110.908799;110 ° 55 ' East;24.348643;24.349° North;Farside;North-East;Not determined;66;66;36.6;3803;0.05186430957185;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
DEWAR;AA26123S1656226;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Sir James Dewar;IAU 1988 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;physicist;United Kingdom;British;19;19 th century;Kincardine-Forth;1842;London;1923;Conceiver of an insulated bottle for liquefied gases and of the cordite. Author of the first hydrogene liquefaction and of fluorine in 1896. ;165.622552;165.622552;165 ° 37 ' East;-2.612303;2.612° South;Farside;South-East;Not determined;50;50;23.1;3311;0.071514453921508;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
DIANA;AA142946N356540;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Latin female name.;IAU;01/01/1979 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Not appliable;Europe;Latin;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;35.654007;35.654007;35 ° 39 ' East;14.294552;14.295° North;Nearside;North-East;Taruntius;1.55398;1.55398;0.7;305;0.196860864677708;Elongated crater-pit located on the summit of Maraldi 1 (ALPO) volcanic dome to the South end of Mons Esam.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;5;Five days after New Moon;Four days after Full Moon;150;150 mm reflector;300 mm reflector;
DIDEROT;AA204174S1215438;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Denis Diderot;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1979 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;philosopher;France;French;18;;?;1713;;1784;Leader of the Encyclopedia with D'Alembert.;121.543812;121.543812;121 ° 33 ' East;-20.417411;20.417° South;Farside;South-East;Not determined;20;20;10;2572;0.128611715662458;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
DIONYSIUS;AA27733N172930;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Copernician (From -1.1 billions years to present days);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Dionysius;?;01/01/1935 00:00:00;Gutschovii;Mons Horminius;Ariadaeus;Astronomer;Greece;Greek;1;1 st century;?;9;?;120?;Observer (according to Riccioli) of an eclipse that would have occured during the crucifixion of Jesus - Christ.;17.293023;17.293023;17 ° 18 ' East;2.773283;2.773° North;Nearside;North-East;East part of Mare Tranquillitatis;18;18;8.6;2460;0.142621473208279;Bright and isolated circular formation. Rays;Young ;Fairly steep slopes bearing Rimae Ritter to the North-East.;High walls.;Slightly extensive and flat floor.;2;Pretty interesting formation;6;6 days after New Moon;5 days after Full Moon;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
DIOPHANTUS;AA276194N3257021;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Eratosthenian (From -3.2 billions years to -1.1 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Diophante;Mädler (1837);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Tirelli;Not named;Not named;Mathematician;Greece;Greek;3;3 rd century;Alexandrie;325;?;410;Not well known. Collection of mathematics problems. Works on equations of the first and second degree.;-34.297871;325.702129;34 ° 18 ' West;27.61936;27.619° North;Nearside;North-West;Region between Oceanus Procellarum and Mare Imbrium;18;18;8.7;2473;0.140800772442399;Circular formation.;;Fairly steep slopes bearing the craterlet Diophantus C to the South-West.;Fairly high walls;Slightly extensive flat floor.;2;Pretty interesting formation;10;3 days after First Quarter;2 days after Last Quarter;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
DIRICHLET;AA105800N2079480;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Upper Imbrian (From -3.8 billions years to -3.2 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Peter Gustave Lejeune Dirichlet;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;mathematician;Germany;German;19;19 th century;Duren;1805;G?†ttingen;1859;Professor in Berlin University in 1831. Numerous works on algebric numbers theory. ;-152.051961;207.948039;152 ° 3 ' West;10.579961;10.580° North;Farside;North-West;Not determined;47;47;23.6;3331;0.070527402024759;Not observable;Possibly Lower Imbrian ;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
DOBROVOL'SKIY;AA128347S1296762;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Georgiy T. Dobrovol'skiy;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1973 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;cosmonaut;USSR;Soviet;20;20 th century;?;1928;?;1971;Cosmonaut of Soyouz 11 mission. Deceased during return to Earth on the june 30th 1971 with Volkov and Patsayev.;129.676214;129.676214;129 ° 41 ' East;-12.834671;12.835° South;Farside;South-East;Not determined;38;38;19.2;3130;0.081517898056083;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
DOERFEL;AA689688S2514725;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Upper Imbrian (From -3.8 billions years to -3.2 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Georg Samuel Dörffel;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1985 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronomer;Germany;German;17;17 th century;Plauen;1643;Weida;1688;Surveys about comets. Discoverer of the parabolic shape of their orbits.;-108.527535;251.472465;108 ° 32 ' West;-68.968843;68.969° South;Librations zone;South-West;Not determined;68;68;34.3;3728;0.054322182898746;Circular formation situated in the zone of librations.;Possibly Lower Imbrian ;Not easily observable.;;;1;Low interest or difficult formation;14;Full Moon;6 days after Last Quarter;30;x10 binoculars;50 mm refractor;
DOLLOND;AA104833S144130;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;John Dollond;Lohrmann (1824);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Optician;England;English;18;18 th century;Spitalfields;1706;Spitalfields;1761;Inventor of the achromatic objective with two lenses in 1758 as well as of eyepieces with 4 or 5 lenses. Member of the Royal Company.;14.412979;14.412979;14 ° 25 ' East;-10.48326;10.483° South;Nearside;South-East;East of Ptolemaeus crater region;11;11;5.5;2216;0.200763964015677;Bright circular formation with bowl shape situated in a mountainous region.;;Steep slopes.;Fairly high walls.;Rounded floor.;2;Pretty interesting formation;6;6 days after New Moon;5 days after Full Moon;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
DONATI;AA206941S51007;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Imbrian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.85 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Giovanni Battista Donati;Birt / Lee (1865);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;Italy;Italian;19;19 th century;Pise;1826;Florence;1873;Discovers 7 comets whose that of 1858. Pioneer of the spectroscopy. Boreal aurorae specialist.;5.100685;5.100685;5 ° 6 ' East;-20.694111;20.694° South;Nearside;South-East;Arzachel crater region;36;36;17.9;3065;0.085545519095425;Wrecked circular formation.;;Steep slopes bearing Faye to the South-West and many anonymous craters all around.;Slightly high walls of irregular form ridden by a crater to the East.;Tormented floor. Central mountain of 2730 m.;2;Pretty interesting formation;7;First Quarter;6 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
DONNA;AA72203N383050;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Italian female name.;IAU;01/01/1979 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;?;Europe;Italy;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;38.304984;38.304984;38 ° 18 ' East;7.220279;7.220° North;Nearside;North-East;Taruntius;1.84247;1.84247;0.9;362;0.197198791715561;Crater-pit located on the summit of Cauchy W 1 (ALPO) volcanic dome.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;5;Five days after New Moon;Four days after Full Moon;150;150 mm reflector;300 mm reflector;
DONNER;AA313545S979945;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Anders Donner;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronomer;Finland;Finish;20;20 th century;?;1873;?;1949;?;97.994525;97.994525;97 ° 60 ' East;-31.354507;31.355° South;Librations zone;South-East;Not determined;58;58;27.5;3488;0.063374001482541;Circular formation situated in the zone of librations.;;Not easily observable.;;;1;Low interest or difficult formation;1;2 days after New Moon;1 day after Full Moon;30;x10 binoculars;50 mm refractor;
DOPPELMAYER;AA284779S3184930;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Johann G. Doppelmayer;Schröter (1802);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Mathematician and astronomer;Germany;German;18;18 th century;?;1671;?;1750;Author of a lunar map.;-41.507006;318.492994;41 ° 30 ' West;-28.477917;28.478° South;Nearside;South-West;East of Mare Humorum region;65;64;32.5;3669;0.056376831667966;Circular formation partly gobbled by the lava of Mare Humorum.;Covered by Imbrium + Orientale ejecta;Steep slopes to the South gobble to the bearing North Puiseux to the North-East.;High walls to the South gobbled to the North-East and ridden to the South-West by Doppelmayer P and H.;Flat floor filled with the lava of Mare Humorum and flat to the North but tormented to the South. Important central mountain. Hills and lines of crest.;4;Exceptional formation;10;3 days after First Quarter;2 days after Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
DOPPLER;AA125828S2001584;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Lower Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.8 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Christian Doppler;IAU 1973 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;physicist;Austria;Austrian;19;19 th century;Salzburg;1803;Venezia;1853;Discoverer of the wavelength shift in relation with speed. Director of Wien Physics Institute in 1851. ;-159.841613;200.158387;159 ° 50 ' West;-12.582842;12.583° South;Farside;South-West;Not determined;110;110;50.8;4197;0.041239617044512;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
DORSA ALDROVANDI;DO236059N286537;IAU Named formation;DO;Wrinkle ridges network;Not determined;Tectonic compression;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Wrinkle ridges of Aldovandri (Ulisse Aldovandri);?;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Naturalist and doctor;Italy;Italian;16;16 th century;Bologne;1522;Bologne;1605;Professor in the University of Bologne in 1560 and creator of its botanical garden. Author of the first pharmacopee. Numerous works on the natural history.;28.653703;28.653703;28 ° 39 ' East;23.605946;23.606° North;Nearside;North-East;South-East part of Mare Serenitatis;124;124;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Little marked wrinkle ridge oriented North - South and situated on the edge of Mare Serenitatis to the North of Mons Argaeus.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;2;Pretty interesting formation;5;5 days after New Moon;4 days after Full Moon;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
DORSA ANDRUSOV;DO15593S567699;IAU Named formation;DO;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Wrinkle ridges of Andrusov (Nikolaj I. Andrusov);?;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Geologist;U. S. S. R.;Soviet;19;19 th century;?;1861;?;1924;?;56.769886;56.769886;56 ° 46 ' East;-1.559296;1.559° South;Nearside;South-East;Moon East limb;161;5;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Little marked wrinkle ridge on the bank of Mare Fecunditatis.;;Place of alunissage of Luna 16.;;;1;Low interest or difficult formation;3;3 days after New Moon;2 days after Full Moon;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
DORSA ARGAND;DO282916N3196640;IAU Named formation;DO;Wrinkle ridge;Not determined;Tectonic compression;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Wrinkle ridges of Argand (Emile Argand);?;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Geologist;Switzerland;Swiss;20;20 th century;Gen‡ve;1879;Neuch?›tel;1940;Precursor of the global tectonic. Works on the origin of Alps and the Himalaya.;-40.336047;319.663953;40 ° 20 ' West;28.291612;28.292° North;Nearside;North-West;Region between Oceanus Procellarum and Mare Imbrium;151;5;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;located in the East of Montes Harbinger. Not very visible Wrinkle ridge oriented North-South.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;2;Pretty interesting formation;10;3 days after First Quarter;2 days after Last Quarter;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
DORSA BARLOW;DO140439N305673;IAU Named formation;DO;Wrinkle ridge;Not determined;Tectonic compression;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Wrinkle ridges of Barlow (William Barlow);?;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Mineralogist;England;English;19;19 th century;?;1845;?;1934;?;30.567332;30.567332;30 ° 34 ' East;14.043946;14.044° North;Nearside;North-East;Central part of Mare Tranquillitatis;121;10;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Ramified and little raised wrinkle ridge situated to the North of Mare Tranquillitatis.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;1;Low interest or difficult formation;10;3 days after First Quarter;2 days after Last Quarter;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
DORSA BURNET;DO261781N3032188;IAU Named formation;DO;Wrinkle ridge;Not determined;Tectonic compression;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Wrinkle ridges of Burnet (Thomas Burnet);?;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Naturalist;England;English;17;17 th century;?;1635;?;1715;?;-56.781213;303.218787;56 ° 47 ' West;26.178094;26.178° North;Nearside;North-West;Aristarchus crater region;200;10;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Little marked wrinkle ridge. On the North-East edge of Oceanus Procellarum.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;1;Low interest or difficult formation;12;5 days after First Quarter;4 days after Last Quarter;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
DORSA CATO;DO2131N477005;IAU Named formation;DO;Wrinkle ridges network;Not determined;Tectonic compression;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Wrinkle ridges of Caton ( Marcus Porcius Cato or Caton);?;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Political man;Rome;Roman;-3;3 rd century BC;Tusculum;234 BC;?;149 av JC;Governor of Sardinia in 98 av JC. Author of a 'Treaty on the agriculture' and a history of Rome 'Origins'.;47.700503;47.700503;47 ° 42 ' East;0.213115;0.213° North;Nearside;North-East;North edge of Mare Fecunditatis;141;7;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Little marked wrinkle ridge situated to the North of Mare Fecunditatis.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;1;Low interest or difficult formation;4;4 days after New Moon;3 days after Full Moon;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
DORSA DANA;DO22623N895952;IAU Named formation;DO;Dorsum dorsa;Not determined;Tectonic compression;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Wrinkle ridge of Dana (James Dwight Dana).;IAU;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;?;North America;American;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;89.595195;89.595195;89 ° 36 ' East;2.262318;2.262° North;Librations zone;North-East;Neper;82.3119;82.3119;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Double wrinkle ridge beginning at Nunn and et located in the North-East of Mare Smythii arena.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;1;Two days after New Moon;One day after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
DORSA EWING;DO110610S3216852;IAU Named formation;DO;Wrinkle ridges network;Not determined;Tectonic compression;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Wrinkle ridges of Ewing (William Maurice Ewing);?;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Geologist;U. S. A.;American;20;20 th century;Lockney;1906;Galveston;1974;Professor in the University of Columbia. Precursor of the tectonic of plates.;-38.314833;321.685167;38 ° 19 ' West;-11.061003;11.061° South;Nearside;South-West;South-East part of Oceanus Procellarum;321;15;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Ramified and little marked wrinkle ridge situated to the South of Oceanus Procellarum and oriented South-East North-West.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;2;Pretty interesting formation;10;3 days after First Quarter;2 days after Last Quarter;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
DORSA GEIKIE;DO42057S528285;IAU Named formation;DO;Wrinkle ridge;Not determined;Tectonic compression;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Wrinkle ridges of Geikie (Sir Archibald Geikie);?;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Geologist;Scotland;Scottish;19;19 th century;?;1835;?;1924;?;52.828535;52.828535;52 ° 50 ' East;-4.205726;4.206° South;Nearside;South-East;East part of Mare Fecunditatis;240;8;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Well marked wrinkle ridge situated to the center of Mare Fecunditatis and oriented North - South.;;Ride by some craterlets in its South part.;;;2;Pretty interesting formation;4;4 days after New Moon;3 days after Full Moon;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
DORSA HARKER;DO137895N636520;IAU Named formation;DO;Wrinkle ridges network;Not determined;Tectonic compression;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Wrinkle ridges of Harker (Alfred Harker);?;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Geologist;Great Britain;British;20;20 th century;?;1859;?;1939;?;63.651957;63.651957;63 ° 39 ' East;13.789516;13.790° North;Nearside;North-East;Moon East-North-East limb;200;11;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Little marked wrinkle ridge situated in rim of Mare Crisium.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;2;Pretty interesting formation;3;3 days after New Moon;2 days after Full Moon;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
DORSA LISTER;DO197625N235192;IAU Named formation;DO;Wrinkle ridge;Not determined;Tectonic compression;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Wrinkle ridges of Lister (Martin Lister);?;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Geologist;England;English;17;17 th century;Radclive;1638;Epsom;1712;Specialist of fossils. Discoverer of the extinction of some species.;23.519187;23.519187;23 ° 31 ' East;19.762451;19.762° North;Nearside;North-East;South-East part of Mare Serenitatis;292;20;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;System of well marked wrinkle ridge with shape of circle arc situated in Mare Serenitatis. Continues Dorsa Smirnov.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;3;Very interesting formation;5;5 days after New Moon;4 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
DORSA MAWSON;DO77748S524834;IAU Named formation;DO;Wrinkle ridges network;Not determined;Tectonic compression;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Wrinkle ridges of Mawson (Sir Douglas Mawson);?;01/01/1979 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Explorer;Australia;Australian;20;20 th century;Frizinghall;1882;Adela?§de;1958;;52.483402;52.483402;52 ° 29 ' East;-7.774757;7.775° South;Nearside;South-East;East part of Mare Fecunditatis;181;22;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Large wrinkle ridge oriented South-West North-East.;;Door Goclenius UA and AB to its South extremity and Langrenus FE and FF to its North extremity.;;;2;Pretty interesting formation;4;4 days after New Moon;3 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
DORSA RUBEY;DO98791S3176376;IAU Named formation;DO;Wrinkle ridges network;Not determined;Tectonic compression;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Wrinkle ridges of Rubey (William Maldey Rubey);?;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Geologist;U. S. A.;American;20;20 th century;?;1898;?;1974;?;-42.362424;317.637576;42 ° 22 ' West;-9.879059;9.879° South;Nearside;South-West;South-West part of Oceanus Procellarum;101;8;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Ramified and little marked wrinkle ridge oriented North - South ending to the South in the arena of Letronne and supporting Letronne A in its middle.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;2;Pretty interesting formation;10;3 days after First Quarter;2 days after Last Quarter;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
DORSA SMIRNOV;DO264082N255294;IAU Named formation;DO;Wrinkle ridge;Not determined;Tectonic compression;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Wrinkle ridges of Smirnov (Serguej S. Smirnov);?;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Naturalist;U. S. S. R.;Soviet;20;20 th century;?;1895;?;1947;?;25.529442;25.529442;25 ° 32 ' East;26.4082;26.408° North;Nearside;North-East;South-East part of Mare Serenitatis;131;20;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;System of well marked wrinkle ridge oriented North-South. Most important of Mare Serenitatis.;;Situated to the East of Mare Serenitatis. Wears the craterlet Very on its central part.;;;3;Very interesting formation;5;5 days after New Moon;4 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
DORSA SORBY;DO186475N136993;IAU Named formation;DO;Dorsum dorsa;Not determined;Tectonic compression;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Wrinkle ridge of Sorby (Henry Clifton Sorby).;IAU;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Earth scientist;Europe;Great Britain;19;19 th century;?;1826;?;1908;?;13.699307;13.699307;13 ° 42 ' East;18.647529;18.648° North;Nearside;North-East;Mare Serenitatis;76.0256;76.0256;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Not very high wrinkle ridge and parallel to Dorsum Buckland and Montes Haemus.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;6;Six days after New Moon;Five days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;30 mm refractor;
DORSA STILLE;DO269079N3411455;IAU Named formation;DO;Wrinkle ridge;Not determined;Tectonic compression;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Wrinkle ridges of Stille (Hans Stille);?;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Naturalist;Germany;German;20;20 th century;?;1876;?;1966;?;-18.854481;341.145519;18 ° 51 ' West;26.907936;26.908° North;Nearside;North-West;South part of Mare Imbrium;80;3;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;System of little marked wrinkle ridge in Mare Imbrium to the North-East of Lambert.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;1;Low interest or difficult formation;9;2 days after First Quarter;1 day after Last Quarter;100;100 mm reflector;200 mm reflector;
DORSA TETYAEV;DO200250N640640;IAU Named formation;DO;Wrinkle ridges network;Not determined;Tectonic compression;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Wrinkle ridges of Tetjajew (Michail M. Tetjajew);?;01/01/1979 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Geologist;U. S. S. R.;Soviet;20;20 th century;?;1882;?;1956;?;64.064031;64.064031;64 ° 4 ' East;20.024959;20.025° North;Nearside;North-East;Moon East-North-East limb;151;11;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Little marked wrinkle ridge situated in North-East rim of Mare Crisium.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;2;Pretty interesting formation;3;3 days after New Moon;2 days after Full Moon;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
DORSA WHISTON;DO297664N3030382;IAU Named formation;DO;Wrinkle ridge;Not determined;Tectonic compression;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Wrinkle ridges of Whiston (William Whiston);?;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Mathematician;Great Britain;British;18;18 th century;?;1667;?;1752;?;-56.961777;303.038223;56 ° 58 ' West;29.76643;29.766° North;Nearside;North-West;Moon North-West limb;121;2;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Little marked wrinkle ridge oriented North South.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;1;Low interest or difficult formation;12;5 days after First Quarter;4 days after Last Quarter;150;150 mm reflector;300 mm reflector;
DORSUM ARDUINO;DO247734N3237348;IAU Named formation;DO;Wrinkle ridge;Not determined;Tectonic compression;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Wrinkle ridge of Arduino (Giovanni Arduino);?;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Mineralogist and chemist;Italy;Italian;18;18 th century;Caprino;1713;Venice;1795;Precursor of the stratigraphy. Works on the exploitation of mines.;-36.265207;323.734793;36 ° 16 ' West;24.773443;24.773° North;Nearside;North-West;Region between Oceanus Procellarum and Mare Imbrium;111;9;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Little marked wrinkle ridge oriented North South.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;1;Low interest or difficult formation;10;3 days after First Quarter;2 days after Last Quarter;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
DORSUM AZARA;DO268606N191664;IAU Named formation;DO;Wrinkle ridge;Not determined;Tectonic compression;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Wrinkle ridge of Azara (Felix de Azara) ex Serpentine Ridge;?;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Naturalist;Spain;Spanish;18;18 th century;?;1746;?;1811;;19.166419;19.166419;19 ° 10 ' East;26.860561;26.861° North;Nearside;North-East;South-East part of Mare Serenitatis;111;7;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Little marked wrinkle ridge situated to the center of Mare Serenitatis and supporting the crater Sarabhai.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;1;Low interest or difficult formation;5;5 days after New Moon;4 days after Full Moon;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
DORSUM BUCHER;DO307633N3204497;IAU Named formation;DO;Wrinkle ridge;Not determined;Tectonic compression;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Wrinkle ridge of Bucher (W. H. Bucher);?;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Geophysicist;Switzerland;Swiss;20;20 th century;?;1889;?;1965;?;-39.550322;320.449678;39 ° 33 ' West;30.763349;30.763° North;Nearside;North-West;Noth part of Oceanus Procellarum;91;12;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Little marked wrinkle ridge oriented North South.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;1;Low interest or difficult formation;10;3 days after First Quarter;2 days after Last Quarter;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
DORSUM BUCKLAND;DO194329N142995;IAU Named formation;DO;Wrinkle ridge;Not determined;Tectonic compression;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Wrinkle ridge of Buckland (William Buckland);?;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Naturalist;Great Britain;British;19;19 th century;?;1784;?;1856;?;14.299472;14.299472;14 ° 18 ' East;19.432895;19.433° North;Nearside;North-East;South-West part of Mare Serenitatis;151;8;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Well marked wrinkle ridge oriented South-East North-West and situated on the South bank of Mare Serenitatis similarly to Montes Haemus.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;2;Pretty interesting formation;6;6 days after New Moon;5 days after Full Moon;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
DORSUM CAYEUX;DO7628N512204;IAU Named formation;DO;Wrinkle ridge;Not determined;Tectonic compression;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Wrinkle ridge of Cayeux (Lucien Cayeux);?;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Geologist;France;French;20;20 th century;Semousies;1864;Mauves sur Loire;1944;Works on the petrography of sedimentary rocks. Member of the french Academy of Sciences in 1928.;51.220368;51.220368;51 ° 13 ' East;0.76279;0.763° North;Nearside;North-East;North edge of Mare Fecunditatis;131;9;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Wrinkle ridge pretty marked situated to the North of Mare Fecunditatis. Carry the craterlet Taruntius P and is continued by Dorsum Geikie to the South.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;2;Pretty interesting formation;4;4 days after New Moon;3 days after Full Moon;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
DORSUM CLOOS;DO11495N904100;IAU Named formation;DO;Dorsum dorsa;Not determined;Tectonic compression;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Wrinkle ridge of Cloos (Hans Cloos);IAU;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Earth scientist;Europe;Germany;20;20 th century;?;1885;?;1951;?;90.409979;90.409979;90 ° 25 ' East;1.149489;1.149° North;Librations zone;North-East;Babcock;103.087;103.087;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Not very high and large wrinkle ridge located in the North-East of Mare Smythii arena.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;1;Two days after New Moon;One day after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;30 mm refractor;
DORSUM CUSHMAN;DO14171N491935;IAU Named formation;DO;Wrinkle ridge;Not determined;Tectonic compression;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Wrinkle ridge of Cushman (J. A. Cushman);?;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Palaeontologist;U. S. A.;American;20;20 th century;?;1881;?;1949;Specialist of the micropaleontology.;49.193465;49.193465;49 ° 12 ' East;1.4171;1.417° North;Nearside;North-East;North edge of Mare Fecunditatis;80;6;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Situated to the North of Mare Fecunditatis. Little raised.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;1;Low interest or difficult formation;4;4 days after New Moon;3 days after Full Moon;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
DORSUM GAST;DO243753N87068;IAU Named formation;DO;Wrinkle ridge;Not determined;Tectonic compression;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Wrinkle ridge of Gast (Paul Werner Gast);?;01/01/1973 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Geologist;U. S. A.;American;20;20 th century;?;1930;?;1973;?;8.706792;8.706792;8 ° 42 ' East;24.375281;24.375° North;Nearside;North-East;South-West part of Mare Serenitatis;60;6;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Little marked wrinkle ridge oriented North South and situated on the bank of Mare Serenitatis.;;Wears the craterlet Aratus D and a smaller second on its median part.;;;2;Pretty interesting formation;6;6 days after New Moon;5 days after Full Moon;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
DORSUM GRABAU;DO297580N3458088;IAU Named formation;DO;Wrinkle ridge;Not determined;Tectonic compression;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Wrinkle ridge of Grabau (Amadeus W. Grabau);?;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Geophysicist;U. S. A.;American;20;20 th century;?;1870;?;1946;?;-14.191214;345.808786;14 ° 11 ' West;29.758024;29.758° North;Nearside;North-West;Central part of Mare Imbrium;121;22;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Pretty marked wrinkle ridge oriented West East.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;2;Pretty interesting formation;8;1 day after First Quarter;Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
DORSUM GUETTARD;DO99175S3417360;IAU Named formation;DO;Wrinkle ridge;Not determined;Tectonic compression;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Wrinkle ridge of Guettard (Jean-Etienne Guettard);?;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Geologist and naturalist;France;French;18;18 th century;Etampes;1715;Paris;1786;Author of the volcanic origin of Mounts of Auvergne. Discovery of the Kaolin in 1765. Member of the french Academy of Sciences in 1743.;-18.264041;341.735959;18 ° 16 ' West;-9.917466;9.917° South;Nearside;South-West;South-East of Oceanus Procellarum region;40;6;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Little marked wrinkle ridge situated on the West slope of Bonpland.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;1;Low interest or difficult formation;8;1 day after First Quarter;Last Quarter;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
DORSUM HEIM;DO321961N3301665;IAU Named formation;DO;Wrinkle ridge;Not determined;Tectonic compression;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Wrinkle ridge of Heim (Albert Heim);?;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Geophysicist;Switzerland;Swiss;19;19 th century;Zurich;1849;Zurich;1937;Discoverer of the mechanism of rock fold. Numerous works on Alps.;-29.833515;330.166485;29 ° 50 ' West;32.196052;32.196° North;Nearside;North-West;North-West part of Mare Imbrium;131;13;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Well marked and long wrinkle ridge in arc of circle and oriented South-East North-West. Wears the crater C. Herschel.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;3;Very interesting formation;9;2 days after First Quarter;1 day after Last Quarter;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
DORSUM HIGAZY;DO279314N3425345;IAU Named formation;DO;Wrinkle ridge;Not determined;Tectonic compression;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Wrinkle ridge of Higazy (Riad Higazy);?;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Naturalist;Egypt;Egyptian;20;20 th century;?;1919;?;1967;?;-17.465505;342.534495;17 ° 28 ' West;27.931435;27.931° North;Nearside;North-West;South-East part of Mare Imbrium;60;9;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Little marked wrinkle ridge oriented South-West North-East situated in Mare Imbrium to the North-East of Timocharis.;;An isolated mountain to the East of its South extremity.;;;2;Pretty interesting formation;8;1 day after First Quarter;Last Quarter;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
DORSUM NICOL;DO183217N226624;IAU Named formation;DO;Wrinkle ridge;Not determined;Tectonic compression;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Wrinkle ridge of Nicol (William Nicol);?;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Physicist;Scotland;Scottish;19;19 th century;?;1768;Edimbourg;1851;Inventor of the prism polariseur with spath of Iceland in 1828.;22.662427;22.662427;22 ° 40 ' East;18.321719;18.322° North;Nearside;North-East;South-East part of Mare Serenitatis;50;5;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Little marked wrinkle ridge oriented North South situated to the South of Mare Serenitatis and connecting Dorsa Lister to Rimae Plinius.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;2;Pretty interesting formation;5;5 days after New Moon;4 days after Full Moon;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
DORSUM NIGGLI;DO290056N3077221;IAU Named formation;DO;Wrinkle ridge;Not determined;Tectonic compression;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Wrinkle ridge of Niggli (Paul Niggli);?;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Naturalist;Switzerland;Swiss;20;20 th century;?;1888;?;1953;?;-52.277907;307.722093;52 ° 17 ' West;29.005618;29.006° North;Nearside;North-West;Aristarchus crater region;50;5;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Little marked wrinkle ridge and perpendicular to Montes Agricola.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;1;Low interest or difficult formation;11;4 days after First Quarter;3 days after Last Quarter;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
DORSUM OPPEL;DO193139N520869;IAU Named formation;DO;Wrinkle ridge;Not determined;Tectonic compression;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Wrinkle ridge of Oppel (Albert Oppel);?;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Palaeontologist;Germany;German;19;19 th century;?;1831;?;1865;?;52.086928;52.086928;52 ° 5 ' East;19.313865;19.314° North;Nearside;North-East;North-West edge of Mare Crisium;302;7;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Little marked wrinkle ridge in form of arc of circle. Fringes the West wall of Mare Crisium.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;2;Pretty interesting formation;4;4 days after New Moon;3 days after Full Moon;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
DORSUM OWEN;DO251394N110943;IAU Named formation;DO;Wrinkle ridge;Not determined;Tectonic compression;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Wrinkle ridge of Owen (George Owen);?;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Naturalist;Great Britain;British;16;16 th century;?;1552;?;1613;?;11.094288;11.094288;11 ° 6 ' East;25.139362;25.139° North;Nearside;North-East;South-West part of Mare Serenitatis;50;9;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Well marked wrinkle ridge oriented North South and situated in Mare Serenitatis to the North of the crater Krishna.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;2;Pretty interesting formation;6;6 days after New Moon;5 days after Full Moon;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
DORSUM SCILLA;DO323442N3000042;IAU Named formation;DO;Wrinkle ridge;Not determined;Tectonic compression;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Wrinkle ridge of Scilla (Agostino Scilla);?;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Geologist;Italy;Italian;17;17 th century;?;1639;?;1700;?;-59.995757;300.004243;59 ° 60 ' West;32.344233;32.344° North;Nearside;North-West;Moon North-West limb;121;2;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Little marked wrinkle ridge oriented North South.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;1;Low interest or difficult formation;12;5 days after First Quarter;4 days after Last Quarter;150;150 mm reflector;300 mm reflector;
DORSUM TERMIER;DO116251N571532;IAU Named formation;DO;Wrinkle ridge;Not determined;Tectonic compression;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Wrinkle ridge of Termier (Pierre Marie Termier);?;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Geologist;France;French;20;20 th century;Lyon;1859;Grenoble;1930;Member of the french Academy of Sciences in 1909. Director of the Service of the geological map of France in 1911. Many author works of popularization.;57.153205;57.153205;57 ° 9 ' East;11.625111;11.625° North;Nearside;North-East;Moon East limb;91;3;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Little marked wrinkle ridge situated to the center of Mare Crisium.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;1;Low interest or difficult formation;3;3 days after New Moon;2 days after Full Moon;100;100 mm reflector;200 mm reflector;
DORSUM THERA;DO244029N3285775;IAU Named formation;DO;Dorsum dorsa;Not determined;Tectonic compression;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Wrinkle ridge of Thera (Greek female name.);IAU;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Not appliable;Europe;Greek;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;-31.422523;328.577477;31 ° 25 ' West;24.402878;24.403° North;Nearside;North-West;Aristarchus;7.24504;7.24504;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Not very high wrinkle ridge becoming the Shallow Hurwitz Rainure 111 Totale rille;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;10;Three days after First Quarter;Two days after Last Quarter;100;100 mm reflector;200 mm reflector;
DORSUM VON COTTA;DO235988N119527;IAU Named formation;DO;Wrinkle ridge;Not determined;Tectonic compression;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Wrinkle ridge of von Cotta (Carl Bernard von Cott;?;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Naturalist;Germany;German;19;19 th century;?;1808;?;1879;?;11.952679;11.952679;11 ° 57 ' East;23.598786;23.599° North;Nearside;North-East;South-West part of Mare Serenitatis;220;7;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Long and little marked wrinkle ridge oriented North South and situated in Mare Serenitatis.;;Rejoins then lodge similarly Dorsum Buckland in its South part.;;;2;Pretty interesting formation;6;6 days after New Moon;5 days after Full Moon;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
DORSUM ZIRKEL;DO295468N3351813;IAU Named formation;DO;Wrinkle ridge;Not determined;Tectonic compression;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Wrinkle ridge of Zirkel (Ferdinand Zirkel);?;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Geologist;Germany;German;19;19 th century;?;1838;?;1912;?;-24.818684;335.181316;24 ° 49 ' West;29.546786;29.547° North;Nearside;North-West;South part of Mare Imbrium;210;8;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Well marked wrinkle ridge oriented South-East North-West and situated in Mare Imbrium to the North-West of Lambert.;;Slopes bearing the craterlets Lambert A and B to the South.;;;2;Pretty interesting formation;9;2 days after First Quarter;1 day after Last Quarter;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
DOUBLE;AA6700N234700;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Double;IAU 2017;26/07/2017 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;23.47;23.47;23 ° 28 ' East;0.67;0 ° 40 ' North;Nearside;North-East;South of Mare Tranquillitatis;0.01;0.01;0.005;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Crater named by Apollo 11 astronauts.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
DOUBLET;LF37000S3425000;IAU Named formation;LF;Landing site name;Not determined;Not appliable;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Astronaut-named feature - Apollo 14 site.;IAU;01/01/1973 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;-17.5;342.5;17 ° 30 ' West;-3.7;3.700° North;Nearside;South-West;Montes Riphaeus;0.4;0.4;0;24;0.192041683676314;Small double craterlet named by Apollo 14 astronauts.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;9;Two days after First Quarter;One day after Last Quarter;999;Not observable;Not observable;
DOUGLASS;AA354985N2372786;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Andrew E. Douglass;IAU 1976 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronomer;USA;American;20;20 th century;?;1867;?;1962;?;-122.721386;237.278614;122 ° 43 ' West;35.49846;35.498° North;Farside;North-West;Not determined;49;49;25.4;3408;0.066897010593459;Not observable;Older than Hertzsprung Basin ;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
DOVE;AA468322S314242;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Imbrian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.85 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Heinrich W. Dove;Schmidt (1878);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Physicist;Germany;German;19;19 th century;?;1803;?;1879;Specialist of electricity and the meteorology.;31.424196;31.424196;31 ° 25 ' East;-46.832152;46.832° South;Nearside;South-East;Rupes Altai South region;30;30;15.1;2916;0.096066410431136;Damaged circular formation.;;Slightly steep slopes crushed by Dove C to the South-West and by the craterlets to the South-East and to the North-East.;Slightly high walls.;Slightly extensive and flat floor with line of crest.;2;Pretty interesting formation;5;5 days after New Moon;4 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
DRAPER;AA175641N3382464;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Craterlet;Meteoritic impact;Eratosthenian (From -3.2 billions years to -1.1 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Henry Draper;Krieger / K?nig (1912);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;U. S. A.;American;19;19 th century;Prince Edward County;1837;New York;1882;Precursor of the astrophotography and the spectroscopy. Author of the 'Henry Draper Catalogue' containing 240 000 stellar spectra. Inventor of the basis of the stellar classification.;-21.75356;338.24644;21 ° 45 ' West;17.564136;17.564° North;Nearside;North-West;South part of Mare Imbrium;9;9;4.1;1657;0.200187232058241;Isolated circular formation with bowl shape situated to the extremity of a wrinkle ridge connecting it to Pytheas. Forms a couple with Draper C.;;Slightly steep slopes.;Slightly high walls.;Rounded floor.;2;Pretty interesting formation;9;2 days after First Quarter;1 day after Last Quarter;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
DREBBEL;AA409343S3108781;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Cornelis Drebbel;Mädler (1837);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Physicist and engineer;Netherlands;Dutch;17;17 th century;Alkmaar;1572;Leyde;1634;Pioneer of the realization of the first microscopes. Constructor of one of the first submarines in 1624.;-49.12193;310.87807;49 ° 7 ' West;-40.934318;40.934° South;Nearside;South-West;Schickard crater region;30;30;15.1;2912;0.096354995129017;isolated Formation of with lengthened shape.;Partly covered by Orientale ejecta possibly Lower Imbrian ;Fairly steep slopes bearing some craterlets to the South.;Very high walls.;Lenghtened flat floor filled with lava.;3;Very interesting formation;11;4 days after First Quarter;3 days after Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
DREYER;AA102372N970948;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Johan Ludwig Emile Dreyer;IAU 1985 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronomer;Danmark;Danish;20;20 th century;Copenhagen;1852;Oxford;1926;Author of New General Catalogue of nebulae and clusters of stars in 1888 and of the two Index Catalogues in 1895 and 1908. ;97.094802;97.094802;97 ° 6 ' East;10.237235;10.237° North;Librations zone;North-East;Not determined;61;61;31.9;3647;0.057140044820291;Circular formation situated in the zone of librations.;Very likely Nectarian ;Not easily observable.;;;1;Low interest or difficult formation;1;2 days after New Moon;1 day after Full Moon;30;x10 binoculars;50 mm refractor;
DRUDE;AA385644S2681112;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Paul K. L. Drude;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;physicist;Germany;German;19;19 th century;Brunswick;1863;Berlin;1906;Author of electronic structures of matals theory in 1902.;-91.888796;268.111204;91 ° 53 ' West;-38.564426;38.564° South;Librations zone;South-West;Not determined;24;24;13.5;2819;0.103924774977777;Circular formation situated in the zone of librations.;;Not easily observable.;;;1;Low interest or difficult formation;14;Full Moon;6 days after Last Quarter;30;x10 binoculars;50 mm refractor;
DRYDEN;AA332147S2038493;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Upper Imbrian (From -3.8 billions years to -3.2 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;ol-gabbroic norite;Hugh Latimer Dryden;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;physicist;USA;American;20;20 th century;Pocomoke City;1898;Washington;1965;Director of National Bureau of Standards in 1946. Surveys about turbulences. Conceiver of the first military autoguided rocket in 1944. Director in Nasa in 1958.;-156.150673;203.849327;156 ° 9 ' West;-33.21467;33.215° South;Farside;North-West;Not determined;51;51;27.2;3477;0.063861332736348;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
DRYGALSKI;AA795738S2728230;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Erich von Drygalski;Fauth (1936);01/01/1964 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Geophysicist and explorer;Germany;German;20;20 th century;K?nigsberg;1865;Munich;1949;Polar regions specialist.;-87.176983;272.823017;87 ° 11 ' West;-79.573783;79.574° South;Librations zone;South-West;Moon South limb;164;164;81.2;4832;0.029739432592435;Circular formation situated in the zone of librations. Part of;;Fairly steep slopes.;Apparently damaged high walls to the West and supporting a crater to the South-East.;Partially unknown floor. Central mountain doubles. Hills and craterlets. South North oriented rilles.;2;Pretty interesting formation;14;Full Moon;6 days after Last Quarter;5;Naked eye;10x binoculars;
DUBYAGO;AA43831N699490;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Dimitrij I. Dubiago;Arthur / Whitaker (1963);01/01/1964 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;Russia;Russian;19;19 th century;?;1849;?;1919;?;69.949036;69.949036;69 ° 57 ' East;4.383141;4.383° North;Nearside;North-East;Moon East limb;51;51;24;3350;0.069623346029848;Circular formation to the South-East of Mare Undarum.;;Fairly steep slopes especially to the South-East and bearing Dubiago L to the West Dubiago Z to the South-East and Dubiago B and J to the South.;Fairly high walls more high to the East that to the West.;Flat floor filled with somber lava.;3;Very interesting formation;2;2 days after New Moon;1 day after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
DUFAY;AA55666N1695397;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Jean Claude Barthélémy Dufay;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronomer;France;French;20;20 th century;Blois;1896;Chaponost;1967;First director of Haute Provence Observatory. Surveys on stellar spectrophotometry sun corona comets and interstellar medium..;169.539702;169.539702;169 ° 32 ' East;5.566593;5.567° North;Farside;North-East;Not determined;39;39;18;3072;0.08509790809717;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
DUGAN;AA641213N1031059;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Raymond S. Dugan;IAU 1976 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronomer;USA;American;20;20 th century;?;1878;?;1940;?;103.105924;103.105924;103 ° 6 ' East;64.121262;64.121° North;Librations zone;North-East;Not determined;50;50;24.8;3381;0.068116596652787;Circular formation situated in the zone of librations.;Older than Humboldtianum Basin ;Not easily observable.;;;1;Low interest or difficult formation;1;2 days after New Moon;1 day after Full Moon;30;x10 binoculars;50 mm refractor;
DUNE;LF260000N37000;IAU Named formation;LF;Landing site name;Not determined;Not appliable;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Astronaut-named feature - Apollo 15 site.;IAU;01/01/1973 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;3.7;3.7;3 ° 42 ' East;26;26.000° North;Nearside;North-East;Montes Apenninus;0.4;0.4;0.1;73;0.194112680732913;Geological formation on the Apollo 15 landing site.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;7;First Quarter;Six days after Full Moon;999;Not observable;Not observable;
DUNER;AA446812N1794555;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms and Byrne / 2009;No details;Nils C. Duner;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronomer;Sweden;Swedish;19;19 th century;?;1839;?;1914;?;179.455496;179.455496;179 ° 27 ' East;44.681151;44.681° North;Farside;North-East;Not determined;62;62;32.5;3668;0.056382887683633;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
DUNTHORNE;AA301188S3282942;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Eratosthenian (From -3.2 billions years to -1.1 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Richard Dunthorne;Krieger / K?nig (1912);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Geodesist and astronomer;Great Britain;British;18;18 th century;?;1711;?;1775;?;-31.705836;328.294164;31 ° 42 ' West;-30.118843;30.119° South;Nearside;South-West;Tycho crater North-West region;17;17;7.5;2364;0.156384532676029;Isolated circular formation with bowl shape;;Fairly steep slopes.;High walls.;Rounded floor.;2;Pretty interesting formation;10;3 days after First Quarter;2 days after Last Quarter;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
DYSON;AA608742N2382914;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Sir Frank Watson Dyson;IAU 1982 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronomer;United Kingdom;British;20;20 th century;Ashby de la Zouch;1868;Pacific Ocean;1939;Director of Greenwich Observatory in 1910. Surveys about proper movement of stars and Milky Way structure. Verification of relativity theory during a solar eclipse.;-121.708585;238.291415;121 ° 43 ' West;60.874205;60.874° North;Farside;North-West;Not determined;63;63;31.5;3635;0.057582113198911;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
DZIEWULSKI;AA209850N990151;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Wladyslaw Dziewulski;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronomer;Poland;Polish;20;20 th century;?;1878;?;1962;?;99.015088;99.015088;99 ° 1 ' East;20.985018;20.985° North;Librations zone;North-East;Not determined;63;63;34.4;3732;0.05417329636305;Circular formation situated in the zone of librations.;Older than Crisium Basin possibly pre-Nectarian ;Not easily observable.;;;1;Low interest or difficult formation;1;2 days after New Moon;1 day after Full Moon;30;x10 binoculars;50 mm refractor;
EARTHLIGHT;LF261000N37000;IAU Named formation;LF;Landing site name;Not determined;Not appliable;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Astronaut-named feature - Apollo 15 site.;IAU;01/01/1973 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;3.7;3.7;3 ° 42 ' East;26.1;26.100° North;Nearside;North-East;Montes Apenninus;0.2;0.2;0.1;40;0.19296487581522;Small craterlet named by Apollo 15 astronauts.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;7;First Quarter;Six days after Full Moon;999;Not observable;Not observable;
EASLEY;AA236900S879700;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Annie Jean Esley;IAU 2021;01/01/2021;Not known;Not known;Not known;Programmer;USA;Américaine;20;20 th century;Birmingham;1933;Cleveland;2011;Centaur rockets specialist. Fortran programer. 4th afro-american woman working in NASA.;87.97;87.97;87 ° 58 ' East;-23.69;23 ° 41 ' South;Nearside;South-East;Humboldt crater North-East area.;9;9;4.5;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Isolated circular formation with bowl shape.;;Slightly steep slopes.;Fairly steep walls.;Elongated flat floor.;1;Low interest or difficult formation;2;2 days after New Moon;1 day after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
ECKERT;AA172830N583775;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Craterlet;Meteoritic impact;Eratosthenian (From -3.2 billions years to -1.1 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Wallace J. Eckert;?;01/01/1973 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;U. S. A.;American;20;20 th century;?;1902;?;1971;?;58.377528;58.377528;58 ° 23 ' East;17.282985;17.283° North;Nearside;North-East;North-West edge of Mare Crisium;3;3;1.3;518;0.197896942428986;Isolated circular formation with bowl shape situated to the South extremity of a wrinkle ridge of Mare Crisium.;;Slightly steep slopes.;Slightly high walls.;Rounded floor.;1;Low interest or difficult formation;3;3 days after New Moon;2 days after Full Moon;100;100 mm reflector;200 mm reflector;
EDDINGTON;AA215025N2879825;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Walled plain;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Sir Arthur Stanley Eddington;?;01/01/1964 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astrophysicist and mathematician;England;English;20;20 th century;Kendal;1882;Cambridge;1944;Director of the observatory of Cambridge. Theory of the internal star composition. Works in cosmology. Studies on the action of the gravitation on the light during the solar eclipse of 1919.;-72.017473;287.982527;72 ° 1 ' West;21.502541;21.503° North;Nearside;North-West;Moon West-North-West limb;134;134;60;4412;0.036730269609747;Damaged formation.;;Steep slopes to the North and crushed by Struve to the North-West.;High Walls to the North and gobbled to the South in Oceanus Procellarum.;Very extensive flat floor filled with lava containing the crater Eddington P.;4;Exceptional formation;13;6 days after First Quarter;5 days after Last Quarter;5;Naked eye;10x binoculars;
EDISON;AA248805N992680;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms and Byrne / 2009;No details;Thomas Alva Edison;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1961 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;scientist;USA;American;19;19 th century;Milan;1847;West Orange;1931;Author of more than a thousand patents. Conceiver of duplex telegraph phonograph movie projector... Discoverer of diod principle. ;99.268047;99.268047;99 ° 16 ' East;24.880494;24.880° North;Librations zone;North-East;Not determined;62;62;31.3;3628;0.057851372909566;Circular formation situated in the zone of librations.;;Not easily observable.;;;1;Low interest or difficult formation;1;2 days after New Moon;1 day after Full Moon;30;x10 binoculars;50 mm refractor;
EDITH;AA257670S1023273;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;English female name.;IAU;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Not appliable;Europe;Great Britain;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;102.327332;102.327332;102 ° 20 ' East;-25.767043;25.767° North;Farside;North-East;Hilbert;6.92068;6.92068;3.4;1382;0.19982836376541;Possible concentric crater crushing the slope of an anonymous damaged crater.;;Slightly steep Slopes collapsed in the East.;Slightly steep walls and almost flat in the East.;Floor showing an annular low structure.;0;Not observable;0;not observable;not observable;100;100 mm reflector;200 mm reflector;
EGEDE;AA487173N106359;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Lower Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.8 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Hans Egede;Mädler (1837);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Missionary;Norway;Norwegian;18;18 th century;Senjen;1686;Stubbekjobing;1758;Lutherian parson living with people of Greenland.;10.63593;10.63593;10 ° 38 ' East;48.717296;48.717° North;Nearside;North-East;North of Mare Serenitatis region;36;37;17;3022;0.088428820011343;Circular formation.;;Slightly steep slopes;Slightly high walls.;Flat floor filled with somber lava. Craterlets.;2;Pretty interesting formation;6;6 days after New Moon;5 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
EHRLICH;AA408161N1877315;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Paul Ehrlich;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;doctor;Germany;German;19;19 th century;Strehlen;1854;Bad Homburg;1915;Surveys on the anticorps. Discoverer of a syphilis treatment with Hata. Nobel laureate in 1908.;-172.268527;187.731473;172 ° 16 ' West;40.816122;40.816° North;Farside;North-West;Not determined;30;30;16.7;3006;0.089530311412167;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
EICHSTADT;AA226281S2815818;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Upper Imbrian (From -3.8 billions years to -3.2 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Lorenz Eischstadt;Riccioli (1651);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Eischstadt;Doctor mathematician and astronomer;Germany;German;17;17 th century;?;1596;?;1660;?;-78.418191;281.581809;78 ° 25 ' West;-22.628102;22.628° South;Nearside;South-West;Moon West-South-Westlimb;50;49;24.7;3380;0.068193420448403;Isolated circular formation situated on the slope East of Montes Cordillera.;;Slightly steep slopes bearing a crater to the North-West and a crater to the South.;Slightly high walls.;Extensive flat floor supporting a crater to the South. Craterlets.;2;Pretty interesting formation;14;Full Moon;6 days after Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
EIJKMAN;AA632133S2174852;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;ol-gabbroic norite;Christiaan H. Eijkman;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;doctor;Netherlands;Dutch;20;20 th century;Nijkerk;1858;Utrecht;1930;Works on beriberi . Discoverer of some vitamins. Nobel laureate in 1929.;-142.514824;217.485176;142 ° 31 ' West;-63.213299;63.213° South;Farside;South-West;Not determined;54;54;28.1;3513;0.062340715222762;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
EIMMART;AA239676N648039;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Georg Christoph Eimmart;Schröter (1802);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer and engraver;Germany;German;17;17 th century;?;1638;?;1705;Author of a map of the Moon.;64.803919;64.803919;64 ° 48 ' East;23.967645;23.968° North;Nearside;North-East;Moon East-North-East limb;46;46;22.4;3283;0.072974716999712;Formation deformed to the South and situated on the North-East slope of Mare Crisium.;Younger than Crisium Basin ;Fairly steep slopes especially to the South-West and bearing a craterlet to the South-East.;High walls ride by a craterlet to the North-East.;Fairly flat floor.;3;Very interesting formation;3;3 days after New Moon;2 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
EINSTEIN;AA166030N2713455;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Walled plain;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Albert Einstein;?;01/01/1964 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Physicist;U. S. A.;American;20;20 th century;Ulm;1879;Princeton;1955;Inventor of the concept of photon. Theory of the brownian movement. Theory of the restrict relativity in 1905 and general relativity in 1916. Mass / energy equivalence. Nobel Price of physics in 1921.;-88.654457;271.345543;88 ° 39 ' West;16.603043;16.603° North;Librations zone;North-West;Moon West-North-West limb;171;170;90.7;4995;0.027529347383978;Situated in the zone of librations. Damaged formation.;;Slightly steep slopes bearing Dalton to the East Moseley to the North-West and Vasco of Gama & Bohr to the South-East.;Slightly high walls.;Flat floor with craterlets. Central crater Einstein Has 45 km.;1;Low interest or difficult formation;14;Full Moon;6 days after Last Quarter;5;Naked eye;10x binoculars;
EINTHOVEN;AA50597S1100643;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Willem Einthoven;IAU 1976 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;doctor;Netherlands;Dutch;20;20 th century;Samarang;1860;Leyde;1927;Professor in Leyde University in 1886. Conceiver of electrocardiography. Nobel laureate in 1924.;110.064277;110.064277;110 ° 4 ' East;-5.05967;5.060° South;Farside;South-East;Not determined;69;69;36.9;3812;0.051564850831546;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
ELBOW;LF260000N36000;IAU Named formation;LF;Landing site name;Not determined;Not appliable;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Astronaut-named feature - Apollo 15 site.;IAU;01/01/1973 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;3.6;3.6;3 ° 36 ' East;26;26.000° North;Nearside;North-East;Montes Apenninus;0.3;0.3;0.1;65;0.19389689769621;Geological formation on the Apollo 15 landing site.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;7;First Quarter;Six days after Full Moon;999;Not observable;Not observable;
ELGER;AA354004S3301890;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Imbrian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.85 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Thomas G. Elger;Krieger / K?nig (1912);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;Great Britain;British;19;19 th century;?;1838;?;1897;Selenographer. Author of a map of the Moon in 1895.;-29.810986;330.189014;29 ° 49 ' West;-35.400445;35.400° South;Nearside;South-West;Tycho crater North-West region;22;22;10.7;2629;0.122231981401144;Isolated circular formation situated on the South bank of Palus Epidemiarum.;;Complex steep slopes to the North.;Slightly high walls supporting a craterlet to the West.;Flat floor filled with lava.;2;Pretty interesting formation;9;2 days after First Quarter;1 day after Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
ELLERMAN;AA254384S2396069;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Eratosthenian (From -3.2 billions years to -1.1 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Ferdinand Ellerman;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronomer;USA;American;20;20 th century;?;1869;?;1940;?;-120.393076;239.606924;120 ° 24 ' West;-25.438418;25.438° South;Farside;South-West;Not determined;47;47;23.1;3309;0.071622595747755;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
ELLISON;AA549332N2519540;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Lower Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.8 billions years);Wilhelms and Byrne / 2009;No details;Mervyn A. Ellison;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronomer;United Kingdom;British;20;20 th century;?;1909;?;1963;?;-108.046023;251.953977;108 ° 3 ' West;54.933216;54.933° North;Librations zone;North-West;Not determined;36;36;18.4;3095;0.083677664661087;Circular formation situated in the zone of librations.;Possibly Nectarian;Not easily observable.;;;1;Low interest or difficult formation;14;Full Moon;6 days after Last Quarter;999;Not observable;Not observable;
ELMER;AA102318S841777;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Charles W. Elmer;?;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;U. S. A.;American;20;20 th century;?;1872;?;1954;?;84.177671;84.177671;84 ° 11 ' East;-10.231819;10.232° South;Librations zone;South-East;Moon East limb;17;17;8.4;2443;0.144919576771422;Circular formation situated in the zone of librations.;;Slightly steep slopes.;Slightly high walls.;Slightly extensive and flat floor.;1;Low interest or difficult formation;2;2 days after New Moon;1 day after Full Moon;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
ELVEY;AA90085N2593557;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms and Byrne / 2009;No details;Christian T. Elvey;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronomer;USA;American;20;20 th century;?;1899;?;1970;?;-100.64435;259.35565;100 ° 39 ' West;9.008519;9.009° North;Librations zone;North-West;Not determined;74;74;40.1;3907;0.048712987575983;Circular formation situated in the zone of librations.;;Not easily observable.;;;1;Low interest or difficult formation;14;Full Moon;6 days after Last Quarter;30;x10 binoculars;50 mm refractor;
EMDEN;AA627624N1834880;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms and Byrne / 2009;No details;J. Robert Emden;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astrophysicist;Switzerland;Swiss;20;20 th century;?;1862;?;1940;?;-176.512021;183.487979;176 ° 31 ' West;62.762353;62.762° North;Farside;North-West;Not determined;111;111;57.3;4350;0.037951112441638;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
EMORY;LF201000N308000;IAU Named formation;LF;Landing site name;Not determined;Not appliable;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Astronaut-named feature - Apollo 17 site.;IAU;01/01/1973 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;30.8;30.8;30 ° 48 ' East;20.1;20.100° North;Nearside;North-East;Macrobius;0.5;0.5;0.2;107;0.194831735117953;Geological formation on the Apollo 17 landing site.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;5;Five days after New Moon;Four days after Full Moon;999;Not observable;Not observable;
ENCKE;AA45707N3233170;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Johann Franz Encke;Mädler (1837);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;Germany;German;19;19 th century;Hambourg;1791;Spandau;1865;Director of the Royal Observatory of Berlin. Specialist of comets. Calculation of the orbit of the comet that wears its name. Determination of the solar parallaxe in 1824.;-36.682959;323.317041;36 ° 41 ' West;4.570703;4.571° North;Nearside;North-West;East part of Oceanus Procellarum;30;29;14.1;2854;0.100977301041586;Isolated hexagonal formation situated to the South extremity of a field of hills.;Possibly Imbrian. Not so sure;Fairly steep slopes bearing Encke H to the South-West.;Slightly high walls supporting the craterlet Encke N to the East.;Tormented floor. Hills and lines of crest. White stains around a craterlet.;4;Exceptional formation;10;3 days after First Quarter;2 days after Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
END;LF89000S156000;IAU Named formation;LF;Landing site name;Not determined;Not appliable;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Astronaut-named feature - Apollo 16 site.;IAU;01/01/1973 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;15.6;15.6;15 ° 36 ' East;-8.9;8.900° North;Nearside;South-East;Theophilus;0.4;0.4;0;11;0.190562562373869;Small craterlet named by Apollo 16 astronauts.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;6;Six days after New Moon;Five days after Full Moon;999;Not observable;Not observable;
ENDYMION;AA536067N564832;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Endymion;Langrenus (1645);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Endymion;Lacus Hyperboreus Superior;Not Named;Mythological character;Greece;Greek;0;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Shepherd having bewitched Selene.;56.483247;56.483247;56 ° 29 ' East;53.60668;53.607° North;Nearside;North-East;Moon North-North-East limb;126;125;61;4434;0.036315016813265;Circular formation.;Younger than Humboldtianum Basin. mare fill ;Very steep slopes bearing Endymion J to the West and Endymion A to the North-East.;Very high walls especially to the South-East.;Very large flat floor filled with somber lava. Small lines of crests.;4;Exceptional formation;3;3 days after New Moon;2 days after Full Moon;5;Naked eye;10x binoculars;
ENGEL'GARDT;AA53890N2005315;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Lower Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.8 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Vasilij P. Engel'gardt;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronomer;Russia;Russian;19;19 th century;?;1828;?;1915;?;-159.468492;200.531508;159 ° 28 ' West;5.388971;5.389° North;Farside;North-West;Not determined;43;43;21.7;3250;0.074701053978699;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
EOTVOS;AA356097S1344272;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Lorant (English - Roland) von Eotvos;IAU;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Physicist;Europe;Hungary;19;19 th century;?;1848;?;1919;?;134.427178;134.427178;134 ° 26 ' East;-35.60966;35.610° North;Farside;North-East;Jules Verne;101.798;101.798;50.9;4197;0.041228707;Big damaged crater with numerous craterlets in the South-East of Tsiolkovskiy.;;Slightly steep slopes bearing numerous craterlets and a short chain in the South-East.;;Flat floor wearing numérous formation whose wrinkles craterlets and ghost craters.;0;Not observable;0;not observable;not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
EPIGENES;AA674974N3553779;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Epigenes;Riccioli (1651);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Epigenes;Astronomer;Greece;Greek;-4;4 th century BC;?;about 300 BC;?;?;?;-4.622118;355.377882;4 ° 37 ' West;67.497355;67.497° North;Nearside;North-West;Moon North limb;55;55;27.2;3478;0.063812189676448;Circular formation.;Partly covered by Imbrian ejecta ;Steep slopes bearing Epigenes P to the South and ruins of crater to the East.;Fairly high walls more massive to the East.;Flat and tormented floor. Small mountain off center.;3;Very interesting formation;7;First Quarter;6 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
EPIMENIDES;AA409172S3296688;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Epimenide of Cnossos;Schmidt (1878);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Poet and prophet;Crete;Cretan;-6;6 th century BC;Crete;596 BC;?;?;Author of many spurious works. Founder of the orphism.;-30.33117;329.66883;30 ° 20 ' West;-40.917234;40.917° South;Nearside;South-West;Tycho crater North-West region;27;27;11.2;2667;0.118226945963855;Rectangular formation oriented North South situated on the South bank of Lacus Timoris.;;Fairly steep slopes bearing Epimenides S to the South-East.;Slightly high walls.;Rectangular and flat floor.;2;Pretty interesting formation;10;3 days after First Quarter;2 days after Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
ERATOSTHENES;AA144737N3486838;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Eratosthenian (From -3.2 billions years to -1.1 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Eratosthene;Riccioli (1651);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Haro;Insula Vulcania;Erathostenes;Mathematician and philosopher;Greece;Greek;-3;3 rd century BC;Cyr‡ne;276 BC;Alexandrie;192 av JC;Numerous works in philosophy and grammar. Tutor of the son of Ptolemee 3. Director of the library of Alexandria. First measures of the circumference of the Earth thanks to shades carried by the Sun.;-11.316193;348.683807;11 ° 19 ' West;14.473716;14.474° North;Nearside;North-West;South-East part of Mare Imbrium;60;60;29.3;3558;0.060542544666669;Circular formation situated to the South extremity of Montes Apenninus.;Typical ;Very steep slopes and rugged especially to the South.;Very high walls with terraces.;Slightly extensive and flat floor. Central mountain with several summits. Wrinkle ridges hills and rilles.;4;Exceptional formation;8;1 day after First Quarter;Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
ERLANGER;AA869883N286166;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Joseph Erlanger;IAU;22/01/2009 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Physiologist;North America;American;20;20 th century;?;1874;?;1965;Nobel Prize winner 1944;28.616612;28.616612;28 ° 37 ' East;86.988313;86.988° North;Nearside;North-East;Peary;10.9374;10.9374;5.4;2196;0.200745696844118;Recent deep crater.;;Steep slopes with sharp crest.;Steep walls.;Narrow flat floor.;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;5;Five days after New Moon;Four days after Full Moon;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
ERRO;AA56829N985400;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms and Byrne / 2009;No details;Luis E. Erro;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronomer;Mexico;Mexican;20;20 th century;?;1897;?;1955;?;98.539953;98.539953;98 ° 32 ' East;5.682927;5.683° North;Librations zone;North-East;Not determined;61;61;31.8;3646;0.057196419987712;Circular formation situated in the zone of librations.;;Not easily observable.;;;1;Low interest or difficult formation;1;2 days after New Moon;1 day after Full Moon;30;x10 binoculars;50 mm refractor;
ESCLANGON;AA214685N420618;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Imbrian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.85 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Ernest Benjamin Esclangon (ex Macrobius L);?;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer and physicist;France;French;20;20 th century;Mison;1876;Eyrenville;1954;Numerous works in mathematical physics and astronomy. Discoverer of the origin of the bang supersonic. Member of the french Academy of Sciences in 1929. Constructor of;42.061829;42.061829;42 ° 4 ' East;21.468451;21.468° North;Nearside;North-East;North of Mare Tranquillitatis region;17;16;7.6;2372;0.155167108187036;Formation with heart shape.;;Slightly steep slopes.;Slightly high walls.;Flat floor filled with lava.;2;Pretty interesting formation;4;4 days after New Moon;3 days after Full Moon;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
ESNAULT-PELTERIE;AA474149N2181743;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Robert A. C. Esnault-Pelterie;IAU 1988 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;engineer;France;French;20;20 th century;Paris;1881;Nice;1957;Conceiver of the and of several thermical engines for airplanes. Founder of the International Bourget Airshow. Numerous surveys about spatial propulsion.;-141.8257;218.1743;141 ° 50 ' West;47.414918;47.415° North;Farside;North-West;Not determined;79;79;38.3;3856;0.050219517528571;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
ESPIN;AA281455N1093385;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms and Byrne / 2009;No details;Thomas H. E. C. Espin;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronomer;United Kingdom;British;20;20 th century;?;1858;?;1934;?;109.338454;109.338454;109 ° 20 ' East;28.145522;28.146° North;Farside;North-East;Not determined;75;75;35;3750;0.05357147503524;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
EUCLIDES;AA74009S3304361;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Copernician (From -1.1 billions years to present days) ?;Period source not found;No details;Euclide;Mädler (1837);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Mons Athos;Not named;Mathematician;Greece;Greek;-4;4 th century BC;?;?;Alexandrie;?;Organizer of school of mathematics in Alexandrie. Author of a treaty of geometry 'Elements' in 13 books containing many postulates. Authors of many other lost works.;-29.563867;330.436133;29 ° 34 ' West;-7.400858;7.401° South;Nearside;South-West;South-East part of Oceanus Procellarum;12;12;5.9;2370;0.200897666102878;Circular formation with bowl shape and with bright ejecta situated to the West of Montes Riphaeus.;;Steep slopes bearing a small mountain to the East.;Fairly high walls.;Rounded floor;2;Pretty interesting formation;9;2 days after First Quarter;1 day after Last Quarter;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
EUCTEMON;AA762590N305691;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Euctemon;Riccioli (1651);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Albategni;Not named;Euctemon;Astronomer;Greece;Greek;-5;5 th century BC;?;about 432 BC;?;?;Athenian friend of Méton associated to the discovery of the Moon / Sun cycle.;30.569062;30.569062;30 ° 34 ' East;76.259032;76.259° North;Nearside;North-East;Moon North limb;63;62;31.3;3628;0.057864271208974;Circular formation.;;Steep slopes especially to the South.;High walls ridden by a craterlet to the West.;Flat floor filled with lava. A craterlet in the arena.;2;Pretty interesting formation;5;5 days after New Moon;4 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
EUDOXUS;AA442656N162257;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Copernician (From -1.1 billions years to present days);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Eudoxe;Riccioli (1651);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Copernici;Mons Carpates;Eudoxus;Astronomer;Greece;Greek;-4;4 th century BC;Cnide;408 BC;Cnide;355 av JC;Inventor of the year of 365 days 1 / 4. Author of the hypothesis of homocentric spheres. Author of a theory of proportions and the method of the exhaustions in mathematics.;16.225651;16.225651;16 ° 14 ' East;44.265567;44.266° North;Nearside;North-East;North of Mare Serenitatis region;68;67;35;3752;0.053491389827476;Forms a remarkable couple with Aristoteles. Circular formation.;;Very steep and rugged slopes bearing Eudoxus B to the North and Eudoxus G and A to the North-East.;Very high walls with terraces.;Tormented floor. Central mountains and hills.;4;Exceptional formation;6;6 days after New Moon;5 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
EULER;AA232627N3308190;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Eratosthenian (From -3.2 billions years to -1.1 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Leonhard Euler;Schröter (1802);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Le Pessier;Insula Ficaria;Not named;Mathematician;Switzerland;Swiss;18;18 th century;B?›le;1707;Saint-Pétersbourg;1783;Author of 900 works on many areas whose mathematics and astronomy. Author of a 'Complete mechanics treaty' in 1736 and a work 'On the theory of the Moon'.;-29.18103;330.81897;29 ° 11 ' West;23.262692;23.263° North;Nearside;North-West;South part of Mare Imbrium;28;28;13;2784;0.106975433522862;Isolated circular formation.;Lies on the Mare Imbrium basalts (or under);Very steep slopes.;Fairly high walls with terraces.;Slightly extensive and flat floor. Central mountain.;4;Exceptional formation;9;2 days after First Quarter;1 day after Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
EVANS;AA96266S2262218;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms and Byrne / 2009;No details;Sir Arthur Evans;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;archaeologist;United Kingdom;British;19;19 th century;?;1851;?;1941;?;-133.77823;226.22177;133 ° 47 ' West;-9.626603;9.627° South;Farside;South-West;Not determined;67;67;34.7;3740;0.053900181650648;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
EVDOKIMOV;AA345738N2069573;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Nikolaj N. Evdokimov;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronomer;USSR;Soviet;20;20 th century;?;1868;?;1940;?;-153.042702;206.957298;153 ° 3 ' West;34.573765;34.574° North;Farside;North-West;Not determined;50;50;24.4;3366;0.068864879485241;Not observable;Older than Hertzsprung Basin shown as Evdokimov G on LAC 34 ;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
EVERSHED;AA353008N2004941;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms and Byrne / 2009;No details;John Evershed;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronomer;United Kingdom;British;20;20 th century;?;1864;?;1956;?;-159.505865;200.494135;159 ° 30 ' West;35.300802;35.301° North;Farside;North-West;Not determined;66;66;32.6;3672;0.056256042452562;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
EWEN;AA76903N1214604;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Gaelic male name.;IAU;01/01/1979 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;?;Europe;Ireland;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;121.460425;121.460425;121 ° 28 ' East;7.690341;7.690° North;Farside;North-East;Ostwald;2.60314;2.60314;1.3;514;0.197881778419127;Not observable;;Steep slopes with sharp crest.;Steep walls.;Narrow flat floor.;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
FABBRONI;AA186579N292715;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Copernician (From -1.1 billions years to present days);Period source not found;No details;Giovanni Fabbroni (ex Vitruvius E);?;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Chemist and naturalist;Italy;Italian;18;18 th century;Florence;1752;Florence;1822;Supervisor of the construction of the road of the Mount Genevre.;29.271461;29.271461;29 ° 16 ' East;18.65787;18.658° North;Nearside;North-East;North of Mare Tranquillitatis region;11;11;5.2;2117;0.200672839506873;Circular formation with bowl shape crushing the extremity East of Mons Argaeus.;;Fairly steep slopes especially to the North.;Fairly high walls.;Rounded floor;2;Pretty interesting formation;5;5 days after New Moon;4 days after Full Moon;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
FABRICIUS;AA427509S418421;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Eratosthenian (From -3.2 billions years to -1.1 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;David Goldschmidt (dit Fabricius);Riccioli (1651);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Fred C. Pal.;Montes Coibacarani;Fabricius;Astronomer;Germany;German;16;16 th century;Esens;1564;Osteel;1617;Discoverer of the variability of the star Mira Ceti. First observer of spots of the Sun in 1610.;41.842082;41.842082;41 ° 51 ' East;-42.750928;42.751° South;Nearside;South-East;Vallis Rheita region;78;78;39.4;3887;0.049276933447777;Circular formation forming a South-West oriented and interesting trio with Metius and Rheita.;Maybe Upper Imbrian;Steep slopes crushing Janssen to the South-West and bearing Metius to the North-East Metius A to the North and Fabricius A and B to the South-East.;High walls with terraces.;Flat floor. Two rectilinear and parallel mountain chains.;3;Very interesting formation;4;4 days after New Moon;3 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
FABRY;AA430734N1006844;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Charles Fabry;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;physicist;France;French;20;20 th century;Marseille;1867;Paris;1945;Director of Optics Institute of Paris and member of french Academy of Sciences in 1921. Conceiver with Perrot and Buisson of an interferometer. Discoverer of the ozona layer. First verification of Doppler-Fizeau effect.;100.684367;100.684367;100 ° 41 ' East;43.073357;43.073° North;Librations zone;North-East;Not determined;184;184;89.7;4978;0.027746674250584;Circular formation situated in the zone of librations.;;Not easily observable.;;;1;Low interest or difficult formation;1;2 days after New Moon;1 day after Full Moon;30;x10 binoculars;50 mm refractor;
FAHRENHEIT;AA131217N617051;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Craterlet;Meteoritic impact;Eratosthenian (From -3.2 billions years to -1.1 billions years);Period source not found;No details;Daniel G. Farenheit (ex Picard X);?;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Physicist;Germany;German;18;18 th century;?;1686;?;1736;Has left its name to a scale of measure of temperature.;61.705106;61.705106;61 ° 42 ' East;13.121725;13.122° North;Nearside;North-East;Moon East limb;7;6;3.3;1328;0.199748850068689;Isolated circular formation with bowl shape.;Formerly Picard X;Slightly steep slopes.;Slightly high walls.;Rounded floor.;1;Low interest or difficult formation;3;3 days after New Moon;2 days after Full Moon;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
FAIROUZ;AA260686S1029467;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Arab female name.;IAU;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;?;Asia;Arabian;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;102.946674;102.946674;102 ° 57 ' East;-26.068639;26.069° North;Farside;North-East;Hilbert;2.86513;2.86513;1.4;568;0.198077383386822;Elongated crater on the bank of Lacus Solitudinis.;;Slightly steep Slopes collapsed in the South-East.;Slightly steep walls.;Slightly flat floor with craterlets.;0;Not observable;0;not observable;not observable;150;150 mm reflector;300 mm reflector;
FALCON;LF204000N303000;IAU Named formation;LF;Landing site name;Not determined;Not appliable;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Astronaut-named feature - Apollo 17 site.;IAU;01/01/1973 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;30.3;30.3;30 ° 18 ' East;20.4;20.400° North;Nearside;North-East;Macrobius;0;0;0;23;0.191888029815397;Small craterlet named by Apollo 17 astronauts. Possible volcanic cinder cone.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;5;Five days after New Moon;Four days after Full Moon;999;Not observable;Not observable;
FAMILY MOUNTAIN;LF204000N303000;IAU Named formation;LF;Landing site name;Not determined;Not appliable;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Astronaut-named feature - Apollo 17 site.;IAU;01/01/1973 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;30.3;30.3;30 ° 18 ' East;20.4;20.400° North;Nearside;North-East;Macrobius;7;7;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Hill named by Apollo 17 astronauts.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;5;Five days after New Moon;Four days after Full Moon;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
FARADAY;AA424461S87475;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms and Byrne / 2009;No details;Michael Faraday;Birt / Lee (1865);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Chemist and physicist;England;English;19;19 th century;Newington;1791;Hampton Court;1867;Author of the first liquefaction of gas. Discoverer of the magnetic induction in 1831. Theory of the electrolysis in 1833. Works on the electrostatic and the electroluminescence.;8.74745;8.74745;8 ° 45 ' East;-42.446071;42.446° South;Nearside;South-East;Maurolycus crater region;70;70;34.5;3734;0.054101963264143;Damaged formation that crushes the East wall of St?fler.;;Steep slopes bearing a complex of craters to the South.;High walls crushed by Faraday A to the North-East Faraday C to the South and St?fler P to the South-West.;Flat floor to the North-West and tormented to the South-East with a crater. Craterlets.;3;Very interesting formation;6;6 days after New Moon;5 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
FAUSTINI;AA871832S843099;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Arnoldo;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1994 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Geographer;Italy;Italian;20;20 th century;?;1874;?;1944;Survey of Earth poles.;84.309903;84.309903;84 ° 19 ' East;-87.183246;87.183° South;Librations zone;South-East;Moon South limb;39;39;21.2;3226;0.075962548654336;Circular formation situated in the zone of librations.;;Not easily observable.;;;1;Low interest or difficult formation;1;2 days after New Moon;1 day after Full Moon;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
FAUTH;AA62315N3398636;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Copernician (From -1.1 billions years to present days) ?;Period source not found;No details;Philipp J. H. Fauth;Muller (1935);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;Germany;German;20;20 th century;?;1867;?;1941;Selenographer. Author of maps of the Moon.;-20.13643;339.86357;20 ° 8 ' West;6.231499;6.231° North;Nearside;North-West;Copernic crater region;12;12;5.9;2399;0.200921362529198;South North lengthened formation constituted by Fauth and Fauth A two adjacent craters and situated on the South slope of Copernicus. Nicknamed 'Hole of lock'.;;Steep slopes especially to the North and bearing Fauth A to the South.;Fairly high walls.;Slightly extensive and flat floor communicating with that Fault A.;3;Very interesting formation;9;2 days after First Quarter;1 day after Last Quarter;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
FAYE;AA213938S38116;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Imbrian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.85 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Hervé Faye;Birt / Lee (1865);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;France;French;19;19 th century;St Benoét du Sault;1814;Paris;1902;Author of a theory of the Solar System. Opponent to Laplace. Discoverer of a periodic comet in 1843.;3.811596;3.811596;3 ° 49 ' East;-21.39383;21.394° South;Nearside;South-East;Arzachel crater region;36;37;19;3120;0.082086555450869;Wrecked circular formation.;;Steep slopes bearing Donati to the North-East Delaunay to the South-West and a craterlet to the West.;;Flat floor. Central mountain of 2370 m. Craterlets.;2;Pretty interesting formation;7;First Quarter;6 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
FECHNER;AA582462S1250314;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Gustav Theodor Fechner;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;philosopher;Germany;German;19;19 th century;Gross-S?˜rchen;1801;Leipzig;1887;Conceiver of a philosophical concept in which the individual spirit is part of the God spirit.;125.031354;125.031354;125 ° 2 ' East;-58.246226;58.246° South;Farside;North-East;Not determined;63;63;29.6;3568;0.060149621684779;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
FEDOROV;AA282265N3229538;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Craterlet;Meteoritic impact;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;A. P. Fedorov;?;01/01/1979 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Engineer;U. S. S. R.;Soviet;20;20 th century;?;1872;?;1920;Specialist of rockets and the astronautics.;-37.046243;322.953757;37 ° 3 ' West;28.226549;28.227° North;Nearside;North-West;Region between Oceanus Procellarum and Mare Imbrium;7;7;3;1213;0.199569930990782;Circular formation with bowl shape and lengthened North South.;;Slightly steep slopes.;Slightly high walls.;Rounded floor.;2;Pretty interesting formation;10;3 days after First Quarter;2 days after Last Quarter;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
FELIX;AA250864N3346234;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Latin male name.;IAU;01/01/1979 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;?;Europe;Latin;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;-25.376618;334.623382;25 ° 23 ' West;25.086394;25.086° North;Nearside;North-West;Timocharis;1.44721;1.44721;0.7;285;0.196729619230765;Small craterlet located on the North of a small catena including Artemis and Verne on the South of Mons Lahire.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;10;Three days after First Quarter;Two days after Last Quarter;150;150 mm reflector;300 mm reflector;
FENYI;AA449406S2549414;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Gyula F‚nyi;IAU 1985 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronomer;Hungary;Hungar;20;20 th century;?;1845;?;1927;?;-105.058619;254.941381;105 ° 4 ' West;-44.940615;44.941° South;Farside;South-West;Not determined;38;38;21.6;3245;0.074942013662882;Not observable;Alternate spelling: Fanyi;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
FEOKTISTOV;AA307347N1405014;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Konstantin P. Feoktistov;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;cosmonaut;USSR;Soviet;20;20 th century;?;1926;;;Cosmonaut involved in Soyuz missions.;140.501363;140.501363;140 ° 30 ' East;30.734708;30.735° North;Farside;North-East;Not determined;23;23;11;2649;0.120093706407603;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
FERMAT;AA227113S197923;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Pierre de Fermat;Mädler (1837);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Mathematician;France;French;17;17 th century;Beaumont de Lomagne;1601;Castres;1665;Founder of the analytic geometry. Inventor with Blaise Pascal of the calculation of probabilities. Precursor of the entire and differential calculation. Author of a famous theorem non demonstrated.;19.792332;19.792332;19 ° 48 ' East;-22.711287;22.711° South;Nearside;South-East;Catharina crater region;40;39;18.8;3114;0.082465967070428;Damaged circular formation.;;Steep slopes crushed by double craterlet Fermat A in the North and by craterlets in the South-West and South-East.;Walles higher in the East than West and straddled in the East by 3 craterlets.;Flat floor with mounds in the West.;3;Very interesting formation;5;5 days after New Moon;4 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
FERMI;AA196097S1232414;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Enrico Fermi;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;physicist;Italy;Italian;20;20 th century;Roma;1901;Chicago;1954;Numerous surveys in physics and atomic particles. Discoverer of neutron properties. Director for the first atomic pile in Chicago. Nobel laureate in 1938.;123.241404;123.241404;123 ° 14 ' East;-19.60965;19.610° South;Farside;South-East;Not determined;183;183;120.7;5443;0.022550416868755;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
FERNELIUS;AA381783S48588;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Imbrian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.85 billions years) ?;Wilhelms and Byrne / 2009;No details;Jean Fernel;?;01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer and doctor;France;French;16;16 th century;Montdidier;1497;Paris;1558;Attempt of measure of the terrestrial meridian. Physician of Henri II.;4.858783;4.858783;4 ° 52 ' East;-38.17827;38.178° South;Nearside;South-East;Tycho crater East region;65;65;34.2;3724;0.054438673321763;Damaged circular formation situated on the north slope of St?fler.;;Fairly steep slopes overlapped by St?fler to the South Fernelius A to the West and Kaiser to the North-East.;Slightly high walls supporting a couple of craterlets to the East.;Very flat floor filled of lava.;3;Very interesting formation;7;First Quarter;6 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
FERSMAN;AA179029N2339377;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Aleksandr Ievguenievitch Fersman;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;geologist;Russia;Russian;20;20 th century;Saint Petersburg;1883;Sotchi;1945;Author of a remarquable treaty about geochemistry. Author of an inventory of mineral ressouces of USSR. Director of Lomonossov Institute.;-126.062294;233.937706;126 ° 4 ' West;17.902883;17.903° North;Farside;North-West;Not determined;151;151;74;4699;0.031724919793119;Not observable;Younger than Hertzsprung Basin. partly covered by Orientale ejecta ;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
FESENKOV;AA231590S1351414;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Vasiliy Grigor'evich Fesenkov;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1973 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astrophysicist;USSR;Soviet;20;20 th century;?;1889;?;1972;?;135.141435;135.141435;135 ° 8 ' East;-23.15896;23.159° South;Farside;South-East;Not determined;35;35;18;3073;0.08508143912803;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
FEUILLEE;AA273724N3505385;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Craterlet;Meteoritic impact;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Louis Feuillée;Schmidt (1878);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;France;French;18;18 th century;?;1660;1732;?;Director of the observatory of Marseilles.;-9.461497;350.538503;9 ° 28 ' West;27.372373;27.372° North;Nearside;North-West;South-East part of Mare Imbrium;10;10;4.4;1791;0.200340819780687;Circular formation with bowl shape forming a remarkable couple with Beer and situated on a small wrinkle ridge of Mare Imbrium.;;Fairly steep slopes.;Fairly high walls.;Rounded floor.;3;Very interesting formation;8;1 day after First Quarter;Last Quarter;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
FIBIGER;AA861396N371330;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Joahnnes Andreas Grib Fibiger;IAU;22/01/2009 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Not appliable;Europe;Denmark;20;20th century;?;?;?;?;Pethologist;37.133049;37.133049;37 ° 8 ' East;86.139628;86.140° North;Nearside;North-East;Peary;21.0966;21.0966;10.5;2614;0.123887378269791;Eroded crater located on the North-East of Byrd.;;Steep slopes Damaged in the South by craters and landslides. Sharp crest.;Steep walls collapsed in the South..;Flat floor riddled with all sizes craterlets.;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;5;Five days after New Moon;Four days after Full Moon;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
FINSCH;AA235828N212693;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Craterlet;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Imbrian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.85 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;O. Finsch;?;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Zoologist;Germany;German;19;19 th century;?;1839;?;1917;;21.269277;21.269277;21 ° 16 ' East;23.582828;23.583° North;Nearside;North-East;South-East part of Mare Serenitatis;3;4;2;804;0.198760747598901;Isolated ghost circular formation.;;Very Slightly steep slopes.;Very little High walls.;Almost flat floor.;2;Pretty interesting formation;5;5 days after New Moon;4 days after Full Moon;100;100 mm reflector;200 mm reflector;
FINSEN;AA422914S1822795;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Eratosthenian (From -3.2 billions years to -1.1 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;gabbroic norite;Niels Ryberg Finsen;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1979 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;doctor;Danmark;Danish;19;19 th century;?;1860;?;1904;Phototherapist. Nobel laureate.;-177.720533;182.279467;177 ° 43 ' West;-42.291445;42.291° South;Farside;North-West;Not determined;72;72;36.4;3797;0.052038048459755;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
FIRMICUS;AA72455N634259;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Julius Maternus Firmicus;Riccioli (1651);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Ramirii;Mons Sanctus;Firmicus;Writer and astronomer;Rome;Roman;4;4 th century;Syracuse;?;?;?;Author of a work on the astrology and a work on profane religions in 346.;63.425915;63.425915;63 ° 26 ' East;7.245505;7.246° North;Nearside;North-East;Moon East limb;56;56;28.4;3521;0.061995129419597;Circular formation situated between Mare Crisium and Mare Undarum.;Younger than Crisium Basin ;Slightly steep slopes bearing Lacus Perseverantiae to the West and Firmicus G and F to the South-West;Fairly high walls and ridden to the North by a craterlet.;Very flat floor filled of somber lava.;3;Very interesting formation;3;3 days after New Moon;2 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
FIRSOV;AA42043N1126973;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Lower Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.8 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Georgij F. Firsov;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;engineer;USSR;Soviet;20;20 th century;?;1928;?;1971;Space launchers conceiver.;112.697262;112.697262;112 ° 42 ' East;4.204308;4.204° North;Farside;North-East;Not determined;51;51;25.5;3409;0.066851159698478;Not observable;Possibly Nectarian ;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
FISCHER;AA79899N1424391;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Emil Hermann Fischer;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;chemist;Germany;German;19;19 th century;Euskirchen;1852;Berlin;1919;Numerous surveys in organic chemistry. Synthesis of glucose and fructose. Nobel laureate in 1902.;142.43913;142.43913;142 ° 26 ' East;7.989877;7.990° North;Farside;North-East;Not determined;30;30;15.2;2920;0.09580188178183;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
FITZGERALD;AA266744N1878638;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;George Francis Fitzgerald;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;physicist;Ireland;Irish;19;19 th century;Dublin;1851;Dublin;1901;Author of electromagnetic waves theory. Interpretation of Michelson experience. Measurement of electron mass in 1897.;-172.136199;187.863801;172 ° 8 ' West;26.674428;26.674° North;Farside;North-West;Not determined;110;110;52.1;4227;0.040567834979482;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
FIZEAU;AA581864S2258852;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Upper Imbrian (From -3.8 billions years to -3.2 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;gabbroic norite;Armand Hyppolyte L. Fizeau;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;physicist;France;French;19;19 th century;Paris;1819;Venteuil;1896;First sun photography with Foucault in 1845. First measurememt of light speed in 1849. Co-discoverer with Doppler of wavelengthe shift with speed in 1848. President of the french Academy of Sciences in 1878.;-134.114766;225.885234;134 ° 7 ' West;-58.186429;58.186° South;Farside;South-West;Not determined;111;111;53.5;4262;0.039804699834182;Not observable;Possibly Lower Imbrian ;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
FLAG;LF90000S155000;IAU Named formation;LF;Landing site name;Not determined;Not appliable;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Astronaut-named feature - Apollo 16 site.;IAU;01/01/1973 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;15.5;15.5;15 ° 30 ' East;-9;9.000° North;Nearside;South-East;Theophilus;0.01;0.01;0.1;46;0.193222716612063;Small craterlet named by Apollo 16 astronauts.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;6;Six days after New Moon;Five days after Full Moon;999;Not observable;Not observable;
FLAMMARION;AA33286S3562675;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Walled plain;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Camille Flammarion;Gaudibert (1890);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;France;French;19;19 th century;Montigny le Roi;1842;Juvisy sur Orge;1925;Talented popularizator. Author of 'The Popular Astronomy' in 1879. Creator of an observatory in Juvisy in 1883 and of the Société Astronomique de France in 1887. Works in occult sciences meteorology and climatology;-3.732535;356.267465;3 ° 44 ' West;-3.328565;3.329° South;Nearside;South-West;Ptolemaeus crater region;75;75;38;3847;0.050500265549242;Damaged circular formation.;;Steep slopes to the South but non-existent to the North bearing Herschel C to the South and Sp?rer to the South-East.;Wall gobbled to the North by the lava of Sinus Medii raised to the South and ridden by M?sting Has to the West.;Flat and extensive floor. Closed by Rima Flammarion to the North. Craterlets.;3;Very interesting formation;7;First Quarter;6 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
FLAMSTEED;AA44906S3156602;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Eratosthenian (From -3.2 billions years to -1.1 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;John Flamsteed;Mädler (1837);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Blancani;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;England;English;17;17 th century;Denby;1646;Greenwich;1719;First director of the Observatory of Greenwich in 1676. Author of a cartographic projection system and a catalogue of 3000 stars.;-44.339839;315.660161;44 ° 20 ' West;-4.490605;4.491° South;Nearside;South-West;South-West part of Oceanus Procellarum;22;21;9.6;2546;0.131664115607843;Isolated circular formation situated inside the ring of Flamsteed P.;Clear stratigraphy;Fairly steep slopes.;Fairly high walls.;Flat floor filled with lava.;3;Very interesting formation;11;4 days after First Quarter;3 days after Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
FLANK;LF37000S3426000;IAU Named formation;LF;Landing site name;Not determined;Not appliable;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Astronaut-named feature - Apollo 14 site.;IAU;01/01/1973 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;-17.4;342.6;17 ° 24 ' West;-3.7;3.700° North;Nearside;South-West;Montes Riphaeus;0.03;0.03;0;7;0.189791462002223;Small craterlet named by Apollo 14 astronauts.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;9;Two days after First Quarter;One day after Last Quarter;999;Not observable;Not observable;
FLEMING;AA149098N1092776;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Sir Alexander Fleming;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;doctor;United Kingdom;British;20;20 th century;Darvel;1881;London;1955;Discoverer of penicillin in 1927. Nobel laureate with Chain and Florey in 1945.;109.277627;109.277627;109 ° 17 ' East;14.909805;14.910° North;Farside;North-East;Not determined;106;106;63.1;4480;0.03545286629576;Not observable;Typical ;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
FLORENSKY;AA254517N1318508;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms and Byrne / 2009;No details;Kirill P. Florenskiy;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1985 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;geologist;USSR;Soviet;20;20 th century;?;1915;?;1982;?;131.850773;131.850773;131 ° 51 ' East;25.451673;25.452° North;Farside;North-East;Not determined;71;71;34.5;3734;0.054101963264143;Not observable;Formerly Vernadskiy B ;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
FLOREY;AA870372N3402534;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Howard Walter Florey;IAU;22/01/2009 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;?;Europe;Great Britain;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;-19.746594;340.253406;19 ° 45 ' West;87.037185;87.037° North;Nearside;North-West;Peary;69.0583;69.0583;34.5;3735;0.054085534182822;Strongly damaged crater on the South of Peary.;;Slightly steep and rugged disappeared in the North and South-East.;Slightly steep and tormented walls disappearing in the North and South-West. ;Flat floor riddled with all sizes craters and craterlets.;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;9;Two days after First Quarter;One day after Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
FLOSS;AA842800S422700;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Christine Floss;IAU 2023;02/08/2023 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Cosmochemist;USA;American;20;20 th century;Munich;1961;Saint Louis;2018;Awarded in Purdue University on 1983. Scientist at Max Planck Institute on 1991. Geochemist in the Washington University in Saint Louis on 1996. Meteoritical Society member.;42.27;42.27;42 ° 16 ' East;-84.28;84 ° 17 ' South;Nearside;South-East;Nobile crater area;9;9;4.5;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Circular formation on the North slope of Nobile crater.;;Slightly steep slopes;High and steep walls;Small flat floor.;1;Low interest or difficult formation;14;Full Moon;6 days after Last Quarter;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
FOCAS;AA337046S2660889;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Ionnas (dit Jean) Focas;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronomer;France;French;20;20 th century;?;1908;?;1969;?;-93.911072;266.088928;93 ° 55 ' West;-33.704567;33.705° South;Librations zone;South-West;Not determined;22;22;11;2648;0.120169871598948;Circular formation situated in the zone of librations.;;Not easily observable.;;;1;Low interest or difficult formation;14;Full Moon;6 days after Last Quarter;30;x10 binoculars;50 mm refractor;
FONTANA;AA160394S3032095;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Imbrian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.85 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Francesco Fontana;?;01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Lawyer;Italy;Italian;17;17 th century;?;1585;?;1656;Observer of planets.;-56.790539;303.209461;56 ° 47 ' West;-16.039379;16.039° South;Nearside;South-West;East of Mare Humorum region;31;31;15.7;2948;0.093685132503451;Damaged circular formation.;;Slightly steep slopes overlapped by two twin craters to the North East.;Slightly high walls.;Extensive flat floor.;2;Pretty interesting formation;12;5 days after First Quarter;4 days after Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
FONTENELLE;AA634192N3410439;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Lower Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.8 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Bernard le Bovier de Fontenelle;Schröter (1802);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Writer;France;French;18;18 th century;Rouen;1657;Paris;1757;Author of the 'Speech on the plurality of worlds' in 1686. Author of popularization works. Member of the French Academy in 1691 then of the french Academy of Sciences in 1699.;-18.95607;341.04393;18 ° 57 ' West;63.419228;63.419° North;Nearside;North-West;Moon North limb;38;38;18.8;3112;0.082603601650773;Circular formation.;;Slightly steep slopes.;Slightly high walls.;Flat floor filled with lava. Small mountain and central craterlets. Other craterlets.;3;Very interesting formation;9;2 days after First Quarter;1 day after Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
FOSTER;AA235877N2185065;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;John S. Foster;IAU 1979 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;physicist;Canada;Canadian;20;20 th century;?;1890;?;1964;?;-141.493519;218.506481;141 ° 30 ' West;23.587711;23.588° North;Farside;North-West;Not determined;33;33;18.5;3095;0.083630259617574;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
FOUCAULT;AA504589N3201382;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Léon Foucault;Birt / Lee (1865);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Physicist;France;French;19;19 th century;Paris;1819;Paris;1868;Member of the french Academy of Sciences in 1865. Measure of the speed of the light in 1850. Theory of the induced electrical current. Proof of the rotation of the Earth thanks to a pendulum in 1851. Inventor of the gyroscope.;-39.861809;320.138191;39 ° 52 ' West;50.458918;50.459° North;Nearside;North-West;Moon North-North-West limb;23;23;12.5;2753;0.109791963927516;Circular formation.;;Steep slopes to the East bearing a rectilinear mountainous chain to the West.;High walls.;Flat floor.;2;Pretty interesting formation;10;3 days after First Quarter;2 days after Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
FOURIER;AA303131S3068954;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Joseph Fourier;Mädler (1837);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Mons Casius;Vietae;Mathematician;France;French;19;19 th century;Auxerre;1768;Paris;1830;Discoverer of series of Fourier for trigonometry calculations. Member of the french Academy of Sciences in 1817 and ofthe French Academy in 1826.;-53.104638;306.895362;53 ° 6 ' West;-30.313111;30.313° South;Nearside;South-West;Moon South-West limb;53;53;25.7;3420;0.066333804092738;Circular formation forming an interesting couple with Vieta.;Possibly Lower Imbrian ;Fairly steep slopes bearing to the North a group of 4 craters whose Fourier C and F.;Wall enough raised with terraces overlapped to the South-East by a craterlet.;Flat floor with two craters whose a central;3;Very interesting formation;11;4 days after First Quarter;3 days after Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
FOWLER;AA425862N2147346;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;William Alfred Fowler;IAU 1976 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astrophysicist;USA;American;20;20 th century;Pittsburgh;1911;?;?;Major survey about stellar nucleosynthesis. Nobel laureate in physics in 1983 with Chandrasekhar.;-145.265356;214.734644;145 ° 16 ' West;42.586178;42.586° North;Farside;North-West;Not determined;146;146;69.7;4615;0.033082598011194;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
FOX;AA4715N981444;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Philip Fox;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1973 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronomer;USA;American;20;20 th century;?;1878;?;1944;?;98.144378;98.144378;98 ° 9 ' East;0.471518;0.472° North;Librations zone;North-East;Not determined;24;24;11.9;2716;0.113321559590412;Circular formation situated in the zone of librations.;;Not easily observable.;;;1;Low interest or difficult formation;1;2 days after New Moon;1 day after Full Moon;30;x10 binoculars;50 mm refractor;
FRA MAURO;AA60610S3430262;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Walled plain;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Period source not found;No details;Fra Mauro;Mädler (1837);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Mons Crathis;Not named;Geographer;Venice;Venetian;15;15 th century;?;?;?;1459;Author of a map of the World in 1457.;-16.973802;343.026198;16 ° 58 ' West;-6.061024;6.061° South;Nearside;South-West;South-East of Oceanus Procellarum region;96;95;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Little marked and damaged circular formation forming an interesting trio with Bonpland and Parry.;;Fairly steep slopes bearing Bonpland to the South Parry to the South-East and the place of alunissage of Apollo 14 to the North.;Slightly high walls deformed to the South gobbled to the East and supporting Fra Mauro D & X to the North.;Very large flat floor more tormented to the West. Crossed by Rimae Parry. Craterlets whose Fra Mauro N & P to the North Fra Mauro E to the center and Fra Mauro F to the South.;4;Exceptional formation;8;1 day after First Quarter;Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
FRACASTORIUS;AA213587S330703;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Walled plain;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Girolamo Fracastoro;Riccioli (1651);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Nassauii;Lacus Thospitis;Fracastorius;Doctor and poet;Italy;Italian;16;16 th century;Vérone;1478;Vérone;1553;Theory of homocentric spheres. Author of a poetry on the syphilis (! ).;33.070307;33.070307;33 ° 4 ' East;-21.358748;21.359° South;Nearside;South-East;Mare Nectaris South edge;124;124;60.2;4417;0.036634399598332;Damaged circular formation situated on the South bank of Mare Nectaris.;;Fairly steep slopes riddled of craters whose Fracastorius H and E to the North-West Fracastorius N and the triple craterlet Fracastorius LA to the South.;High walls gobbled to the North in Mare Nectaris and ridden by many craters whose Fracastorius D to the West.;Flat floor filled with lava. Emerging central mountain ruins. Numerous craterlets whose Fracastorius L and Mr. Rilles.;4;Exceptional formation;5;5 days after New Moon;4 days after Full Moon;5;Naked eye;10x binoculars;
FRANCK;AA225870N355594;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Eratosthenian (From -3.2 billions years to -1.1 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;James Franck (ex Römer K);?;01/01/1973 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Physicist;Germany;German;20;20 th century;Hambourg;1882;G?ttingen;1964;Researches on the movement of electrons and the excitation of atoms. Works on the luminescence and the effect photochimique. Nobel Price in 1925.;35.559367;35.559367;35 ° 34 ' East;22.587038;22.587° North;Nearside;North-East;North of Mare Tranquillitatis region;12;12;5.9;2392;0.200916307964639;Circular formation with bowl shape forming a trio with two craterlets joined.;;Slightly steep slopes bearing two craterlets to the North.;Slightly high walls.;Rounded floor.;2;Pretty interesting formation;5;5 days after New Moon;4 days after Full Moon;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
FRANKLIN;AA387288N476397;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Lower Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.8 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Benjamin Franklin;Mädler (1837);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Hensii;Mons Bodinus;Cepheus;Philosopher physicist and stateman;U. S. A.;American;18;18 th century;Boston;1706;Philadelphie;1790;Specialist of electricity. Inventor of the lightning conductor. Editor of the Declaration of independence of USA. Treaty of friendship with France in 1778.;47.639683;47.639683;47 ° 38 ' East;38.728795;38.729° North;Nearside;North-East;Atlas crater South-East region;56;56;27.9;3505;0.062683184507254;Circular formation.;;Fairly steep slopes.;High walls with terraces.;Flat floor with hills and craterlets. Central mountain.;3;Very interesting formation;4;4 days after New Moon;3 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
FRANZ;AA165687N402445;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Imbrian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.85 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Julius H. Franz;?;01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;Germany;German;19;19 th century;?;1847;?;1913;Selenographer.;40.244531;40.244531;40 ° 15 ' East;16.56865;16.569° North;Nearside;North-East;North of Mare Tranquillitatis region;27;26;12.7;2766;0.108584316390875;Wrecked circular formation.;;Slightly steep slopes bearing a crater to the East and Proclus D to the North.;Wall partially gobbled to the North.;Flat floor filled with lava.;2;Pretty interesting formation;4;4 days after New Moon;3 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
FRAUNHOFER;AA395155S590634;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Joseph von Fraunhofer;Mädler (1837);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Optician and physicist;Germany;German;19;19 th century;Straubing;1787;Munich;1826;Inventor of the spectroscope. Discovery of rays in the specter of the Sun. Astronomical objective producer and achromatic microscopes. First spectral classifcation of stars.;59.063446;59.063446;59 ° 4 ' East;-39.515475;39.515° South;Nearside;South-East;Moon South-East limb;58;58;28.8;3539;0.061288029540586;Circular formation situated on the South slope of Furnerius.;Pitted by ejecta of the Nectaris basin;Fairly steep slopes bearing Fraunhofer V to the North-West several craterlets to the North and a craterlet to the East.;little High walls in light terraces.;Flat floor filled with lava. Craterlet.;3;Very interesting formation;3;3 days after New Moon;2 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
FREDHOLM;AA183661N465526;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Ivar Fredholm (ex Macrobius D);?;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Mathematician;Sweden;Swedish;19;19 th century;Stockholm;1866;M?rby;1927;Professor of physics in the university of Stockholm. Entire equation specialist.;46.552632;46.552632;46 ° 33 ' East;18.366063;18.366° North;Nearside;North-East;North-West edge of Mare Crisium;15;15;6.6;2693;0.201151778663011;Circular formation with bowl shape. Forms an interesting couple with Fredholm E.;;Fairly steep slopes bearing Fredholm E to the North-East.;Fairly high walls.;Rounded floor.;3;Very interesting formation;4;4 days after New Moon;3 days after Full Moon;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
FREUD;AA257932N3076015;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Craterlet;Meteoritic impact;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Sigmund Freud;?;01/01/1973 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Psychologist;Austria;Austrian;19;19 th century;Freiberg;1856;London;1939;Founder of the psychoanalysis. Author of 'Introduction to the psychoanalysis' in 1916.;-52.3985;307.6015;52 ° 24 ' West;25.793172;25.793° North;Nearside;North-West;Aristarchus crater region;3;3;1.4;564;0.198063532249415;Circular formation with bowl shape.;;Slightly steep slopes.;Slightly high walls.;Rounded floor.;1;Low interest or difficult formation;11;4 days after First Quarter;3 days after Last Quarter;100;100 mm reflector;200 mm reflector;
FREUNDLICH;AA250026N1708940;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Erwin Finlay - Freundlich;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronomer;United Kingdom;British;20;20 th century;?;1885;?;1964;?;170.894045;170.894045;170 ° 54 ' East;25.002618;25.003° North;Farside;North-East;Not determined;85;85;41.5;3949;0.04749854176156;Not observable;Younger than Moscoviense Basin ;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
FRIDMAN;AA124812S2331212;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Aleksandr Friedmann;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;physicist;USSR;Soviet;20;20 th century;?;1888;?;1925;?;-126.878763;233.121237;126 ° 53 ' West;-12.481184;12.481° South;Farside;South-West;Not determined;102;102;50.7;4193;0.0413361776267;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
FROELICH;AA800014N2483684;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Jack E. Froelich;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;engineer;USA;American;20;20 th century;?;1921;?;1944;Space launchers conceiver.;-111.631593;248.368407;111 ° 38 ' West;80.001431;80.001° North;Librations zone;North-West;Not determined;58;58;28.3;3520;0.06205622641101;Circular formation situated in the zone of librations.;Partly covered by Imbrian ejecta. Maybe pre-Nectarian;Not easily observable.;;;1;Low interest or difficult formation;14;Full Moon;6 days after Last Quarter;30;x10 binoculars;50 mm refractor;
FROST;AA374072N2410990;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms and Byrne / 2009;No details;Edwin B. Frost;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronomer;USA;American;20;20 th century;?;1866;?;1935;?;-118.900953;241.099047;118 ° 54 ' West;37.407188;37.407° North;Farside;North-West;Not determined;75;75;39.1;3879;0.0495405731755;Not observable;Possibly Nectarian ;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
FRYXELL;AA212544S2583477;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;R. H. Fryxell;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1985 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;geologist;USA;American;20;20 th century;?;1934;?;1974;?;-101.6523;258.3477;101 ° 39 ' West;-21.254362;21.254° South;Librations zone;South-West;Not determined;18;18;8.8;2475;0.140521368855526;Circular formation situated in the zone of librations.;Formerly Golitsyn B;Not easily observable.;;;1;Low interest or difficult formation;14;Full Moon;6 days after Last Quarter;30;x10 binoculars;50 mm refractor;
FURNERIUS;AA360038S605383;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Walled plain;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Georges Furner;Riccioli (1651);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Curtii + Lignii;Mons Nerossus;Furnerius;Mathematician;France;French;17;17 th century;?;?;?;?;Jesuit. Professor to Paris.;60.53828;60.53828;60 ° 32 ' East;-36.003764;36.004° South;Nearside;South-East;Moon South-East limb;126;126;67.5;4570;0.03384774508557;Circular formation.;Typical ;Steep slopes bearing Furnerius C and E to the North-West Furnerius J to the North-East and many craterlets to the South-East.;High walls in partial terraces supporting a craterlet to the North several craterlets to the East and a crater in iron to horse to the South.;Fairly flat floor supporting Furnerius B to the North. Numerous craterlets whose a group to the South. Contains Rima Furnerius.;4;Exceptional formation;3;3 days after New Moon;2 days after Full Moon;5;Naked eye;10x binoculars;
G BOND;AA323873N363221;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;George Philip Bond;Birt / Lee (1865);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;U. S. A.;American;19;19 th century;Cambridge;1826;Cambridge;1865;;36.322118;36.322118;36 ° 19 ' East;32.387333;32.387° North;Nearside;North-East;Atlas crater South-East region;32;32;9.5;2534;0.13306195734423;Circular formation.;;Fairly steep slopes bearing Entrance to the North G. Bond G to the North-East and G. Bond I to the North-West.;High walls.;Slightly extensive and flat floor.;2;Pretty interesting formation;3;3 days after New Moon;2 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
GADOMSKI;AA362108N2126421;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Jan Gadomski;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronomer;Poland;Polish;20;20 th century;?;1889;?;1966;?;-147.357899;212.642101;147 ° 21 ' West;36.210812;36.211° North;Farside;North-West;Not determined;65;65;32.8;3678;0.05602826636483;Not observable;Older than Hertzsprung Basin ;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
GAGARIN;AA196576S1493541;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Yurij A. Gagarin;IAU 1976 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;cosmonaut;USSR;Soviet;20;20 th century;?;1934;?;1968;Test pilot. First man in space with Vostok 1 cabin in 1961. Deceased in an airplane crash.;149.35407;149.35407;149 ° 21 ' East;-19.657628;19.658° South;Farside;South-East;Not determined;265;265;130.9;5578;0.021306147735262;Not observable;Typical ;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
GALEN;AA219549N49606;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Claude Galien (ex Aratus A);?;01/01/1973 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Doctor;Greece;Greek;2;2 nd century;Pergame;131;Rome?;201;Works in anatomy on the heart and the nervous system.;4.960566;4.960566;4 ° 58 ' East;21.954942;21.955° North;Nearside;North-East;Montes Apenninus region;10;10;4.5;1839;0.200393900330884;Isolated circular formation with bowl shape and situated in a mountainous region.;;Fairly steep slopes.;Slightly high walls.;Rounded floor.;1;Low interest or difficult formation;7;First Quarter;6 days after Full Moon;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
GALILAEI;AA104804N2971675;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Eratosthenian (From -3.2 billions years to -1.1 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Galileo Galilei (or Galileo);?;01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer and physicist;Italy;Italian;17;17 th century;Pise;1564;Arcetri;1642;Founder of the modern mechanics. First use of the refractor on stars. Discovers stains of the sun the satellites of Jupiter and the lunar relief. Had to renounce the rotation of the Earth around the Sun.;-62.832456;297.167544;62 ° 50 ' West;10.480428;10.480° North;Nearside;North-West;Moon West limb;15;15;7.9;2404;0.150387043847986;Isolated circular formation situated on a little marked wrinkle ridge.;;Slightly steep slopes.;Fairly high walls.;Flat floor.;2;Pretty interesting formation;12;5 days after First Quarter;4 days after Last Quarter;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
GALIMOV;AA643000S2334700;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Erik Mikhaylovich Galimov;IAU 2024;04/01/2024 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Geochemist;Russia;Russian;20;20 th century;Vladivostok;1936;??;2020;Editor in chief of the Russian Journal of Geochemistry. Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Professor at Lomonosov University. Died of COVID 19.;-126.53;233.47;126 ° 32 ' West;-64.3;64 ° 18 ' South;Farside;South-West;Près du cratère Watson;33;33;16.5;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Faint crater located on the southern slope of Watson Crater.;;Slightly steep and low slopes.;Slightly steep and low wall.;Flat floor tormented with ridges and mounds;0;Not observable;Not observable;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
GALLE;AA558733N223286;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Eratosthenian (From -3.2 billions years to -1.1 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Johan Gottfried Galle;Schmidt (1878);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;Germany;German;19;19 th century;Pabsthaus;1812;Potsdam;1910;;22.328585;22.328585;22 ° 20 ' East;55.873268;55.873° North;Nearside;North-East;Moon North limb;22;21;10.4;2608;0.124465215424355;Circular formation.;;Slightly steep slopes.;High walls with terraces.;Narrow flat floor.;2;Pretty interesting formation;5;5 days after New Moon;4 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
GALOIS;AA139394S2070068;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Evariste Galois;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;mathematician;France;French;19;19 th century;Bourg la Reine;1811;Paris;1832;Works on groups theory. Solution of resolution of equations with radicals.;-152.993245;207.006755;152 ° 60 ' West;-13.939435;13.939° South;Farside;South-West;Not determined;222;222;115.9;5378;0.023188019383922;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
GALVANI;AA495121N2754382;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Luigi Galvani;Schmidt (1878);01/01/1961 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Physicist and doctor;Italy;Italian;18;18 th century;Bologne;1737;Bologne;1798;Specialist of the compared anatomy. Discoverer of the nervous electrical impulse.;-84.561831;275.438169;84 ° 34 ' West;49.512114;49.512° North;Librations zone;North-West;Moon North-North-West limb;80;80;38.4;3856;0.050201240192168;Circular formation situated in the zone of librations and overlapping Repsold.;Partly covered by Imbrian ejecta. possibly pre-Nectarian or Lower Imbrian ;Slightly steep slopes.;Slightly high walls supporting a crater to the South.;Flat floor crossed by Rimae Repsold.;1;Low interest or difficult formation;14;Full Moon;6 days after Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
GAMBART;AA9236N3447611;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Imbrian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.85 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Jean F. Gambart;Mädler (1837);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;France;French;19;19 th century;?;1800;?;1836;Discoverer of 13 comets.;-15.238934;344.761066;15 ° 14 ' West;0.923605;0.924° North;Nearside;North-West;Erathostenes crater South region;25;25;12.3;2740;0.111032785472242;Isolated circular formation.;;Slightly steep slopes.;Fairly high walls.;Flat floor filled with lava. Craterlets.;3;Very interesting formation;8;1 day after First Quarter;Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
GAMOW;AA652869N1446454;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;George Gamow;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astrophysicist;USA;American;20;20 th century;Odessa;1904;Boulder;1968;Works with Bohr and Rutherford. Theory about alpha radioactivity. Numerous works on stellar thermonuclear reactions. Cosmology theory implying a fossil temperature of sky bottom. Great popularizer with his character Mr Tompkins.;144.645387;144.645387;144 ° 39 ' East;65.286889;65.287° North;Farside;North-East;Not determined;129;129;56.9;4342;0.038118615229989;Not observable;Older than Humboldtianum Basin ;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
GANSKIY;AA96406S970029;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Aleksey P. Hansky;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronomer;Russia;Russian;19;19 th century;?;1870;?;1908;?;97.002913;97.002913;97 ° 0 ' East;-9.640577;9.641° South;Librations zone;South-East;Not determined;43;43;21;3218;0.076428478668981;Circular formation situated in the zone of librations.;;Not easily observable.;;;1;Low interest or difficult formation;1;2 days after New Moon;1 day after Full Moon;30;x10 binoculars;50 mm refractor;
GANSWINDT;AA794155S1111673;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Hermann Ganswindt;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;engineer;Germany;German;20;20 th century;?;1856;?;1934;Space launchers conceiver.;111.16731;111.16731;111 ° 10 ' East;-79.41553;79.416° South;Librations zone;South-East;Not determined;74;74;38.7;3867;0.049888480634634;Circular formation situated in the zone of librations.;;Not easily observable.;;;1;Low interest or difficult formation;1;2 days after New Moon;1 day after Full Moon;30;x10 binoculars;50 mm refractor;
GARAVITO;AA472132S1567810;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms and Byrne / 2009;No details;J. Garavito;IAU 1976 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronomer;Colombia;Colombian;20;20 th century;?;1865;?;1920;?;156.781035;156.781035;156 ° 47 ' East;-47.213249;47.213° South;Farside;South-East;Not determined;74;74;40.5;3919;0.048359537449306;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
GARDNER;AA177474N338133;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Eratosthenian (From -3.2 billions years to -1.1 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Irvine Clifton Gardner (ex Vitruvius A);?;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Physicist;U. S. A.;American;20;20 th century;?;1889;?;1972;?;33.813269;33.813269;33 ° 49 ' East;17.747423;17.747° North;Nearside;North-East;North of Mare Tranquillitatis region;18;18;8.8;2475;0.140521368855526;Circular formation.;;Slightly steep slopes but to the North and bearing a craterlet to the South-West.;Very high walls.;Extensive flat floor filled with lava.;2;Pretty interesting formation;5;5 days after New Moon;4 days after Full Moon;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
GARTNER;AA592433N347579;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Walled plain;Meteoritic impact;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Christian Gärtner;Schröter (1802);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Geologist;Germany;German;18;18 th century;?;1750;?;1813;?;34.757865;34.757865;34 ° 45 ' East;59.243287;59.243° North;Nearside;North-East;Moon North-North-East limb;103;102;50.8;4197;0.041239617044512;Circular formation.;;Fairly steep slopes bearing G?rtner A to the North-East and G?rtner G and F to the East.;Slightly high walls gobbled to the South in Mare Frigoris.;Flat floor filled with lava with G?rtner D to the South and Rima G?rtner to the East. Hills and craterlets.;4;Exceptional formation;5;5 days after New Moon;4 days after Full Moon;5;Naked eye;10x binoculars;
GASSENDI;AA175546S3200363;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Walled plain;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Pierre Gassend (or Gassendi);Riccioli (1651);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Annulus Neptuni;Mons Cataractes;Gassendi;Philosopher and astronomer;France;French;17;17 th century;Champtercier;1592;Paris;1655;Pioneer of the observation with a refractor. First observer of a path of Mercury ahead the Sun in 1631. Copernician in connection with Kepler and Galilée.;-39.963727;320.036273;39 ° 58 ' West;-17.554576;17.555° South;Nearside;South-West;Mare Humorum region;111;110;55.6;4313;0.038721752266439;Circular formation situated on the North bank of Mare Humorum.;;Steep slopes to the North gobbled to the South in Mare Humorum and bearing the couple Gassendi A and B to the North.;Walls higher to the West and gobbled to the South in Mare Humorum.;Very large flat floor covered by Rimae Gassendi. Internal mountainous ring. Double central mountain 1200 m high. Hills craterlets and lines of crest.;4;Exceptional formation;10;3 days after First Quarter;2 days after Last Quarter;5;Naked eye;10x binoculars;
GASTON;AA308777N3260401;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;French male name.;IAU;01/01/1979 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Not appliable;Europe;France;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;-33.959929;326.040071;33 ° 58 ' West;30.87765;30.878° North;Nearside;North-West;Aristarchus;2.01953;2.01953;1;398;0.197382927088307;Few visible craterlet covered by Delisle ejectas.;;Slightly steep slopes.;Slightly steep walls collapsed in the North-East.;Flat floor.;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;10;Three days after First Quarter;Two days after Last Quarter;100;100 mm refractor;200 mm refractor;
GATOR;LF90000S156000;IAU Named formation;LF;Landing site name;Not determined;Not appliable;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Astronaut-named feature - Apollo 16 site.;IAU;01/01/1973 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;15.6;15.6;15 ° 36 ' East;-9;9.000° North;Nearside;South-East;Theophilus;0.9;0.9;0.4;166;0.195681721599563;Small craterlet named by Apollo 16 astronauts.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;6;Six days after New Moon;Five days after Full Moon;999;Not observable;Not observable;
GAUDIBERT;AA109294S378232;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Casimir M. Gaudibert;Krieger / K?nig (1912);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;France;French;19;19 th century;?;1823;?;1901;Amateur astronomer observer of the Moon and selenographer.;37.823161;37.823161;37 ° 49 ' East;-10.929359;10.929° South;Nearside;South-East;Theophilus crater North-East region;33;33;16.5;2994;0.090359558091515;Isolated circular formation.;;Slightly steep slopes bearing a trio of craterlets to the South.;Slightly high walls.;Tormented floor. Lines of crests and central mountain doubles.;3;Very interesting formation;10;3 days after First Quarter;2 days after Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
GAURICUS;AA339066S3472580;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms and Byrne / 2009;No details;Luca Gaurico;Riccioli (1651);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Masii;Not named;Gauricus;Theologian and astronomer;Italy;Italian;16;16 th century;Giffoni;1476;Rome;1558;Promoter of the reform of the calendar. Author of a translation of the 'Almageste' of Ptolemee.;-12.742001;347.257999;12 ° 45 ' West;-33.906561;33.907° South;Nearside;South-West;Tycho crater region;80;80;39.8;3898;0.048956431498347;Very eroded and damaged formation.;;Very Slightly steep slopes bearing many craters whose Gauricus A to the South-West Gauricus B and D to the South and Gauricus G to the East.;Fairly high walls with raterlets to the West.;Flat floor filled with lava with a crater in iron to horse to the North.;3;Very interesting formation;8;1 day after First Quarter;Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
GAUSS;AA360063N790767;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Walled plain;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Carl Friedrich Gauss;Mädler (1837);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Mathematician astronomer and physicist;Germany;German;19;19 th century;Brunswick;1777;G?ttingen;1855;Works on the algebra. Determination of the orbit of Ceres. Tests on the nature of the space. Inventor of the magnétometer. General theory of the terrestrial magnetism in 1839.;79.076654;79.076654;79 ° 5 ' East;36.006285;36.006° North;Nearside;North-East;Moon North-East limb;177;177;85.3;4904;0.02872987269626;Circular formation.;Younger than Crisium amd Humboldtianum basins. floor fractured ;Fairly steep slopes.;High walls ridden by several craterlets whose Gauss Has & B to the East.;Very large flat floor with internal craters whose Gauss E. Small central mountain.;4;Exceptional formation;2;2 days after New Moon;1 day after Full Moon;5;Naked eye;10x binoculars;
GAVRILOV;AA174084N1312222;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Aleksandr I. Gavrilov;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;engineer;USSR;Soviet;20;20 th century;?;1884;?;1955;Space launchers conceiver.;131.222188;131.222188;131 ° 13 ' East;17.408357;17.408° North;Farside;North-East;Not determined;60;60;30.8;3609;0.058571323088759;Not observable;Younger than Moscoviense Basin ;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
GAY-LUSSAC;AA138750N3392072;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Copernician (From -1.1 billions years to present days) ?;Period source not found;No details;Louis-Joseph Gay-Lussac;Mädler (1837);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Physicist and chemist;France;French;19;19 th century;Saint-Léonard de Nob;1778;Paris;1850;Law on the dilation of gases in 1802. Preparation of the sodium the potassium and many acids. Discovery of halogens.;-20.792794;339.207206;20 ° 48 ' West;13.875026;13.875° North;Nearside;North-West;Copernic crater region;27;26;12.7;2764;0.108823259723812;Very wrecked formation.;;Steep slopes bearing Gay-Lussac A to the South and Gay Lussac D to the North.;Slightly high walls.;Tormented floor. Depressions and hills. Craterlets and line of crest.;3;Very interesting formation;9;2 days after First Quarter;1 day after Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
GEBER;AA194614S138479;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Gabir ben Aflah;Riccioli (1651);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Tassis;Not named;Geber;Alchemist;Arabia;Arabian;9;9 th century;?;?;Tus;815;Discoverer of nitric and sulphuric acids and the water components. Isolated the arsenic and the antimony.;13.847906;13.847906;13 ° 51 ' East;-19.461449;19.461° South;Nearside;South-East;East of Catharina crater region;45;45;22.3;3276;0.073328262860036;Isolated circular formation.;Covered by Imbrium ejecta;Steep slopes overlapped by Geber B to the North-West and bearing a craterlet to the South-West.;Very high walls in light terraces.;Slightly extensive and flat floor. Craterlets whose a central.;3;Very interesting formation;6;6 days after New Moon;5 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
GEIGER;AA143877S1584092;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Upper Imbrian (From -3.8 billions years to -3.2 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Johannes H. W. Geiger;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;physicist;Germany;German;20;20 th century;?;1882;?;1945;?;158.409201;158.409201;158 ° 25 ' East;-14.387677;14.388° South;Farside;South-East;Not determined;34;34;18.3;3086;0.084251665052017;Not observable;Possibly Lower Imbrian ;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
GEISSLER;AA25969S765052;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Heinrich Geissler (ex Gilbert D);?;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Physicist and engineer;Germany;German;19;19 th century;Igelshieb;1814;Bonn;1879;Founder of a manufacture of physics and chemistry machines in Bonn. Inventor of rarefied gas bulbs and of a mercury void pump in 1857.;76.505181;76.505181;76 ° 30 ' East;-2.596933;2.597° South;Nearside;South-East;Moon East limb;17;16;8.6;2466;0.14181791328137;Circular formation with bowl shape situated on the floor of Gilbert.;;Fairly steep slopes.;Slightly high walls.;Rounded floor.;1;Low interest or difficult formation;2;2 days after New Moon;1 day after Full Moon;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
GEMINUS;AA344197N566607;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Eratosthenian (From -3.2 billions years to -1.1 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Geminos;Riccioli (1651);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Edelherii;Montes Riphaei;Geminus;Astronomer;Greece;Greek;-1;1 st century BC;?;about 70 BC;?;?;Author of a 'Theory of mathematics' and a 'Introduction to phenomena'.;56.660665;56.660665;56 ° 40 ' East;34.419711;34.420° North;Nearside;North-East;Moon North-East limb;86;86;40.9;3933;0.0479754068926;Circular formation.;;Very steep slopes bearing the craterlet Geminus C to the South-East.;Wall in very raised terraces.;Flat and extensive floor. Central mountain. Hills and craterlets.;4;Exceptional formation;3;3 days after New Moon;2 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
GEMMA FRISIUS;AA343285S133685;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Imbrian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.85 billions years) ?;Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Reinier Gemma;Riccioli (1651);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Radsevilii;Montes Armeniae;Gemma Frisius;Doctor and astronomer;Netherlands;Dutch;16;16 th century;?;1508;?;1555;?;13.368453;13.368453;13 ° 22 ' East;-34.328488;34.328° South;Nearside;South-East;Maurolycus crater region;88;88;44.2;4025;0.04546215055129;Damaged circular formation.;;Steep slopes bearing Goodacre to the North-East Gemma Frisius G and H to the North-West Gemma Frisius D to the West and Gemma Frisius A to the South-East.;Very high walls in sweet slope to the South-East and damaged by many craters.;Flat floor to the North and tormented to the South. Small mountain off center.;3;Very interesting formation;6;6 days after New Moon;5 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
GENA;AA383007N3250006;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Greek-derived male name Gennady in Russian diminutive form.;IAU;14/06/2012 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Not appliable;Europe;Russia;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;-34.99942;325.00058;34 ° 60 ' West;38.300743;38.301° North;Nearside;North-West;Sinus Iridum;0.2;0.2;0.1;38;0.192870750899238;Geological formation on the Luna 17 landing site and visited by Lunokhod 1.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;10;Three days after First Quarter;Two days after Last Quarter;999;Not observable;Not observable;
GERARD;AA445353N2794937;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms and Byrne / 2009;No details;Alexander Gerard;Mädler (1837);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Explorer;England;English;19;19 th century;?;1792;?;1839;Specialist of the Himalaya and the Tibet.;-80.506281;279.493719;80 ° 30 ' West;44.535294;44.535° North;Librations zone;North-West;Moon North-West limb;91;90;49.3;4160;0.042114034872201;Wrecked formation situated in the zone of librations.;;Slightly steep slopes.;Slightly high walls gobbled to the North-West.;Flat floor. Line of crest and craterlets.;2;Pretty interesting formation;14;Full Moon;6 days after Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
GERASIMOVICH;AA229519S2365809;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Period source not found;No details;Boris P. Gerasimovitch;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronomer;USSR;Soviet;20;20 th century;?;1889;?;1937;?;-123.419064;236.580936;123 ° 25 ' West;-22.951937;22.952° South;Farside;South-West;Not determined;86;86;45;4047;0.044879166876057;Not observable;Partly covered by Imbrian ejecta ;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
GERNSBACK;AA365261S995261;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Hugo;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;engineer;USA;American;20;20 th century;Luxembourg;1884;New York;1967;Discoverer of radar principle in 1911 and of transistor principle. Publisher of the first science fiction magazine Amazing Stories in 1926.;99.526098;99.526098;99 ° 32 ' East;-36.526145;36.526° South;Librations zone;South-East;Not determined;48;48;23.6;3330;0.070569175218536;Circular formation situated in the zone of librations.;;Not easily observable.;;;1;Low interest or difficult formation;1;2 days after New Moon;1 day after Full Moon;30;x10 binoculars;50 mm refractor;
GIBBS;AA183659S842675;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Josiah Willard Gibbs;Arthur / Whitaker (1963);01/01/1964 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Physicist;U. S. A.;American;19;19 th century;New Haven;1839;New Haven;1903;Specialist of the thermo - dynamics and the statistical mechanics. Einstein used his works in his theories.;84.267546;84.267546;84 ° 16 ' East;-18.365942;18.366° South;Librations zone;South-East;Moon East-South-East limb;78;78;39.3;3885;0.049338144108609;Circular formation situated in the zone of librations.;;Fairly steep slopes.;Fairly high walls.;Flat floor filled with lava. Central mountain.;2;Pretty interesting formation;2;2 days after New Moon;1 day after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
GILBERT;AA31950S761598;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Walled plain;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms and Byrne / 2009;No details;Karl Grove Gilbert;Arthur / Whitaker (1963);01/01/1964 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Geologist;U. S. A.;American;19;19 th century;Rochester;1843;Jackson;1918;Explorer of the American West. Discoverer of the Lake Bonneville. Author of a theory of the geological formation of the Large American Basin.;76.159809;76.159809;76 ° 10 ' East;-3.195029;3.195° South;Nearside;South-East;Moon East limb;108;107;50.1;4178;0.041681420967652;Damaged circular formation.;;Fairly steep slopes bearing Van Vleck to the North-East Weierstrass to the North and the large K?stner G to the East.;Slightly high walls ridden by Gilbert S to the North and by Gilbert A to the South-East.;Fairly flat floor extensive supporting Geissler.;2;Pretty interesting formation;2;2 days after New Moon;1 day after Full Moon;5;Naked eye;10x binoculars;
GILL;AA637652S759457;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms and Byrne / 2009;No details;Sir David Gill;Arthur / Whitaker (1963);01/01/1964 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;Scotland;Scottish;19;19 th century;Aberdeen;1843;London;1914;Photography of the southerly celestial vault in 1891. Works on the parallaxe of the Sun. Author of a catalogue of 400 000 stars. Distance of 22 close stars.;75.945657;75.945657;75 ° 57 ' East;-63.765202;63.765° South;Nearside;South-East;Moon South-South-East limb;66;66;31.9;3648;0.05710253633404;Circular formation situated to the edge of the zone of librations.;;Slightly steep slopes bearing two craters to the East and one to the South.;Slightly high walls ridden by a crater to the West.;Flat floor.;3;Very interesting formation;2;2 days after New Moon;1 day after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
GINZEL;AA142496N974003;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Friedrich K. Ginzel;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronomer;Austria;Austrian;20;20 th century;?;1850;?;1926;?;97.400332;97.400332;97 ° 24 ' East;14.249554;14.250° North;Librations zone;North-East;Not determined;55;55;26.6;3453;0.064880939323437;Circular formation situated in the zone of librations.;;Not easily observable.;;;1;Low interest or difficult formation;1;2 days after New Moon;1 day after Full Moon;30;x10 binoculars;50 mm refractor;
GIOJA;AA833469N17595;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Flavio Gioja;Mädler (1837);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Seaman;Italy;Italian;14;14 th century;?;about 1420;?;?;?;1.759504;1.759504;1 ° 46 ' East;83.34692;83.347° North;Nearside;North-East;Moon North limb;41;42;21.2;3226;0.075975050641641;Circular formation situated near the North Pole.;;Slightly steep slopes crushed by Byrd to the North.;damaged Slightly high walls to the North-East.;Flat floor.;2;Pretty interesting formation;7;First Quarter;6 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
GIORDANO BRUNO;AA359686N1028933;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Copernician (From -1.1 billions years to present days);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Giordano Bruno;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1961 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;philosopher;Italy;Italian;16;;Nola;1548;Roma;1600;Heretic accusation in 1576. Disciple of Galil‚e then Copernic. Conceiver of an infinite universe. Dead on fire.;102.893341;102.893341;102 ° 54 ' East;35.968605;35.969° North;Librations zone;North-East;Not determined;22;22;11;2651;0.119828049549932;Circular formation situated in the zone of librations.;Very young;Not easily observable.;;;1;Low interest or difficult formation;1;2 days after New Moon;1 day after Full Moon;30;x10 binoculars;50 mm refractor;
GLAISHER;AA131870N493406;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;James Glaisher;Birt / Lee (1865);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Meteorologist;England;English;19;19 th century;?;1809;?;1903;?;49.340596;49.340596;49 ° 20 ' East;13.187028;13.187° North;Nearside;North-East;North edge of Mare Fecunditatis;17;16;7.9;2401;0.150848952007443;Circular formation with bowl shape.;;Steep slopes bearing Glaisher E and G to the South-West Glaisher B and A to the South-East Glaisher L and M to the North-West and Glaisher H and F to the North-East.;Wall asssez raised.;Slightly extensive and flat floor.;2;Pretty interesting formation;4;4 days after New Moon;3 days after Full Moon;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
GLAUBER;AA113172N1426660;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Johann Rudolf Glauber;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;chemist;Germany;German;17;17 th century;Karlstadt;1604;Amsterdam;1670;Discoverer of chlorhydric acide and of chlorides. Separation of soda and potasse and preparation of their salts.;142.665976;142.665976;142 ° 40 ' East;11.317245;11.317° North;Farside;North-East;Not determined;15;15;7.6;2370;0.155522778560656;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
GLAZENAP;AA18512S1377565;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Upper Imbrian (From -3.8 billions years to -3.2 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Sergej P. Glazenap;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronomer;USSR;Soviet;20;20 th century;?;1848;?;1937;?;137.756542;137.756542;137 ° 45 ' East;-1.851227;1.851° South;Farside;South-East;Not determined;43;43;19.4;3143;0.080697086258329;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
GLUSHKO;AA81124N2823322;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Copernician (From -1.1 billions years to present days);Wilhelms and Byrne / 2009;No details;Valentin Petrovich Glushko;IAU;01/01/1994 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;engineer;Europe;Russia;20;20 th century;?;1908;?;1989;Space scientist.;-77.667755;282.332245;77 ° 40 ' West;8.112356;8.112° North;Nearside;North-West;Vasco da Gama;40.0986;40.0986;20;3171;0.079086541171512;Almost circular crater with beautiful rays.;Formerly Olbers A ;Steep slopes straddling Olbers in the South-East and with a sharp crest.;Steep walls with terraces and collapsed in the North-West.;Rough floor invaded by landslides of the walls in the North-West.;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;14;Full Moon;Six days after Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
GOCLENIUS;AA100504S450310;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Rudolf Gockel;Riccioli (1651);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Goclenius;Doctor and physicist;Germany;German;16;16 th century;?;1572;?;1621;?;45.03102;45.03102;45 ° 2 ' East;-10.050432;10.050° South;Nearside;South-East;East part of Mare Fecunditatis;55;54;36.5;3798;0.052008164209071;Pretty Damaged circular formation.;Partly covered by later mare deposits ;Slightly steep slopes bearing Rimae Goclenius to the North-West and the mountain Goclenius Epsilon to the North-East.;Slightly high walls bearing Goclenius B to the North and a crater with horseshoe shape to the South-West.;Flat and extensive floor. Small and internal groove and mountain off center.;3;Very interesting formation;4;4 days after New Moon;3 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
GODDARD;AA151545N891275;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Robert Hutchings Goddard;Arthur / Whitaker (1963);01/01/1964 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Physicist and engineer;U. S. A.;American;20;20 th century;Worcester;1882;Baltimore;1945;Pioneer of the construction of rockets. Author of 'Method for reaching extreme altitudes' in 1919. Launching of 1st rocket with liquidated ergols on mars 16th 1926.;89.127452;89.127452;89 ° 8 ' East;15.154505;15.155° North;Librations zone;North-East;Moon East-North-East limb;89;89;46.5;4087;0.043867605285362;Circular formation situated in the zone of librations.;Older than Crisium Basin. possibly pre-Nectarian ;Slightly steep slopes bearing many craterlets to the North and Ibn Yunus to the South-East.;Slightly high walls gobbled to the South in the lava of Mare Marginis.;Flat filled somber Floor of lava.;2;Pretty interesting formation;2;2 days after New Moon;1 day after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
GODIN;AA18235N101583;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Copernician (From -1.1 billions years to present days);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Louis Godin;Schröter (1802);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Bekii;Mons Ida;Not named;Astronomer;France;French;18;18 th century;Paris;1704;Cadix;1760;Mission to Peru with La Condamine and Bouguer to measure the arc of meridian. Member of the french Academy of Sciences in 1725.;10.158334;10.158334;10 ° 10 ' East;1.823541;1.824° North;Nearside;North-East;East of Mare Tranquillitatis region;35;35;17.1;3024;0.088302450544576;Circular formation forming a remarkable couple with Agrippa.;;Steep slopes bearing Godin A to the North-West Godin B to the South and Godin G to the East.;Very high walls.;Tormented floor. Central mountain. Hills.;3;Very interesting formation;6;6 days after New Moon;5 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
GOLDSCHMIDT;AA730367N3566314;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Walled plain;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Hermann Goldschmidt;Birt / Lee (1865);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Anaxagoras;Astronomer;Germany;German;19;19 th century;?;1802;?;1866;?;-3.36863;356.63137;3 ° 22 ' West;73.036725;73.037° North;Nearside;North-West;Moon North limb;121;120;57.6;4357;0.037808299676397;Wrecked formation.;Maybe Nectarian;Slightly steep slopes crushed to the West by Anaxagoras and bearing Barrow and Barrow G to the South-East.;Slightly high walls.;Very large flat floor with Goldschmidt A to the South-West. Hills and craterlets.;3;Very interesting formation;7;First Quarter;6 days after Full Moon;5;Naked eye;10x binoculars;
GOLGI;AA277849N3000447;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Craterlet;Meteoritic impact;Eratosthenian (From -3.2 billions years to -1.1 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Camillo Golgi;?;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Doctor;Italy;Italian;19;19 th century;Corteno;1843;Pavie;1926;Works on the nervous system. Discoverer of the granulation of the cytoplasm. Nobel Price in 1906.;-59.955283;300.044717;59 ° 57 ' West;27.784863;27.785° North;Nearside;North-West;Aristarchus crater region;5;5;2.7;1112;0.199398741683633;Circular formation with bowl shape.;;Slightly steep slopes.;Slightly high walls.;Rounded floor.;1;Low interest or difficult formation;12;5 days after First Quarter;4 days after Last Quarter;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
GOLITSYN;AA251987S2548038;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Upper Imbrian (From -3.8 billions years to -3.2 billions years);Wilhelms and Byrne / 2009;No details;Boris B. Golitsyn;IAU 1976 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;physicist;Russia;Russian;19;19 th century;?;1862;?;1916;?;-105.196196;254.803804;105 ° 12 ' West;-25.198703;25.199° South;Farside;South-West;Not determined;36;36;17.7;3056;0.086168300598715;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
GOLOVIN;AA397528N1612442;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Upper Imbrian (From -3.8 billions years to -3.2 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Nicholas E. Golovin;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;engineer;USA;American;20;20 th century;?;1912;?;1969;Space launchers conceiver.;161.244163;161.244163;161 ° 15 ' East;39.752781;39.753° North;Farside;North-East;Not determined;37;37;18.9;3116;0.082328888571537;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
GOODACRE;AA326746S140755;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Walter Goodacre;Wilkins (1935);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Montes Armeniae;Not named;Astronomer;England;English;19;19 th century;?;1856;?;1938;Selenographer. Author of a lunar map.;14.075467;14.075467;14 ° 5 ' East;-32.67463;32.675° South;Nearside;South-East;Maurolycus crater region;46;46;22;3263;0.074012788947227;Formation of hexagonal shape damaged and situated on the North slope of Gemma Frisius.;;Steep slopes bearing numerous craterlets whose a double to the East.;Fairly high walls crushed to the South by an anonymous crater.;Flat floor with double central mountain and a craterlet to the North.;2;Pretty interesting formation;6;6 days after New Moon;5 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
GORE;AA861761N2976888;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;John Ellard Gore;IAU;22/01/2009 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Astronomer;Europe;Ireland;19;19 th century;?;1845;?;1910;?;-62.311163;297.688837;62 ° 19 ' West;86.176091;86.176° North;Nearside;North-West;Peary;9.41009;9.41009;4.7;1886;0.200443495438488;Recent deep crater.;;Steep slopes with sharp crest.;Steep walls.;Narrow flat floor.;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;12;Five days after First Quarter;Four days after Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
GOULD;AA192580S3427522;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Imbrian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.85 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Benjamin Apthorp Gould;Krieger / K?nig (1912);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;U. S. A.;American;19;19 th century;Boston;1824;Cambridge;1896;Founder of the Astronomical Newspaper in 1849. Specialist of the Southerly Sky. Organizer of the Observatory of Cordoba in Argentina and meteorological stations of the Land of Fire in 1872.;-17.247762;342.752238;17 ° 15 ' West;-19.258034;19.258° South;Nearside;South-West;West part of Mare Nubium;35;34;16.4;2990;0.090646545943521;Wrecked circular formation almost ghost.;;Slightly steep slopes non-existent to the South and bearing a chain of craterlets oriented South-West North-East to the South-West.;Slightly high walls to the East and to the West gobbled to the North and to the South and supporting the craterlet Gould P to the North-East.;Flat floor filled by the lava of Mare Nubium.;3;Very interesting formation;8;1 day after First Quarter;Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
GRACE;AA142082N358934;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;English female name.;IAU;01/01/1979 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;?;Europe;Great Britain;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;35.893378;35.893378;35 ° 54 ' East;14.20821;14.208° North;Nearside;North-East;Taruntius;1.48523;1.48523;0.7;293;0.196783161688178;Crater-pit located on the summit of Maraldi B 6 (ALPO) volcanic dome.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;5;Five days after New Moon;Four days after Full Moon;150;150 mm reflector;300 mm reflector;
GRACHEV;AA38350S2515789;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Upper Imbrian (From -3.8 billions years to -3.2 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Andrej D. Grachev;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;engineer;USSR;Soviet;20;20 th century;?;1900;?;1964;Space launchers conceiver.;-108.421102;251.578898;108 ° 25 ' West;-3.834995;3.835° South;Farside;South-West;Not determined;35;35;17.4;3043;0.087010257691018;Not observable;Possibly Eratosthenian but should be shown on Plate 9B not 1B ;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
GRAFF;AA423032S2712903;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Upper Imbrian (From -3.8 billions years to -3.2 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Kasimir R. Graff;?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;Austria;Austrian;20;20 th century;?;1878;?;1950;?;-88.709713;271.290287;88 ° 43 ' West;-42.303172;42.303° South;Librations zone;South-West;Moon South-West limb;36;36;18;3074;0.085015640641607;Circular formation situated in the zone of librations.;;Fairly steep slopes.;Fairly high walls.;Flat floor.;1;Low interest or difficult formation;14;Full Moon;6 days after Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
GRAVE;AA170433S1502304;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Dmitriy A. Grave;IAU 1979 ?;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;engineer;USSR;Soviet;20;20 th century;?;1863;?;1939;?;150.230371;150.230371;150 ° 14 ' East;-17.043343;17.043° South;Farside;South-East;Not determined;40;40;18.4;3094;0.083740973091505;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
GREAVES;AA131821N527914;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Eratosthenian (From -3.2 billions years to -1.1 billions years);Period source not found;No details;William M. H. Greaves (ex Lick D);?;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;Great Britain;British;20;20 th century;?;1897;?;1955;?;52.791369;52.791369;52 ° 47 ' East;13.182146;13.182° North;Nearside;North-East;North edge of Mare Fecunditatis;15;14;7.1;2872;0.201279855085161;Circular formation with bowl shape situated on the North slope of Lick.;Formerly Lick D;Slightly steep slopes.;Fairly high walls.;Rounded floor.;2;Pretty interesting formation;4;4 days after New Moon;3 days after Full Moon;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
GREEN;AA36852N1331161;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Lower Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.8 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;George Green;IAU 1961 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;mathematician;United Kingdom;British;19;19 th century;Sneiton;1793;Sneiton;1841;Conceiver of the principle of potential difference in 1828. ;133.116089;133.116089;133 ° 7 ' East;3.685157;3.685° North;Farside;North-East;Not determined;65;65;34.1;3722;0.054516671653626;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
GREGORY;AA17586N1272797;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms and Byrne / 2009;No details;James Gregory;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;mathematician;United Kingdom;British;17;17 th century;Drumoak;1638;Edimburg;1675;Conceiver of a telescope withe a concave secundary mirror in 1632. Member of the Royal Society in 1668. Conceiver of infinitesimals computations methods of surfaces and volumes. Author of series developpements of trigonometrical functions and Pi.;127.279707;127.279707;127 ° 17 ' East;1.758634;1.759° North;Farside;North-East;Not determined;67;67;31.9;3648;0.05710253633404;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
GRIGG;AA125030N2298686;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Lower Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.8 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;J. Grigg;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronomer;New Zealand;New Zealander;20;20 th century;?;1838;?;1920;?;-130.131363;229.868637;130 ° 8 ' West;12.503009;12.503° North;Farside;North-West;Not determined;36;36;18.3;3088;0.084107268825045;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
GRIGNARD;AA845352N2841660;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Victor Grignard;IAU;22/01/2009 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;chemist;Europe;France;20;20 th century;?;?;?;1935;Nobel prize 1912;-75.833995;284.166005;75 ° 50 ' West;84.535205;84.535° North;Nearside;North-West;Peary;12.951;12.951;6.4;2604;0.201084580310236;Damaged crater covering partly an anonymous damaged and elongated crater.;;Steep slopes crushed in North-West.;Steep walls.;Triangular flat floor.;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;13;Six days after First Quarter;Five days after Last Quarter;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
GRIMALDI;AA53750S2916370;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Walled plain;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Francesco Grimaldi;Riccioli (1651);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Palus Maraeotis;Grimaldi;Astronomer and physicist;Italy;Italian;17;17 th century;Bologne;1618;Bologne;1663;Jesuit. Discoverer of luminous interferences and the diffraction of the light in 1650. Author of a map of the Moon used by Riccioli in 1651.;-68.363027;291.636973;68 ° 22 ' West;-5.375001;5.375° South;Nearside;South-West;Moon West limb;222;222;86.7;4928;0.028408457945647;Very dark circular formation resembling to a sea.;;Steep slopes bearing many craterlets whose Grimaldi K L M N and P to the South Grimaldi D E and Q to the North-East and Rimae Grimaldi to the South-East.;Slightly high walls ridden by Grimaldi B to the North.;Very large and flat floor filled somber lava. Small relief to the North-East. Craterlets and clear bands.;4;Exceptional formation;13;6 days after First Quarter;5 days after Last Quarter;5;Naked eye;10x binoculars;
GRISSOM;AA469237S2120235;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Virgil I. Grissom;IAU 1991 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronaut;USA;American;20;20 th century;?;1926;Cape Kennedy;1967;Astronaut in Gemini missions. Deceased in the Apollo 1 cabin desaster.;-147.97653;212.02347;147 ° 59 ' West;-46.923742;46.924° South;Farside;North-West;Not determined;58;58;29.9;3577;0.059797752178065;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
GROTRIAN;AA661517S1282830;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Eratosthenian (From -3.2 billions years to -1.1 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;W. Grotrian;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronomer;Germany;German;20;20 th century;?;1890;?;1954;?;128.283029;128.283029;128 ° 17 ' East;-66.151725;66.152° South;Farside;South-East;Not determined;37;37;18.3;3089;0.084011338278339;Not observable;Probably Upper Imbrian (PC);Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
GROVE;AA403030N329834;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Imbrian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.85 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Sir William Robert Grove;Birt / Lee (1865);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Lutiani;Not named;Not named;Physicist;England;English;19;19 th century;Swansea;1811;London;1896;"Inventor of an electrical battery with gas in 1837. Works on electrical shocks in gases the electricity and the magnetism.""";32.983402;32.983402;32 ° 59 ' East;40.302988;40.303° North;Nearside;North-East;North-East of Mare Serenitatis region;28;28;14.2;2863;0.100284041046247;Isolated circular formation.;;Fairly steep slopes.;Fairly high walls.;Flat floor. Craterlets.;2;Pretty interesting formation;5;5 days after New Moon;4 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
GRUEMBERGER;AA670413S3496979;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms and Byrne / 2009;No details;Christoph Grienberger;Riccioli (1651);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Desertum Evila;Gruemberger;Mathematician and astronomer;Austria;Austrian;17;17 th century;?;1561;?;1636;?;-10.302082;349.697918;10 ° 18 ' West;-67.041289;67.041° South;Nearside;South-West;Moon South limb;94;94;45.7;4065;0.044429062975406;Damaged circular formation.;;Steep slopes bearing Cysatus to the East and wrecked to the South-East by Moretus.;Very high walls with terraces bouleversee by Moretus to the South-East and crushed by Cysatus to the East.;Flat Floor supporting Moretus A. Depressions and craterlets.;3;Very interesting formation;8;1 day after First Quarter;Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
GRUITHUISEN;AA328867N3202208;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Eratosthenian (From -3.2 billions years to -1.1 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Franz von Gruithuisen;Neison (1876);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer and naturalist;Germany;German;19;19 th century;Haltenberg;1774;?;1852;Observer of the Moon believing it inhabited. Author of the theory of the meteoritic origin of lunar craters in 1840.;-39.779173;320.220827;39 ° 47 ' West;32.886671;32.887° North;Nearside;North-West;Noth part of Oceanus Procellarum;17;17;7.4;3016;0.201377613363893;Isolated circular formation;;Slightly steep slopes.;Slightly high walls.;Extensive flat floor.;2;Pretty interesting formation;10;3 days after First Quarter;2 days after Last Quarter;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
GUANG HAN GONG;AA441200N195100;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Guang Han Gong;IAU 2015;05/10/2015 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Lunar Palace in the chinese mythologyie chinoise where Chang-E and Yutu lived.;340.49;19.51;340 ° 29 ' East;44.12;44 ° 7 ' Nordth;Nearside;North-West;North part of Mare Imbrium;0.08;0.08;0.04;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Isolated formation with a bowl shape.;;Fairly steep slopes.;Fairly steep walls.;Rounded floor.;0;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
GUERICKE;AA115663S3458128;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Walled plain;Meteoritic impact;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Wilhelms and Byrne / 2009;No details;Otto von Guericke;Mädler (1837);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Mons Taigetus;Not named;Physicist;Germany;German;17;17 th century;Magdeburg;1602;Hambourg;1686;Inventor of a pneumatic machine. Studies on the void and the electrostatic. Experience of hemispheres of Magdebourg in 1654. 1st prediction of the return of comets.;-14.187219;345.812781;14 ° 11 ' West;-11.566311;11.566° South;Nearside;South-West;West of Ptolemaeus crater region;58;58;30.3;3593;0.059156387808239;Wrecked circular formation.;;Slightly steep slopes bearing Guericke F to the South-West and a mountainous region to the South.;Slightly high walls dismantled to the North.;Flat floor in communication with Mare Nubium supporting Guericke D and H to the South. Small relief off center. Hills crack and craterlets.;3;Very interesting formation;8;1 day after First Quarter;Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
GUEST;AA197900S1173900;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;John E. Guest;IAU 2017;25/07/2017 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Volcanologist;England;British;20;20 th century;London;1938;Church Stretton;2012;Planetary geologist involved in Mariner 10 Viking and Magellan missions. Founder of the European Planetary Geology Consortium.;117.39;117.39;117 ° 23 ' East;-19.79;19 ° 47 ' South;Farside;South-East;Fermi crater area;19.79;19.79;9.9;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Isolated formation on the East slope of Fermi crater.;;Fairly steep slopes.;Fairly steep walls.;Flat floor with impact melt.;0;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
GUILLAUME;AA451577N1866166;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Charles Edouard Guillaume;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1979 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;physicist;Swiss;Swiss;20;20 th century;Fleurier;1861;SŠvres;1938;Director of Bureau international des poids et mesures in 1915. Surveys on mercury thermometer. Conceiver of the building of mesurements devices. Conceiver of Invar Elinvar and Platinite metalic alloys. Nobel laureate in 1920.;-173.383418;186.616582;173 ° 23 ' West;45.157729;45.158° North;Farside;North-West;Not determined;57;57;28.3;3520;0.062040938445079;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
GULLSTRAND;AA449535N2303334;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Lower Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.8 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Allvar Gullstrand;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;doctor;Sweden;Swedish;20;20 th century;?;1862;?;1930;Ophtalmologist. Nobel laureate;-129.666639;230.333361;129 ° 40 ' West;44.95347;44.953° North;Farside;North-West;Not determined;43;43;22.5;3284;0.072906766423547;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
GUM;AA403370S889088;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Colin Gum;?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;Australia;Australian;20;20 th century;?;1924;?;1960;Specialist of the Milky Way. Discoverer of the nebula of Gum.;88.908825;88.908825;88 ° 55 ' East;-40.336974;40.337° South;Librations zone;South-East;Moon South-East limb;55;55;27.2;3479;0.063779478662982;Circular formation situated in the zone of librations.;;Slightly steep slopes bearing a crater to the South-East.;Slightly high walls to the East gobbled in Mare Australe.;Flat floor.;2;Pretty interesting formation;2;2 days after New Moon;1 day after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
GUTENBERG;AA86137S412490;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Johannes Gensfleisch (dit Gutenberg);Mädler (1837);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Goldsmith;Germany;German;15;15 th century;Mayence;1398;Mayence;1468;Typographic character inventor in lead and the press to print to 1440. Printed the first Bible in series. Ennobled in 1465 by the archbishop of Mayence.;41.248986;41.248986;41 ° 15 ' East;-8.613719;8.614° South;Nearside;South-East;East part of Mare Fecunditatis;75;74;35.3;3760;0.053231792974991;Damaged circular formation.;;Fairly steep slopes bearing Gutenberg A and C to the South-West and crushed by Gutenberg E to the East.;Slightly high walls ridden by Gutenberg E to the East.;Flat and extensive floor. Grooves and mountains off center.;3;Very interesting formation;5;5 days after New Moon;4 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
GUTHNICK;AA477590S2659644;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Copernician (From -1.1 billions years to present days);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Paul Guthnick;IAU 1979 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronomer;Germany;German;20;20 th century;Hitdorf am Rhein;1879;Berlin;1947;Surveys on photome‚try and spectrography. First uses of photoelectrics methods.;-94.03562;265.96438;94 ° 2 ' West;-47.759027;47.759° South;Librations zone;South-West;Not determined;36;36;18.5;3096;0.083614472437551;Circular formation situated in the zone of librations.;;Not easily observable.;;;1;Low interest or difficult formation;14;Full Moon;6 days after Last Quarter;30;x10 binoculars;50 mm refractor;
GUYOT;AA116257N1171220;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms and Byrne / 2009;No details;Arnold H. Guyot;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;geologist;USA;American;19;19 th century;?;1807;?;1884;?;117.121978;117.121978;117 ° 7 ' East;11.62565;11.626° North;Farside;North-East;Not determined;92;92;49.1;4153;0.042263684955646;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
GYLDEN;AA53737S2323;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Hugo Gylden;Krieger / K?nig (1912);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;Sweden;Swedish;19;19 th century;Helsinki;1841;Stockholm;1896;Director of the observatory of Stockholm. Works on the lunar librations and planetary perturbations.;0.232326;0.232326;0 ° 14 ' East;-5.373651;5.374° South;Nearside;South-West;Ptolemaeus crater region;48;48;24;3350;0.069593021242583;Wrecked formation with clover shape. Apparently formed by 3 overlapped craters.;;Fairly steep slopes bearing Gylden A to the North and Gylden C to the South-East.;Slightly high walls coupee by a rectilinear mountainous crest to the South-West.;Tormented floor. Hills. Craterlets whose Gylden K with horse-shoe shape.;3;Very interesting formation;7;First Quarter;6 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
H. G. WELLS;AA408412N1226287;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms and Byrne / 2009;No details;Herbert George Wells;IAU 1976 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;writer;United Kingdom;British;20;20 th century;?;1866;?;1946;Science - fiction master. Author of Worlds war the Invisible man First man in the Moon the Time Machine and Doctor's Moreau Island.;122.628735;122.628735;122 ° 38 ' East;40.84122;40.841° North;Farside;North-East;Not determined;114;114;54.4;4283;0.03933851944943;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
HABER;AA833997N2653724;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Fritz Haber;IAU;22/01/2009 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;chemist;Europe;Germany;20;20 th century;?;1868;?;1934;Nobel prize 1918;-94.627555;265.372445;94 ° 38 ' West;83.399718;83.400° North;Librations zone;North-West;Peary;56.7866;56.7866;28.3;3521;0.062010389958065;Very damaged crater crushed by Lovelace Sylvester and Hermite.;;Inital slopes almost disappeared.;Walls almost completely disappeared.;Triangular flat floor riddled with all sized craters and craterlets.;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;0;not observable;not observable;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
HAGECIUS;AA599168S466293;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms and Byrne / 2009;No details;Thaddeus Hayek;?;01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Naturalist mathematician and astronomer;Czecoslovaquia;Czech;16;16 th century;?;1525;?;1600;?;46.629267;46.629267;46 ° 38 ' East;-59.916775;59.917° South;Nearside;South-East;Moon South-South-East limb;76;76;39.7;3897;0.048995140800119;Damaged circular formation.;;Fairly steep slopes bearing Hagecius A to the North Hagecius K to the South-East and a group of craters overlapped to the South.;High walls with terraces overlapped by hagecius C & B to the South-East.;Slightly extensive and flat floor with a craterlet to the North.;3;Very interesting formation;4;4 days after New Moon;3 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
HAGEN;AA483205S1359478;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Johann G. Hagen;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronomer;Austria;Austrian;20;20 th century;?;1847;?;1930;?;135.94782;135.94782;135 ° 57 ' East;-48.32048;48.320° South;Farside;South-East;Not determined;55;55;28.7;3535;0.061459228378521;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
HAHN;AA312160N735490;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Lower Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.8 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Comte Friedrich von Hahn;Mädler (1837);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Grassi;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;Germany;German;18;18 th century;?;1741;?;1805;?;73.54903;73.54903;73 ° 33 ' East;31.216023;31.216° North;Nearside;North-East;Moon North-East limb;85;84;43.7;4010;0.045842845365851;Circular formation.;;Fairly steep slopes bearing Hahn B to the East.;Wall with terraces overlapped by a large crater to the North.;Flat floor. Central mountain.;3;Very interesting formation;2;2 days after New Moon;1 day after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
HAIDINGER;AA391763S3348611;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Wilhelm Karl von Haidinger;Schmidt (1878);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Physicist and geologist;Austria;Austrian;19;19 th century;?;1795;?;1871;?;-25.138923;334.861077;25 ° 8 ' West;-39.176341;39.176° South;Nearside;South-West;Tycho crater North-West region;22;22;10.6;2622;0.12295208298424;Isolated circular formation.;;Steep slopes bearing Haidinger A to the North and Haidinger B to the East.;Slightly high walls.;Slightly extensive and flat floor. Small internal relief.;2;Pretty interesting formation;9;2 days after First Quarter;1 day after Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
HAINZEL;AA412315S3264793;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Paul Hainzel;?;01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;Danmark;Danish;16;16 th century;?;about 1570;?;?;Collaborator of Tycho Brahé.;-33.520734;326.479266;33 ° 31 ' West;-41.231513;41.232° South;Nearside;South-West;Tycho crater North-West region;70;70;35.2;3759;0.053279244358198;Lenghtened formation. Composes a complex formation with Hainzel A and C with identical size.;;Very steep slopes to the South.;High walls crushed to the North-East by Hainzel C and to the North by Hainzel A.;Very tormented floor.;4;Exceptional formation;10;3 days after First Quarter;2 days after Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
HALDANE;AA16590S841054;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;John Burdon Sanderson Haldane;?;01/01/1973 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Biologist and mathematician;India;Indian;20;20 th century;Oxford;1892;Bhubaneswar;1964;Founder of the theory of the neodarwinism with Fisher and Wright. Professor of biometry. Director of the service of genetic of the University of Orissa in 1957.;84.105356;84.105356;84 ° 6 ' East;-1.658956;1.659° South;Librations zone;South-East;Moon East limb;38;38;20.1;3175;0.07886671160794;Circular formation situated in the zone of librations in Mare Smythii.;;Slightly steep slopes.;Slightly high walls.;Extensive flat floor with internal mountainous ring to the East.;2;Pretty interesting formation;2;2 days after New Moon;1 day after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
HALE;AA741261S917125;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Upper Imbrian (From -3.8 billions years to -3.2 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;George Ellery Hale;Arthur / Whitaker (1963);01/01/1964 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;U. S. A.;American;20;20 th century;Chicago;1868;Pasadena;1938;Inventor of a spectroheliograph in 1891. Director of the observatory of the Mount Wilson. Builder of the telescope of 25 m of diameter.;91.712527;91.712527;91 ° 43 ' East;-74.126069;74.126° South;Librations zone;South-East;Moon South-South-East limb;85;85;42.2;3967;0.047001876880242;Circular formation situated in the zone of librations.;;Steep slopes.;High walls with terraces.;Flat floor. Central mountain.;2;Pretty interesting formation;2;2 days after New Moon;1 day after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
HALFWAY;LF90000S155000;IAU Named formation;LF;Landing site name;Not determined;Not appliable;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Astronaut-named feature - Apollo 16 site.;IAU;01/01/1973 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;15.5;15.5;15 ° 30 ' East;-9;9.000° North;Nearside;South-East;Theophilus;0.1;0.1;0;21;0.191721138016332;Small craterlet named by Apollo 16 astronauts.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;6;Six days after New Moon;Five days after Full Moon;999;Not observable;Not observable;
HALL;AA338093N367501;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Imbrian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.85 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Asaph Hall;Franz (1913);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;U. S. A.;American;19;19 th century;Goshen;1829;Annapolis;1907;Comets and asteroid Specialist. Discovers satellites of Mars Phobos and Deimos in 1877. Works on Hyperion double stars and stellar parallaxes.;36.7501;36.7501;36 ° 45 ' East;33.809333;33.809° North;Nearside;North-East;Atlas crater South-East region;40;40;15.8;2956;0.093065875126284;Wrecked formation.;;Fairly steep slopes.;Walls dismantled to the West.;Flat floor filled with lava closed by Rima G. Bond to the West.;3;Very interesting formation;5;5 days after New Moon;4 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
HALLEY;AA80492S57298;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Edmund Halley;Birt / Lee (1865);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Gansii;Mons Cimaeus;Not named;Astronomer;England;English;17;17 th century;Haggerston;1656;Greenwich;1742;Friend of Newton. Author of 1st southerly star catalogue in 1678. Determined 1st periodicity of comet in 1705. Discoverer of the proper star movement in 1718. Director of the Observatory of Greenwich in 1720.;5.729785;5.729785;5 ° 44 ' East;-8.049163;8.049° South;Nearside;South-East;East of Ptolemaeus crater region;36;36;17.2;3033;0.087694843183159;Circular formation situated on the South-East wall of Hipparchus.;;Steep slopes bearing Halley G to the South and Halley A to the South-East.;High walls in partial terraces ridden by Halley K to the South and two craterlets to the North-East.;Flat floor filled with lava. Small central mountain.;3;Very interesting formation;7;First Quarter;6 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
HALO;LF32000S3366000;IAU Named formation;LF;Landing site name;Not determined;Not appliable;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Astronaut-named feature - Apollo 12 site.;IAU;01/01/1973 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;-23.4;336.6;23 ° 24 ' West;-3.2;3.200° North;Nearside;South-West;Montes Riphaeus;0.01;0.01;0;1;0.187178546860202;Small craterlet named by Apollo 12 astronauts.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;9;Two days after First Quarter;One day after Last Quarter;999;Not observable;Not observable;
HAMILTON;AA427748S844127;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Eratosthenian (From -3.2 billions years to -1.1 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Sir William Rowan Hamilton;Schmidt (1878);01/01/1964 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Mathematician and physicist;Ireland;Irish;19;19 th century;Dublin;1805;Dublin;1865;Royal Astronomer. Research of a systematic mathematic model of the physical world. Theory of the quaternions in 1843. Mathematical theory of the optic.;84.412741;84.412741;84 ° 25 ' East;-42.774828;42.775° South;Librations zone;South-East;Moon South-East limb;58;58;28.7;3533;0.061511563433088;Circular formation situated in the zone of librations inside ruins of a larger crater.;;Fairly steep slopes bearing Hamilton B to the West and an anonymous crater to the South.;Wall in raised terraces.;Tormented floor with a large crater to the North.;2;Pretty interesting formation;2;2 days after New Moon;1 day after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
HANNO;AA564637S713841;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Period source not found;No details;Hannon;Mädler (1837);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Navigator;Carthage;Carthagian;-5;5 th century BC;?;?;?;?;Explored coasts of Africa by borrowing the Strait of Gibraltar.;71.384144;71.384144;71 ° 23 ' East;-56.463703;56.464° South;Nearside;South-East;Moon South-South-East limb;56;56;29.7;3572;0.059994180622112;Circular formation.;;Slightly steep slopes bearing many craterlets.;Slightly high walls.;Flat floor.;2;Pretty interesting formation;2;2 days after New Moon;1 day after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
HANSEN;AA140438N725423;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Upper Imbrian (From -3.8 billions years to -3.2 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Peter Andreas Hansen;Mädler (1837);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;Danmark;Danish;19;19 th century;Tondern;1795;Gotha;1874;Specialist of the celestial mechanics. Author of a method of perturbation calculation of the movement of planets. Author of position tables of the Sun in 1854 and of the Moon in 1857.;72.542339;72.542339;72 ° 33 ' East;14.043847;14.044° North;Nearside;North-East;Moon East limb;40;40;20.5;3196;0.077630922219357;Circular formation.;;Fairly steep slopes bearing Hansen A to the South-East.;High walls with terraces supporting a crater to the West.;Tormented floor. Central mountain.;3;Very interesting formation;2;2 days after New Moon;1 day after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
HANSTEEN;AA115307S3079408;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Upper Imbrian (From -3.8 billions years to -3.2 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Christopher Hansteen;Mädler (1837);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer and geophysicist;Norway;Norwegian;18;18 th century;Oslo;1784;Oslo;1873;Discovers variations of the terrestrial magnetic field in 1821. Founder of an observatory to Oslo in 1833. Supervisor of works of triangulation of Norway.;-52.059153;307.940847;52 ° 4 ' West;-11.530706;11.531° South;Nearside;South-West;South-West part of Oceanus Procellarum;45;45;22.4;3283;0.072974716999712;Circular formation forming an interesting couple with Billy.;;Steep slopes bearing Rima Hansteen to the South-West Hansteen A and B to the South and Hansteen E to the North-East.;Slightly high walls in light terraces.;Tormented floor. Hills off center.;3;Very interesting formation;11;4 days after First Quarter;3 days after Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
HARDEN;AA54644N1435475;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Sir Arthur Harden;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;chemist;United Kingdom;British;20;20 th century;Manchester;1865;Bourne End;1940;Numerous works on sugars enzymes and vitamines. Nobel laureate in 1929 with H. von Euler-Chelpin.;143.547487;143.547487;143 ° 33 ' East;5.464403;5.464° North;Farside;North-East;Not determined;15;15;7.4;3016;0.201377613363893;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;30;Not observable;Not observable;
HARDING;AA435401N2883438;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Carl Ludwig Harding;Mädler (1837);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;Germany;German;18;18 th century;Lauenburg;1765;G?ttingen;1834;Discoverer of the asteroid Juno in 1803. Director of the observatory of G?ttingen.;-71.656171;288.343829;71 ° 39 ' West;43.540064;43.540° North;Nearside;North-West;Moon North-West limb;23;23;11.2;2667;0.118190328264748;Circular formation with bowl shape.;;Fairly steep slopes.;High walls.;Rounded floor.;2;Pretty interesting formation;13;6 days after First Quarter;5 days after Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
HARET;AA587710S1838146;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Spiru Haret;IAU 1976 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronomer;Rumania;Rumanian;19;19 th century;?;1851;?;1912;?;-176.185356;183.814644;176 ° 11 ' West;-58.771002;58.771° South;Farside;North-West;Not determined;29;29;14.8;2899;0.097393302660474;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
HARGREAVES;AA21783S640926;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Imbrian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.85 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Frederick J. Hargreaves (ex Maclaurin S);?;01/01/1979 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer and optician;Great Britain;British;20;20 th century;?;1891;?;1970;?;64.092557;64.092557;64 ° 6 ' East;-2.178338;2.178° South;Nearside;South-East;Moon East limb;17;17;9;2491;0.13844109242134;Damaged and deformed Formation.;;Fairly steep slopes but non-existent to the North and bearing Maclaurin HA to the South-West Maclaurin H to the North and Maclaurin T to the East.;Slightly high walls gobbled to the North in the lava of Maclaurin H.;Flat floor filled with lava communicating with that Maclaurin H to the North.;2;Pretty interesting formation;3;3 days after New Moon;2 days after Full Moon;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
HARKHEBI;AA408705N987449;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Harkhebi;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1979 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronomer;Egypt;Egyptian;-3;3 rd century BC;?;?;?;300 BC;?;98.744856;98.744856;98 ° 45 ' East;40.87048;40.870° North;Librations zone;North-East;Not determined;237;237;168.5;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Circular formation situated in the zone of librations.;;Not easily observable.;;;1;Low interest or difficult formation;1;2 days after New Moon;1 day after Full Moon;30;x10 binoculars;50 mm refractor;
HARLAN;AA383073S796475;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms and Byrne / 2009;No details;James Smith Harlan;IAU;01/01/2000 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronomer ;North America;American;20;20 th century;?;1924;?;1991;?;79.647514;79.647514;79 ° 39 ' East;-38.307332;38.307° North;Nearside;South-East;Furnerius;63.452;63.452;31.7;3641;0.057385317890358;Very damaged crater slightly elongated towards South-East and covering partly ;Formerly Marinus D;Slightly steep slopes with sharp crest in the East and West.;Steep walls with terraces riddled with craters in the East and very low in the South.;Very dark flat floor with numerous craterlets and small wrinkles.;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;1;Two days after New Moon;One day after Full Moon;30;x10 binoculars;50 mm refractor;
HAROLD;AA108805S3539308;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Scandinavian male name.;IAU;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;?;Europe;Scandinavian;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;-6.069207;353.930793;6 ° 4 ' West;-10.880481;10.880° North;Nearside;South-West;Ptolemaeus;1.43472;1.43472;0.7;281;0.19670229713074;Squared formation included in Catena Davy.;;Two sides shared with adjacent craterlets.;Steep walls.;Concave floor.;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;8;One day after First Quarter;Last Quarter;150;150 mm reflector;300 mm reflector;
HARPALUS;AA527316N3165062;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Copernician (From -1.1 billions years to present days);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Harpale;Riccioli (1651);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Morini;Not named;Harpalus;Astronomer;Greece;Greek;-5;5 th century BC;?;about 460 BC;?;?;?;-43.493801;316.506199;43 ° 30 ' West;52.7316;52.732° North;Nearside;North-West;Moon North-North-West limb;40;40;19.8;3163;0.079544680276744;Circular formation. Rays.;;Slightly steep slopes.;High walls with terraces.;Flat floor. Three mountains off center. Craterlets.;3;Very interesting formation;11;4 days after First Quarter;3 days after Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
HARRIOT;AA331985N1143960;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Thomas Harriot;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronomer;United Kingdom;British;17;17 th century;Oxford;1560;London;1621;Surveys on refraction and colors. One of the first users of astronomical refractors.;114.396011;114.396011;114 ° 24 ' East;33.198477;33.198° North;Farside;North-East;Not determined;56;56;26.3;3444;0.065275757423673;Not observable;Older than Humboldtianum Basin ;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
HARTMANN;AA27138N1354507;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Johannes Franz Hartmann;IAU 1976 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronomer;Germany;German;20;20 th century;Erfurt;1865;G?†ttingen;1936;Conceiver of a microphotometer in 1899 and of a spectrocomparator in 1904. Director of the argentinian Observatory of La Plata from 1921 to 1934.;135.450656;135.450656;135 ° 27 ' East;2.713767;2.714° North;Farside;North-East;Not determined;61;61;31.6;3638;0.057486685164399;Not observable;Younger than Mendeleev Basin possibly Lower Imbrian. should be shown on Plate 7B not 11B ;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
HARTWIG;AA61356S2795306;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms and Byrne / 2009;No details;Carl E. Hartwig;Arthur / Whitaker (1963);01/01/1964 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;Germany;German;19;19 th century;?;1851;?;1923;?;-80.469448;279.530552;80 ° 28 ' West;-6.135603;6.136° South;Librations zone;South-West;Moon West limb;80;80;39.2;3881;0.049469934382875;Deformed formation situated in the zone of librations forming a couple with Schluter.;;Fairly steep slopes.;Wrecked and little high walls.;Tormented floor with craterlets.;1;Low interest or difficult formation;14;Full Moon;6 days after Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
HARVEY;AA193458N2134858;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;William Henry Harvey;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;botanist;Ireland;Irish;19;19 th century;Sumerville;1811;Torquay;1866;Works on seaweeds and marine plants.;-146.514249;213.485751;146 ° 31 ' West;19.345781;19.346° North;Farside;North-West;Not determined;60;60;29.9;3579;0.059686207185757;Not observable;Older than Hertzsprung Basin ;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
HASE;AA293708S626828;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Johann M. Hase;Schröter (1802);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Mons Nerosus;Not named;Mathematician;Germany;German;18;18 th century;?;1684;?;1742;?;62.682752;62.682752;62 ° 41 ' East;-29.370793;29.371° South;Nearside;South-East;Mare Fecunditatis South edge;83;83;41;3934;0.04793454314804;Damaged circular formation situated on the South slope of Petavius.;Partly covered by Imbrian ejecta ;Fairly steep slopes bearing many craters whose Palitzsch to the North-East.;Slightly high walls crushed by the large crater Hase D to the South.;Very tormented floor supporting Hase A.;2;Pretty interesting formation;3;3 days after New Moon;2 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
HASKIN;AA815114N1331589;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Larry A. Haskin;IAU;22/01/2009 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;geochemist;North America;American;20;20 th century;?;1934;?;2005;?;133.158856;133.158856;133 ° 10 ' East;81.511416;81.511° North;Farside;North-East;Peary;66.5665;66.5665;33.2;3694;0.055491796806475;Damaged crater slighty elongated towards South and located in a tormented area.;;Slightly steep slopes vith sharp crest in the East and a big extension in the West.;Steep walls with etrraces in the North-East.;Pentagonal flat floor riddled with all sized craters and craterlets.;0;Not observable;0;not observable;not observable;30;x10 binoculars;50 mm refractor;
HATANAKA;AA293335N2380762;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Takeo Hatanaka;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronomer;Japan;Japanese;20;20 th century;?;1914;?;1963;?;-121.923819;238.076181;121 ° 55 ' West;29.333509;29.334° North;Farside;North-West;Not determined;26;26;15;2910;0.096533635994871;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
HAUSEN;AA651105S2715095;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Eratosthenian (From -3.2 billions years to -1.1 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Christian A. Hausen;Schröter (1802);01/01/1961 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer mathematician and physicist;Germany;German;18;18 th century;?;1693;?;1743;?;-88.490535;271.509465;88 ° 29 ' West;-65.110546;65.111° South;Librations zone;South-West;Moon South-South-West limb;167;167;81.6;4839;0.029643857367872;Circular formation situated in the zone of librations making part of 'Luna Incognita'.;;rugged and steep Slope bearing Hausen A to the North.;High walls with terraces.;Partially unknown flat floor. Central mountain. Hills and craterlets.;2;Pretty interesting formation;14;Full Moon;6 days after Last Quarter;5;Naked eye;10x binoculars;
HAWKE;AA666100S1286500;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Bernard Ray Hawke;IAU 2018;16/03/2018 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Geologist;USA;American;20;20 th century;Louisville;1946;Honolulu;2015;Lunar geologist of Hawaii University. Pacific Planetary Data Center founder. Domes and pyroclastic deposites specialist.;128.65;128.65;128 ° 39 ' East;-66.61;66 ° 37 ' South;Farside;South-East;North of Schrodinger crater;13.2;13.2;6.6;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Isolated formation with a bowl shape on the South slope of crater Grotrian.;;Fairly steep slopes.;Fairly steep walls.;Rounded floor.;0;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
HAWORTH;AA874518S3548308;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Sir Walter Norman Haworth;IAU;30/10/2008 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;chemist;Europe;England;20;20 th century;?;1883;?;1950;Nobel prize 1937;-5.169234;354.830766;5 ° 10 ' West;-87.451838;87.452° North;Nearside;South-West;Amundsen;51.4231;51.4231;25.7;3417;0.066469005370603;Pentagon shaped crater not lighted by Sun.;;Very rugged slopes bearing anonymous craters.;Steep walls collapsed in the South..;Narrow flat floor riddled with craters and craterlets.;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;8;One day after First Quarter;Last Quarter;30;x10 binoculars;50 mm refractor;
HAYFORD;AA126823N1835510;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;John Fillmore Hayford;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;geodesist;USA;American;20;20 th century;Rouse Point;1868;Evanston;1925;Surveys on isostasy. Conceiver of a terrestrial ellipsoidal model.;-176.44899;183.55101;176 ° 27 ' West;12.682343;12.682° North;Farside;North-West;Not determined;27;27;14;2850;0.101277995606731;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
HAYN;AA645577N838675;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Copernician (From -1.1 billions years to present days);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Friedrich Hayn;Arthur / Whitaker (1963);01/01/1964 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;Germany;German;19;19 th century;?;1863;?;1928;?;83.867467;83.867467;83 ° 52 ' East;64.557671;64.558° North;Librations zone;North-East;Moon North-North-East limb;88;88;43.1;3993;0.046317563409882;Situated in the zone of librations. Circular formation.;;Very steep and rugged slopes.;High walls with terraces.;Flat floor. Central mountain;1;Low interest or difficult formation;2;2 days after New Moon;1 day after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
HEAD;LF30000S3366000;IAU Named formation;LF;Landing site name;Not determined;Not appliable;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Astronaut-named feature - Apollo 12 site.;IAU;01/01/1973 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;-23.4;336.6;23 ° 24 ' West;-3;3.000° North;Nearside;South-West;Montes Riphaeus;0.1;0.1;0;23;0.191888029815397;Small craterlet named by Apollo 12 astronauts.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;9;Two days after First Quarter;One day after Last Quarter;999;Not observable;Not observable;
HEALY;AA324954N2490047;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Roy Healy;IAU 1961 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;engineer;USA;American;20;20 th century;?;1915;?;1968;Space launchers conceiver.;-110.995311;249.004689;110 ° 60 ' West;32.495446;32.495° North;Farside;North-West;Not determined;38;38;18.9;3119;0.082146976105595;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
HEAVISIDE;AA104421S1667736;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Oliver Heaviside;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;physicist;United Kingdom;British;19;19 th century;London;1850;Torquay;1925;Surveys on electricity and magnetism. Author of the hypothesis of the existence of an atmospheric ionised layer.;166.773613;166.773613;166 ° 46 ' East;-10.442119;10.442° South;Farside;South-East;Not determined;165;165;82.2;4849;0.029489971905333;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
HECATAEUS;AA220613S796754;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Walled plain;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Hecate of Millet;?;01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Historian and geographer;Greece;Greek;-6;6 th century BC;?;550 BC;?;480 av JC;Author of a work on its trip in Perse. Realized one of the first maps of the Earth. Author of the 'Genealogies'.;79.675447;79.675447;79 ° 41 ' East;-22.061298;22.061° South;Nearside;South-East;Moon East-South-East limb;128;128;66.8;4556;0.034088097939484;Circular formation situated to the limit of the zone of librations on the North slope of Humboldt.;;Steep slopes overlapped by a large crater to the South-West.;Fairly high walls supporting two craterlets to the East.;Flat floor but tormented to the South-West.;3;Very interesting formation;2;2 days after New Moon;1 day after Full Moon;5;Naked eye;10x binoculars;
HEDERVARI;AA817719S856005;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms and Byrne / 2009;No details;Peter;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1994 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Scientist;Hungary;Hungarian;20;20 th century;?;1931;?;1984;?;85.600542;85.600542;85 ° 36 ' East;-81.77193;81.772° South;Librations zone;South-East;Moon South-South-East limb;66;66;37;3815;0.051467579503616;Circular formation situated in the zone of librations.;Formerly Amundsen A;Not easily observable.;;;1;Low interest or difficult formation;2;2 days after New Moon;1 day after Full Moon;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
HEDIN;AA28746N2834262;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Walled plain;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Sven A. Hedin;?;01/01/1964 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Explorer;Sweden;Swedish;20;20 th century;Stockholm;1865;Stockholm;1952;Exploration of Asia central. Discoverer of sources of the Indus.;-76.573834;283.426166;76 ° 34 ' West;2.87458;2.875° North;Nearside;North-West;Moon West limb;144;144;78.6;4786;0.030411144831593;Little marked and wrecked formation situated to the limit of the zone of librations.;;Slightly steep slopes bearing many craters to the East and Riccioli H to the South;Slightly high walls almost flat to the North.;Tormented and very large flat Floor to the East. Lines of oriented parallel crest South-East North-West.;3;Very interesting formation;13;6 days after First Quarter;5 days after Last Quarter;5;Naked eye;10x binoculars;
HEGU;AA463000S1775700;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Hegu;IAU 2019;04/02/2019 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Constellation on an old chinese sky map containing Altaïr and also named Niulang as the cowboy who married Zhinyu in chinise legends.;177.57;177.57;177 ° 34 ' East;-46.3;46 ° 18 ' South;Farside;South-East;Von Karman crater floor;2.2;2.2;1.1;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Isolated formation with a bowl shape.;;Fairly steep slopes.;Fairly steep walls.;Rounded floor.;0;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
HEINRICH;AA248412N3446349;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Craterlet;Meteoritic impact;Eratosthenian (From -3.2 billions years to -1.1 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Vladimir Heinrich (ex Timocharis A);?;01/01/1979 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;Czecoslovaquia;Czech;20;20 th century;?;1884;?;1965;?;-15.365123;344.634877;15 ° 22 ' West;24.841177;24.841° North;Nearside;North-West;South-East part of Mare Imbrium;8;8;3.4;1370;0.19981096281395;Isolated circular formation with bowl shape.;;Fairly steep slopes bearing two craterlets to the North.;Fairly high walls.;Rounded floor.;2;Pretty interesting formation;8;1 day after First Quarter;Last Quarter;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
HEINSIUS;AA394810S3421751;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Imbrian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.85 billions years) ?;Wilhelms and Byrne / 2009;No details;Gottfried Heinsius;Schröter (1802);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Mons Horeb;Not named;Mathematician and astronomer;Germany;German;18;18 th century;?;1709;?;1769;?;-17.82486;342.17514;17 ° 49 ' West;-39.480987;39.481° South;Nearside;South-West;Tycho crater region;65;65;32.4;3665;0.056504340977;South-East North-West lengthened and damaged formation .;;Fairly steep slopes rugged to the South-East with craterlets and bearing Heinsius B to the South-West and Heinsius C to the South.;High walls.;Flat floor supporting the crater Heinsius A to the South. Hills and craterlets whose two important to the South-East.;3;Very interesting formation;8;1 day after First Quarter;Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
HEIS;AA324732N3280189;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Eratosthenian (From -3.2 billions years to -1.1 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Eduard Heis;Schmidt (1878);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;Germany;German;19;19 th century;?;1806;?;1877;Variable star specialist.;-31.98109;328.01891;31 ° 59 ' West;32.473156;32.473° North;Nearside;North-West;North-West part of Mare Imbrium;15;15;6.8;2754;0.201196353765505;Isolated circular formation.;;Slightly steep slopes.;Slightly high walls supporting Heis A to the North.;Slightly extensive and flat floor.;2;Pretty interesting formation;10;3 days after First Quarter;2 days after Last Quarter;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
HELBERG;AA226282N2575414;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Robert J. Helberg;IAU 1976 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;engineer;USA;American;20;20 th century;?;1906;?;1967;Space launchers conceiver.;-102.45865;257.54135;102 ° 28 ' West;22.628167;22.628° North;Farside;North-West;Not determined;62;62;30.9;3614;0.058366230206384;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
HELICON;AA404306N3368918;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Helicon;?;01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;Greece;Greek;-5;5 th century BC;Cyzique;450 BC;?;?;Disciple of Platon and Eudoxe. Prediction of an eclipse of Sun.;-23.108249;336.891751;23 ° 6 ' West;40.43062;40.431° North;Nearside;North-West;North-West part of Mare Imbrium;25;25;11.8;2708;0.114087871875852;Circular formation. Forms a remarkable couple with Le Verrier.;;Slightly steep slopes bearing the craterlet Helicon E to the West.;Slightly high walls supporting a craterlet to the South-West.;Flat floor filled with lava. Small central relief.;3;Very interesting formation;9;2 days after First Quarter;1 day after Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
HELL;AA324149S3522018;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Upper Imbrian (From -3.8 billions years to -3.2 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Maximilian Hell;Schröter (1802);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;Hungary;Hungarian;18;18 th century;?;1720;?;1792;Founder of the first observatory of Comes. Observer of the passage of Venus ahead the solar disc of 1769.;-7.798206;352.201794;7 ° 48 ' West;-32.414922;32.415° South;Nearside;South-West;Tycho crater region;33;33;16.6;2999;0.090036961517521;Isolated circular formation situated on the South-West wall of Deslandres.;;Fairly steep slopes rugged to the North-East and bearing a couple of craterlets to the South-West.;Fairly high walls with terraces.;Tormented floor. Important mountain off center.;3;Very interesting formation;8;1 day after First Quarter;Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
HELMERT;AA75640S876719;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Friedrich Robert Helmert;IAU;01/01/1973 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronomer;Europe;Germany;19;19 th century;?;1843;?;1917;Also geodesist;87.671918;87.671918;87 ° 40 ' East;-7.564045;7.564° North;Librations zone;South-East;Ansgarius;26.7178;26.7178;13.3;2806;0.105036881065099;Dark floor crater partly covering Kao and located in the South of Mare Smythii.;;Not described in this VMA version.;Slightly steep walls buried in the North and steeper in the South.;Dark flat floor filled with lava mounds wrinkles and craterlets.;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;1;Two days after New Moon;One day after Full Moon;999;Not observable;Not observable;
HELMHOLTZ;AA686423S653421;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Hermann von Helmholtz;Schmidt (1878);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Physicist and physiologist;Germany;German;19;19 th century;Potsdam;1821;Charlottenburg;1894;Numerous works in acoustics optical electricity and physiology. Measure of the speed of the nervous impulse in 1850.;65.342128;65.342128;65 ° 21 ' East;-68.64227;68.642° South;Nearside;South-East;Moon South-South-East limb;96;96;55;4298;0.039023460018079;Circular formation.;;Slightly steep slopes bearing Neumayer to the South and Boussingault to the South-West.;Slightly high walls ridden by a craterlet to the North-East.;Flat floor with craterlets whose a double to the South-East. Small double relief.;3;Very interesting formation;3;3 days after New Moon;2 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
HENDERSON;AA47616N1520042;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Thomas Henderson;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronomer;United Kingdom;British;19;19 th century;Dundee;1798;Edimburg;1844;Author of 60 000 mesurements of planets. Mesure de la parallaxe et de la distane d'Apha Centauri en 1839.;152.004196;152.004196;152 ° 0 ' East;4.761632;4.762° North;Farside;North-East;Not determined;47;47;21.7;3249;0.074725065210482;Not observable;Younger than Mendeleev Basin ;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
HENDRIX;AA468576S2000289;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Don Osgood Hendrix;IAU;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;optician;North America;American;20;20 th century;?;1905;?;1961;?;-159.971073;200.028927;159 ° 58 ' West;-46.857587;46.858° North;Farside;North-West;Oppenheimer;16.6338;16.6338;8.3;2433;0.14631768339374;Recent deep crater stuated on the South of White.;;Steep slopes with sharp crest bearing a crater overlaapped by ejectas in the South-East.;Steep walls with terraces in the North.;Floor bearing an elongated mound.;0;Not observable;0;not observable;not observable;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
HENRY;AA239732S3029868;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Joseph Henry;?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Physicist;U. S. A.;American;19;19 th century;Albany;1792;Washington;1878;Works on the electromagnetism. Discovery of the induction and the extracourant in 1832. Inventor of the electrical relay and the electrical engine.;-57.013192;302.986808;57 ° 1 ' West;-23.973155;23.973° South;Nearside;South-West;East of Mare Humorum region;41;41;19.5;3146;0.080552618717515;Circular formation forming an interesting couple with Henry Brothers.;Formerly Paul Henry. partly covered by Imbrian ejecta ;Slightly steep slopes bearing Henry Brothers to the West.;Slightly high walls ridden to the South by a craterlet.;Extensive flat floor with line of crest to the West.;3;Very interesting formation;12;5 days after First Quarter;4 days after Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
HENRY FRERES;AA235221S3009840;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Paul et Prosper Henry;Gaudibert (1890);01/01/1961 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;France;French;19;19 th century;Nancy;1848;Montrouge;1905;;-59.016049;300.983951;59 ° 1 ' West;-23.522123;23.522° South;Nearside;South-West;East of Mare Humorum region;41;41;20.8;3209;0.076914297500598;Circular formation making a couple with Henry.;;Slightly steep slopes bearing Henry Freres C in the South-West and Henry Freres B in the West.;Fairly steep walls.;Tormented floor.;3;Very interesting formation;12;5 days after First Quarter;4 days after Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
HENSON;AA885700S2293700;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Matthew Alexander Henson;IAU 2021;01/09/2021 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Explorer;USA;American;20;20 th century;Nanjemoy;1866;New York;1955;Afro-american polar explorer with Robert Peary and reaching first the North Pole on april 6th 1909.;-130.63;229.37;130 ° 38 ' West;-88.57;88 ° 34 ' Southud;Farside;South-West;South Pole area;43;43;21;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Deep circular formation between Sverdrup and De Gerlache.;;Steep slopes.;High walls..;Always shadowed floor.;0;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
HENYEY;AA126985N2076747;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms and Byrne / 2009;No details;Louis G. Henyey;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronomer;USA;American;20;20 th century;?;1910;?;1970;?;-152.325335;207.674665;152 ° 20 ' West;12.698506;12.699° North;Farside;North-West;Not determined;63;63;34.3;3729;0.054261405487204;Destroyed formation on the North-West slope of Planck;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
HERACLITUS;AA493051S64202;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Imbrian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.85 billions years) ?;Wilhelms and Byrne / 2009;No details;Heraclite;Schmidt (1878);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Croii;Not named;Not named;Philosopher;Greece;Greek;-6;6 th century BC;Ephese;540 BC;Ephese;480 av JC;Author of a treaty 'Of the Nature'. Considered the fire as essential element.;6.420242;6.420242;6 ° 25 ' East;-49.3051;49.305° South;Nearside;South-East;Moon South limb;91;91;42.8;3986;0.046494892371393;Circular formation forming a remarkable quartet with Licetus Heraclitus D and an other crater to the West.;;Fairly steep slopes crushed by Licetus to the North Cuvier to the East and Heraclitus D to the South.;Fairly high walls riddled of craterlets.;Tormented floor riddled with craterlets and separated in two by a central crest line.;4;Exceptional formation;6;6 days after New Moon;5 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
HERCULES;AA468219N392135;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Eratosthenian (From -3.2 billions years to -1.1 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Hercule;Riccioli (1651);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Biaei;Montes Macrocemnii;Hercules;Mythological character;Rome;Roman;0;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Heracles for Greeks. Son of Jupiter. Author of twelve remarkable works.;39.21348;39.21348;39 ° 13 ' East;46.821897;46.822° North;Nearside;North-East;North-East of Mare Serenitatis region;70;70;34.1;3723;0.054494358707407;Circular formation. Forms a remarkable couple with Atlas.;Mare fill;Steep slopes bearing Hercules D to the South-East.;High walls with terraces supporting Hercules E to the South-West.;Flat floor containing Hercules crater G. Three hills. Stain sinks in the enclosure.;4;Exceptional formation;6;6 days after New Moon;5 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
HERIGONIUS;AA133555S3260287;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Eratosthenian (From -3.2 billions years to -1.1 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Pierre Hérigone;?;01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Mathematician;France;French;17;17 th century;?;?;?;1644;Author of a theory on the movement of planets.;-33.971315;326.028685;33 ° 58 ' West;-13.355538;13.356° South;Nearside;South-West;South-East part of Oceanus Procellarum;15;15;7.4;2992;0.201361417337022;Isolated circular formation overlapping Dorsa Ewing to the East and supporting a craterlet to the North.;;Fairly steep slopes.;High walls.;Slightly extensive and flat floor.;2;Pretty interesting formation;10;3 days after First Quarter;2 days after Last Quarter;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
HERMANN;AA8746S3025309;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Eratosthenian (From -3.2 billions years to -1.1 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Jacob Hermann;Schröter (1802);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Mathematician;Switzerland;Swiss;18;18 th century;B?›le;1678;B?›le;1733;Calculation of the number Pi with new series and sketch of a classification of the quadriques.;-57.469089;302.530911;57 ° 28 ' West;-0.874599;0.875° South;Nearside;South-West;Moon West limb;15;15;7.9;2401;0.150848952007443;Isolated circular formation situated in the West part of Oceanus Procellarum to the South extremity of a small wrinkle ridge.;;Slightly steep slopes bearing the craterlet Hermann B to the North.;Slightly high walls.;Flat floor filled with lava.;2;Pretty interesting formation;12;5 days after First Quarter;4 days after Last Quarter;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
HERMITE;AA861659N2666848;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms and Byrne / 2009;No details;Charles Hermite;Arthur / Whitaker (1963);01/01/1964 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Mathematician;France;French;19;19 th century;Dieuze;1822;Paris;1901;Member of the french Academy of Sciences in 1856. General theory of elliptic functions and abeliens. Memory on the exponential function in 1873.;-93.315178;266.684822;93 ° 19 ' West;86.165944;86.166° North;Librations zone;North-West;Moon North limb;111;110;54.3;4280;0.039404303784169;Situated in the zone of librations near the North pole. Circular formation.;;Steep slopes bearing many craters whose Lovelace and Sylvester to the South.;Fairly high walls supporting a crater to the South.;Very large flat floor.;1;Low interest or difficult formation;14;Full Moon;6 days after Last Quarter;5;Naked eye;10x binoculars;
HERODOTUS;AA232537N3101647;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Upper Imbrian (From -3.8 billions years to -3.2 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Herodote;Mädler (1837);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Historian;Greece;Greek;-5;5 th century BC;Halicarnasse;484 BC;Thourioi;420 av JC;Large traveler. Lived in Athens. Author of the 'Histories' in 9 volumes.;-49.835283;310.164717;49 ° 50 ' West;23.253655;23.254° North;Nearside;North-West;Aristarchus crater region;35;35;17.9;3066;0.085495501938569;Circular formation.;;Steep slopes to the South and to the East.;Slightly high walls supporting the craterlet Herodotus N to the North.;Flat floor filled with somber lava. Starting point of Vallis Schr?ter to the North.;3;Very interesting formation;11;4 days after First Quarter;3 days after Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
HERON;AA6525N1198771;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Heron TheOld nicknamed of Alexandria;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;mathematician;Greece;Greek;1;1 st century;?;?;?;?;Works on mechanics dioptric optics and surfaces measurements.;119.877095;119.877095;119 ° 53 ' East;0.652548;0.653° North;Farside;North-East;Not determined;24;24;14;2849;0.101403928659303;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
HERSCHEL;AA56860S3579146;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Eratosthenian (From -3.2 billions years to -1.1 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;William Herschel;Lohrmann (1824);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Pamphilii;Mons Mesogys;Not named;Astronomer;England;English;18;18 th century;Hanovre;1738;Slough;1822;Constructor of a telescope of 1.2 m. Discoverer of Uranus on march 13th 1781 Titania and Oberon in 1787 and Encelade and Midas in 1789. Author of a catalogue of 2500 celestial objects. Studies of double stars and the infrared.;-2.085426;357.914574;2 ° 5 ' West;-5.685988;5.686° South;Nearside;South-West;Ptolemaeus crater region;41;41;19.5;3147;0.08050940092306;Young circular formation situated on the North slope of Ptolemaeus.;;Steep slopes overlapped to the South by Herschel G.;Very high walls with terraces.;Tormented floor with mountain off center. Craterlets.;4;Exceptional formation;7;First Quarter;6 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
HERTZ;AA133228N1045617;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Heinrich R. Hertz;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1961 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;physicist;Germany;German;19;19 th century;Hambourg;1857;Bonn;1894;Helmholtz pupil. Professor in Bonn University on 1889. First electromagnetic waves production on 1887. Travaux on induction and photoelectrical effect.;104.561656;104.561656;104 ° 34 ' East;13.322762;13.323° North;Farside;North-East;Not determined;90;90;41.4;3946;0.047586574233025;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
HERTZSPRUNG;AA13651N2313439;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Ejnar Hertzsprung;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronomer;Danmark;Danish;20;20 th century;Frederiksberg;1873;Tollose;1967;Director of Leyde observatory from 1935 to 1944. Author of a theory about stars clssification according to their spectral class on 1905 as Russell. ;-128.656088;231.343912;128 ° 39 ' West;1.365063;1.365° North;Farside;North-West;Not determined;591;591;268.1;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
HESIODUS;AA294195S3435815;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Hesiode;Mädler (1837);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Poet;Greece;Greek;-8;8 th century BC;Ascra;750 BC ?;?;vers 650 av JC;Poems on agricultural works. Author of an origin of the World and a genealogy of Gods in the 'Theogony'.;-16.418466;343.581534;16 ° 25 ' West;-29.419542;29.420° South;Nearside;South-West;Mare Humorum region;43;43;21.6;3244;0.07502679673291;Wrecked circular formation situated on the West slope of Pitatus.;;Fairly steep slopes bearing Hesiodus A to the South-West.;Slightly high walls riddled with anonymous craterlets and collapsed to the North.;Flat floor filled with lava. Several craterlets whose Hesiodus D to the center. Communicating with the floor of Pitatus by a collar in the wall.;3;Very interesting formation;8;1 day after First Quarter;Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
HESS;AA544692S1741868;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms and Byrne / 2009;No details;Victor Franz Hess;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;physicist;USA;American;20;20 th century;Waldstein;1883;Mount Vernon;1964;Discoverer of cosmic rays in 1912. Nobel laureate in 1936.;174.186785;174.186785;174 ° 11 ' East;-54.469191;54.469° South;Farside;South-East;Not determined;88;88;45.2;4051;0.044792414321491;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
HESS APOLLO;LF201000N307000;IAU Named formation;LF;Landing site name;Not determined;Not appliable;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Astronaut-named feature - Apollo 17 site.;IAU;01/01/1973 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;30.7;30.7;30 ° 42 ' East;20.1;20.100° North;Nearside;North-East;Macrobius;0.5;0.5;0.3;124;0.195127226265755;Small craterlet named by Apollo 17 astronauts.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;5;Five days after New Moon;Four days after Full Moon;999;Not observable;Not observable;
HEVELIUS;AA21952N2925374;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Walled plain;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Johan Hewelcke (or Hevel);Riccioli (1651);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Mons Pherme;Hevelius;Astronomer;Germany;German;17;17 th century;Dantzig;1611;Dantzig;1687;Determination of the rotation of the Sun by observation of spots in 1645. Discoverer of the solar facules. Author of the first detailed map of the Moon in 1647 (6 preserved names).;-67.462632;292.537368;67 ° 28 ' West;2.195222;2.195° North;Nearside;North-West;Moon West limb;106;106;56.9;4341;0.038130314163675;Circular formation. Forms a remarkable couple with Cavalerius.;Faulted. Partly covered by Imbrian ejecta ;Fairly steep slopes bearing Cavalerius to the North Lohrmann to the South and many craterlets to the East and to the West.;Slightly high walls supporting Hevelius H F & B to the West and Hevelius C G & E to the North-East.;Very large flat floor supporting Hevelius A to the North. Small central mountain. Contains Rimae Hevelius.;4;Exceptional formation;13;6 days after First Quarter;5 days after Last Quarter;5;Naked eye;10x binoculars;
HEVESY;AA830850N1491544;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Georg Karl Hevesy;IAU;22/01/2009 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;chemist;Europe;Hungary;20;20 th century;?;1885;?;1966;Nobel prize 1943;149.154393;149.154393;149 ° 9 ' East;83.085034;83.085° North;Farside;North-East;Peary;49.9851;49.9851;24.9;3388;0.067792427616064;Very damaged crater touching Rozhdestvenskiy U.;;Slightly steep slopes riddled with craters and craterlets whose a big in the South-East.;Steep walls in the East and disappeared in the West and bearing a big craterlet in the South-West.;Rough floor bearing five big craterlets and numerous small ones.;0;Not observable;0;not observable;not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
HEYMANS;AA747553N2150607;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Wilhelms and Byrne / 2009;No details;Corneille J. F. Heymans;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;physiologist;Belgium;Belgian;20;20 th century;?;1892;?;1968;Nobel laureate;-144.939255;215.060745;144 ° 56 ' West;74.755313;74.755° North;Farside;North-West;Not determined;50;50;23.2;3314;0.071363720161858;Not observable;Probably Nectarian should be shown on Plate 7B not 8B ;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
HEYROVSKY;AA395508S2645757;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Jaroslav Heyrovsky;IAU 1979 ?;01/01/1985 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;chemist;Czechoslovakia;Czechoslovakian;20;20 th century;?;1890;?;1967;?;-95.424271;264.575729;95 ° 25 ' West;-39.550848;39.551° South;Librations zone;South-West;Not determined;16;16;8.3;2434;0.146133462865472;Circular formation situated in the zone of librations.;Formerly Drude S;Not easily observable.;;;1;Low interest or difficult formation;14;Full Moon;6 days after Last Quarter;30;x10 binoculars;50 mm refractor;
HILBERT;AA178732S1083205;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;David Hilbert;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;mathematician;Germany;German;20;20 th century;K?†nigsberg;1862;G?†ttingen;1943;Works on algebrics. Inventor of axiomatic method.;108.320537;108.320537;108 ° 19 ' East;-17.873191;17.873° South;Farside;South-East;Not determined;151;151;86.6;4926;0.028437107798542;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
HILDEGARD;AA516800S1277400;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Hildegard von Bingen;IAU 2016;25/02/2016 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Writer and composer;Germany;german;12;12 th century;Bermersheim;1098;Rupertsberg;1178;Mystic and visionnary monkess. Considered as the founder of scientific method in natural science. Canonized and named Church doctor on 2012 by Benoit XVI pope. Author of Riesencodex. ;127.74;127.74;127 ° 44 ' East;-51.68;51 ° 41 ' South;Farside;South-West;On the slope of Planck crater;122;122;61;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Damaged formation on the North-West slope of Planck.;Eroded slope on the East and South;Walls higher on North and bearing craters Pikel'ner K et G. ;Flat floor supporting two ghost craters and numerous craterlets.;Flat floor bearing two ghost craters and numerous craterlets.;0;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
HILL;AA209126N408134;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Copernician (From -1.1 billions years to present days) ?;Period source not found;No details;George William Hill (ex Macrobius B);?;01/01/1973 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;U. S. A.;American;19;19 th century;New York;1838;West Nyach;1914;Calculator to the Nautical Almanac. Works on movements of the Moon and planets.;40.813393;40.813393;40 ° 49 ' East;20.912606;20.913° North;Nearside;North-East;North of Mare Tranquillitatis region;17;17;7.9;2398;0.151247628479569;Circular formation with bowl shape. Forms an interesting couple with Carmichael.;;Fairly steep slopes bearing a lengthened crater to the North-West.;Very high walls.;Rounded floor.;2;Pretty interesting formation;5;5 days after New Moon;4 days after Full Moon;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
HIND;AA79180S73058;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Imbrian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.85 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;John Russel Hind;Birt / Lee (1865);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Trautmansdorffii;Mons Cimaeus;Not named;Astronomer;England;English;19;19 th century;Nottingham;1823;Twickenham;1895;Discoverer of 10 asteroids between 1847 and 1854. Calculation of the orbit of more of 70 comets and asteroids. Director of the 'Nautical Almanac' in 1853.;7.305811;7.305811;7 ° 18 ' East;-7.917983;7.918° South;Nearside;South-East;East of Ptolemaeus crater region;30;30;14.2;2861;0.100406988502884;Circular formation situated on the South-East slope of Hipparchus and forming an interesting aligned trio with Hipparchus C and Hipparchus L.;;Steep slopes bearing Hind C to the South and Hipparchus C to the North-East.;Very high walls ridden by a craterlet to the North.;Slightly extensive and flat floor. Hills and craterlets.;3;Very interesting formation;6;6 days after New Moon;5 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
HINSHELWOOD;AA894092N3081116;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Sir Cyril Norman Hinshelwood;IAU;17/04/2009 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;chemist;Europe;England;20;20 th century;?;1897;?;1967;Nobel prize 1956;-51.888427;308.111573;51 ° 53 ' West;89.409186;89.409° North;Nearside;North-West;Peary;13.3453;13.3453;6.6;2685;0.201145760744694;Crater on the East slope of Peary and not lighted by Sun.;;Steep slopes bearing a double craterlet in the North.;Steep walls.;Flat floor riddled with craterlets whose two in the North-East.;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;12;Five days after First Quarter;Four days after Last Quarter;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
HIPPALUS;AA249186S3295827;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Hippalus;Mädler (1837);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Navigator;Greece;Greek;2;2 nd century;?;?;?;120;?;-30.417277;329.582723;30 ° 25 ' West;-24.918582;24.919° South;Nearside;South-West;Mare Humorum region;58;58;28.6;3532;0.061579010770727;Damaged circular formation situated on the East bank of Mare Humorum.;Partly covered by Imbrian ejecta ;Non-existent slopes to the West enough steep to the East and bearing Rimae Hippalus to the East.;Slightly high walls gobbled to the South-West by the lava of Mare Humorum.;Floor crossed by a groove of Rimae Hippalus flat to the West and tormented to the East. Craterlets whose Hippalus B. Hills.;4;Exceptional formation;10;3 days after First Quarter;2 days after Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
HIPPARCHUS;AA53565S49133;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Walled plain;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Hipparque;Riccioli (1651);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Mons Olympus;Hipparchus;Astronomer;Greece;Greek;-2;2 nd century BC;Nicée ?;190 BC;Rodhes ?;125 av JC;Promoter of the division of the circle in 360„ø. Creator of tables of the position of the Sun. Discoverer of the precession of equinoxes. Author of the first celestial catalogue containing more than 1000 stars.;4.913307;4.913307;4 ° 55 ' East;-5.35648;5.356° South;Nearside;South-East;Ptolemaeus crater region;151;151;71.9;4659;0.032367603238515;Deformed and wrecked formation. Place of the landing of Tintin on the Moon imagined by Herge'.;;Fairly steep slopes bearing many craters whose Pickering to the North-East Halley to the South and Hind to the South-East.;Slightly high walls ridden to the North by Horrocks and to the East by Hipparchus G.;Very large flat floor containing Hipparchus N and the ghost crater Hipparchus X. Two parallel rilles. Hills and craterlets.;4;Exceptional formation;7;First Quarter;6 days after Full Moon;5;Naked eye;10x binoculars;
HIPPOCRATES;AA702610N2134604;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Hippocrate;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;doctor;Greece;Greek;-4;;Island Cos;460 BC;Larissa;377 av JC;Author of numerous medical treaties.;-146.539587;213.460413;146 ° 32 ' West;70.261037;70.261° North;Farside;North-West;Not determined;60;60;29.6;3566;0.060206388795342;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
HIRAYAMA;AA60127S936295;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Kiyotsugu Hirayama;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronomer;Japan;Japanese;20;20 th century;?;1874;?;1943;?;93.62954;93.62954;93 ° 38 ' East;-6.012732;6.013° South;Librations zone;South-East;Not determined;132;132;72.6;4671;0.032171027165326;Circular formation situated in the zone of librations.;;Not easily observable.;;;1;Low interest or difficult formation;1;2 days after New Moon;1 day after Full Moon;30;x10 binoculars;50 mm refractor;
HOFFMEISTER;AA150438N1368373;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Cuno Hoffmeister;IAU 1985 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronomer;Germany;German;20;20 th century;?;1892;?;1968;?;136.837256;136.837256;136 ° 50 ' East;15.043795;15.044° North;Farside;North-East;Not determined;45;45;22.2;3271;0.073581705066967;Not observable;Younger than Mendeleev Basin ;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
HOGG;AA335140N1219575;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Arthur R. Hogg;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronomer;Australia;Australian;20;20 th century;?;1903;?;1966;?;121.957541;121.957541;121 ° 57 ' East;33.514002;33.514° North;Farside;North-East;Not determined;38;38;19.1;3130;0.081532740144432;Not observable;Younger than Humboldtianum Basin ;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
HOHMANN;AA179159S2657357;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Walter Hohmann;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;mathematician;Germany;German;20;20 th century;Hardheim;1880;Essen;1945;Discoverer of the elliptical and economical transfert orbit between two celestial bodies.;-94.264311;265.735689;94 ° 16 ' West;-17.915937;17.916° South;Librations zone;South-West;Not determined;16;16;8.4;2441;0.145220747194189;Circular formation situated in the zone of librations.;;Not easily observable.;;;1;Low interest or difficult formation;14;Full Moon;6 days after Last Quarter;30;x10 binoculars;50 mm refractor;
HOLDEN;AA191873S625297;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Edward Singleton Holden;Krieger / K?nig (1912);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;U. S. A.;American;19;19 th century;Saint Louis;1846;New york;1914;First director of the Observatory of Lick from 1888 to 1898. Founder of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific. Author of a photographic atlas of the Moon.;62.529676;62.529676;62 ° 32 ' East;-19.187324;19.187° South;Nearside;South-East;Moon East-South-East limb;48;48;23.8;3339;0.070154129276039;Isolated circular formation.;;Steep slopes bearing Holden T to the East and Holden E to the North-West.;High walls with terraces overlapped by a craterlet to the North-West.;Flat floor filled with lava supporting a large craterlet. Line of crest.;3;Very interesting formation;3;3 days after New Moon;2 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
HOLETSCHEK;AA276129S1511463;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Upper Imbrian (From -3.8 billions years to -3.2 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Johann Holetschek;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronomer;Austria;Austrian;20;20 th century;?;1846;?;1923;?;151.146273;151.146273;151 ° 9 ' East;-27.612938;27.613° South;Farside;South-East;Not determined;38;38;18.8;3114;0.082465967070428;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
HOMMEL;AA547383S329253;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Johann Hommel;?;01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Mathematician and astronomer;Germany;German;16;16 th century;?;1518;?;1562;Master of Tycho Brahé;32.9253;32.9253;32 ° 56 ' East;-54.738283;54.738° South;Nearside;South-East;Moon South-South-East limb;126;126;56.8;4338;0.038193639539513;"Very damaged circular formation.""";;Slightly steep slopes bearing Hommel H to the North Hommel P to the South-West and Hommel B Q and S to the South-East.;Wall crushed by many craters whose Hommel A to the North-East Hommel C to the West and Hommel D to the South.;Tormented floor. Hills and lines of crest.;3;Very interesting formation;5;5 days after New Moon;4 days after Full Moon;5;Naked eye;10x binoculars;
HOOKE;AA411373N548588;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Robert Hooke;Schröter (1802);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer and mathematician;England;English;17;17 th century;Freshwater;1635;London;1703;"Laws on the elastic body deformation. Works on solar spots Jupiter Saturn and comets. Discoverer of living cells.""";54.858755;54.858755;54 ° 52 ' East;41.137265;41.137° North;Nearside;North-East;Atlas crater South-East region;36;36;17.1;3027;0.088122682013484;Circular formation.;Older than Humboldtianum Basin ;Slightly steep slopes bearing a craterlet to the North and Hooke D to the South-East.;Slightly high walls.;Flat floor filled with lava.;2;Pretty interesting formation;3;3 days after New Moon;2 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
HOPMANN;AA510085S1592346;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Wilhelms and Byrne / 2009;ol-noritic gabbro;Josef Hopmann;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1979 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronomer;Austria;Austrian;20;20 th century;?;1890;?;1975;?;159.234613;159.234613;159 ° 14 ' East;-51.008456;51.008° South;Farside;South-East;Not determined;88;88;43.9;4015;0.045715088201285;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
HORATIO;LF202000N307000;IAU Named formation;LF;Landing site name;Not determined;Not appliable;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Astronaut-named feature - Apollo 17 site.;IAU;01/01/1973 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;30.7;30.7;30 ° 42 ' East;20.2;20.200° North;Nearside;North-East;Macrobius;0.4;0.4;0.1;73;0.194112680732913;Small craterlet named by Apollo 17 astronauts on the slope of Camelot.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;5;Five days after New Moon;Four days after Full Moon;999;Not observable;Not observable;
HORNSBY;AA237950N125087;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Craterlet;Meteoritic impact;Eratosthenian (From -3.2 billions years to -1.1 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Thomas Hornsby;?;01/01/1973 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;Great Britain;British;18;18 th century;?;1733;?;1810;?;12.508732;12.508732;12 ° 31 ' East;23.795009;23.795° North;Nearside;North-East;South-West part of Mare Serenitatis;3;3;1.4;564;0.198063532249415;Isolated circular formation with bowl shape situated on the East slope of Dorsum von Cotta.;;Slightly steep slopes.;Slightly high walls.;Rounded floor.;1;Low interest or difficult formation;6;6 days after New Moon;5 days after Full Moon;100;100 mm reflector;200 mm reflector;
HORREBOW;AA588016N3190687;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Peter Nielsen Horrebow;Schröter (1802);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;Danmark;Danish;18;18 th century;Logstor;1679;Copenhague;1764;Author of a method of determination of the latitude.;-40.931284;319.068716;40 ° 56 ' West;58.801572;58.802° North;Nearside;North-West;Moon North-North-West limb;25;25;12.4;2750;0.110099003261554;Situated on the wall of J. Herschel. Overlaps the crater Horrebow A.;;Slightly steep slopes.;Fairly high walls with light terraces.;Flat floor. Line of crest.;3;Very interesting formation;10;3 days after First Quarter;2 days after Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
HORROCKS;AA39887S58491;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Eratosthenian (From -3.2 billions years to -1.1 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Jeremiah Horrocks;Birt / Lee (1865);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Slavatae;Not named;Not named;Astronomer and priest;England;English;17;17 th century;Toxteth Park;1619;Toxteth Park;1641;First observation of a passage of Venus ahead the Sun in 1639. Application of theories of Kepler to the movement of the Moon.;5.849101;5.849101;5 ° 51 ' East;-3.988702;3.989° South;Nearside;South-East;East of Ptolemaeus crater region;30;30;14.8;2895;0.097668661275593;Circular formation situated on the floor of Hipparchus.;;Steep slopes to the North.;High walls with terraces.;Slightly extensive and tormented floor and tormented. Central mountain. Hills.;3;Very interesting formation;7;First Quarter;6 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
HORTENSIUS;AA64671N3320005;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Copernician (From -1.1 billions years to present days);Period source not found;No details;Martin van den Hove;Riccioli (1651);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Gualteri;Insulae Taracinae;Hortensius;Astronomer;Netherlands;Dutch;17;17 th century;?;1605;?;1639;?;-27.999532;332.000468;27 ° 60 ' West;6.467093;6.467° North;Nearside;North-West;East part of Oceanus Procellarum;15;15;7;2849;0.201264279961771;Isolated circular formation with bowl shape.;;Fairly steep slopes bearing a craterlet to the South and a field of domes to the North.;High walls.;Rounded floor.;3;Very interesting formation;9;2 days after First Quarter;1 day after Last Quarter;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
HOUSSAY;AA831148N985226;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Bernardo Alberto Houssay;IAU;22/01/2009 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Physiologist;South and Central America;Argentina;20;20 th century;?;1887;?;1971;Nobel prize 1947;98.522599;98.522599;98 ° 31 ' East;83.114752;83.115° North;Librations zone;North-East;Peary;31.4125;31.4125;15.7;2946;0.093810189039807;Elongated crater in a group of five joined in a complex shape.;;Fairly steep slopes in the North-East and South-West part and collapsed in the North-West.;Fairly steep slopes with craterlets.;Floor filled with an elongated mound oriented South-East North-West.;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;0;not observable;not observable;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
HOUTERMANS;AA94194S873760;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Friedrich G. Houtermans;?;01/01/1973 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Physicist;Germany;German;20;20 th century;?;1903;?;1966;?;87.37596;87.37596;87 ° 23 ' East;-9.419389;9.419° South;Librations zone;South-East;Moon East limb;30;30;21.3;3231;0.07571355453547;West East lengthened Formation situated in the zone of librations.;;Fairly steep slopes bearing Kraiken to the North-West.;Slightly high walls with debris to the East.;Flat floor with craterlet to the North.;1;Low interest or difficult formation;2;2 days after New Moon;1 day after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
HOUZEAU;AA172492S2361077;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Jean C. Houzeau De Lehaie;IAU 19XX ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronomer;Belgium;Belgian;19;19 th century;?;1820;?;1988;?;-123.892329;236.107671;123 ° 54 ' West;-17.249176;17.249° South;Farside;South-West;Not determined;71;71;38.4;3857;0.050196673383966;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
HUBBLE;AA222896N869076;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Edwin Powell Hubble;Arthur / Whitaker (1963);01/01/1964 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;U. S. A.;American;20;20 th century;Marshfield;1889;San Marino;1953;Discovery of obviousness of stars in galaxies in 1923. Author of the law on the recession of galaxies in 1929.;86.907623;86.907623;86 ° 54 ' East;22.289565;22.290° North;Librations zone;North-East;Moon East-North-East limb;81;81;40.9;3931;0.048032758621613;Circular formation situated in the zone of librations.;Younger than Crisium Basin ;Fairly steep slopes.;Fairly high walls.;Flat floor filled with lava. Craterlets.;2;Pretty interesting formation;2;2 days after New Moon;1 day after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
HUGGINS;AA410687S3584808;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Sir William Huggins;Birt / Lee (1865);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;Great Britain;British;19;19 th century;London;1824;London;1910;Pioneer of the spectroscopy. Measured the speed of Sirius in 1868. Published a stellar spectra atlas in 1899.;-1.519212;358.480788;1 ° 31 ' West;-41.068688;41.069° South;Nearside;South-West;Tycho crater East region;65;65;32.8;3681;0.055950856364229;Circular formation forming a remarkable trio with Nasireddin and Miller.;;Fairly steep slopes bearing Orontius to the West and Saussure to the South-West.;High walls crushed by Nasireddin to the East.;Flat floor to the West and tormented to the East supporting Huggins A to the North-West. Central mountain. Craterlets.;4;Exceptional formation;7;First Quarter;6 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
HUMASON;AA307305N3033407;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Craterlet;Meteoritic impact;Copernician (From -1.1 billions years to present days) ?;Period source not found;No details;Milton La Salle Humason (ex Lichtenberg G);?;01/01/1973 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;U. S. A.;American;20;20 th century;Dodge Centre;1891;?;1972;Specialist of the astrophotography and the spectroscopy. Collaborator of Hubble to part of 1928.;-56.659314;303.340686;56 ° 40 ' West;30.730503;30.731° North;Nearside;North-West;Moon North-West limb;3;3;2.1;863;0.198898253039478;Circular formation with bowl shape.;;Slightly steep slopes.;Slightly high walls.;Rounded floor.;1;Low interest or difficult formation;12;5 days after First Quarter;4 days after Last Quarter;100;100 mm reflector;200 mm reflector;
HUMBOLDT;AA270212S809636;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Walled plain;Meteoritic impact;Upper Imbrian (From -3.8 billions years to -3.2 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Wilhelm von Humboldt;Mädler (1837);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Statesman and philologist;Germany;German;19;19 th century;Potsdam;1767;Berlin;1835;Brother of Alexander von Humboldt the explorer. Founder of the University of Berlin in 1809. Studies of linguistics.;80.963642;80.963642;80 ° 58 ' East;-27.021201;27.021° South;Librations zone;South-East;Moon East-South-East limb;207;207;99.7;5139;0.025769220649976;Circular formation situated in the zone of librations.;Floor uplifted;Slightly steep slopes bearing Phillips to the West and Barnard to the South-East.;Slightly high walls.;Very large flat floor. Internal mountain chain. Stains sunk on the periphery. Radial grooves. Craterlets. Rilles.;3;Very interesting formation;2;2 days after New Moon;1 day after Full Moon;5;Naked eye;10x binoculars;
HUME;AA46769S904737;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;David Hume;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;philosopher;United Kingdom;British;18;18 th century;?;1711;?;1776;?;90.473692;90.473692;90 ° 28 ' East;-4.676948;4.677° South;Librations zone;South-East;Not determined;23;23;11.1;2657;0.119188786854619;Circular formation situated in the zone of librations.;;Slightly steep slopes non existent to the North.;Slightly high walls.;Flat floor with a group of hills in the North-East.;1;Low interest or difficult formation;1;2 days after New Moon;1 day after Full Moon;30;x10 binoculars;50 mm refractor;
HUSBAND;AA403152S2121570;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Rick Douglas Husband;IAU;01/01/2006 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;?;North America;United States;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;-147.843026;212.156974;147 ° 51 ' West;-40.315193;40.315° North;Farside;North-West;Apollo;31.2605;31.2605;15.6;2942;0.094124613537868;Crater on the South slope of Borman and covered by its ejecta.;Formerly Borman L;Slightly steep slopes pierced by a small crater in the North-West.;Slightly steep walls with a lanslide in the North.;Flat floor with some big craterlets.;0;Not observable;0;not observable;not observable;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
HUTTON;AA372234N1686829;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;James Hutton;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;geologist;United Kingdom;British;19;19 th century;Edimburg;1726;Edimburg;1797;Author of an Earth theory on 1785. Discoverer of the volcanic origin of some rocks.;168.682904;168.682904;168 ° 41 ' East;37.223442;37.223° North;Farside;North-East;Not determined;50;50;22.5;3287;0.072771325478813;Not observable;Younger than Moscoviense Basin ;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
HUXLEY;AA201969N3554570;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Craterlet;Meteoritic impact;Eratosthenian (From -3.2 billions years to -1.1 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Thomas Henry Huxley (ex Wallace B);?;01/01/1973 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Physiologist;Great Britain;British;19;19 th century;Ealing;1825;London;1895;Defender of theories of Darwin. Author of the 'Place of the Man in the nature' in 1891 describing the descendance of the Man from monkeys.;-4.543048;355.456952;4 ° 33 ' West;20.19693;20.197° North;Nearside;North-West;Montes Apenninus region;3;3;1.7;690;0.19845948672005;Isolated circular formation with bowl shape.;;Slightly steep slopes.;Slightly high walls.;Rounded floor.;1;Low interest or difficult formation;7;First Quarter;6 days after Full Moon;100;100 mm reflector;200 mm reflector;
HYGINUS;AA77598N62700;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Caius Julius Hyginus;?;01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;Spain ?;Greek;-2;2 nd century BC;?;?;?;?;Friend of Ovide.;6.270012;6.270012;6 ° 16 ' East;7.759795;7.760° North;Nearside;North-East;East of Mare Tranquillitatis region;10;10;4.3;1742;0.200286309325021;Circular formation situated on Rima Hyginus. Transient lunar phenomena (smokes according to Sacco).;;Slightly steep slopes.;Slightly high walls damaged by a craterlet to the North.;Extensive flat floor.;3;Very interesting formation;6;6 days after New Moon;5 days after Full Moon;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
HYPATIA;AA42502S225814;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Hypatie;?;01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Mathematician;Greece;Spanish (?);4;4 th century;Alexandrie;370;Alexandrie;415;Girl of Theon of Alexandrie. Co-author of works of her father. Author of a comment on the 'Arithmetics'of Diophante and on the 'Conical' of Apollonios.;22.581402;22.581402;22 ° 35 ' East;-4.250205;4.250° South;Nearside;South-East;Theophilus crater North-West region;41;28;19.4;3140;0.080900402521967;Wrecked formation of lengthened form South-East North-West. Seems formed by the melting of several craters.;;Steep slopes bearing Hypatia A to the South-West Hypatia D and DA to the North and the ghost crater Hypatia M to the South-East.;Slightly high walls.;Flat floor filled with lava. Crests and rille line.;3;Very interesting formation;5;5 days after New Moon;4 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
IAN;AA257184N3596122;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Scottish male name.;IAU;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;?;Europe;Scotland;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;-0.387829;359.612171;0 ° 23 ' West;25.718445;25.718° North;Nearside;North-West;Montes Apenninus;1.51213;1.51213;0.7;297;0.196809401581101;Craterlet located in a graben of the Palus Putredinis rilles network.;;Slightly steep slopes.;Fairly steep walls.;Bowl shaped floor.;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;8;One day after First Quarter;Last Quarter;150;150 mm reflector;300 mm reflector;
IBN BAJJA;AA862964S2849639;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Ibn Bajja;IAU;22/01/2009 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronomer and philosopher;Europe;Spain;10;10 th century;?;?;?;?;?;-75.036109;284.963891;75 ° 2 ' West;-86.29641;86.296° North;Nearside;South-West;Amundsen;11.9769;11.9769;5.9;2407;0.200928082425845;Recent deep crater.;;Steep slopes with sharp crest.;Fairly steep walls.;Small flat floor.;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;13;Six days after First Quarter;Five days after Last Quarter;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
IBN BATTUTA;AA69516S504371;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Eratosthenian (From -3.2 billions years to -1.1 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Abu Abd Allah Muhammad Ibn Abd Allah (ex Goclenius A);?;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Geographer;Arabia;Arabian;14;14 th century;?;1304;?;1377;?;50.437081;50.437081;50 ° 26 ' East;-6.951645;6.952° South;Nearside;South-East;East part of Mare Fecunditatis;12;12;5.7;2311;0.20084768233544;Isolated circular formation situated to the South extremity of Dorsa Geikie.;;Slightly steep slopes bearing several ghost craters to the South and to the West.;Slightly high walls.;Flat floor.;3;Very interesting formation;4;4 days after New Moon;3 days after Full Moon;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
IBN FIRNAS;AA68340N1223042;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms and Byrne / 2009;No details;Ibn Firnas;IAU 19XX ?;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;technologist;Arabia;Arab;9;9 th century;?;?;?;887;?;122.304185;122.304185;122 ° 18 ' East;6.833983;6.834° North;Farside;North-East;Not determined;89;89;44.1;4021;0.045552094252578;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
IBN YUNUS;AA141382N911362;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Abu al-Walid ibn Rushd (Aldo known as Averroes - ex Cyrillus B);?;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Philosopher and doctor;Arabia;Arabian;12;12 th century;Cordoue;1126;Marrakech;1198;Cadi of Sevilla and Great Cadi of Cordoue. Numerous works in medicine right and philosophy. Partisan of Aristote and Galien.;91.136198;21.713216;91 ° 8 ' East;14.13819;11.687° South;Nearside;South-East;Theophilus crater North-West region;34;34;15.5;2937;0.094505323393408;Damaged circular formation situated on the North-West slope of Cyrillus.;;Slopes steeper to the East and bearing Cyrillus C to the South.;Slightly high walls destroyed to the South by Cyrillus C.;Flat floor filled with lava. Craterlets.;3;Very interesting formation;5;5 days after New Moon;4 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
IBN-RUSHD;AA116868S217132;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Abu Muhammad Ibn Yunus;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronomer;Egypt;Arabic;11;11 th century;Cairo;?;Cairo;1009;Abu al Wafa pupil. Works on Sun Moon and stars motion. Author of Hakimites astronomical tables on 1007.;21.713216;91.136198;21 ° 43 ' East;-11.68676;14.138° North;Librations zone;North-East;Not determined;58;58;29.8;3574;0.059888756405566;Circular formation situated in the zone of librations.;;Slopes steeper in the East and bearing Cyrillus C in the South.;Slightly high walls damged in the South by Cyrillus C.;Flat floor filled with lava and craterlets.;1;Low interest or difficult formation;1;2 days after New Moon;1 day after Full Moon;30;x10 binoculars;50 mm refractor;
ICARUS;AA54912S1867415;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Icarus;IAU 1979 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;mythical character;Greece;Greek;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;-173.258525;186.741475;173 ° 16 ' West;-5.491202;5.491° South;Farside;South-West;Not determined;96;96;46.8;4094;0.043687515317995;Not observable;Younger than Korolev Basin ;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
IDEL'SON;AA813478S1126939;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Imbrian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.85 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Christian Ludwig Ideler;Schmidt (1878);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Derienni;Not named;Not named;Physicist;Germany;German;19;19 th century;?;1766;?;1846;?;112.693934;22.242953;112 ° 42 ' East;-81.347833;49.320° South;Nearside;South-East;Moon South limb;40;40;18.8;3114;0.082465967070428;Circular formation.;;Steep slopes bearing the craterlets to the South Ideler L to the East and Ideler R to the West.;High walls with light terraces.;Flat floor filled with lava.;2;Pretty interesting formation;5;5 days after New Moon;4 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
IDELER;AA493197S222430;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Naum I. Idel'son;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronomer;USSR;Soviet;20;20 th century;?;1885;?;1951;?;22.242953;112.693934;22 ° 15 ' East;-49.319715;81.348° South;Farside;South-East;Not determined;60;60;29.9;3577;0.059797752178065;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
IGOR;AA382994N3250013;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Norse male name Ingvar adopted as Russian name.;IAU;14/06/2012 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;?;Europe;Russia;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;-34.998734;325.001266;34 ° 60 ' West;38.29937;38.299° North;Nearside;North-West;Sinus Iridum;0.1;0.1;0;19;0.191538495307339;Geological formation on the Luna 17 landing site and visited by Lunokhod 1.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;10;Three days after First Quarter;Two days after Last Quarter;999;Not observable;Not observable;
IL'IN;AA178008S2623232;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;N.Ja. Il'in;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1985 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;engineer;USSR;Soviet;20;20 th century;?;1901;?;1937;Space launchers conceiver.;-97.676808;262.323192;97 ° 41 ' West;-17.800777;17.801° South;Librations zone;South-West;Not determined;13;13;6.2;2496;0.201000569220042;Circular formation situated in the zone of librations.;Formerly Hohmann T;Not easily observable.;;;1;Low interest or difficult formation;14;Full Moon;6 days after Last Quarter;30;x10 binoculars;50 mm refractor;
INA;AA186590N53043;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Latin female name.;IAU;01/01/1979 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Not appliable;Europe;Latin;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;5.304297;5.304297;5 ° 18 ' East;18.658957;18.659° North;Nearside;North-East;Montes Apenninus;2.98058;2.98058;1.4;590;0.198151896819619;Recent volcanic origin formation located on the summit of a large and very flat volcanic dome.;;No slopes.;Depression with almost vertical walls.;Rough floor presenting more than 80 flat mounds and numerous craterlets eround the mounds.;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;7;First Quarter;Six days after Full Moon;100;100 mm reflector;200 mm reflector;
INDEX;LF261000N37000;IAU Named formation;LF;Landing site name;Not determined;Not appliable;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Astronaut-named feature - Apollo 15 site.;IAU;01/01/1973 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;3.7;3.7;3 ° 42 ' East;26.1;26.100° North;Nearside;North-East;Montes Apenninus;0.2;0.2;0.1;62;0.193779384059966;Small craterlet named by Apollo 15 astronauts.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;7;First Quarter;Six days after Full Moon;999;Not observable;Not observable;
INGALLS;AA261565N2066645;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Albert L. Ingalls;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;optician;USA;American;20;20 th century;?;1888;?;1958;Amateur astronomer. Author of a famous amateur instruments making book.;-153.335493;206.664507;153 ° 20 ' West;26.156524;26.157° North;Farside;North-West;Not determined;37;37;18.6;3101;0.083300242623135;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
INGHIRAMI;AA474946S2910529;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Giovanni Inghirami;Mädler (1837);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;Italy;Italian;19;19 th century;?;1779;?;1851;?;-68.947057;291.052943;68 ° 57 ' West;-47.494581;47.495° South;Nearside;South-West;Schickard crater region;91;91;47.3;4106;0.043406282672919;Isolated circular formation.;Partly covered by Imbrian ejecta from Orientale;Fairly steep slopes bearing Vallis Inghirami to the North-West and Inghirami Q to the South-West.;High walls.;Very tormented floor. Central mountainous mountain. Craterlets. Parallel crest lines.;3;Very interesting formation;13;6 days after First Quarter;5 days after Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
INNES;AA278499N1193075;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Eratosthenian (From -3.2 billions years to -1.1 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Robert T. A. Innes;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronomer;United Kingdom;British;20;20 th century;?;1861;?;1933;?;119.307503;119.307503;119 ° 18 ' East;27.849897;27.850° North;Farside;North-East;Not determined;42;42;21.4;3234;0.075528106091605;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
IOFFE;AA143802S2308448;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Upper Imbrian (From -3.8 billions years to -3.2 billions years);Wilhelms and Byrne / 2009;No details;Abram Fedorovitch Ioffe;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;physicist;Russia;Russian;20;20 th century;Romny;1880;Leningrad;1960;Surveys on photoelectrical effect cristals and dielectrics. ;-129.155215;230.844785;129 ° 9 ' West;-14.380202;14.380° South;Farside;South-West;Not determined;86;86;41.9;3961;0.047185659456805;Not observable;"Possibly Nectarian. Erroneously labeled Friedmann on Plate 9B. misspelled ""Loffe"" on LAC 89 ";Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
ISABEL;AA281841N3259322;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Spanish female name.;IAU;01/01/1979 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Not appliable;Europe;Spain;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;-34.0678;325.9322;34 ° 4 ' West;28.1841;28.184° North;Nearside;North-West;Aristarchus;1.22254;1.22254;0.6;239;0.19639013544843;Irregularly shaped craterlet included in a short catena on the North slope of Diophantus.;;Fairly steep slopes.;Fairly steep walls.;Minuscule flat floor.;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;10;Three days after First Quarter;Two days after Last Quarter;150;150 mm reflector;300 mm reflector;
ISAEV;AA175659S1474910;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms and Byrne / 2009;No details;Aleksei M. Isaev;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;engineer;USSR;Soviet;20;20 th century;?;1908;?;1971;Space launchers conceiver.;147.490952;147.490952;147 ° 29 ' East;-17.565895;17.566° South;Farside;South-East;Not determined;90;90;47;4099;0.043567370793041;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
ISIDORUS;AA79629S335008;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Isidore de Séville;Riccioli (1651);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Laurini;Mons Strobilus;Isidorus;Astronomer;Spain;Spanish;6;6 th century;Carthag‡ne;560;Séville;636;Archibishop of Sevilla in 601. President of the council of Toledo in 633. Author of the 'Etymologiae'. Organizer of the Spanish Church. Amateur astronomer.;33.500849;33.500849;33 ° 30 ' East;-7.962941;7.963° South;Nearside;South-East;Theophilus crater North-East region;41;41;20.6;3201;0.07735539277448;Damaged circular formation forming an interesting couple with Capella.;;Steep slopes crushed to the East by Capella.;Fairly high walls with terraces deformed by Capella to the North-East.;Extensive flat floor supporting Isidorus Has to the West and a craterlet in iron to horse to the South. Wrinkle ridges and craterlets.;3;Very interesting formation;5;5 days after New Moon;4 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
ISIS;AA189531N274820;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Egyptian female first name.;IAU;05/01/1976 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;?;Africa;Egypt;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;27.481965;27.481965;27 ° 29 ' East;18.953084;18.953° North;Nearside;North-East;Mare Serenitatis;0.609748;0.609748;0.3;118;0.195033569691699;Unshaped elongated formation.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;5;Five days after New Moon;Four days after Full Moon;999;Not observable;Not observable;
IVAN;AA268565N3167432;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Craterlet;Meteoritic impact;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Ivan (ex Prinz B);?;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;-43.256757;316.743243;43 ° 15 ' West;26.856505;26.857° North;Nearside;North-West;Region between Oceanus Procellarum and Mare Imbrium;5;5;1.9;762;0.198654946572909;Circular formation with bowl shape.;Formerly Prinz B;Slightly steep slopes.;Slightly high walls.;Rounded floor;1;Low interest or difficult formation;11;4 days after First Quarter;3 days after Last Quarter;100;100 mm reflector;200 mm reflector;
IZSAK;AA233212S1175913;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Eratosthenian (From -3.2 billions years to -1.1 billions years);Wilhelms and Byrne / 2009;No details;Imre Izsak;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronomer;USA;American;20;20 th century;?;1929;?;1965;?;117.59133;117.59133;117 ° 35 ' East;-23.321244;23.321° South;Farside;South-East;Not determined;30;30;15.4;2930;0.09504034516134;Not observable;Misspelled Iszak on Plate 1B ;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
J. HERSCHEL;AA623139N3181414;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Walled plain;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;John Herschel;Birt / Lee (1865);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;England;English;19;19 th century;Slough;1792;Collingwood;1871;;-41.858649;318.141351;41 ° 52 ' West;62.313862;62.314° North;Nearside;North-West;Moon North-North-West limb;156;156;77.2;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Circular formation.;;Slightly steep slopes.;Slightly high walls partly dismantled and ridden by Horrebow and Horrebow A to the South.;Very large flat floor. Line of crest crack hills and craterlets whose Herschel C to the center.;4;Exceptional formation;10;3 days after First Quarter;2 days after Last Quarter;5;Naked eye;10x binoculars;
JACI;AA854200S312300;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Jaci;IAU 2024;04/03/2024 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;First name of the Tupi ethnic group of Brazil;31.23;31.23;31 ° 14 ' East;-85.42;85 ° 25 ' South;Nearside;South-East;Sur Mons Mouton;1.8;1.8;0.9;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Tiny craterlet in a range on a ridge of Mons Mouton.;;Slightly steep and low slopes.;Low wall.;Rounded floor almost non-existent;0;Not observable;Not observable;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
JACKSON;AA220500N1966814;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Copernician (From -1.1 billions years to present days);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;anorth gabbro;John Hughlings Jackson;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;neurologist;United Kingdom;British;19;19 th century;Green Hammerton;1835;London;1911;Modern neurology founder. Surveys on neuronal deseases.;-163.318565;196.681435;163 ° 19 ' West;22.049991;22.050° North;Farside;North-West;Not determined;71;71;35.6;3772;0.052850669677215;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
JACOBI;AA568152S113037;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms and Byrne / 2009;No details;Carl Jacobi;Mädler (1837);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Caroli D. Mant;Not named;Lilii Frates;Mathematician;Germany;German;19;19 th century;Postdam;1804;Berlin;1851;Elliptic functions and calculation of variations specialist. Resolution of equation systems to n stranges. Works in mechanical celestial.;11.303689;11.303689;11 ° 18 ' East;-56.8152;56.815° South;Nearside;South-East;Moon South limb;68;68;33.1;3689;0.055661400743078;Damaged circular formation.;;Fairly steep slopes bearing Jacobi F C E and G to the South.;Fairly high walls ridden by a crater to the North.;Flat floor supporting a chain of craterlets transverse.;3;Very interesting formation;6;6 days after New Moon;5 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
JANSEN;AA135521N286414;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Zacharias Jansen;Mädler (1837);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Optician;Netherlands;Dutch;17;17 th century;La Haye;1580;Amsterdam;1631;Presumed manufacturer of the first refractor telescope.;28.641352;28.641352;28 ° 38 ' East;13.552134;13.552° North;Nearside;North-East;Central part of Mare Tranquillitatis;23;23;12.1;2724;0.112535136187463;Isolated circular formation almost ghost.;;Slightly steep slopes bearing to the South-East a line of important crest oriented South-East North-West.;Slightly high walls almost gobbled to the South.;Floor filled by the lava supporting the craterlet Jansen LA to the South.;2;Pretty interesting formation;5;5 days after New Moon;4 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
JANSKY;AA86279N895047;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Karl Guthe Jansky;Arthur / Whitaker (1963);01/01/1964 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Engineer;U. S. A.;American;20;20 th century;Norman;1905;Red Bank;1950;Discoverer of the radioelectric emision of the Milky Way in 1931. Founder of the radioastronomy.;89.504697;89.504697;89 ° 30 ' East;8.627876;8.628° North;Librations zone;North-East;Moon East limb;73;73;36.8;3810;0.051647883612016;Circular formation situated in the zone of librations.;Younger than Crisium Basin ;Steep slopes.;High walls in damaged terraces to the South.;Flat floor. Central mountain.;1;Low interest or difficult formation;2;2 days after New Moon;1 day after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
JANSSEN;AA449595S408221;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Walled plain;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Jules Janssen;Schmidt (1878);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer and physicist;France;French;19;19 th century;Paris;1824;Meudon;1907;Specialist of the Sun. Discovers the helium in 1868 as Lockyer. Founder of the Observatory of Meudon near Paris in 1876 and of an observatory on the White Mount summit in the Alps in 1890.;40.822068;40.822068;40 ° 49 ' East;-44.959481;44.959° South;Nearside;South-East;Vallis Rheita region;191;191;100.3;5149;0.025662296766513;Damaged circular formation.;Covered by the Janssen Formation;Slightly marked slopes crushed by Fabricius to the North and riddled of craters whose Lockyer to the West Janssen F R E and D to the South-West Janssen B J M and X to the North West.;Slightly high walls.;Very tormented floor with the trio Janssen H K & L to the East. Hills and craterlets. Contains Rimae Janssen.;3;Very interesting formation;5;5 days after New Moon;4 days after Full Moon;5;Naked eye;10x binoculars;
JARVIS;AA351345S2117938;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Gregory B. Jarvis;IAU 19XX ?;01/01/1988 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronaut;USA;American;20;20 th century;?;1944;?;1986;Deceased in shuttle Challenger accident.;-148.206247;211.793753;148 ° 12 ' West;-35.134473;35.134° South;Farside;South-West;Not determined;38;38;20.6;3197;0.077578256578417;Not observable;Formerly Borman Z ;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
JEANS;AA555795S915134;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms and Byrne / 2009;No details;Sir James Hopwood Jeans;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1964 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronomer;United Kingdom;British;20;20 th century;London;1877;Dorking;1946;Co author of a law about thermical rays with lord Rayleigh on 1900. Author of another solar system formation theory.Professor at Cambridge University on 1912.;91.513362;91.513362;91 ° 31 ' East;-55.579527;55.580° South;Librations zone;South-East;Not determined;79;79;40.5;3920;0.048326200005338;Circular formation situated in the zone of librations.;;Not easily observable.;;;1;Low interest or difficult formation;1;2 days after New Moon;1 day after Full Moon;30;x10 binoculars;50 mm refractor;
JEHAN;AA207117N3281388;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Craterlet;Meteoritic impact;Copernician (From -1.1 billions years to present days) ?;Period source not found;No details;Jehan (ex Euler K);?;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;-31.861213;328.138787;31 ° 52 ' West;20.711715;20.712° North;Nearside;North-West;Region between Oceanus Procellarum and Mare Imbrium;5;5;2.2;887;0.198952508778879;Circular formation with bowl shape.;Formerly Euler K;Slightly steep slopes.;Slightly high walls.;Rounded floor.;1;Low interest or difficult formation;10;3 days after First Quarter;2 days after Last Quarter;100;100 mm reflector;200 mm reflector;
JENKINS;AA3717N780405;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Louise F. Jenkins (ex Schubert Z);?;01/01/1982 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;U. S. A.;American;20;20 th century;?;1888;?;1970;?;78.04054;78.04054;78 ° 2 ' East;0.371693;0.372° North;Nearside;North-East;Moon East limb;38;38;18.8;3114;0.082465967070428;Circular formation. Forms an East West oriented trio with Schubert X and Nobili.;Formerly Schubert Z. younger than Crisium Basin ;Fairly steep slopes bearing a crater to the South-East and crushed by Schubert X to the West.;Fairly high walls supporting a craterlet to the West.;Flat floor.;2;Pretty interesting formation;2;2 days after New Moon;1 day after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
JENNER;AA420100S959837;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Upper Imbrian (From -3.8 billions years to -3.2 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Edward Jenner;IAU 1984 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;doctor;United Kingdom;British;18;18 th century;Berkeley;1749;Berkeley;1823;Discoverer of vaccination on 1798.;95.983724;95.983724;95 ° 59 ' East;-42.009971;42.010° South;Librations zone;South-East;Not determined;71;71;36.8;3808;0.05170178415267;Circular formation situated in the zone of librations.;Sandwiched by mare units;Not easily observable.;;;1;Low interest or difficult formation;1;2 days after New Moon;1 day after Full Moon;30;x10 binoculars;50 mm refractor;
JERIK;AA185279N276312;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Scandinavian male name.;IAU;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;?;Europe;Scandinavian;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;27.631192;27.631192;27 ° 38 ' East;18.527945;18.528° North;Nearside;North-East;Mare Serenitatis;0.626459;0.626459;0.3;122;0.195096499353177;Circular formation associated to Catena Brigitte situé between Dawes and Mons Argaeus.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;5;Five days after New Moon;Four days after Full Moon;999;Not observable;Not observable;
JOLIOT;AA257883N933896;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;troc anorthosite;Jean Frederic Joliot-Curie;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1961 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;physicist;France;French;20;20 th century;Paris;1900;Paris;1958;Works on positon. Discoveries of numerous isotopes. Nobel laureate with his wife IrŠne on 1935. Professor in CollŠge de France on 1937. Building of the first french atomic pile. President of World Peace Council on 1954.;93.389605;93.389605;93 ° 23 ' East;25.788322;25.788° North;Librations zone;North-East;Not determined;164;164;86.3;4922;0.028488854949785;Circular formation situated in the zone of librations.;Possibly Nectarian ;Not easily observable.;;;1;Low interest or difficult formation;1;2 days after New Moon;1 day after Full Moon;30;x10 binoculars;50 mm refractor;
JOMO;AA244056N24443;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;African male name.;IAU;01/01/1979 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;2.444297;2.444297;2 ° 27 ' East;24.405618;24.406° North;Nearside;North-East;Montes Apenninus;7.35565;7.35565;3.6;1471;0.199951584263133;Crater-pit located on the South-East end of Rima Hadley beyond Bela.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;7;First Quarter;Six days after Full Moon;100;100 mm reflector;200 mm reflector;
JOSE;AA126753S3583360;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Spanish male name.;IAU;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;?;Europe;Spain;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;-1.664019;358.335981;1 ° 40 ' West;-12.675291;12.675° North;Nearside;South-West;Ptolemaeus;1.21685;1.21685;0.6;239;0.19639013544843;Crater-pit located on a branch of Rimae Alphonsus.;;No slopes.;Steep walls.;Bowl shaped floor.;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;8;One day after First Quarter;Last Quarter;150;150 mm reflector;300 mm reflector;
JOULE;AA271509N2158641;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;James Prescott Joule;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;physicist;United Kingdom;British;19;19 th century;Salford;1818;Sale;1889;Discoverer of the thermical effect produced by electricity on 1841. Determination of the calory mechanical equivalent on 1842. Numerous works on thermodynamics.;-144.135895;215.864105;144 ° 8 ' West;27.150904;27.151° North;Farside;North-West;Not determined;96;96;48.7;4143;0.042493647165845;Not observable;Younger than Hertzsprung Basin ;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
JOY;AA250112N65587;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Craterlet;Meteoritic impact;Eratosthenian (From -3.2 billions years to -1.1 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Alfred H. Joy (ex Hadley A);?;01/01/1973 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;U. S. A.;American;20;20 th century;?;1882;?;1973;?;6.558664;6.558664;6 ° 34 ' East;25.011158;25.011° North;Nearside;North-East;South-West part of Mare Serenitatis;7;7;2.5;1020;0.199227264072947;Isolated circular formation with bowl shape.;;Steep slopes to the East.;Slightly high walls.;Rounded floor.;1;Low interest or difficult formation;6;6 days after New Moon;5 days after Full Moon;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
JULES VERNE;AA348456S1472755;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Jules Verne;IAU 1976 ?;01/01/1961 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;writer;France;French;19;19 th century;Nantes;1828;Amiens;1905;Engineer Author of numerous adventures and science-fiction books as From the Earth to the Moon and Around the Moon.;147.275529;147.275529;147 ° 17 ' East;-34.845646;34.846° South;Farside;North-East;Not determined;143;143;72.7;4670;0.032087398653291;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
JULIENNE;AA260576N31282;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;French female name.;IAU;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;?;Europe;France;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;3.1282;3.1282;3 ° 8 ' East;26.057621;26.058° North;Nearside;North-East;Montes Apenninus;1.80129;1.80129;0.9;354;0.197155454339794;Double craterlet located on the North bucckle of Rima Hadley.;;No slopes.;Slightly steep walls.;Double rounded floor.;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;7;First Quarter;Six days after Full Moon;150;150 mm reflector;300 mm reflector;
JULIUS CAESAR;AA91665N152105;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Gaius Julius Caesar;?;01/01/1935 00:00:00;Ocariz;Palus Archerusia;Sosigenes;Statesman;Rome;Roman;-1;1 st century BC;Rome;101 BC;Rome;44 av JC;General and Emperor of Rome. Realized many warlike expeditions from North of Europ to Minor Asia. Reformed the calendar and roman institutions.;15.210504;15.210504;15 ° 13 ' East;9.166462;9.166° North;Nearside;North-East;East of Mare Tranquillitatis region;91;90;42.3;3972;0.046885475152208;Wrecked formation of South-East North-West oriented rectangular shape.;Possibly Nectarian ;Steep slopes to the South-West and collapsed to the North-East.;High walls to the South-West and damaged to the North-East.;Flat floor filled with somber lava. Hills. Wrinkle ridges and craterlets.;3;Very interesting formation;6;6 days after New Moon;5 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
KAISER;AA364853S64786;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Imbrian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.85 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Frederick Kaiser;Schmidt (1878);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Mons Forti;Nonius;Astronomer;Netherlands;Dutch;19;19 th century;?;1808;?;1872;Specialist of double stars and Mars.;6.478565;6.478565;6 ° 29 ' East;-36.485266;36.485° South;Nearside;South-East;Maurolycus crater region;53;53;26.5;3452;0.064949186186742;Circular formation situated on the North-East slope of Fernelius.;;Steep slopes bearing Fernelius to the South-West and Kaiser A to the East.;Fairly high walls supporting a craterlet to the West.;Very flat floor filled of lava. Craterlets.;3;Very interesting formation;6;6 days after New Moon;5 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
KAMERLINGH ONNES;AA147186N2437137;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Heike Kamerlingh Onnes;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;physicist;Netherlands;Dutch;20;20 th century;Groningue;1853;Leyde;1926;Conceiver of the Leyde University Cold Laboratory. Helium liqu‚faction on 1908. Discoverer of supreconductivity. Nobel laureate on 1913.;-116.286315;243.713685;116 ° 17 ' West;14.718646;14.719° North;Farside;North-West;Not determined;66;66;35;3750;0.053560780169966;Not observable;Partly covered by Imbrian ejecta ;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
KANE;AA629949N258433;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Elisha Kent Kane;Schmidt (1878);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Explorer;U. S. A.;American;19;19 th century;Philadelphie;1820;La Havane;1857;Specialist of the North Pole and Greenland.;25.84332;25.84332;25 ° 51 ' East;62.994933;62.995° North;Nearside;North-East;Moon North limb;55;55;27.4;3487;0.063446524709638;Circular formation.;;Steep slopes to the North and to the East.;Slightly high walls gobbled to the South by the lava of Mare Frigoris.;Fairly flat floor filled with lava. Craterlets.;3;Very interesting formation;5;5 days after New Moon;4 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
KANT;AA106235S201979;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Upper Imbrian (From -3.8 billions years to -3.2 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Emmanuel Kant;Mädler (1837);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Pironi;Not named;Not named;Philosopher;Germany;German;18;18 th century;K?nigsberg;1724;K?nigsberg;1804;Author of an important number of philosophical works on the origin of the World whose 'Natural history' and a 'General Theory of the Sky' in 1755. Inventor of the theory of the birth of the Solar System from a primitive nebulae.;20.197934;20.197934;20 ° 12 ' East;-10.623504;10.624° South;Nearside;South-East;Theophilus crater North-West region;31;31;15.4;2930;0.094997272432066;Circular formation.;;Steep slopes bearing Kant E to the East Kant M and N to the North Kant DA to the South-West and Kant S and T to the South.;High walls with terraces.;Slightly extensive and flat floor supporting an important central mountain.;3;Very interesting formation;5;5 days after New Moon;4 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
KAO;AA67122S878103;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Ping-Tse Kao;IAU;01/01/1982 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;?;Asia;Taiwan;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;87.810315;87.810315;87 ° 49 ' East;-6.712182;6.712° North;Librations zone;South-East;Ansgarius;34.5408;34.5408;17.2;3032;0.087783559669874;Dark floor crater covering partly Helmert and located on the South of Mare Smythii.;;Slightly steep slopes buried in the North steeper in the South and bearing a craterlet in the South-West.;;Dark flat floor filled with lava mounds wrinkles and craterlets.;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;1;Two days after New Moon;One day after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
KAPTEYN;AA107896S705944;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Period source not found;No details;Jacobus Cornelius Kapteyn;Arthur / Whitaker (1963);01/01/1964 00:00:00;Not named;Montes Hippoci;Not named;Astronomer;Netherlands;Dutch;19;19 th century;Barneveld;1851;Amsterdam;1922;Promoter of the 'Selected Areas' for the study of the Milky Way in 1906. Study on the proper movement of close stars.;70.594366;70.594366;70 ° 36 ' East;-10.789623;10.790° South;Nearside;South-East;Moon East limb;50;50;24.3;3361;0.069092290489479;Isolated circular formation.;;rugged and steep slopes bearing a craterlet to the North-East.;High walls with terraces.;Flat floor. Central mountain.;3;Very interesting formation;2;2 days after New Moon;1 day after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
KARIMA;AA259326S1029820;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Arabic female name.;IAU;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;?;Asia;Arabian;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;102.981978;102.981978;102 ° 59 ' East;-25.932582;25.933° North;Farside;North-East;Hilbert;3.0496;3.0496;1.5;604;0.198197909643354;Elongated craterlet covering Rima Siegfried.;;Slightly steep slopes.;Fairly steep walls.;Bowl shaped floor.;0;Not observable;0;not observable;not observable;100;100 mm reflector;200 mm reflector;
KARPINSKIY;AA726094N1668014;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Lower Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.8 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Aleksey P. Karpinskiy;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;geologist;USSR;Soviet;20;20 th century;?;1846;?;1936;?;166.801364;166.801364;166 ° 48 ' East;72.609398;72.609° North;Farside;North-East;Not determined;92;92;45.7;4063;0.044463035408395;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
KARRER;AA520645S2177204;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Paul Karrer;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1979 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;chemist;Swiss;Swiss;20;20 th century;Moscow;1889;Zurich;1971;Works on sugars vitamins and colouring substances. Nobel laureate on 1937 with Haworth.;-142.279633;217.720367;142 ° 17 ' West;-52.064493;52.064° South;Farside;South-West;Not determined;51;51;27.7;3498;0.062966810457562;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
KASPER;AA82990N1221239;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Polish male name.;IAU;01/01/1979 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;?;Europe;Poland;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;122.123947;122.123947;122 ° 7 ' East;8.299035;8.299° North;Farside;North-East;Ostwald;12.3886;12.3886;6.1;2490;0.200995708319516;Almost circular formation in the middle of a catena including Carol and Melissa.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;not observable;not observable;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
KASTNER;AA69019S789367;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Walled plain;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Abraham Gotthelf Kästner;Schröter (1802);01/01/1961 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Mathematician and physicist;Germany;German;18;18 th century;?;1719;?;1800;?;78.936718;78.936718;78 ° 56 ' East;-6.901871;6.902° South;Nearside;South-East;Moon East limb;106;106;58;4366;0.037623676325538;Circular formation forming a vast couple with K?stner G.;;Slightly steep slopes bearing K?stner G and A to the North K?stner C and E to the South-West and Black to the South-West.;Fairly high walls supporting K?stner B to the North-East.;Very flat and large floor.;3;Very interesting formation;2;2 days after New Moon;1 day after Full Moon;5;Naked eye;10x binoculars;
KATCHALSKY;AA59060N1160746;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Upper Imbrian (From -3.8 billions years to -3.2 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Aharon Katzir-Katchalsky;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1973 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;chemist;Israel;Israeli;20;20 th century;?;1914;?;1972;?;116.074618;116.074618;116 ° 4 ' East;5.906027;5.906° North;Farside;North-East;Not determined;32;32;16.1;2971;0.091995786263165;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
KATHLEEN;AA253427N3591660;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Irish female name.;IAU;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;?;Europe;Ireland;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;-0.834038;359.165962;0 ° 50 ' West;25.342711;25.343° North;Nearside;North-West;Montes Apenninus;5.36708;5.36708;2.6;1070;0.199322265265243;Elongated crater on the West end of Rima Vladimir and the Hurwitz Rainure 113 Totale. ;;No slopes.;Fairly steep walls.;Straight floor.;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;8;One day after First Quarter;Last Quarter;100;100 mm refractor;200 mm telescope;
KEARONS;AA115877S2470816;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Upper Imbrian (From -3.8 billions years to -3.2 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;William M. Kearons;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronomer;USA;American;20;20 th century;?;1878;?;1948;?;-112.918439;247.081561;112 ° 55 ' West;-11.587676;11.588° South;Farside;South-West;Not determined;23;23;13.9;2846;0.101682326098527;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
KEELER;AA97798S1617761;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Lower Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.8 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;troc anorthosite;James E. Keeler;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronomer;USA;American;19;19 th century;?;1857;?;1900;?;161.77608;161.77608;161 ° 47 ' East;-9.779846;9.780° South;Farside;South-East;Not determined;160;160;79;4792;0.030318291959354;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
KEKULE;AA163094N2215339;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Auguste Kekul‚ von Stradonitz;IAU 2000 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;chemist;Germany;German;19;19 th century;Darmstadt;1829;Bonn;1896;Directchemistry Institute on 1865. Discoverer of tetravalent carbon on 1857 and of the cyclic formula of benzen on 1865. Inventor of phenols synthesis and of numerous others organic compounds.;-138.46614;221.53386;138 ° 28 ' West;16.309363;16.309° North;Farside;North-West;Not determined;94;94;47.1;4101;0.043528577204342;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
KELDYSH;AA512253N436466;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Upper Imbrian (From -3.8 billions years to -3.2 billions years);Wilhelms and Byrne / 2009;No details;Mstislav V. Keldysh (ex Hercules A);?;01/01/1982 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Mathematician and engineer;U. S. S. R.;Soviet;20;20 th century;?;1911;?;1978;Organizer of the soviet astronautics.;43.646639;43.646639;43 ° 39 ' East;51.225314;51.225° North;Nearside;North-East;Moon North-North-East limb;33;33;16.3;2983;0.091110367194268;Circular formation.;Formerly Hercules A ;Fairly steep slopes.;High walls.;Flat floor. Small central relief.;2;Pretty interesting formation;4;4 days after New Moon;3 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
KEPINSKI;AA286282N1267176;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;F. Kepinski;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1979 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronomer;Poland;Polish;20;20 th century;?;1885;?;1966;?;126.717554;126.717554;126 ° 43 ' East;28.628228;28.628° North;Farside;North-East;Not determined;31;31;15.8;2953;0.093271186698453;Not observable;Younger than Moscoviense Basin older than Humboldtianum Basin ;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
KEPLER;AA81210N3219913;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Copernician (From -1.1 billions years to present days);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Johannes Kepler;Riccioli (1651);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Thomas D. Sab.;Insula Cercinna;Kepler;Astronomer;Germany;German;17;17 th century;Weil der Stadt;1571;Ratisbonne;1630;Assistant of Tycho Brahé. Author of 'Astronomia nova' in 1611 presenting the first 2 laws of the movement of planets and 'Harmonia mundi' in 1619 presenting the third law. Author of the 'Rudolphine Tables' of planetary positions in 1627.;-38.008725;321.991275;38 ° 1 ' West;8.120985;8.121° North;Nearside;North-West;East part of Oceanus Procellarum;31;31;14.7;2891;0.098038765196571;Isolated circular formation behind extensive clear rays.;Young;Steep slopes especially to the South and bearing Kepler F to the West.;High walls with light terraces.;Enough tormented floor. Weak central relief. Hills. Craterlets.;4;Exceptional formation;10;3 days after First Quarter;2 days after Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
KHVOL'SON;AA141259S1118709;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Orest D. Khvol'son;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;physicist;Russia;Russian;20;20 th century;?;1852;?;1934;?;111.870916;111.870916;111 ° 52 ' East;-14.125924;14.126° South;Farside;South-East;Not determined;54;54;27.9;3504;0.062714545156609;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
KIBAL'CHICH;AA27213N2128213;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Nikolaj I. Kibal'chich;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;engineer;USSR;Soviet;19;19 th century;?;1853;?;1881;Space launchers conceiver.;-147.178708;212.821292;147 ° 11 ' West;2.72131;2.721° North;Farside;North-West;Not determined;92;92;45.8;4067;0.044371454376692;Not observable;Post-Hertzsprung;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
KIDINNU;AA357926N1229454;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Lower Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.8 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Kidunnu also known as Cidenas;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronomer;Babylone;Babylonian;-3;3 rd century BC;?;?;?;-343;?;122.945402;122.945402;122 ° 57 ' East;35.792637;35.793° North;Farside;North-East;Not determined;56;56;27.5;3489;0.063333797780863;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
KIES;AA263072S3373747;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Upper Imbrian (From -3.8 billions years to -3.2 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Johan Kies;Schröter (1802);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Mathematician and astronomer;Germany;German;18;18 th century;?;1713;?;1781;?;-22.625345;337.374655;22 ° 38 ' West;-26.307176;26.307° South;Nearside;South-West;West part of Mare Nubium;45;44;22.7;3295;0.072357536656529;Isolated circular formation almost ghost.;Possibly overflowed by mare;Slightly steep slopes bearing the dome Kies Pi to the South-West a small wrinkle ridge to the East and white stains to the North.;Slightly high walls gobbled to the North and with a perpendicular extension to the South.;Flat floor filled with the lava of Mare Nubium.;3;Very interesting formation;9;2 days after First Quarter;1 day after Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
KIESS;AA64092S841108;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms and Byrne / 2009;No details;Carl Kiess;?;01/01/1973 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astrophysicist;U. S. A.;American;20;20 th century;?;1887;?;1967;?;84.110808;84.110808;84 ° 7 ' East;-6.409241;6.409° South;Librations zone;South-East;Moon East limb;55;55;33.8;3714;0.054791819254005;Circular formation situated in the zone of librations.;;Slightly steep slopes bearing K?stner R to the South-West K?stner S to the South and Widmanst?tten to the North-East.;Slightly high walls.;Extensive flat floor filled with lava.;1;Low interest or difficult formation;2;2 days after New Moon;1 day after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
KIMURA;AA568157S1183822;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Hisashi Kimura;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronomer;Japan;Japanese;20;20 th century;?;1870;?;1943;?;118.382212;118.382212;118 ° 23 ' East;-56.81566;56.816° South;Farside;South-East;Not determined;28;28;13.7;2829;0.103102692720767;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
KINAU;AA607473S149354;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;C. A. Kinau;Neison (1876);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Botanist and astronomer;Germany;German;19;19 th century;?;?;?;?;Selenographer.;14.935365;14.935365;14 ° 56 ' East;-60.747251;60.747° South;Nearside;South-East;Moon South limb;41;41;20.9;3212;0.076734440172167;Damaged circular formation.;;Slightly steep slopes bearing Kinau CE and Kinau G to the West.;Fairly high walls ridden by a crater to the North and three craterlets to the South.;Flat floor. Small central relief. Craterlets.;3;Very interesting formation;6;6 days after New Moon;5 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
KING;AA49617N1204943;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Copernician (From -1.1 billions years to present days);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;ol-gabbro ;Arthur S. King;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;physicist;USA;American;20;20 th century;?;1876;?;1957;?;120.494311;120.494311;120 ° 30 ' East;4.961738;4.962° North;Farside;North-East;Not determined;76;76;38.1;3847;0.05048636903542;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
KIRA;AA177073S1328316;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Russian female name.;IAU;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;?;Europe;Russia;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;132.831645;132.831645;132 ° 50 ' East;-17.707295;17.707° North;Farside;North-East;Gagarin;6.8067;6.8067;3.4;1360;0.199796346534095;Strange geological formation on the floor of Patsaev Q.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;not observable;not observable;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
KIRCH;AA392652N3543778;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Eratosthenian (From -3.2 billions years to -1.1 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Gottfried Kirch;Schröter (1802);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;Germany;German;17;17 th century;?;1639;?;1710;Discoverer of the Comet of 1680.;-5.622242;354.377758;5 ° 37 ' West;39.265183;39.265° North;Nearside;North-West;North of Archimedes crater region;12;12;5.8;2352;0.200882285255474;Circular formation with bowl shape.;;Slightly steep slopes.;Slightly high walls.;Rounded floor.;2;Pretty interesting formation;7;First Quarter;6 days after Full Moon;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
KIRCHER;AA670075S3145182;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Athanasius Kircher;Riccioli (1651);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Franscisci D. Loth;Mons Meridionalis;Kircher;Priest and scientist;Germany;German;17;17 th century;Geisa;1601;Rome;1680;Creator of 1st museum. Works in many areas whose a treaty on volcanoes and a French - Chinese dictionnary.;-45.481798;314.518202;45 ° 29 ' West;-67.0075;67.008° South;Nearside;South-West;Moon South-South-West limb;73;73;35.6;3769;0.052944028440952;Circular formation.;;Fairly steep slopes bearing Wilson to the South Kircher A to the North-East Kircher D and a double crater to the South-West.;High walls with light terraces.;Flat floor supporting a craterlet to the North-East.;3;Very interesting formation;11;4 days after First Quarter;3 days after Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
KIRCHHOFF;AA303018N388444;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Imbrian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.85 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Gustav Robert Kirchhoff;Schmidt (1878);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Physicist;Germany;German;19;19 th century;K?nigsberg;1824;Berlin;1887;Inventor of the concept of the 'black body' and of the spectroscope. Discovers the principle of the spectral analysis in 1859. Works in electricity optical and hydrodynamics.;38.844431;38.844431;38 ° 51 ' East;30.301847;30.302° North;Nearside;North-East;Atlas crater South-East region;25;25;12.1;2730;0.111986053892996;Circular formation.;;Fairly steep slopes.;High walls.;Flat floor. Small central relief.;2;Pretty interesting formation;5;5 days after New Moon;4 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
KIRKWOOD;AA683398N2033371;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Eratosthenian (From -3.2 billions years to -1.1 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Daniel Kirkwood;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronomer;USA;American;19;19 th century;?;1814;?;1895;?;-156.662852;203.337148;156 ° 40 ' West;68.339754;68.340° North;Farside;North-West;Not determined;67;67;34;3719;0.054606145984911;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
KIVA;LF88400S154500;IAU Named formation;LF;Landing site name;Not determined;Not appliable;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Astronaut-named feature - Apollo 16 site.;IAU;01/01/1973 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;15.45;15.5;15 ° 27 ' East;-8.84;8 ° 50 ' South;Nearside;South-East;Theophilus;0.9;0.9;0.4;172;0.195749606669057;Small craterlet named by Apollo 16 astronauts.;;Slightly steep slopes.;Fairly steep walls.;Floor presenting a small central hill.;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;6;Six days after New Moon;Five days after Full Moon;999;Not observable;Not observable;
KLAPROTH;AA698529S3337386;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Martin Heidrich Klaproth;Mädler (1837);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Chemist;Germany;German;18;18 th century;Wernigerode;1743;Berlin;1817;Discoverer of the zirconium and the uranium in 1789 of the titane in 1795 and the cerium in 1803. Follower of theories of Lavoisier.;-26.261364;333.738636;26 ° 16 ' West;-69.852884;69.853° South;Nearside;South-West;Moon South limb;119;119;60.6;4426;0.036467556430316;Circular formation forming a double crater with Casatus.;;Slightly steep slopes bearing Klaproth A to the North Casatus H to the South-West and Klaproth G and H to the West.;Very high walls.;Very flat floor separated from Casatus by a line of crest. Craterlets.;3;Very interesting formation;9;2 days after First Quarter;1 day after Last Quarter;5;Naked eye;10x binoculars;
KLEIN;AA119864S25264;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Period source not found;No details;Hermann J. Klein;Krieger / K?nig (1912);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;Germany;German;19;19 th century;?;1844;?;1914;Selenographer. Famous popularizer.;2.52642;2.52642;2 ° 32 ' East;-11.986398;11.986° South;Nearside;South-East;Ptolemaeus crater region;45;45;21.7;3249;0.074749095210269;Circular formation situated on the East wall of Albategnius.;;Fairly steep slopes.;Slightly high walls ridden to the North-East by Klein A and to the South by Klein C.;Flat and extensive floor. Central mountain. Rille and craterlets.;3;Very interesting formation;7;First Quarter;6 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
KLEYMENOV;AA324775S2196445;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Ivan T. Kleymenov;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;engineer;USSR;Soviet;20;20 th century;?;1898;?;1938;Space launchers conceiver.;-140.355549;219.644451;140 ° 21 ' West;-32.477539;32.478° South;Farside;South-West;Not determined;55;55;27.9;3506;0.062636214928434;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
KLUTE;AA369253N2182372;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms and Byrne / 2009;No details;Daniel O. Klute;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;engineer;USA;American;20;20 th century;?;1898;?;1938;Space launchers conceiver.;-141.762837;218.237163;141 ° 46 ' West;36.925287;36.925° North;Farside;North-West;Not determined;75;75;38.7;3866;0.049910985256834;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
KNOX-SHAW;AA53567N801936;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Harold Knox-Shaw (ex Banachiewicz F);?;01/01/1973 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;Great Britain;British;20;20 th century;?;1885;?;1970;?;80.193632;80.193632;80 ° 12 ' East;5.356727;5.357° North;Librations zone;North-East;Moon East limb;12;12;6.7;2703;0.201159276082325;Circular formation with bowl shape situated on the floor of Banachiewicz.;;Slightly steep slopes.;Slightly high walls.;Rounded floor.;2;Pretty interesting formation;2;2 days after New Moon;1 day after Full Moon;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
KOCH;AA421311S1503306;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms and Byrne / 2009;No details;Robert Koch;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;doctor;Germany;German;19;19 th century;Clausthal;1843;Baden-Baden;1910;Discoverer of tuberculosis and cholera agents. Inventor of tuberculin synthesis mode. Nobel laureate in 1905.;150.330575;150.330575;150 ° 20 ' East;-42.131063;42.131° South;Farside;South-East;Not determined;95;95;47.3;4107;0.043374238516977;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
KOCHER;AA844671S2259756;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Emil Theodor Kocher;IAU;22/01/2009 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;?;Europe;Switzerland;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;-134.024389;225.975611;134 ° 1 ' West;-84.46707;84.467° North;Farside;North-West;Amundsen;24.0314;24.0314;12;2718;0.113123702989533;Recent crater on the wall of an old anonymous crater.;;Steep slopes with sharp crest.;Steep walls.;Flat floor with landslides.;0;Not observable;0;not observable;not observable;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
KOHLSCHUTTER;AA142426N1539455;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Arnold Kohlscheutter;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronomer;Germany;German;20;20 th century;?;1883;?;1969;?;153.945458;153.945458;153 ° 57 ' East;14.242571;14.243° North;Farside;North-East;Not determined;53;53;28.1;3511;0.062425905765771;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
KOLHORSTER;AA107875N2449885;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Werner Kolherster;IAU 1979 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;physicist;Germany;German;20;20 th century;?;1887;?;1946;?;-115.011523;244.988477;115 ° 1 ' West;10.787512;10.788° North;Farside;North-West;Not determined;97;97;39.3;3886;0.049329388414129;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
KOLYA;AA383007N3250003;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Russian male name diminutive from Greek-derived Nicholas.;IAU;14/06/2012 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;?;Europe;Russia;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;-34.999695;325.000305;34 ° 60 ' West;38.300743;38.301° North;Nearside;North-West;Sinus Iridum;0.1;0.1;0;19;0.191538495307339;Slightly visible formation near the Luna 17 landing site.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;10;Three days after First Quarter;Two days after Last Quarter;999;Not observable;Not observable;
KOMAROV;AA245868N1522480;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Vladimir M. Komarov;IAU 1985 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;cosmonaut;Russia;Russian;20;20 th century;?;1927;?;1967;Voshkod 1 and Soyouz 1 missions pilot. Deceased during Earth descent on april 23 1967 because of parachutes failure.;152.248022;152.248022;152 ° 15 ' East;24.586805;24.587° North;Farside;North-East;Not determined;78;78;40.2;3910;0.04861981126503;Not observable;Younger than Moscoviense Basin ;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
KONDRATYUK;AA153349S1158029;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms and Byrne / 2009;No details;Yurij V. Kondratyuk;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;engineer;USSR;Soviet;20;20 th century;?;1897;?;1942;Space launchers conceiver.;115.802928;115.802928;115 ° 48 ' East;-15.334894;15.335° South;Farside;South-East;Not determined;108;108;48.9;4149;0.042357119298949;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
KONIG;AA242276S3353208;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Eratosthenian (From -3.2 billions years to -1.1 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Rudolf König;Muller (1935);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Selenographer;Austria;Austrian;19;19 th century;?;1865;?;1927;Amateur astronomer. Selenographer. Measured 47 000 lunar formations from his personal observatory equipped with a Zeiss telescope.;-24.679218;335.320782;24 ° 41 ' West;-24.227589;24.228° South;Nearside;South-West;West part of Mare Nubium;23;23;11.4;2677;0.11714026890486;Isolated circular formation situated on the South-West bank of Mare Nubium.;;Steep slopes bearing hills to the South-West and to the South and the craterlet K?nig A to the South-East.;High walls with light terraces.;Very tormented floor. Numerous hills.;3;Very interesting formation;9;2 days after First Quarter;1 day after Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
KONOPLEV;AA281616S2356299;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;B.T. Konoplev;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1991 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;engineer;USSR;Soviet;20;20 th century;?;1912;?;1960;Specialized about radio.;-124.370148;235.629852;124 ° 22 ' West;-28.161647;28.162° South;Farside;South-West;Not determined;25;25;13.8;2836;0.10250288674802;Not observable;Formerly Ellerman Q;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
KONSTANTINOV;AA195572N1583415;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Konstantin I. Konstantinov;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;engineer;USSR;Soviet;20;20 th century;?;1817;?;1871;Space launchers conceiver.;158.341544;158.341544;158 ° 20 ' East;19.557231;19.557° North;Farside;North-East;Not determined;66;66;34;3719;0.054628570380759;Not observable;Younger than Moscoviense Basin ;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
KOPFF;AA173903S2703200;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Upper Imbrian (From -3.8 billions years to -3.2 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;August Köpff;?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;Germany;German;20;20 th century;?;1882;?;1960;?;-89.679962;270.320038;89 ° 41 ' West;-17.390286;17.390° South;Librations zone;South-West;Moon West-South-Westlimb;41;41;20.2;3180;0.078553294278566;Circular formation situated in the zone of librations on the West bank of Mare Orientale.;;Slightly steep slopes bearing a crater to the North.;Slightly high walls.;Flat floor filled with lava.;1;Low interest or difficult formation;14;Full Moon;6 days after Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
KOROLEV;AA41913S2025918;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Sergej Pavlovitch Korolev;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;engineer;USSR;Soviet;20;20 th century;Jitomir;1906;Moscow;1966;Director of reaction propulsion group on 1932. Conceiver of Semiorka rocket that put Spoutnik 1 in orbit on october 4th 1957. Principal builder of soviet space launchers.;-157.408179;202.591821;157 ° 24 ' West;-4.191273;4.191° South;Farside;North-West;Not determined;437;437;211.7;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
KOSBERG;AA201868S1496124;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;C. A. Kosberg;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;aeronaut;USSR;Soviet;20;20 th century;?;1903;?;1965;?;149.612447;149.612447;149 ° 37 ' East;-20.186808;20.187° South;Farside;South-East;Not determined;15;15;7.3;2945;0.201330009773078;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
KOSTINSKIY;AA144332N1188534;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Sergey K. Kostinskiy;IAU 1979 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronomer;USSR;Soviet;20;20 th century;?;1867;?;1937;?;118.85341;118.85341;118 ° 51 ' East;14.433178;14.433° North;Farside;North-East;Not determined;75;75;33.9;3716;0.05472412434926;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
KOSTYA;AA382994N3250004;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Latin-derived male name Konstantin in Russian diminutive form.;IAU;14/06/2012 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;?;Europe;Russia;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;-34.999557;325.000443;34 ° 60 ' West;38.29937;38.299° North;Nearside;North-West;Sinus Iridum;0.2;0.2;0.1;38;0.192870750899238;Slightly visible formation near the Luna 17 landing site.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;10;Three days after First Quarter;Two days after Last Quarter;999;Not observable;Not observable;
KOVAL'SKIY;AA218916S1010344;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Marian A. Koval'skij;IAU 1985 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronomer;Russia;Russian;19;19 th century;?;1821;?;1884;?;101.034352;101.034352;101 ° 2 ' East;-21.891637;21.892° South;Librations zone;South-East;Not determined;115;115;56.8;4340;0.038167809474628;Circular formation situated in the zone of librations.;;Not easily observable.;;;1;Low interest or difficult formation;1;2 days after New Moon;1 day after Full Moon;30;x10 binoculars;50 mm refractor;
KOVALEVSKAYA;AA308613N2305650;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Upper Imbrian (From -3.8 billions years to -3.2 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Sofia V. Kovalevskaya;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;mathematician;Russia;Russian;19;19 th century;?;1850;?;1891;?;-129.435034;230.564966;129 ° 26 ' West;30.861252;30.861° North;Farside;North-West;Not determined;49;49;22.4;3282;0.072997401417594;Circular formation in the libration zone.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
KOZYREV;AA466419S1295944;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Wilhelms and Byrne / 2009;No details;Nikolay A. Kozyrev;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1997 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronomer;USSR;Soviet;20;20 th century;?;1908;?;1983;Observer of a lunar transient phenomena in Alphonsus crater whose he obtains a spectra. ;129.594416;129.594416;129 ° 36 ' East;-46.641851;46.642° South;Farside;South-East;Not determined;65;65;29.6;3568;0.060128367539152;Not observable;Formerly Carver K ;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
KRAFFT;AA165576N2872784;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Upper Imbrian (From -3.8 billions years to -3.2 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Wolfgang Ludwig Krafft;Schröter (1802);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer and physicist;Germany;German;18;18 th century;?;1743;?;1814;Lived in St Petersburg.;-72.721554;287.278446;72 ° 43 ' West;16.557631;16.558° North;Nearside;North-West;Moon West-North-West limb;51;51;25.5;3412;0.066714064065983;Circular formation.;Twin of Cardanus;Fairly steep slopes bearing Krafft D and Rima Krafft to the South.;Slightly high walls with terraces.;Supporting flat floor Krafft C.;3;Very interesting formation;13;6 days after First Quarter;5 days after Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
KRAMAROV;AA22946S2611082;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;G.M. Kramarov;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1991 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;engineer;USSR;Soviet;20;20 th century;?;1887;?;1970;Specialized in spatial research.;-98.891793;261.108207;98 ° 54 ' West;-2.294552;2.295° South;Librations zone;South-West;Not determined;20;20;10.5;2612;0.124092999059035;Circular formation situated in the zone of librations.;Formerly Lents K;Not easily observable.;;;1;Low interest or difficult formation;14;Full Moon;6 days after Last Quarter;30;x10 binoculars;50 mm refractor;
KRAMERS;AA532804N2320208;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms and Byrne / 2009;No details;Hendrik A. Kramers;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;physicist;Netherlands;Dutch;20;20 th century;?;1894;?;1952;?;-127.979248;232.020752;127 ° 59 ' West;53.280418;53.280° North;Farside;North-West;Not determined;61;61;30.7;3608;0.058591263836041;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
KRASNOV;AA299335S2801780;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Upper Imbrian (From -3.8 billions years to -3.2 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Alexander V. Krasnov;Arthur / Whitaker (1963);01/01/1964 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;Russia;Russian;19;19 th century;?;1866;?;1907;Author of measures of the lunar libration.;-79.821952;280.178048;79 ° 49 ' West;-29.933451;29.933° South;Nearside;South-West;Moon West-South-Westlimb;41;41;20.5;3196;0.077644102212357;Circular formation situated on the East slope Montes Cordillera.;;Fairly steep slopes bearing a crater deformed to the North-West.;Slightly high walls ridden by 2 craterlets to the West.;Flat floor. Central hill.;2;Pretty interesting formation;14;Full Moon;6 days after Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
KRASOVSKIY;AA37902N1843665;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Upper Imbrian (From -3.8 billions years to -3.2 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Feodosiy N. Krasovskiy;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;geodesist;USSR;Soviet;20;20 th century;?;1878;?;1948;?;-175.633462;184.366538;175 ° 38 ' West;3.790178;3.790° North;Farside;North-West;Not determined;59;59;30.8;3610;0.058538125138152;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
KREIKEN;AA90481S845522;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;E. A. Kreiken;?;01/01/1973 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;Netherlands;Dutch;20;20 th century;?;1896;?;1964;?;84.55217;84.55217;84 ° 33 ' East;-9.048107;9.048° South;Librations zone;South-East;Moon East limb;23;23;14.6;2887;0.098318589637505;Circular formation situated in the zone of librations.;;Fairly steep slopes.;Walls higher to the West.;Flat floor supporting a crater to the East.;1;Low interest or difficult formation;2;2 days after New Moon;1 day after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
KRIEGER;AA290236N3143909;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Upper Imbrian (From -3.8 billions years to -3.2 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Johann W. Krieger;?;01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;Germany;German;19;19 th century;?;1865;?;1902;Selenographer.;-45.609073;314.390927;45 ° 37 ' West;29.023613;29.024° North;Nearside;North-West;Region between Oceanus Procellarum and Mare Imbrium;22;22;11.4;2678;0.117104463728948;Circular formation.;Asymmetric ;Slightly steep slopes bearing 2 craterlets to the East.;Slightly high walls ridden to the South by Van Bisbroeck.;Flat floor filled with lava.;2;Pretty interesting formation;11;4 days after First Quarter;3 days after Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
KROGH;AA94127N656891;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;August Krogh (ex Auzout B);?;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Physiologist;Danmark;Danish;20;20 th century;Grena;1874;Copenhague;1949;Works on capillary vessels and respiratory exchanges. Nobel Price in 1920.;65.689093;65.689093;65 ° 41 ' East;9.412724;9.413° North;Nearside;North-East;Moon East limb;20;20;9.5;2539;0.132479183186798;Circular formation.;;Fairly steep slopes bearing Krogh C to the South.;Slightly high walls.;Slightly extensive and flat floor.;2;Pretty interesting formation;3;3 days after New Moon;2 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
KRUSENSTERN;AA263000S57578;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Adam J. von Krusenstern;Schmidt (1878);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Seaman;Russia;Russian;19;19 th century;Haggud;1770;Ass;1846;Promotor of a tour of the World between 1803 and 1806 and author of a work relating it.;5.757804;5.757804;5 ° 45 ' East;-26.300045;26.300° South;Nearside;South-East;Arzachel crater region;48;48;23.2;3314;0.071374461252289;Circular formation situated on the East slope of Apianus.;;Fairly steep slopes.;Slightly high walls to the North and raised to the South ridden by Krusernstern A to the South Apianus A and a craterlet adjacent to the East.;Granular floor. Numerous hills and craterlets.;2;Pretty interesting formation;7;First Quarter;6 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
KRYLOV;AA352638N1938871;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Aleksej N. Krylov;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;engineer;USSR;Soviet;20;20 th century;?;1863;?;1945;Specialized in mechanics.;-166.112889;193.887111;166 ° 7 ' West;35.263774;35.264° North;Farside;North-West;Not determined;49;49;24.9;3385;0.067944509620765;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
KUGLER;AA534409S1040994;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms and Byrne / 2009;No details;F. X. Kugler;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;historian;Germany;German;20;20 th century;?;1862;?;1929;Specialized in Babylon history.;104.099353;104.099353;104 ° 6 ' East;-53.440865;53.441° South;Farside;South-East;Not determined;65;65;32.9;3682;0.055903348483865;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
KUHN;AA844820S2075221;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Richard Kuhn;IAU;22/01/2009 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;?;Europe;Austria;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;-152.477914;207.522086;152 ° 29 ' West;-84.482008;84.482° North;Farside;North-West;Amundsen;16.6145;16.6145;8.3;2432;0.146440811071393;Not observable;;Steep slopes with sharp crest.;Steep walls.;Flat floor with landslides and craterlets..;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
KUIPER;AA97750S3373167;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Craterlet;Meteoritic impact;Eratosthenian (From -3.2 billions years to -1.1 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Gerard Peter Kuiper (ex Bonpland E);?;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;U. S. A.;American;20;20 th century;Harenkarspel;1905;Mexico;1973;Discoverer of methane on Titan in 1945 the carbonic gas on Mars in 1947 and satellite Miranda in 1948 and Nereide in 1949. Author of a photographic atlas of the Moon in 1960.;-22.683343;337.316657;22 ° 41 ' West;-9.775016;9.775° South;Nearside;South-West;South-East of Oceanus Procellarum region;7;7;3.1;1253;0.199634532820447;Isolated circular formation with bowl shape.;;Fairly steep slopes.;Fairly high walls.;Rounded floor.;1;Low interest or difficult formation;9;2 days after First Quarter;1 day after Last Quarter;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
KULIK;AA419770N2053714;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Leonid A. Kulik;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;mineralogist;USSR;Soviet;20;20 th century;?;1883;?;1942;Works on Tunguska meteorit falled on 1908.;-154.628606;205.371394;154 ° 38 ' West;41.976952;41.977° North;Farside;North-West;Not determined;58;58;30.2;3588;0.059354584182912;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
KUNDT;AA115670S3484325;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Copernician (From -1.1 billions years to present days);Period source not found;No details;August Kundt (ex Guericke C);?;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Physicist;Germany;German;19;19 th century;Schwerin;1839;Israeldorf;1894;Inventor of the tube for stationary waves study. Discoverer of the abnormal dispersion of the light in 1871. Works on rubbings and the conductivity of gases.;-11.567518;348.432482;11 ° 34 ' West;-11.566972;11.567° South;Nearside;South-West;West of Ptolemaeus crater region;12;12;5.1;2068;0.200626666864934;Isolated circular formation with bowl shape.;;Fairly steep slopes.;Fairly high walls.;Rounded floor.;2;Pretty interesting formation;8;1 day after First Quarter;Last Quarter;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
KUNOWSKY;AA32151N3274720;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Georg K. F. Kunowsky;Schmidt (1878);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Scialli;Not named;Not named;Lawyer;Germany;German;19;19 th century;?;1786;?;1846;Observer of the Moon and planets.;-32.527955;327.472045;32 ° 32 ' West;3.215091;3.215° North;Nearside;North-West;East part of Oceanus Procellarum;18;18;9.1;2503;0.137007787809873;Isolated circular formation.;Possibly Imbrian. Not so sure;Slightly steep slopes.;Slightly high walls.;Flat floor filled with lava. Small central mountain. Slightly crest line marked. Craterlet.;3;Very interesting formation;10;3 days after First Quarter;2 days after Last Quarter;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
KUO SHOU CHING;AA81044N2253435;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Upper Imbrian (From -3.8 billions years to -3.2 billions years);Wilhelms and Byrne / 2009;No details;Kuo Shou Ching;IAU 1973 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronomer;China;Chinese;13;13 th century;?;1231;?;1316;?;-134.656485;225.343515;134 ° 39 ' West;8.10435;8.104° North;Farside;North-West;Not determined;34;34;16.7;3003;0.089717150098553;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
KURCHATOV;AA382953N1417354;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Igor V Kurchatov.;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1961 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;physicist;USSR;Soviet;20;20 th century;?;1903;?;1960;Works in nuclear physics. Radio-‚l‚ments synthesis.;141.735352;141.735352;141 ° 44 ' East;38.295307;38.295° North;Farside;North-East;Not determined;106;106;55.4;4308;0.038826581218342;Not observable;Older than Moscoviense Basin ;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
L. CLARK;AA433369S2123026;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Laurel Blair Salton Clark;IAU;01/01/2006 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Astronaut;North America;United States;20;20 th century;?;1961;?;2003;Space Shuttle Columbia Mission Specialist;-147.697421;212.302579;147 ° 42 ' West;-43.336896;43.337° North;Farside;North-West;Apollo;15.3017;15.3017;7.6;2372;0.15509621114089;Big craterlet in a group of anonymous craters in a bigger damaged carter.;;Slightly steep slopes;Steep walls.;Floor covered with materials presenting a big off-centered hill.;0;Not observable;0;not observable;not observable;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
LA CAILLE;AA236763S10836;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms and Byrne / 2009;No details;Nicolas Louis de la Caille;Schröter (1802);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Tumulus Celenorum;Not named;Astronomer;France;French;18;18 th century;Rumigny;1713;Paris;1762;Member of the Academy of Sciences in 1781. Lived in Capetown from 1750 to 1754. Revision of the southerly celestial hemisphere with creation of several new constellations. First precise measures of lunar parallaxe with Lalande installed in Berlin.;1.08364;1.08364;1 ° 5 ' East;-23.676336;23.676° South;Nearside;South-East;Arzachel crater region;68;68;33.6;3704;0.05511617132975;Circular formation situated between Purbach and Blanchinus.;;Steep slopes bearing La Caille M lengthened to the North-East.;High walls ridden by La Caille A & AB to the North-West La Caille D to the East and La Caille H & L to the South.;Flat floor filled with lava. Craterlets. Rille.;3;Very interesting formation;7;First Quarter;6 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
LA CONDAMINE;AA535371N3317820;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Lower Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.8 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Charles Marie de la Condamine;Schröter (1802);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Mons Atlas Major;Not Named;Geodesist and naturalist;France;French;18;18 th century;Paris;1701;Paris;1774;Mission to Peru in 1735. Works on sound speed variations according to the altitude in 1740. Discoverer of the latex in 1751.;-28.218032;331.781968;28 ° 13 ' West;53.537063;53.537° North;Nearside;North-West;Moon North-North-West limb;36;36;18.9;3116;0.082374519838109;Circular formation.;Covered by Imbrium ejecta;Fairly steep slopes bearing La Condamine A to the North-West.;damaged and Slightly high walls to the North.;Flat floor. Hills and craterlets.;2;Pretty interesting formation;9;2 days after First Quarter;1 day after Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
LA PEROUSE;AA106690S762809;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Upper Imbrian (From -3.8 billions years to -3.2 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Jean-François de Galaup Earl of la Pérouse;?;01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Navigator;France;French;18;18 th century;Le Guo;1741;Vanikoro;1788;Trip of exploration in the Ocean Pacific of 1785 to 1788 from Hawai to Japan then until Island Samoa.;76.280893;76.280893;76 ° 17 ' East;-10.668954;10.669° South;Nearside;South-East;Moon East limb;78;78;40.2;3910;0.048632491615733;Isolated circular formation.;;Steep slopes bearing the ghost crater La Pérouse F to the South-West and La Pérouse E to the North-East.;High walls with terraces.;Extensive flat floor supporting La Perouse D to the South-East. Imposante central mountain. Craterlets.;4;Exceptional formation;2;2 days after New Moon;1 day after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
LACCHINI;AA412944N2521700;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Upper Imbrian (From -3.8 billions years to -3.2 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Giovanni Lacchini;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronomer;Italy;Italian;20;20 th century;?;1884;?;1967;?;-107.829983;252.170017;107 ° 50 ' West;41.294443;41.294° North;Farside;North-West;Not determined;58;58;28.9;3543;0.061140099884478;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
LACROIX;AA379337S3008000;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Sylvestre François Lacroix;Neison (1876);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Mathematician;France;French;19;19 th century;Paris;1765;Paris;1843;Member of the french Academy of Sciences in 1799. Author of a Treaty of the differential calculation and the entire calculation in 1819.;-59.200016;300.799984;59 ° 12 ' West;-37.933679;37.934° South;Nearside;South-West;Moon South-West limb;38;38;18;3071;0.085163861537572;Isolated circular formation.;Partly covered by Orientale ejecta. possibly Lower Imbrian ;Fairly steep slopes bearing Lacroix G and a craterlet to the North.;Fairly high walls ridden by Lacroix J to the South-West and a craterlet to the North.;Flat floor.;3;Very interesting formation;12;5 days after First Quarter;4 days after Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
LACUS AESTATIS;LC148338S2914303;IAU Named formation;LC;Lake;Not determined;Extrusive volcanism;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Lake of Summer;Franz (1913);01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;-68.569696;291.430304;68 ° 34 ' West;-14.833825;14.834° South;Nearside;South-West;Moon West limb;50;30;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Double and deformed formation with crater shape.;;Fairly steep slopes.;Slightly high walls;Formed two small stain somber adjacent. 1000 km2.;2;Pretty interesting formation;13;6 days after First Quarter;5 days after Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
LACUS AUTUMNI;LC118150S2768276;IAU Named formation;LC;Lake;Not determined;Extrusive volcanism;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Lake of Autumn;?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;-83.172386;276.827614;83 ° 10 ' West;-11.814986;11.815° South;Librations zone;South-West;Moon West limb;247;247;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Pretty flat region with lengthened dark stains situated between Montes Cordillera and Montes Rook.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;2;Pretty interesting formation;14;Full Moon;6 days after Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
LACUS BONITATIS;LC231830N443158;IAU Named formation;LC;Lake;Not determined;Extrusive volcanism;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Lake of Goodness;?;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not named;Paludes Cimmeriae;Not named;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;44.315815;44.315815;44 ° 19 ' East;23.183011;23.183° North;Nearside;North-East;North of Mare Tranquillitatis region;70;40;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Little flat small region to the North-West of Macrobius.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;2;Pretty interesting formation;4;4 days after New Moon;3 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
LACUS DOLORIS;LC168013N86149;IAU Named formation;LC;Lake;Not determined;Extrusive volcanism;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Lake of Suffering;?;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;8.614923;8.614923;8 ° 37 ' East;16.801269;16.801° North;Nearside;North-East;South-West part of Mare Serenitatis;111;80;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Large flat region with a mountainous central part situated between the South-West rim of Mare Serenitatis and the crater Manilius. Communicates with Lacus Gaudii.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;2;Pretty interesting formation;6;6 days after New Moon;5 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
LACUS EXCELLENTIAE;LC356548S3164234;IAU Named formation;LC;Lake;Not determined;Extrusive volcanism;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Lake of Excellence;?;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Lacus Masii;Not named;Kristmannus;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;-43.576564;316.423436;43 ° 35 ' West;-35.65483;35.655° South;Nearside;South-West;Schickard crater region;151;100;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Flooded region relatively flat and pretty little marked to the North-East of Schickard.;;Contains some ghost craters.;;;2;Pretty interesting formation;11;4 days after First Quarter;3 days after Last Quarter;5;Naked eye;10x binoculars;
LACUS FELICITATIS;LC185200N53588;IAU Named formation;LC;Lake;Not determined;Extrusive volcanism;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Lake of Hapiness;?;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;5.358774;5.358774;5 ° 22 ' East;18.519997;18.520° North;Nearside;North-East;Montes Apenninus region;91;90;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Small dark and flat region situated to the North of Mare Vaporum.;;Separated in two by a line of crest.;;;2;Pretty interesting formation;7;First Quarter;6 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
LACUS GAUDII;LC163319N122745;IAU Named formation;LC;Lake;Not determined;Extrusive volcanism;Pre-Imbrian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.85 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Lake of Joy;?;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;12.27449;12.27449;12 ° 16 ' East;16.331916;16.332° North;Nearside;North-East;South-West part of Mare Serenitatis;121;100;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Dark and flat Region situated alongside Mare Serenitatis to the South-West.;;Separated from Lacus Hiemalis by a small lengthened mountain. Contains the craterlet Manilius Z.;;;2;Pretty interesting formation;6;6 days after New Moon;5 days after Full Moon;5;Naked eye;10x binoculars;
LACUS HIEMALIS;LC150080N139744;IAU Named formation;LC;Lake;Not determined;Extrusive volcanism;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Lake of Winter;?;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;13.974398;13.974398;13 ° 58 ' East;15.007963;15.008° North;Nearside;North-East;South-West part of Mare Serenitatis;50;50;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Small dark and flat region situated between the South-West Mare rim Serenitatis and the South-West slope of Menelaus.;;Wears the craterlet Menelaus C to the South-East.;;;2;Pretty interesting formation;6;6 days after New Moon;5 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
LACUS LENITATIS;LC143165N120549;IAU Named formation;LC;Lake;Not determined;Extrusive volcanism;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Lake of Tenderness;?;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;12.054861;12.054861;12 ° 3 ' East;14.316479;14.316° North;Nearside;North-East;South-West part of Mare Serenitatis;121;80;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Dark and flat region situated between the South-West Mare rim Serenitatis and the slope East Manilius.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;2;Pretty interesting formation;6;6 days after New Moon;5 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
LACUS LUXURIAE;LC194083N1755042;IAU Named formation;LC;Lacus lac?®s;Not determined;Extrusive volcanism;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Lake of Luxury;IAU;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;?;Europe;Latin;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;175.504159;175.504159;175 ° 30 ' East;19.408302;19.408° North;Farside;North-East;Fitzgerald;50.6124;50.6124;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Small marine surface on the South-East of Buys-Ballot.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;not observable;not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
LACUS MORTIS;LC451348N273191;IAU Named formation;LC;Lake;Not determined;Extrusive volcanism;Pre-Imbrian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.85 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Lake of Death;Riccioli (1651);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Mons Peuce;Lacus Mortis;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;27.319069;27.319069;27 ° 19 ' East;45.134823;45.135° North;Nearside;North-East;North-East of Mare Serenitatis region;151;150;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;21 000 km2. System of wrinkle ridge. Contains Rimae Burg 1 & 2. Without doubting an old crater filled with lava. Craterlets.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;2;Pretty interesting formation;5;5 days after New Moon;4 days after Full Moon;5;Naked eye;10x binoculars;
LACUS OBLIVIONIS;LC203881S1914758;IAU Named formation;LC;Lacus lac?®s;Not determined;Extrusive volcanism;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Lake of Forgetfulness;IAU;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;?;Europe;Latin;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;-168.524231;191.475769;168 ° 31 ' West;-20.388079;20.388° North;Farside;North-West;Mohorovicic;49.0137;49.0137;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Small marine surface between Mohorovicic R and Sniadecki Y.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;Small hill with a big craterlet on the North-West side;0;Not observable;0;not observable;not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
LACUS ODII;LC192180N72729;IAU Named formation;LC;Lake;Not determined;Extrusive volcanism;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Lake of Hate;?;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;7.272922;7.272922;7 ° 16 ' East;19.217974;19.218° North;Nearside;North-East;South-West part of Mare Serenitatis;70;70;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Small West East lengthened region flat and dark situated alongside Mare Serenitatis to the South-West.;;Seems formed of two ancient joined craters.;;;2;Pretty interesting formation;6;6 days after New Moon;5 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
LACUS PERSEVERANTIAE;LC78377N619349;IAU Named formation;LC;Lake;Not determined;Extrusive volcanism;Pre-Imbrian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.85 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Lake of Persistence;?;01/01/1979 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;61.934863;61.934863;61 ° 56 ' East;7.837718;7.838° North;Nearside;North-East;Moon East limb;70;15;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Little extensive and flat region of dark color situated on the North-West slope of Firmicus.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;2;Pretty interesting formation;3;3 days after New Moon;2 days after Full Moon;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
LACUS SOLITUDINIS;LC275230S1038764;IAU Named formation;LC;Lacus lac?®s;Not determined;Extrusive volcanism;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Lake of Solitude;IAU;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;?;Europe;Latin;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;103.876352;103.876352;103 ° 53 ' East;-27.523049;27.523° North;Farside;North-East;Hilbert;122.672;122.672;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Marine surface elongated North-South on the South of Bowditch.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;Sinous big craterlets chain in the South part. Double ghost crater in the North part.;0;Not observable;0;not observable;not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
LACUS SOMNIORUM;LC375622N308046;IAU Named formation;LC;Lake;Not determined;Extrusive volcanism;Pre-Imbrian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.85 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Lake of Dreams;Riccioli (1651);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Lacus Scientiae;Lacus Borysthenes;Lacus Somniorum;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;30.804637;30.804637;30 ° 48 ' East;37.562163;37.562° North;Nearside;North-East;North-East of Mare Serenitatis region;300;300;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Pretty flat region fringing Mare Serenitatis to the North-East. 70 000 km2. Numerous hills and craterlets. Contains Rimae Daniell I to IV.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;3;Very interesting formation;5;5 days after New Moon;4 days after Full Moon;5;Naked eye;10x binoculars;
LACUS SPEI;LC434610N652035;IAU Named formation;LC;Lake;Not determined;Extrusive volcanism;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Lake of Hope;?;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not named;Lacus Hyperboreus Inferior;Mercurius;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;65.203512;65.203512;65 ° 12 ' East;43.46098;43.461° North;Nearside;North-East;Moon North-East limb;80;80;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Very flat region situated to the North-East of Messala with dark floor and supporting Zeno P & K.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;3;Very interesting formation;3;3 days after New Moon;2 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
LACUS TEMPORIS;LC467728N562053;IAU Named formation;LC;Lake;Not determined;Extrusive volcanism;Pre-Imbrian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.85 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Lake of Time;?;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;56.205251;56.205251;56 ° 12 ' East;46.772794;46.773° North;Nearside;North-East;Atlas crater South-East region;250;250;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Very flat region to the East of the Atlas crater. Contains the craterlet Mercurius F.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;2;Pretty interesting formation;3;3 days after New Moon;2 days after Full Moon;5;Naked eye;10x binoculars;
LACUS TIMORIS;LC394215S3320478;IAU Named formation;LC;Lake;Not determined;Extrusive volcanism;Pre-Imbrian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.85 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Lake of Fear;?;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Rubenii;Not named;Rothmannus;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;-27.95224;332.04776;27 ° 57 ' West;-39.421512;39.422° South;Nearside;South-West;Tycho crater North-West region;131;49;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Region of dark and lengthened shape.;;Oriented South-East North-West.;Surrounded with mountains.;Almost separated in two by two advanced mountainous slopes in the middle formed by the walls of Capuanus.;2;Pretty interesting formation;9;2 days after First Quarter;1 day after Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
LACUS VERIS;LC164844S2740914;IAU Named formation;LC;Lake;Not determined;Extrusive volcanism;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Lake of Spring;Franz (1913);01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;-85.908611;274.091389;85 ° 55 ' West;-16.484388;16.484° South;Librations zone;South-West;Moon West-South-Westlimb;542;60;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Flat extent of North South lengthened shape.;;Situated between the two mountainous rings constituting Montes Rook to the North.;Floor filled with very dark material.;;2;Pretty interesting formation;14;Full Moon;6 days after Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
LADE;AA13262S99901;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Heinrich E. von Lade;Krieger / K?nig (1912);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Bankman;Germany;German;19;19 th century;?;1817;?;1904;Amateur astronomer.;9.990072;9.990072;9 ° 59 ' East;-1.326198;1.326° South;Nearside;South-East;East of Ptolemaeus crater region;56;56;29;3546;0.061022379256411;Wrecked circular formation.;;Steep slopes to the North and non-existent to the bearing South Lade T and S to the West Lade X to the East and Lade U and B to the North.;Slightly high walls gobbled to the South and ridden to the West by Lade M.;Extensive flat floor filled with lava. Hill depressions and craterlets.;3;Very interesting formation;6;6 days after New Moon;5 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
LAGALLA;AA444847S3376401;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms and Byrne / 2009;No details;Giulio Cesare Lagalla;Fauth (1936);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Philosopher;Italy;Italian;16;16 th century;?;1571;?;1624;One of the first observers of the Moon with a telescope.;-22.359937;337.640063;22 ° 22 ' West;-44.484739;44.485° South;Nearside;South-West;Tycho crater North-West region;86;56;44.3;4028;0.045376209608028;Damaged and deformed formation situated on the South-West slope of Wilhelm.;;Sweet slopes crushed by Lagalla F to the West by Wilhelm B and Wilhelm to the North-East and by Wilhelm A to the East.;Slightly high walls supporting a craterlet to the South-West.;Flat floor of irregular form. Hills and lines of crest. Craterlets.;3;Very interesting formation;9;2 days after First Quarter;1 day after Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
LAGRANGE;AA326026S2885526;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Walled plain;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Comte Louis de Lagrange;Mädler (1837);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Mathematician;France;French;18;18 th century;Turin;1736;Paris;1813;Author of the 'Analytic Mechanics' in 1788 and the 'Analytic function theory' in 1797.;-71.447445;288.552555;71 ° 27 ' West;-32.602555;32.603° South;Nearside;South-West;Moon South-West limb;161;161;81.1;4829;0.029775306402699;Circular formation strongly dismantled.;;Fairly steep slopes riddled of craters and bearing Piazzi to the South-West.;High walls tormented supporting many craters whose Lagrange K to the North-East.;Flat floor to the North and tormented to the South. Mountainous mountain lengthened to the center.;3;Very interesting formation;13;6 days after First Quarter;5 days after Last Quarter;5;Naked eye;10x binoculars;
LALANDE;AA44556S3513533;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Copernician (From -1.1 billions years to present days);Period source not found;No details;Joseph Jérôme LeFrançois de Lalande;Lohrmann (1824);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Rosetti;Mons Micale;Not named;Astronomer;France;French;18;18 th century;Bourg en Bresse;1732;Paris;1807;Measure of the distance of the Moon in 1751. Works on planets. Editor of the 'Knowledge of times' in 1760. Member of the french Academy of Sciences in 1753. Director of the Observatory of Paris in 1795. Author of 'French celestial History'.;-8.646718;351.353282;8 ° 39 ' West;-4.455585;4.456° South;Nearside;South-West;West of Ptolemaeus crater region;25;25;11.7;2701;0.114764556882862;Isolated circular formation.;;Steep slopes bearing a chain of mountains to the South-West and Lalande B to the North.;High walls with terraces.;Slightly extensive and flat floor. Small central relief. Radiations.;3;Very interesting formation;8;1 day after First Quarter;Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
LALLEMAND;AA144007S2757937;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;André Lallemand (ex Kopff A);?;01/01/1985 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;France;French;20;20 th century;Cirey les Pontailler;1904;Paris;1978;Inventor of the electronic camera in 1936. Professor to the College of France and member of the french Academy of Sciences in 1961.;-84.206286;275.793714;84 ° 12 ' West;-14.400746;14.401° South;Librations zone;South-West;Moon West limb;18;18;8.3;2435;0.145949805085148;Isolated circular formation with bowl shape situated in the zone of librations.;Formerly Kopff A;Fairly steep slopes.;Slightly high walls.;Rounded floor.;2;Pretty interesting formation;14;Full Moon;6 days after Last Quarter;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
LAMARCK;AA231205S2899423;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Jean Baptiste de Monet Chevalier de Lamarck;Arthur / Whitaker (1963);01/01/1964 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Naturalist;France;French;18;18 th century;Bazentin;1744;Paris;1829;Professor to the Museum of natural history in 1793. Member of the french Academy of Sciences in 1795. Author of the theory of the adaptation of species called 'Lamarckism'.;-70.057731;289.942269;70 ° 3 ' West;-23.120491;23.120° South;Nearside;South-West;Moon West-South-Westlimb;116;116;57.3;4350;0.037948798601618;Wrecked circular formation.;;Fairly steep slopes bearing Byrgius D to the South-East Lamarck A and D to the South-West and crushed by Darwin to the North.;Slightly high walls crushed by Darwin to the North.;Tormented floor with a crater to the North. Central mountain. Craterlets and line of crest.;3;Very interesting formation;13;6 days after First Quarter;5 days after Last Quarter;5;Naked eye;10x binoculars;
LAMB;AA426735S1009418;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Sir Horace Lamb;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;physicist;United Kingdom;British;20;20 th century;?;1849;?;1934;?;100.941799;100.941799;100 ° 57 ' East;-42.673477;42.673° South;Nearside;South-East;Not determined;106;106;51.7;4219;0.040748401484422;Circular formation situated in the zone of librations.;;Not easily observable.;;;1;Low interest or difficult formation;1;2 days after New Moon;1 day after Full Moon;30;x10 binoculars;50 mm refractor;
LAMBERT;AA257717N3390136;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Eratosthenian (From -3.2 billions years to -1.1 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Johann Heinrich Lambert;Schröter (1802);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Chisletti;Insula Sardinia;Not named;Mathematician;Germany;German;18;18 th century;Mulhouse;1728;Berlin;1777;Geometrical Theories on orbits of comets. Author of the cartographic projection with his name. Discoverer of the irrationality of Pi. Works on the photometry.;-20.986439;339.013561;20 ° 59 ' West;25.771744;25.772° North;Nearside;North-West;South part of Mare Imbrium;30;30;15;2909;0.096600834103532;Isolated circular formation.;;Steep slopes bearing the craterlet Lambert A to the North-West and large ghost crater Lambert R to the South.;High walls with terraces.;Tormented floor. Central mountain with craterlet to the summit. Craterlets.;4;Exceptional formation;9;2 days after First Quarter;1 day after Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
LAME;AA147553S645590;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Gabriel Lamé;Arthur / Whitaker (1963);01/01/1964 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Mathematician and engineer;France;French;19;19 th century;Tours;1795;Paris;1870;Large works in Russia in 1820. Professor of physics in french Polytechnic School in 1832. Implied in the first railroads. Elected to the french Academy of Sciences in 1843.;64.559015;64.559015;64 ° 34 ' East;-14.755272;14.755° South;Nearside;South-East;Moon East-South-East limb;85;85;42.1;3965;0.047056438515246;Complex circular formation.;;Steep slopes crushing Vendelinus to the South-West bearing Lamé F and E to the North-East and Lamé 'M to the South-East.;High walls crushed by Lamé G to the South-East and Lamé J to the North-East.;Tormented floor with craterlets and crests.;3;Very interesting formation;3;3 days after New Moon;2 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
LAMECH;AA427890N131507;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Copernician (From -1.1 billions years to present days) ?;Period source not found;No details;Félix Chemla Lamèch;Muller (1935);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;France;French;20;20 th century;?;1894;?;1962;Selenographer. Author of a lunar map.;13.150731;13.150731;13 ° 9 ' East;42.789019;42.789° North;Nearside;North-East;North of Mare Serenitatis region;13;13;6.2;2494;0.200998950212626;Circular formation.;;Steep slopes bearing Eudoxus D to the North.;Slightly high walls.;Slightly extensive and flat floor.;2;Pretty interesting formation;6;6 days after New Moon;5 days after Full Moon;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
LAMONT;AA51381N233164;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Imbrian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.85 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Johann von Lamont;Krieger / K?nig (1912);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;Germany;German;19;19 th century;Braemar;1805;Bogenhausen;1879;Calculated the mass of Uranus from its satellites. Works in stellar photometry. Discoverer of periodic variations of the magnetic declination.;23.316433;23.316433;23 ° 19 ' East;5.138138;5.138° North;Nearside;North-East;East part of Mare Tranquillitatis;75;75;41.6;3950;0.047470614356373;Remarkable ghost circular formation with double enclosure situated to the South-East of Arago.;;Form of the wrinkle ridge concentric and radial in Mare Tranquillitatis.;;;4;Exceptional formation;5;5 days after New Moon;4 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
LAMPLAND;AA311678S1315097;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms and Byrne / 2009;No details;Carl O. Lampland;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronomer;USA;American;20;20 th century;?;1873;?;1951;?;131.50971;131.50971;131 ° 31 ' East;-31.16783;31.168° South;Farside;North-East;Not determined;65;65;31.5;3634;0.057645946153509;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
LANDAU;AA421629N2406603;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Lev Davidovitch Landau;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;physicist;Russia;Russian;20;20 th century;Bakou;1908;Moscow;1968;Works on magnetism cosmic rays superfluid helium and quantic theory of fields. Author with E. M. Lifchits of a famous physics treaty. Nobel laureate on 1962.;-119.339656;240.660344;119 ° 20 ' West;42.162859;42.163° North;Farside;North-West;Not determined;214;214;109;5280;0.024205307363135;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
LANDER;AA153371S1318068;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Richard Lemon Lander;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;explorer;United Kingdom;British;19;19 th century;?;1804;?;1834;?;131.806765;131.806765;131 ° 48 ' East;-15.337095;15.337° South;Farside;South-East;Not determined;40;40;20;3170;0.079155543807032;Not observable;Partly covered by ejecta from Upper Imbrian crater Tsiolkovskiy. not named on LAC 84 ;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
LANDSTEINER;AA312983N3452103;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Craterlet;Meteoritic impact;Eratosthenian (From -3.2 billions years to -1.1 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Karl Landsteiner (ex Timocharis F);?;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Biologist;U. S. A.;American;20;20 th century;Vienne;1868;New York;1943;Discoverer of blood groups in 1900 and of the Rhesus factor in 1941. Nobel Price of medicine in 1930.;-14.789682;345.210318;14 ° 47 ' West;31.298315;31.298° North;Nearside;North-West;Central part of Mare Imbrium;7;7;3;1219;0.199579754218616;Circular formation with bowl shape.;;Slightly steep slopes.;Slightly high walls.;Rounded floor.;1;Low interest or difficult formation;8;1 day after First Quarter;Last Quarter;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
LANE;AA95010S1323648;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Upper Imbrian (From -3.8 billions years to -3.2 billions years);Wilhelms and Byrne / 2009;No details;Jonathan H. Lane;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astrophysicist;USA;American;19;19 th century;?;1819;?;1880;?;132.364776;132.364776;132 ° 22 ' East;-9.501021;9.501° South;Farside;South-East;Not determined;55;55;26.8;3463;0.064433166660121;Not observable;Possibly Nectarian;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
LANGEMAK;AA99336S1194531;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Upper Imbrian (From -3.8 billions years to -3.2 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Georgij E. Langemak;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;engineer;USSR;Soviet;20;20 th century;?;1898;?;1938;Specialized in astronautical research.;119.453052;119.453052;119 ° 27 ' East;-9.933609;9.934° South;Farside;South-East;Not determined;97;97;52.3;4234;0.040418840558384;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
LANGEVIN;AA441662N1626912;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Paul Langevin;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;physicist;France;French;20;20 th century;Paris;1872;Paris;1946;Works on brownian motion and gaz ionization. Theories on rays magnetism and thermodynamics. Sound theory used in sonar. Member of French Academy of Sciences on 1934. ;162.69123;162.69123;162 ° 41 ' East;44.166225;44.166° North;Farside;North-East;Not determined;58;58;28.9;3540;0.06125096560275;Not observable;Older than Moscoviense Basin ;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
LANGLEY;AA511662N2739501;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Samuel Pierpont Langley;Arthur / Whitaker (1963);01/01/1964 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer and physicist;U. S. A.;American;19;19 th century;Roxbury;1834;Aiken;1906;Inventor of the bolometer in 1881. Measured the atmospheric permeability to the solar light. Constructor of a plane in 1896.;-86.049874;273.950126;86 ° 3 ' West;51.166234;51.166° North;Librations zone;North-West;Moon North-North-West limb;60;60;29.5;3565;0.060256166966143;Damaged formation situated in the zone of librations.;;Slightly steep slopes bearing Galvani to the South-East Volta to the North.;Slightly high walls supporting Langley K & J to the North.;Tormented floor.;1;Low interest or difficult formation;14;Full Moon;6 days after Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
LANGMUIR;AA358461S2311051;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Wilhelms and Byrne / 2009;ol-noritic gabbro;Irving Langmuir;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;physicist;USA;American;20;20 th century;Brooklyn;1881;Falmouth;1957;Works on high temperatures materials and electrical bulbs.Author of theories about electrochemistry and catalyse. Conceiver of a va cuum pump. Discovere of atomic hydrogen. Nobel laureate in chemistry on 1932.;-128.894944;231.105056;128 ° 54 ' West;-35.846123;35.846° South;Farside;South-West;Not determined;91;91;45.7;4065;0.044429062975406;Not observable;Possibly Lower Imbrian ;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
LANGRENUS;AA88604S610380;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Eratosthenian (From -3.2 billions years to -1.1 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Michel Florent von Langren;Langrenus (1645);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Langreni;Insula Major;Not named;Engineer and mathematician;Belgium;Belgian;17;17 th century;?;1600;?;1675;Author of the first lunar map with nomenclature.;61.038048;61.038048;61 ° 2 ' East;-8.860387;8.860° South;Nearside;South-East;Moon East limb;133;133;65.9;4539;0.034392624649543;Circular formation deformed to the South.;Rayed;Very steep and rugged slopes bearing Lohse Langrenus C and E to the South Sommerville to the North-East and Acosta to the North.;High walls with terraces deformed to the South.;Extensive flat floor more tormented to the North-West. Double central mountain 1000 m high. Hills and craterlets.;4;Exceptional formation;3;3 days after New Moon;2 days after Full Moon;5;Naked eye;10x binoculars;
LANSBERG;AA3118S3333727;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Upper Imbrian (From -3.8 billions years to -3.2 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Philippe van Lansberge;Riccioli (1651);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Kinschotti;Insula Malta;Lansberg;Doctor and astronomer;Belgium;Belgian;16;16 th century;?;1561;?;1632;Author of works on the gnomon and the astrolabe.;-26.627289;333.372711;26 ° 38 ' West;-0.311844;0.312° South;Nearside;South-West;South-East of Oceanus Procellarum region;40;40;19.3;3138;0.081002528492242;Isolated circular formation.;Maybe Lower Imbrian ;Steep slopes.;High walls with terraces.;Slightly extensive and flat floor. Central mountain doubles. Craterlets.;4;Exceptional formation;9;2 days after First Quarter;1 day after Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
LARA;LF201700N305500;IAU Named formation;LF;Landing site name;Not determined;Not appliable;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Astronaut-named feature - Apollo 17 site.;IAU;01/01/1973 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;30.55;30.55;30 ° 33 ' East;20.17;20 ° 10 ' North;Nearside;North-East;Macrobius;0;0;0.3;120;0.195065285744534;Geological formation on the Luna 17 landing site.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;5;Five days after New Moon;Four days after Full Moon;999;Not observable;Not observable;
LARMOR;AA318463N1803279;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Sir Joseph Larmor;IAU 1991 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;physicist;Ireland;Irish;20;20 th century;Magheragall;1857;Holywood;1942;Works on celestial mecanics electrodynamism force fields relativity and thermodynamics. Author of Aether and Matter on 1900.;-179.672124;180.327876;179 ° 40 ' West;31.84631;31.846° North;Farside;North-West;Not determined;97;97;49.7;4169;0.041903729392927;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
LASSELL;AA154866S3520966;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;William Lassel;?;01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Insula Lesbos;Not named;Astronomer;England;English;19;19 th century;Bolton;1799;Maidenhead;1880;Amateur astronomer. Discoverer of Neptune's satellites Triton in 1846 Hypérion in 1848 Ariel and Umbriel in 1851. Equally discoverer of 600 nebulae and galaxies.;-7.903426;352.096574;7 ° 54 ' West;-15.486632;15.487° South;Nearside;South-West;Mare Humorum region;24;24;10.9;2640;0.121015508782488;Isolated circular formation situated on the East bank of Mare Nubium.;;Slightly steep slopes bearing Lassel B and a craterlet to the South a craterlet to the West and Alpetragius B to the North-East.;Slightly high walls.;Flat floor filled with lava with debris to the West.;3;Very interesting formation;8;1 day after First Quarter;Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
LAST;LF261000N37000;IAU Named formation;LF;Landing site name;Not determined;Not appliable;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Astronaut-named feature - Apollo 15 site.;IAU;01/01/1973 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;3.7;3.7;3 ° 42 ' East;26.1;26.100° North;Nearside;North-East;Montes Apenninus;0;0;0;28;0.192316693669677;Geological formation on the Luna 15 landing site.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;7;First Quarter;Six days after Full Moon;999;Not observable;Not observable;
LAUE;AA282904N2629488;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms and Byrne / 2009;No details;Max T. F. von Laue;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;physicist;Germany;German;20;20 th century;Pfaffendorf;1879;Berlin;1960;Discoverer of X rays diffraction on 1912. Works on relativity. Director of Physics Institute of Berlin on 1919. Nobel laureate on 1914. ;-97.05119;262.94881;97 ° 3 ' West;28.290445;28.290° North;Librations zone;North-West;Not determined;87;87;44.5;4033;0.04523739423983;Circular formation situated in the zone of librations.;Possibly Nectarian ;Not easily observable.;;;1;Low interest or difficult formation;14;Full Moon;6 days after Last Quarter;30;x10 binoculars;50 mm refractor;
LAURITSEN;AA275443S963090;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Charles Christian Lauritsen;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;physicist;USA;American;20;20 th century;?;1892;?;1968;?;96.308997;96.308997;96 ° 19 ' East;-27.544314;27.544° South;Librations zone;South-East;Not determined;52;52;25.6;3414;0.066632134088146;Circular formation situated in the zone of librations.;;Not easily observable.;;;1;Low interest or difficult formation;1;2 days after New Moon;1 day after Full Moon;30;x10 binoculars;50 mm refractor;
LAVERAN;AA817989S2002159;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Charles Louis Alphonse. French physician Nobel Prize winner 1907 (1845-1922).;IAU;22/01/2009 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;physician;Europe;France;19;19 th century;?;1845;?;1922;Nobel Prize winner 1907;-159.784115;200.215885;159 ° 47 ' West;-81.798886;81.799° North;Farside;North-West;Amundsen;12.5155;12.5155;6.2;2516;0.201016688683238;Recent bright craterlet.;;Steep slopes with sharp crest.;Steep walls.;Narrow flat floor with a craterlet in the South.;0;Not observable;0;not observable;not observable;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
LAVOISIER;AA381694N2787470;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms and Byrne / 2009;No details;Antoine Laurent de Lavoisier;Mädler (1837);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Chemist;France;French;18;18 th century;Paris;1743;Paris;1794;Member of the french Academy of Sciences in 1768. Principle of mass conservation. First analyze of the air;-81.253033;278.746967;81 ° 15 ' West;38.169373;38.169° North;Librations zone;North-West;Moon North-West limb;70;70;35.5;3766;0.053043009826477;Deformed formation situated in the zone of librations.;Possibly Nectarian or younger ;Slightly steep slopes bearing Lavoisier H to the East and Lavoisier W and F to the South.;Fairly high walls.;Flat floor. Central mountain. Craterlets whose three important.;2;Pretty interesting formation;14;Full Moon;6 days after Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
LAWRENCE;AA73519N432965;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Imbrian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.85 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Ernest Orlando Lawrence (ex Taruntius M);?;01/01/1973 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Physicist;U. S. A.;American;20;20 th century;Canton;1901;Palo Alto;1958;Inventor of the cyclotron in 1930. Participated in the elaboration of the first atomic reactor. Nobel Price in 1939.;43.296543;43.296543;43 ° 18 ' East;7.351875;7.352° North;Nearside;North-East;North edge of Mare Fecunditatis;25;25;12;2718;0.113156620772567;Damaged circular formation situated to the East extremity of Rima Cauchy.;;Slightly steep slopes bearing a craterlet to the North-West and a craterlet to the South-East.;Slightly high walls.;Flat floor filled with lava. Hills.;2;Pretty interesting formation;4;4 days after New Moon;3 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
LE GENTIL;AA742739S2839801;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Upper Imbrian (From -3.8 billions years to -3.2 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Guillaume H. le Gentil;Schröter (1802);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;France;French;18;18 th century;?;1725;?;1792;?;-76.019948;283.980052;76 ° 1 ' West;-74.273897;74.274° South;Nearside;South-West;Moon South limb;113;113;62.6;4469;0.035648309610339;Damaged circular formation situated to the edge of the zone of librations.;May not be a crater ;Slopes riddled with craters whose Le Gentil V and U to the North.;Fairly high walls riddled many craters.;very tormented Floor supporting Le Gentil B & C. Hills crack and craterlets.;2;Pretty interesting formation;13;6 days after First Quarter;5 days after Last Quarter;5;Naked eye;10x binoculars;
LE MONNIER;AA266560N305015;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Pierre Charles le Monnier;Lohrmann (1824);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;France;French;18;18 th century;Paris;1715;Herils;1799;Measure of the arc of meridian in Lapland in 1737. Determination of the height of the celestial pole to Paris. Member of the french Academy of Sciences in 1741.;30.501511;30.501511;30 ° 30 ' East;26.655984;26.656° North;Nearside;North-East;North of Mare Tranquillitatis region;61;61;34.2;3724;0.054449799332969;Damaged circular formation partially gobbled in Mare Serenitatis. Place of alunissage of Luna 21 and trip to the ground of Lunakhod 2.;Possibly pre-Nectarian ;Fairly steep slopes safe to the West.;Collapsed walls to the West opening on Mare Serenitatis.;Flat floor filled with very somber lava.;3;Very interesting formation;5;5 days after New Moon;4 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
LE VERRIER;AA403266N3393902;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Eratosthenian (From -3.2 billions years to -1.1 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Urbain Le Verrier;Schmidt (1878);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Insula Erroris;Not named;Astronomer;France;French;19;19 th century;Saint L?¡;1811;Paris;1877;Calculated the position of Neptune in 1846. Member of the french Academy of Sciences in 1846. Director of the observatory of Paris in 1854.;-20.609798;339.390202;20 ° 37 ' West;40.326623;40.327° North;Nearside;North-West;Central part of Mare Imbrium;20;20;10.2;2592;0.126324773003415;Circular formation. Forms a remarkable couple with Helicon.;;Fairly steep slopes bearing Le Verrier T to the South.;Fairly high walls damaged to the North.;Flat floor. Line of crest. Small mountain;3;Very interesting formation;9;2 days after First Quarter;1 day after Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
LEAKEY;AA31895S374633;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Louis Seymour Bazett Leakey (ex Censorinus F);?;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Anthropologist;Great Britain;British;20;20 th century;Kabete;1903;London;1972;Author of many works on origins of Man. Discoverer of the prehistoric Man of Oldoway.;37.463307;37.463307;37 ° 28 ' East;-3.189511;3.190° South;Nearside;South-East;Theophilus crater North-East region;13;13;6.2;2508;0.201010256246631;Circular formation with bowl shape.;;Slightly steep slopes.;Fairly high walls.;Rounded floor.;2;Pretty interesting formation;5;5 days after New Moon;4 days after Full Moon;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
LEAVITT;AA448561S2201078;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Henrietta S. Leavitt;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronomer;USA;American;20;20 th century;Lancaster;1868;Cambridge;1921;Auhor of a law about absolute magnitude of variable stars called cepheids according to their variation period. ;-139.892234;220.107766;139 ° 54 ' West;-44.856099;44.856° South;Farside;South-West;Not determined;66;66;34.6;3739;0.053949095200454;Not observable;Possibly younger than Nectarian ;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
LEBEDEV;AA468039S1078856;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms and Byrne / 2009;No details;Petr Nikolaïevitch Lebedev;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;physicist;Russia;Russian;20;20 th century;Moscow;1866;Moscow;1912;Professor in Moscow University on 1900.Works on dielectrics terrestrial magnetism and radiation presssure on 1901. ;107.885648;107.885648;107 ° 53 ' East;-46.803914;46.804° South;Farside;South-East;Not determined;102;102;60.9;4430;0.036377516313585;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
LEBEDINSKIY;AA78440N1951124;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Lower Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.8 billions years);Wilhelms and Byrne / 2009;No details;Aleksandr I. Lebedinsky;IAU 1976 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astrophysicist;USSR;Soviet;20;20 th century;?;1913;?;1967;?;-164.887563;195.112437;164 ° 53 ' West;7.844002;7.844° North;Farside;North-West;Not determined;62;62;31.6;3640;0.057423279675012;Not observable;Relatively young maybe Lower Imbrian - map suggest LI table N;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
LEBESGUE;AA51360S889747;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Henri Leon Lebesgue;IAU;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Mathematician;Europe;France;20;20 th century;?;1875;?;1941;?;88.974706;88.974706;88 ° 58 ' East;-5.135985;5.136° North;Librations zone;South-East;Ansgarius;11.3923;11.3923;5.6;2287;0.200826633707021;Few visible crater in Mare Smythii.;;Steep slopes with sharp crest.;Slightly high steep walls.;Flat and tormented floor invaded by lava with numerous craterlets and sinuous rilles.;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;1;Two days after New Moon;One day after Full Moon;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
LEE;AA306574S3192410;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;John Lee;Birt / Lee (1865);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;England;English;19;19 th century;?;1783;?;1866;Selenographer.;-40.759034;319.240966;40 ° 46 ' West;-30.657406;30.657° South;Nearside;South-West;Schickard crater region;41;41;20.5;3196;0.077644102212357;Damaged formation twin of Lee M.;;Fairly steep slopes gobbled to the North-East in the lava of Mare Humorum bearing Doppelmayer to the North-west and Lee M to the North-East.;Slightly high walls gobbled to the North-East and with line of perpendicular internal crests to the South-East separating Lee M.;Flat floor filled with lava in communication with Lee M.;3;Very interesting formation;10;3 days after First Quarter;2 days after Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
LEEUWENHOEK;AA292834S1811290;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Antonie Van Leewenhoek;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;naturalist;Netherlands;Dutch;18;18 th century;Delft;1632;Delft;1723;Microscopes builder. Discoverer of protozoairs spermatozo?§ds and blood globules.;-178.871003;181.128997;178 ° 52 ' West;-29.283393;29.283° South;Farside;South-West;Not determined;125;125;62.5;4465;0.035724026230237;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
LEGENDRE;AA289220S700193;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms and Byrne / 2009;No details;Adrien Marie Legendre;Mädler (1837);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Mathematician;France;French;19;19 th century;Paris;1752;Paris;1833;Discoverer of laws on numbers first. Author of the 'Theory of numbers' in 1798 and of the 'elliptic transcendence Theory' In 1826.;70.019265;70.019265;70 ° 1 ' East;-28.921971;28.922° South;Nearside;South-East;Moon East-South-East limb;80;80;39;3875;0.049638102923269;Isolated circular formation.;;Fairly steep slopes bearing Legendre K to the South-East.;Slightly high walls supporting a triple craterlet to the North-East.;Flat floor with craterlets and line of crest.;3;Very interesting formation;2;2 days after New Moon;1 day after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
LEHMANN;AA399555S3038326;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Jacob H. W. Lehmann;Mädler (1837);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Theologian and astronomer;Germany;German;19;19 th century;?;1800;?;1863;Works on the celestial mechanics.;-56.167352;303.832648;56 ° 10 ' West;-39.955473;39.955° South;Nearside;South-West;Schickard crater region;53;53;26.9;3465;0.064357873979768;Damaged formation on the North slope of Schickard.;;Fairly steep slopes bearing a crater to the North Lehmann A to the North-East and Lehmann H to the South-West.;Slightly high and damaged walls to the South.;Flat floor. Lines of crest.;3;Very interesting formation;12;5 days after First Quarter;4 days after Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
LEIBNITZ;AA382367S1793490;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;philosopher;Germany;German;18;18 th century;Leipzig;1646;Hanovre;1716;Inventor of differential and infinitesimal calculations. Inventor integrals and differential notations and of a computing machine on 1645. Author of Metaphysical lecture on 1686.;179.348998;179.348998;179 ° 21 ' East;-38.236731;38.237° South;Farside;South-East;Not determined;245;245;118.3;5411;0.022865167876721;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
LEMAITRE;AA613620S2100222;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Monseigneur Georges Lemaître;IAU 1988 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astrophysicist;Belgium;Belgian;20;20 th century;Charleroi;1894;Louvain;1966;Author of a theory about Universe expansion on 1927 and of a theory about a primal atom on 1931.;-149.977762;210.022238;149 ° 59 ' West;-61.361966;61.362° South;Farside;South-West;Not determined;91;91;46.8;4094;0.043697292084891;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
LENTS;AA27234N2577001;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Heinrich Friedrich Emil Lenz;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;physicist;Russia;Russian;19;19 th century;Dorpat;1804;Roma;1865;Auteur d'une loi sur le sens des courants induits en 1833. Etude de l'effet Peltier.;-102.299932;250.305996;102 ° 18 ' West;2.723391;2.723° North;Farside;North-West;Not determined;21;21;10.9;2646;0.12039907343334;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
LEONID;AA383001N3249998;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Russian male name of Greek origin.;IAU;14/06/2012 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;?;Europe;Russia;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;-35.000244;324.999756;35 ° 0 ' West;38.300056;38.300° North;Nearside;North-West;Sinus Iridum;0.1;0.1;0;19;0.191538495307339;Slightly visible formation near the Luna 17 landing site.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;10;Three days after First Quarter;Two days after Last Quarter;999;Not observable;Not observable;
LEONOV;AA190652N1483628;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Aleksej A. Leonov;IAU 1973 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;cosmonaut;USSR;Soviet;20;20 th century;?;1934;Alive;Alive;First man walking in space during 12 minits on the march 18 1966 during Voskhod 2 mission. Pilot in Soyouz 19 mission on july 15 1975 for the historical rendez-vous with american mission Apollo 18.;148.362784;148.362784;148 ° 22 ' East;19.065182;19.065° North;Farside;North-East;Not determined;33;33;17;3018;0.088682882803492;Not observable;Younger than Mendeleev and Moscoviense basins ;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
LEPAUTE;AA333006S3263075;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Imbrian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.85 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Nicole Reine Etable de la Brière (Wife of Jean André Lepaute);Krieger / K?nig (1912);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Mathematician;France;French;18;18 th century;Paris;1723;Saint Cloud;1788;Worked with Lalande and Clairaut to calculate the return of the comet of Halley in 1757.;-33.692535;326.307465;33 ° 42 ' West;-33.300565;33.301° South;Nearside;South-West;Schickard crater region;17;17;8.1;2421;0.148001450730849;Formation lengthened with pear shape pointed to the South.;;Slightly steep slopes bearing a Slightly marked crater to the South-West.;Slightly high walls slimmer to the North-East.;Flat floor.;2;Pretty interesting formation;10;3 days after First Quarter;2 days after Last Quarter;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
LETRONNE;AA105006S3175121;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Walled plain;Meteoritic impact;Lower Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.8 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Jean Antoine Letronne;Mädler (1837);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Archaeologist;France;French;19;19 th century;?;1787;?;1848;?;-42.487909;317.512091;42 ° 29 ' West;-10.500642;10.501° South;Nearside;South-West;South-West part of Oceanus Procellarum;119;119;58.7;4384;0.037283063950578;Damaged circular formation.;Maybe Upper Imbrian half buried;Flat slopes to the North and steep slopes to the South.;Walls gobbled in the lava of Oceanus Procellarum to the North ridden by Winthrop to the West and Letronne T & LA to the South.;Very large flat floor supporting Letronne B to the Southeast. Ruins of visible central mountain at the end of Dorsa Rubey. White hill.;3;Very interesting formation;11;4 days after First Quarter;3 days after Last Quarter;5;Naked eye;10x binoculars;
LEUCIPPUS;AA292410N2435862;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Leucippus;IAU 1988 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;philosopher;Greece;Greek;-4;;?;?;?;-440;?;-116.413814;243.586186;116 ° 25 ' West;29.240986;29.241° North;Farside;North-West;Not determined;56;56;28.5;3526;0.061827863853643;Not observable;Older than Hertzsprung Basin ;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
LEUSCHNER;AA16657N2509492;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Eratosthenian (From -3.2 billions years to -1.1 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Armin O. Leuschner;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronomer;USA;American;20;20 th century;?;1868;?;1953;?;-109.050846;250.949154;109 ° 3 ' West;1.665747;1.666° North;Farside;North-West;Not determined;49;49;25;3392;0.067650599923362;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
LEV;AA127000N622000;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Russian male name of Hebrew origin.;IAU;29/03/2012 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;?;Europe;Russia;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;62.2;62.2;62 ° 12 ' East;12.7;12.700° North;Nearside;North-East;Mare Undarum;0.06;0.06;0;11;0.190562562373869;Small craterlet near the Luna 24 landing site.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;3;Three days after New Moon;Two days after Full Moon;999;Not observable;Not observable;
LEVI-CIVITA;AA233438S1431389;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms and Byrne / 2009;No details;Tullio Levi-Civita;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;mathematician;Italy;Italian;20;20 th century;Padoue;1873;Roma;1941;Numerous works on celestial mechanics hydrodynamics electromagnetism and atomic physics. Conceiver with Ricci-Cubastro du absolute differential calculation.;143.13892;143.13892;143 ° 8 ' East;-23.343776;23.344° South;Farside;South-East;Not determined;121;121;54.1;4276;0.039508585883255;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
LEVI-MONTALCINI;AA407900S2056800;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Rita Levi-Montalcini;IAU 2024;06/08/2024 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Neurologist;Italy;Italian;20;20 th century;Turin;1909;Rome;2012;Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine in 1986 with Satanley Cohen. Discoverer of nerve cell growth factor. Italian senator for life.;-154.32;205.68;154 ° 19 ' West;-40.79;40 ° 47 ' South;Farside;South-West;Dans le bassin d'impact Apollo;5;5;2.5;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Regular and isolated craterlet on the southern slope of Chaffee Crater.;;Slightly steep and low slopes.;Steep and deep wall.;Rounded floor almost non-existent;0;Not observable;Not observable;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
LEWIS;AA185073S2457707;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Gilbert Newton Lewis;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;chemist;USA;American;20;20 th century;Weymouth;1875;Berkeley;1946;"Author of the chemical link theory on 1916. Author of a general definition of acids and bases. Conceiver of the word ""photon"" on 1926.";-114.229341;245.770659;114 ° 14 ' West;-18.507295;18.507° South;Farside;South-West;Not determined;42;42;20.1;3176;0.078784657760134;Crater named by Apollo 11 astronauts.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
LEXELL;AA357753S3557349;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Anders Johan Lexell;Schröter (1802);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer and mathematician;Sweden;Swedish;18;18 th century;Abo;1740;St Petersbourg;1784;Specialist of the celestial mechanics. Observer of the first comet with a short period. Guessed the existence of Neptune from movement of Uranus.;-4.26506;355.73494;4 ° 16 ' West;-35.775261;35.775° South;Nearside;South-West;Tycho crater East region;63;63;31.8;3645;0.057227797991033;Circular formation situated on the South wall of Deslandres.;Erroneously shown as Eratosthenian on Plate 1A ;Fairly steep slopes bearing many craterlets to the South-West whose Lexell H and Lexell B to the South-East.;Fairly high walls gobbled to the North-East in the lava of Deslandres.;Flat floor to the West and tormented to the East communicating with Deslandres. Central mountain. Craterlets and hills.;4;Very interesting formation;7;First Quarter;6 days after Full Moon;63;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
LEY;AA421056N1548391;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Willy Ley;IAU 19XX ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;engineer;USA;American;20;20 th century;?;1906;?;1969;Werner von Braun' collaborator.;154.839063;154.839063;154 ° 50 ' East;42.105599;42.106° North;Farside;North-East;Not determined;79;79;40.5;3919;0.048359537449306;Isolated circular formation with bowl shape.;Not observable;Possibly pre-Nectarian ;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
LHAMU;AA859200S16200;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Pasang Lhamu Sherpa;IAU 2024;06/08/2024 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Sherpa;Nepal;Nepalese;20;20 th century;Lukla;1961;Mount Everest;1993;First Nepalese woman to reach the summit of Everest.;-1.62;358.38;1 ° 37 ' West;-85.92;85 ° 55 ' South;Nearside;South-East;Sur Mons Malapert;1.4;1.4;0.7;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Craterlet located on the side of one of the ridges of Mons Malapert.;;Slightly steep slopes.;Quite steep wall.;Rounded floor almost non-existent;0;Not observable;Not observable;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
LI BING;AA414400S2058100;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Li Bing;IAU 2024;06/08/2024 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Engineer;China;Chinese;-3;3 th century BC;??;-302;??;-235;Hydraulic engineer of the State of Qin. Governor of the State of Shu. Hydraulic study of the Min River.;-154.19;205.81;154 ° 12 ' West;-41.44;41 ° 27 ' South;Farside;South-East;Dans le bassin d'impact Apollo;0.4;0.4;0.2;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Tiny regular and isolated craterlet on the southern marine part of the Apollo impact basin.;;Slightly steep slopes.;Quite steep wall.;Rounded floor;0;Not observable;Not observable;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
LI SHIZHEN;AA416900S2059200;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Li Shizhen;IAU 2024;06/08/2024 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Doctor and naturalist;China;Chinese;16;16 th century;Qizhou;1518;??;1593;Editor of a pharmacopoeia. Author of two medical works including the Classified Medical Material which describes 1892 substances.;-154.08;205.92;154 ° 05 ' West;-41.69;41 ° 41 ' South;Farside;South-West;Dans le bassin d'impact Apollo;0.4;0.4;0.2;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Tiny regular and isolated craterlet on the southern marine part of the Apollo impact basin.;;Slightly steep slopes.;Quite steep wall.;Rounded floor;0;Not observable;Not observable;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
LICETUS;AA471896S65435;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Fortunio Liceti;?;01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Philosopher and physicist;Italy;Italian;17;17 th century;?;1577;?;1657;?;6.543472;6.543472;6 ° 33 ' East;-47.189606;47.190° South;Nearside;South-East;Tycho crater East region;75;75;37.7;3835;0.05085543992693;Circular formation forming a remarkable quartet with Heraclitus Heraclitus D and an other anonymous crater.;;Fairly steep slopes bearing Heraclitus to the South and many craterlets.;Fairly high walls crushed by two vertically central craters to the South-East.;Flat floor supporting Licetus C to the West and Licetus U to the East. Bre^che to Heraclitus to the South. Central hills.;4;Exceptional formation;6;6 days after New Moon;5 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
LICHTENBERG;AA318537N2922839;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Copernician (From -1.1 billions years to present days);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Georg Christoph Lichtenberg;Schröter (1802);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Mons Alabastrinus;Not named;Physicist;Germany;German;18;18 th century;Oberramstadt;1742;G?ttingen;1799;Specialist of static electricity. Equally writer and critic of art.;-67.716142;292.283858;67 ° 43 ' West;31.853675;31.854° North;Nearside;North-West;Moon North-West limb;20;20;9.7;2553;0.130767442666885;Circular formation with bowl shape. Rays to the West.;Rim flooded;Slightly steep slopes.;Fairly high walls.;Rounded floor.;2;Pretty interesting formation;13;6 days after First Quarter;5 days after Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
LICK;AA123559N528434;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Lower Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.8 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;James Lick;Krieger / K?nig (1912);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Benefactor;U. S. A.;American;19;19 th century;?;1796;?;1876;Founder of the observatory of Lick in USA.;52.84342;52.84342;52 ° 51 ' East;12.355925;12.356° North;Nearside;North-East;North edge of Mare Fecunditatis;31;31;15.8;2952;0.093353620031017;Almost ghost circular formation.;;Slightly steep slopes bearing Greaves to the North and Lick C & A to the South.;Slightly high walls gobbled to the North.;Flat floor filled with lava and communicating with Mare Crisium to the North.;3;Very interesting formation;4;4 days after New Moon;3 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
LIEBIG;AA243541S3117010;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Justus von Liebig;Schmidt (1878);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Chemist;Germany;German;19;19 th century;Darmstadt;1803;Munich;1873;Professor to the University of Munich master of von Hofmann and Kekulé. Numerous works in organic chemistry. Inventor of a method of argenture of astronomical mirrors and a method of manufacture extracts of meat.;-48.298989;311.701011;48 ° 18 ' West;-24.354137;24.354° South;Nearside;South-West;East of Mare Humorum region;36;37;19.4;3143;0.080697086258329;Circular formation.;Partly covered by Imbrian ejecta ;Fairly steep slopes bearing Mersenius D to the North-East Liebig B to the South-East and Rimae de Gasparis to the South-West.;Slightly high walls ridden to the East by Liebig A.;Flat and wide floor. Craterlets and crevices.;3;Very interesting formation;11;4 days after First Quarter;3 days after Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
LIGHT MANTLE;LF201600N305300;IAU Named formation;LF;Landing site name;Not determined;Not appliable;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Astronaut-named feature - Apollo 17 site.;IAU;01/01/1973 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;30.53;30.53;30 ° 32 ' East;20.16;20 ° 10 ' North;Nearside;North-East;Macrobius;4;4;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Light toned materials surface at the foot of South Massif and named by Apollo 17 astronauts.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;5;Five days after New Moon;Four days after Full Moon;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
LILIUS;AA546018S60936;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Luigi Lilio;Riccioli (1651);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Spinola;Not named;Lilius;Doctor and astronomer;Italy;Italian;16;16 th century;Ciro;1510;?;1576;Works to the basis of the gregorien calendar. Calculation of the date of Easter.;6.093616;6.093616;6 ° 6 ' East;-54.601791;54.602° South;Nearside;South-East;Moon South limb;61;61;30.5;3601;0.058865451210503;Circular formation.;;Slightly steep slopes bearing Lilius A to the South-East Lilius C to the West and an East West aligned crater chain to the North-West whose Lilius K B & S.;High walls in light terraces.;Flat floor. Large central mountain 1400 m high. Craterlets.;3;Very interesting formation;6;6 days after New Moon;5 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
LINDA;AA306870N3266245;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Spanish female name.;IAU;01/01/1979 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;?;Europe;Spain;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;-33.375523;326.624477;33 ° 23 ' West;30.686974;30.687° North;Nearside;North-West;Aristarchus;1.10633;1.10633;0.5;217;0.196204652399099;Craterlet near Rupes Boris.;;Steep slopes with sharp crest.;Steep walls.;Bowl shaped floor.;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;10;Three days after First Quarter;Two days after Last Quarter;150;150 mm reflector;300 mm reflector;
LINDBERGH;AA54123S529033;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Eratosthenian (From -3.2 billions years to -1.1 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Charles A. Lindberg (ex Messier G);?;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Pilot;U. S. A.;American;20;20 th century;Detroit;1902;?;1974;First succeeded to cross the Northern Atlantic in a plane on May 20th & 21st 1927 in 33 h 30 mn.;52.903325;52.903325;52 ° 54 ' East;-5.412328;5.412° South;Nearside;South-East;East part of Mare Fecunditatis;13;13;6.6;2683;0.20114425347593;Isolated circular formation.;;Slightly steep slopes.;Fairly high walls.;Slightly extensive flat floor.;2;Pretty interesting formation;4;4 days after New Moon;3 days after Full Moon;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
LINDBLAD;AA700336N2607776;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Bertil Lindblad;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronomer;Sweden;Swedish;20;20 th century;Orebro;1895;Stockholm;1965;Numerous works on the Sun spectraes and stars motions. Discoverer with Oort on 1927 of Milky Way rotating motion.;-99.222419;260.777581;99 ° 13 ' West;70.03359;70.034° North;Librations zone;North-West;Not determined;66;66;29.6;3568;0.060114208246551;Circular formation situated in the zone of librations.;Partly covered by Imbrian ejecta. possibly pre-Nectarian ;Not easily observable.;;;1;Low interest or difficult formation;14;Full Moon;6 days after Last Quarter;30;x10 binoculars;50 mm refractor;
LINDENAU;AA323488S247742;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Upper Imbrian (From -3.8 billions years to -3.2 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Bernhard von Lindenau;Mädler (1837);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Wolfii;Montes Uxii;Not named;Astronomer officer and political man;Germany;German;19;19 th century;?;1780;?;1854;?;24.774226;24.774226;24 ° 46 ' East;-32.348782;32.349° South;Nearside;South-East;Rupes Altai South region;53;53;26.5;3450;0.065009045517891;Circular formation situated in a large wrecked anonymous crater on the North-East slope of Rabbi Levi.;;Steep slopes bearing Lindenau E to the North-West and a imposante line of crest tangent until Rabbi Levi to the East.;High walls with terraces.;Flat floor invaded by an imposing central mountain. Hills and lines of crest.;3;Very interesting formation;5;5 days after New Moon;4 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
LINDSAY;AA69975S130101;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Imbrian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.85 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Eric M. Lindsay (ex Dollond C);?;01/01/1979 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;Ireland;Irish;20;20 th century;?;1907;?;1974;?;13.010133;13.010133;13 ° 1 ' East;-6.997512;6.998° South;Nearside;South-East;East of Ptolemaeus crater region;31;31;16.1;2969;0.092135404130098;Wrecked circular formation.;;Steep slopes bearing Lindsay B larger to the South-East and an anonymous rille to the North-West.;Walls damaged to the North and crossed by a rille to the North-East.;Flat floor with craterlet.;2;Pretty interesting formation;6;6 days after New Moon;5 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
LINNE;AA277464N117994;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Craterlet;Meteoritic impact;Copernician (From -1.1 billions years to present days);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Carl von Linné;Mädler (1837);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Naturalist and doctor;Sweden;Swedish;18;18 th century;Rashult;1707;Uppsala;1778;Founder of the Academy of Stockholm. Inventor of a nomenclature of vegetable and animal species.;11.799371;11.799371;11 ° 48 ' East;27.746435;27.746° North;Nearside;North-East;South-West part of Mare Serenitatis;3;3;1.1;440;0.197578243416676;Circular formation isolated with bowl shape and surrounded of clear materials. Was the object of controversies during 19th century on possible changes of form.;Young;Fairly steep slopes.;Fairly steep walls.;Rounded floor.;3;Very interesting formation;6;6 days after New Moon;5 days after Full Moon;100;100 mm reflector;200 mm reflector;
LIOUVILLE;AA27278N735659;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Joseph Liouville (ex Dubiago S);?;01/01/1973 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Mathematician;France;French;19;19 th century;Saint Omer;1809;Paris;1822;Professor in french Polytechnic School and to the College of France. Founder of the 'Newspaper of mathematics' in 1836. Demonstrated the existence of transcendent numbers. Member of the french Academy of Sciences in 1839.;73.565879;73.565879;73 ° 34 ' East;2.727833;2.728° North;Nearside;North-East;Moon East limb;17;17;8;2410;0.149538264995088;Isolated circular formation.;;Slightly steep slopes;Fairly high walls.;Flat and little extensive floor.;2;Pretty interesting formation;2;2 days after New Moon;1 day after Full Moon;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
LIPPERSHEY;AA259613S3496190;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Craterlet;Meteoritic impact;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Jan Lapprey (or Hans Lippershey);Krieger / K?nig (1912);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Optician;Netherlands;Dutch;16;16 th century;Wesel;about 1570;Middelburg;1619;Declared inventor maybe excessively of the refractor in 1608.;-10.380973;349.619027;10 ° 23 ' West;-25.961293;25.961° South;Nearside;South-West;Mare Humorum region;7;7;3.3;1346;0.199775704251914;Isolated circular formation with bowl shape.;;Slightly steep slopes bearing a small wrinkle ridge to the North and to the South.;Slightly high walls.;Rounded floor.;1;Low interest or difficult formation;8;1 day after First Quarter;Last Quarter;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
LIPPMANN;AA554274S2456827;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Gabriel Lippmann;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1979 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;physicist;France;French;20;20 th century;Hallerich;1845;On sea;1921;Conceiver of an electrometere. Numerous works on piezoelectricity and electrical batteries. Conceiver of a clor photographic method. Member of Sciences Academy on 1886. Nobel laureate on 1908.;-114.31726;245.68274;114 ° 19 ' West;-55.427399;55.427° South;Farside;North-West;Not determined;160;160;80;4810;0.030053001092796;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
LIPSKIY;AA21518S1806248;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Yuriy N. Lipskiy;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1979 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;selenographer;USSR;Soviet;20;20 th century;?;1909;?;1978;?;-179.375169;180.624831;179 ° 23 ' West;-2.15183;2.152° South;Farside;South-West;Not determined;80;80;45.5;4060;0.044548243438806;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
LITKE;AA167606S1231229;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Fedor P. Litke;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;geographer;Russia;Russian;19;19 th century;?;1797;?;1882;?;123.122936;123.122936;123 ° 7 ' East;-16.76064;16.761° South;Farside;South-East;Not determined;39;39;19;3124;0.081845948822819;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
LITTLE WEST;AA6700N234800;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Little West;IAU 2017;26/07/2017 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;23.48;23.48;23 ° 29 ' East;0.67;0 ° 40 ' North;Nearside;North-East;South of Mare Tranquillitatis;0.04;0.04;0.02;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Small craterlet named by Apollo 11 astronauts.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
LITTROW;AA215037N313941;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Imbrian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.85 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Johann J. V. Littrow;Mädler (1837);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;Austria;Austrian;19;19 th century;?;1781;?;1840;?;31.394111;31.394111;31 ° 24 ' East;21.503723;21.504° North;Nearside;North-East;North of Mare Tranquillitatis region;31;31;14.2;2862;0.100357765575475;Circular formation. The Apollo 17 mission has landed 30 km in the South.;;Steep slopes bearing Littrow A to the North-East and Rimae Littrow to the North-West.;Slightly high walls collapsed to the South.;Flat floor filled with somber lava. Wrinkled ridges and craterlets.;3;Very interesting formation;5;5 days after New Moon;4 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
LIU HUI;AA428800N3073900;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Liu Hui;IAU 2021;19/05/2021 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Mathematician;China;Chinese;3;3rd century;Zibo;??;Wei;295;Mathematician author of 9 chapters on art mathematics and of an aproximate value of Pi.;-52.61;307.39;52 ° 37 ' West;42.88;42 ° 53 ' North;Nearside;North-West;North-West moon limb;1.5;1.5;0.8;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Circular formation with bowl shape.;;Slightly steep slopes.;Fairly steep walls.;Slightly high walls.;1;Low interest or difficult formation;5;Five days after First Quarter;Four days after Last Quarter;100;100 mm telescope;200 mm telescope;
LOBACHEVSKIY;AA97565N1130733;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Upper Imbrian (From -3.8 billions years to -3.2 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Nikolay Ivanovitch Lobachevskiy;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1961 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;mathematician;Russia;Russian;19;19 th century;Nijni-Novgorod;1792;Kazan;1856;"Creator of a new geometry caled ""hyperbolic"". Author of ""Pangeometry"" in 1856.";113.073319;113.073319;113 ° 4 ' East;9.756466;9.756° North;Farside;North-East;Not determined;84;84;43.6;4007;0.045927273900507;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
LOCKYER;AA462733S365950;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Sir Joseph Norman Lockyer;Schmidt (1878);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;England;English;19;19 th century;Rugby;1836;Salcombe Regis;1920;Specialist of the Sun. Inventor of a method of solar prominences observation. Discoverer of the chromosphere and of the solar helium. Founder of the review 'Nature' in 1869. Precursor in the archeoastronomy.;36.594987;36.594987;36 ° 36 ' East;-46.273254;46.273° South;Nearside;South-East;Rupes Altai South region;35;35;17.5;3046;0.086836807589913;Circular formation situated on the West slope of Janssen.;;Steep slopes bearing Lockyer F to the South.;High walls.;Flat floor with craterlet to the South.;2;Pretty interesting formation;5;5 days after New Moon;4 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
LODYGIN;AA174239S2132220;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Aleksandr N. Lodygin;IAU 1976 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;inventor;Russia;Russian;20;20 th century;?;1847;?;1923;?;-146.777979;213.222021;146 ° 47 ' West;-17.423935;17.424° South;Farside;South-West;Not determined;62;62;28;3508;0.062534740333798;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
LOEWY;AA226931S3271477;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Imbrian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.85 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Moritz Loewy;Krieger / K?nig (1912);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;France;French;19;19 th century;Vienne;1833;Paris;1907;Director of the Observatory of Paris in 1896. Builder of a cranked equatorial refractor. Studies on the solar photosphere and comets. Co-author of a photographic atlas of the Moon with Puiseux in 1894.;-32.852296;327.147704;32 ° 51 ' West;-22.693053;22.693° South;Nearside;South-West;Mare Humorum region;27;22;11.2;2663;0.11863156870848;Damaged circular formation situated on the East bank of Mare Humorum.;;Steep slopes non-existent to the South-West and bearing Agarthachides C & J to the North-West and Loewy H and G to the South-East.;Slightly high walls gobbled to the South and ridden to the North by Loewy A.;Flat floor filled with the lava of Mare Humorum.;2;Pretty interesting formation;10;3 days after First Quarter;2 days after Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
LOHRMANN;AA4399S2926174;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Wilhelm G. Lohrmann;Mädler (1837);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;Germany;German;19;19 th century;?;1796;?;1840;Geodesian and selenographer.;-67.382566;292.617434;67 ° 23 ' West;-0.439851;0.440° South;Nearside;South-West;Moon West limb;31;31;15.6;2942;0.094145666317614;Circular formation situated on the South slope of Hevelius.;Partly covered by Imbrian ejecta ;Slightly steep slopes.;Slightly high walls.;Flat floor filled with lava. Small central hill. Crevice.;3;Very interesting formation;13;6 days after First Quarter;5 days after Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
LOHSE;AA137621S603079;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Oswald Lohse;Krieger / K?nig (1912);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;Germany;German;19;19 th century;?;1845;?;1915;?;60.307851;60.307851;60 ° 18 ' East;-13.762101;13.762° South;Nearside;South-East;Moon East limb;41;41;21.6;3246;0.074905749292964;Circular formation situated on the North-West slope of Vendelinus.;;Steep slopes overlapped to the North-East by Langrenus E.;High walls with terraces.;Tormented floor. Central mountain. Hills.;3;Very interesting formation;3;3 days after New Moon;2 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
LOMONOSOV;AA273501N982786;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Lower Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.8 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Mikhail Vassilievitch Lomonossov;IAU 19XX ?;01/01/1961 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;physicist;Russia;Russian;18;18 th century;Denissovka;1711;Saint-Petersburg;1765;Professor of physics at Saint Petersburg university. Numerous surveys on air matter and electricity. Author of a reform of poetical structure.;98.278576;98.278576;98 ° 17 ' East;27.350098;27.350° North;Librations zone;North-East;Not determined;92;92;45.3;4054;0.0447060682446;Circular formation situated in the zone of librations.;Typical. mare fill ;Not easily observable.;;;1;Low interest or difficult formation;1;2 days after New Moon;1 day after Full Moon;30;x10 binoculars;50 mm refractor;
LONGOMONTANUS;AA495516S3381207;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Walled plain;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Christen Sorensen (or Longomontanus);Riccioli (1651);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Ioanni D. Sax.;Mons Annae;Longomontanus;Astronomer;Danmark;Danish;17;17 th century;Longberg;1562;Copenhagen;1647;Assistant of Tycho Brahé but adversary of Képler. Author of 'Astronomia Danica'.;-21.879339;338.120661;21 ° 53 ' West;-49.55162;49.552° South;Nearside;South-West;Moon South limb;146;146;72.7;4674;0.032126193166686;Circular formation crushing Longomontanus Z to the East.;;Steep slopes bearing Montanari and Longomontanus D to the North Brown and Longomontanus E & A to the North-East and Longomontanus A & B to the South.;High walls with terraces damaged by Longomontanus S F M & L to the North-West and by Longomontanus K to the North.;Very large flat floor with double crater to the East. Small central multiple mountains. White spots. Hills and craterlets.;4;Exceptional formation;9;2 days after First Quarter;1 day after Last Quarter;5;Naked eye;10x binoculars;
LORENTZ;AA345886N2628130;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Hendrik Antoon Lorentz;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;physicist;Netherlands;Dutch;20;20 th century;Arnhem;1853;Haarlem;1928;Author of a global theory about the existence of the electron and its effects. Prediction of the Zeeman effect. Author of famous transformation formulas on lenght contraction at relativistic speeds. Nobel laureate in 1902 with Zeeman.;-97.186977;262.813023;97 ° 11 ' West;34.588614;34.589° North;Librations zone;North-West;Not determined;312;312;189.2;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Circular formation situated in the zone of librations.;;Not easily observable.;;;1;Low interest or difficult formation;14;Full Moon;6 days after Last Quarter;30;x10 binoculars;50 mm refractor;
LOUISE;AA284866N3258039;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Craterlet;Meteoritic impact;Copernician (From -1.1 billions years to present days) ?;Period source not found;No details;Louise;?;01/01/1979 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;-34.196091;325.803909;34 ° 12 ' West;28.486624;28.487° North;Nearside;North-West;Region between Oceanus Procellarum and Mare Imbrium;2;2;0.3;124;0.195127226265755;Circular formation with bowl shape on the side of Rima Diophantus.;;Slightly steep slopes.;Slightly high walls.;Rounded floor.;1;Low interest or difficult formation;10;3 days after First Quarter;2 days after Last Quarter;150;150 mm reflector;300 mm reflector;
LOUVILLE;AA441248N3139605;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Jacques d'Allonville;Schröter (1802);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Scheineri;Not named;Not named;Mathematician and astronomer;France;French;18;18 th century;?;1671;?;1732;Knight of Louville. Author of a method of calculation of eclipses.;-46.03951;313.96049;46 ° 2 ' West;44.124772;44.125° North;Nearside;North-West;Noth part of Oceanus Procellarum;36;24;17.4;3039;0.087307064516488;Very wrecked formation. Lengthened shape.;;Steep slopes bearing many craterlets.;Slightly high walls and ridden by a craterlet to the West.;Tormented and somber floor. Narrow groove.;3;Very interesting formation;11;4 days after First Quarter;3 days after Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
LOVE;AA63328S1291712;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms and Byrne / 2009;No details;Augustus Edward Hough;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;geophysicist;United Kingdom;British;20;20 th century;Weston-super-Mare;1863;Oxford;1940;Numerous works on plates vibrations and waves propagation in the atmosphere.;129.171213;129.171213;129 ° 10 ' East;-6.332829;6.333° South;Farside;South-East;Not determined;84;84;45;4046;0.04491746755648;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
LOVELACE;AA820804N2504904;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Upper Imbrian (From -3.8 billions years to -3.2 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;William R. Lovelace;IAU 1997 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;doctor;USA;American;20;20 th century;?;1907;?;1965;Specialized in spatial research.;-109.509606;250.490394;109 ° 31 ' West;82.08036;82.080° North;Farside;North-West;Not determined;54;54;28.5;3526;0.061805139827718;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
LOVELL;AA367419S2175277;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Eratosthenian (From -3.2 billions years to -1.1 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;James A Lovell Junior.;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronaut;USA;American;20;20 th century;?;1928;Alive;Alive;Pilot of Apollo 8 mission around the Moon on december 1968. Commander of Apollo 13 mission on 1972.;-142.472258;217.527742;142 ° 28 ' West;-36.741894;36.742° South;Farside;South-West;Not determined;34;34;17.5;3046;0.086802218339185;Not observable;Possibly Upper Imbrian ;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
LOWELL;AA129655S2565821;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Upper Imbrian (From -3.8 billions years to -3.2 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;anorth troctolite;Percival Lowell;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronomer;USA;American;20;20 th century;Boston;1855;Flagstaff;1916;Planet Mars specialist. Main defender of the channels theory. Benefactor builder of the Flagstaff observatory. Survey on the orbit of an hypothetical transneptunian planet.;-103.417929;256.582071;103 ° 25 ' West;-12.965523;12.966° South;Farside;South-West;Not determined;66;66;31.3;3627;0.057896547560994;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
LUBBOCK;AA39859S417886;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Sir John William Lubbock;Neison (1876);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Mathematician and astronomer;England;English;19;19 th century;London;1803;High Elms;1865;Author of a method of comets orbits determination in 1865.;41.788559;41.788559;41 ° 47 ' East;-3.985913;3.986° South;Nearside;South-East;East part of Mare Fecunditatis;15;15;7;2835;0.201254306029495;Circular formation.;;Slightly steep slopes bearing a rugged region but to the East.;Slightly high walls.;Flat floor filled with lava.;2;Pretty interesting formation;5;5 days after New Moon;4 days after Full Moon;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
LUBINIEZKY;AA178816S3361059;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Stanislas Lubiniezky;Schröter (1802);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;Poland;Polish;17;17 th century;?;1623;?;1675;Specialist of comets.;-23.894076;336.105924;23 ° 54 ' West;-17.881631;17.882° South;Nearside;South-West;West part of Mare Nubium;45;45;21.4;3238;0.075356013706234;Almost ghost circular formation.;Covered by Imbrium ejecta;Slightly steep slopes but to the North-West and bearing the craterlet Lubiniezky D to the North.;Slightly high walls with damaged part to the South-East.;Very flat floor filled with the lava of Mare Humorum.;3;Very interesting formation;9;2 days after First Quarter;1 day after Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
LUCIAN;AA143413N367820;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Craterlet;Meteoritic impact;Eratosthenian (From -3.2 billions years to -1.1 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Lucien de Samosate (ex Maraldi B);?;01/01/1973 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Philosopher;Greece;Greek;2;2 nd century;Samosate;125;?;192;Large traveler. High official of Egypt. Author of many satirical works whose 'Dialogue of Deads' .;36.781956;36.781956;36 ° 47 ' East;14.341272;14.341° North;Nearside;North-East;Central part of Mare Tranquillitatis;7;7;3.4;1368;0.199808048013937;Isolated circular formation with bowl shape.;;Slightly steep slopes with a Slightly raised dome to the West.;Slightly high walls.;Rounded floor.;1;Low interest or difficult formation;5;5 days after New Moon;4 days after Full Moon;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
LUCRETIUS;AA82224S2387562;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Upper Imbrian (From -3.8 billions years to -3.2 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Titus C. Lucrecius;IAU 1979 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;philosopher;Rome;Roman;-1;1 st century BC;?;95 BC;?;-55;?;-121.24381;238.75619;121 ° 15 ' West;-8.222364;8.222° South;Farside;South-West;Not determined;63;63;32.3;3661;0.056663184661325;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
LUDWIG;AA77216S974529;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Carl Friedrich Wilhelm Ludwig;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1973 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;physiologist;Germany;German;19;19 th century;Witzenhausen;1816;Leipzig;1895;Numerous surveys on the blood the lymph the urine and the heart. development of experimental measures means in physiology.;97.452944;97.452944;97 ° 27 ' East;-7.721626;7.722° South;Librations zone;South-East;Not determined;23;23;11.6;2692;0.115624275954645;Circular formation situated in the zone of librations.;;Not easily observable.;;;1;Low interest or difficult formation;1;2 days after New Moon;1 day after Full Moon;30;x10 binoculars;50 mm refractor;
LUNDMARK;AA388699S1525579;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms and Byrne / 2009;No details;Knut E. Lundmark;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronomer;Sweden;Swedish;20;20 th century;?;1889;?;1958;?;152.557919;152.557919;152 ° 33 ' East;-38.869929;38.870° South;Farside;South-East;Not determined;106;106;51.7;4218;0.040778686126522;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
LUTHER;AA331967N241502;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Craterlet;Meteoritic impact;Eratosthenian (From -3.2 billions years to -1.1 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Robert Luther;Schmidt (1878);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;Germany;German;19;19 th century;?;1822;?;1900;Discovered 24 asteroids.;24.15021;24.15021;24 ° 9 ' East;33.196732;33.197° North;Nearside;North-East;North-East of Mare Serenitatis region;10;10;4.6;1861;0.200417771367764;Circular formation with bowl shape.;;Fairly steep slopes.;Fairly high walls.;Rounded floor.;1;Low interest or difficult formation;5;5 days after New Moon;4 days after Full Moon;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
LYAPUNOV;AA264290N893639;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Alexander M. Liapunov;Arthur / Whitaker (1963);01/01/1964 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Mathematician;Russia;Russian;19;19 th century;?;1857;?;1918;?;89.363864;89.363864;89 ° 22 ' East;26.429024;26.429° North;Librations zone;North-East;Moon East-North-East limb;66;66;33.7;3710;0.054910776560985;Circular formation situated in the zone of librations on the East slope of Joliot.;Younger than Crisium Basin ;Fairly steep slopes bearing Urey to the North-West and Rayleigh to the North.;High walls supporting a crater to the North.;Flat floor with central mountain and ruins to the North.;1;Low interest or difficult formation;2;2 days after New Moon;1 day after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
LYELL;AA136282N405564;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Imbrian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.85 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Sir Charles Lyell;?;01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Geologist;Scotland;Scottish;19;19 th century;Kinnordy;1797;London;1875;Professor to the Royal College in 1832. Author of the 'Principles of geology' In 1833. Surly opponent to the theory of the 'catastrophism'.Test for dating geological layers from percentage of disappeared species.;40.556416;40.556416;40 ° 33 ' East;13.628173;13.628° North;Nearside;North-East;Central part of Mare Tranquillitatis;31;31;15.5;2939;0.094314501555333;Wrecked formation with irregular shape.;;Fairly steep slopes bearing Lyell A to the North-West and Proclus A to the East.;Fairly high walls with damaged part to the West.;Flat floor communicating with Mare Tranquillitatis to the West.;3;Very interesting formation;5;5 days after New Moon;4 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
LYMAN;AA649584S1624700;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Upper Imbrian (From -3.8 billions years to -3.2 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;gabbroic norite;Theodore Lyman;IAU 1976 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;physicist;USA;American;20;20 th century;Boston;1874;Brookline;1954;Surveys about ultraviolet spectroscopy. Discoverer of a special rays series of hydrogen in this domain.;162.470007;162.470007;162 ° 28 ' East;-64.958386;64.958° South;Farside;South-East;Not determined;84;84;41.6;3951;0.047462642426212;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
LYOT;AA504658S848040;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Walled plain;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Bernard Lyot;?;01/01/1964 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;France;French;20;20 th century;Paris;1897;Le Caire;1952;Observer of the Sun and planets. Inventor of the coronograph in 1930 and the monochromatic filter in 1933. Member of the french Academy of Sciences in 1939.;84.804002;84.804002;84 ° 48 ' East;-50.46578;50.466° South;Librations zone;South-East;Moon South-South-East limb;141;141;75.3;4723;0.031361790064825;Circular formation situated in the zone of librations.;;Slightly steep slopes bearing many craters to the South-West and Lyot A & C to the West.;Slightly high walls crushed by Lyot F & N to the South.;Immense flat floor supporting Lyot D & E to the South and Lyot B to the West. Craterlets.;2;Pretty interesting formation;2;2 days after New Moon;1 day after Full Moon;5;Naked eye;10x binoculars;
M. ANDERSON;AA412083S2110092;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Michael Phillip Anderson;IAU;01/01/2006 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Astronaut;North America;United States;20;20 th century;?;1959;?;2003;Space Shuttle Columbia Payload Commander;-148.990752;211.009248;148 ° 59 ' West;-41.208288;41.208° North;Farside;North-West;Apollo;16.9382;16.9382;8.4;2446;0.14444084747036;Crater included un a group South of Borman on the North-West slope of an anonymous damaged crater.;;Slightly steep slopes;Slightly steep walls.;Floor covered with materials and a flat part on the North wall.;0;Not observable;0;not observable;not observable;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
MACH;AA181279N2107635;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Ernst Mach;IAU 1961 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;physicist;Austria;Austrian;19;19 th century;Chirlitz-Turas;1838;Haar;1916;Numerous works in optics acoustics and sound speed. Author of a general principle about mutual action between two bodies on 1933. ;-149.236474;210.763526;149 ° 14 ' West;18.127931;18.128° North;Farside;North-West;Not determined;180;180;87.4;4941;0.028240276721971;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
MACKIN;LF201000N307000;IAU Named formation;LF;Landing site name;Not determined;Not appliable;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Astronaut-named feature - Apollo 17 site. (Spelling changed from Mackin-Apollo.);IAU;01/01/1973 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;30.7;30.7;30 ° 42 ' East;20.1;20.100° North;Nearside;North-East;Macrobius;0;0;0.2;93;0.194566686889553;Geological formation on the Luna 17 landing site.;Formerly Mackin-Apollo;Not described in this VMA version.;;;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;5;Five days after New Moon;Four days after Full Moon;999;Not observable;Not observable;
MACLAURIN;AA19235S679894;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Colin Maclaurin;Mädler (1837);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Mathematician;Scotland;Scottish;18;18 th century;Kilmodan;1698;Edimbourg;1746;Author of the treaty 'Geometria Organica' in 1725 and 'Treaty of Algebra' in 1748. Inventor of the method of the determinants.;67.989433;67.989433;67 ° 59 ' East;-1.923451;1.923° South;Nearside;South-East;Moon East limb;50;50;27.1;3474;0.063959895402651;Circular formation.;Younger than Crisium Basin ;Fairly steep slopes bearing Maclaurin C to the North-East Maclaurin J & LA to the East Maclaurin T to the West and Maclaurin A to the South.;Slightly high walls supporting a crater to the East.;Flat and wide floor. Central hill. Craterlets.;2;Pretty interesting formation;2;2 days after New Moon;1 day after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
MACLEAR;AA105221N201049;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Sir Thomas Maclear;Birt / Lee (1865);01/01/1961 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;Ireland;Irish;19;19 th century;?;1794;?;1879;?;20.104857;20.104857;20 ° 6 ' East;10.522136;10.522° North;Nearside;North-East;East part of Mare Tranquillitatis;20;20;10.1;2585;0.127105161153252;Isolated circular formation almost ghost.;;Slightly steep slopes bearing Rima Maclear and Ross B to the North. Group of 4 Slightly raised domes without crater to the South-West oriented to Arago.;Slightly high walls.;Flat floor filled with lava.;3;Very interesting formation;5;5 days after New Moon;4 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
MACMILLAN;AA242008N3521534;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Craterlet;Meteoritic impact;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;William Duncan Macmillan (ex Archimedes F);?;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Mathematician and astronomer;U. S. A.;American;20;20 th century;?;1871;?;1948;?;-7.846588;352.153412;7 ° 51 ' West;24.200795;24.201° North;Nearside;North-West;South-East part of Mare Imbrium;8;8;3.4;1374;0.199816779815767;Isolated circular formation.;;Slightly steep slopes.;Slightly high walls.;Flat floor.;1;Low interest or difficult formation;8;1 day after First Quarter;Last Quarter;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
MACROBIUS;AA212556N459702;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Lower Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.8 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Ambrosius Macrobius Theodosius (or Macrobe);Riccioli (1651);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Tucheri;Mons Cimmerius;Macrobius;Writer;Rome;Roman;5;5 th century;?;?;?;490;Works on the Latin grammar. Author of a collection of poems called the 'Saturnales'.;45.970227;45.970227;45 ° 58 ' East;21.255649;21.256° North;Nearside;North-East;North-West edge of Mare Crisium;65;65;31.3;3629;0.057806283837422;Circular formation. Forms a couple interesting with Tisserand.;;Steep slopes bearing Macrobius O to the South-East and Tisserand to the East.;Very high walls with terraces supporting the craterlet Macrobius C to the South-West.;Flat floor. Central mountain. Hills.;4;Exceptional formation;4;4 days after New Moon;3 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
MADLER;AA110415S297590;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Copernician (From -1.1 billions years to present days);Period source not found;No details;Johann Heinrich M?dler;Schmidt (1878);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Photylidi;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;Germany;German;19;19 th century;Berlin;1794;Hanovre;1874;Author of first map of Mars and a map of the Moon in 1836. Author of a work of selenography in 1837. Works on double stars. Director of the Observatory of Dorpat in 1840. Large popularizer of the Astronomy.;29.758956;29.758956;29 ° 46 ' East;-11.041489;11.041° South;Nearside;South-East;Theophilus crater North-East region;28;28;13.7;2833;0.102736581241624;Isolated circular formation situated on the East slope of Theophilus.;;Fairly steep slopes bearing a lengthened bright spot to the East.;High walls damaged to the North.;Tormented floor. Central crest line.;3;Very interesting formation;5;5 days after New Moon;4 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
MAESTLIN;AA48974N3192835;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Craterlet;Meteoritic impact;Copernician (From -1.1 billions years to present days);Period source not found;No details;Michael M?stlin;Schmidt (1878);01/01/1961 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Mathematician and astronomer;Germany;German;16;16 th century;?;1550;?;1631;?;-40.716542;319.283458;40 ° 43 ' West;4.897392;4.897° North;Nearside;North-West;Central part of Oceanus Procellarum;7;7;3.4;1362;0.19979927827068;Isolated circular formation with bowl shape.;Not so sure;Slightly steep slopes.;Fairly high walls.;Rounded floor.;1;Low interest or difficult formation;10;3 days after First Quarter;2 days after Last Quarter;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
MAGELHAENS;AA119758S440740;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Fernao de Magalhaes (or Fernand de Magellan);Mädler (1837);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Navigator;Portugal;Portugese;16;16 th century;Tras os Montes;1480;Mactan;1521;First trip around the Earth in boat from 1519 to 1522. Discoverer of the Pacific Ocean in 1521.;44.073985;44.073985;44 ° 4 ' East;-11.975765;11.976° South;Nearside;South-East;East part of Mare Fecunditatis;41;41;18.6;3100;0.08334719407879;Circular formation.;;Slightly steep slopes crushed by Magelhaens A to the South-East and bearing Gutenberg D to the North-West.;Fairly high walls in light terraces.;Flat floor widened filled lava. Craterlets.;3;Very interesting formation;4;4 days after New Moon;3 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
MAGINUS;AA500337S3540163;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Walled plain;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Giovanni Antonio Magini;Riccioli (1651);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Leopoldi Arch. Aust.;Montana Seir;Maginus;Astronomer;Italy;Italian;16;16 th century;Padoue;1555;Bologne;1617;Adversary of Copernic and Kepler.;-5.983718;354.016282;5 ° 59 ' West;-50.033699;50.034° South;Nearside;South-West;Moon South limb;164;164;77.7;4769;0.030656658454355;Isolated circular formation.;Typical ;Steep slopes riddled of craters whose Proctor and Maginus K & D to the North Maginus C & H to the South-West Deluc J to the South-East and Maginus E to the East.;High walls riddled with craters whose Maginus F and G to the North-West.;Very large flat floor tormented to the South-East. Numerous craters whose Maginus A & Z to the East. Craterlets. Central hill.;4;Exceptional formation;8;1 day after First Quarter;Last Quarter;5;Naked eye;10x binoculars;
MAIN;AA808694N104085;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Robert Main;Birt / Lee (1865);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;England;English;19;19 th century;?;1808;?;1878;?;10.408527;10.408527;10 ° 25 ' East;80.869408;80.869° North;Nearside;North-East;Moon North limb;46;46;23.7;3335;0.070329797108082;Little deep circular formation forming an interesting couple with Challis.;;Slightly steep slopes.;High walls higher to the East.;Flat floor.;2;Pretty interesting formation;6;6 days after New Moon;5 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
MAIRAN;AA415965N3165021;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Upper Imbrian (From -3.8 billions years to -3.2 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Jean-Jacques Dortous de Mairan;Schröter (1802);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Haesteni;Mons Baronisus;Not named;Astronomer;France;French;18;18 th century;Béziers;1678;Paris;1771;Works on the pendulum and Earth /Moon movements. Author of the 'Historical and physical Treaty of the boreal aurorae' in 1733. Secretary of the french Academy of Sciences in 1740.;-43.497882;316.502118;43 ° 30 ' West;41.596541;41.597° North;Nearside;North-West;Noth part of Oceanus Procellarum;40;40;19.7;3156;0.079938499534344;Circular formation.;;Steep slopes riddled with craterlets.;High walls in light terraces.;Slightly flat and wide floor. Small central mountain. Craterlets and hills.;3;Very interesting formation;11;4 days after First Quarter;3 days after Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
MAKSUTOV;AA407470S1913471;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Upper Imbrian (From -3.8 billions years to -3.2 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;ol-gabbroic norite;Dmitrij D. Maksutov;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;optician;USSR;Soviet;20;20 th century;?;1896;?;1964;Inventor of a new ctadioptric telescope type.;-168.652947;191.347053;168 ° 39 ' West;-40.746969;40.747° South;Farside;South-West;Not determined;83;83;41.9;3959;0.047228925074162;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
MALAPERT;AA849998S114031;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms and Byrne / 2009;No details;Charles Malapert;?;01/01/1935 00:00:00;Kircheri;Not named;Not named;Mathematician philosopher and astronomer;Belgium;Belgian;17;17 th century;?;1581;?;1630;?;11.403074;11.403074;11 ° 24 ' East;-84.999766;85.000° South;Nearside;South-East;Moon South limb;70;70;36.1;3788;0.052339203844719;Circular formation situated near the South pole. Part of;;Slightly steep slopes.;Fairly high walls.;Unknown floor.;2;Pretty interesting formation;6;6 days after New Moon;5 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
MALINKIN;AA872200S759400;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Egor Ivanovich Malinkin;IAU 2014;2014-05-20 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Meteorite researcher;Russia;Russian;20;20 th century;?;1923;?;2008;Meteorites researcher;75.94;284.06;75 ° 56 ' East;-87.22;8722° South;Nearside;South-East;Not determined;8.28;8.28;4.1;1657;0.200187232058241;Not lighted craterlet on the West wall of Faustini.;;Slightly steep slopes;Steep walls.;Bowl shaped floor.;0;Invisible formation;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
MALLET;AA454129S540546;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Imbrian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.85 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Robert Mallet;Schmidt (1878);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Seismologist and architect;Ireland;Irish;19;19 th century;?;1810;?;1881;?;54.05458;54.05458;54 ° 3 ' East;-45.412885;45.413° South;Nearside;South-East;Vallis Rheita region;58;58;29.4;3560;0.060434765972362;Damaged circular formation.;;Fairly steep slopes bearing Young D to the North Young F to the West and Mallet D to the South-East.;Slightly high walls crushed by Mallet A to the South.;Flat floor with a big craterlet to the North.;2;Pretty interesting formation;3;3 days after New Moon;2 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
MALYY;AA220294N1055584;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Aleksandr L. Malyy;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;engineer;USSR;Soviet;20;20 th century;?;1907;?;1961;Space launchers conceiver.;105.558412;105.558412;105 ° 34 ' East;22.029431;22.029° North;Farside;North-East;Not determined;41;41;20.6;3199;0.077486300334317;Not observable;Probably Nectarian but age uncertain ;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
MANDEL'SHTAM;AA56977N1623877;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Leonid I. Mandel'shtam;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;physicist;USSR;Soviet;20;20 th century;?;1879;?;1944;?;162.387706;162.387706;162 ° 23 ' East;5.697681;5.698° North;Farside;North-East;Not determined;197;197;90.9;4999;0.027484898116386;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
MANILIUS;AA144520N90737;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Eratosthenian (From -3.2 billions years to -1.1 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Manilius;Riccioli (1651);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Isabellae Reg. Hisp;Insula Besbicus;Manilius;Poet;Rome;Roman;1;1 st century;?;about 100 BC;?;?;?;9.07369;9.07369;9 ° 4 ' East;14.45203;14.452° North;Nearside;North-East;South-West part of Mare Serenitatis;40;40;19.1;3128;0.081607049228901;Bright and isolated circular formation.;;Steep slopes bearing Manilius G to the North.;Very high walls with terraces.;Enough flat and little wide floor. Central mountain.;3;Very interesting formation;6;6 days after New Moon;5 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
MANNERS;AA45701N199946;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Eratosthenian (From -3.2 billions years to -1.1 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Russell Henry Manners;Birt / Lee (1865);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Admiral and astronomer;England;English;19;19 th century;?;1800;?;1870;?;19.994583;19.994583;19 ° 60 ' East;4.570113;4.570° North;Nearside;North-East;East part of Mare Tranquillitatis;15;15;7.5;2361;0.156892609063563;Isolated circular formation.;;Slightly steep slopes.;Slightly high walls.;Flat floor filled with lava.;2;Pretty interesting formation;5;5 days after New Moon;4 days after Full Moon;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
MANUEL;AA244665N113557;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Spanish male name.;IAU;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;?;Europe;Spain;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;11.355731;11.355731;11 ° 21 ' East;24.466468;24.466° North;Nearside;North-East;Mare Serenitatis;0.567646;0.567646;0.2;111;0.194901337707653;Small craterlet located on the East end of Vallis Krishna.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;7;First Quarter;Six days after Full Moon;999;Not observable;Not observable;
MANZINUS;AA675100S263736;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Carlo A. Manzini;?;01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Tannerus;Philosopher and astronomer;Italy;Italian;17;17 th century;?;1599;?;1677;?;26.373581;26.373581;26 ° 22 ' East;-67.510044;67.510° South;Nearside;South-East;Moon South limb;98;98;47.9;4124;0.042972219735316;Damaged circular formation.;;Steep slopes bearing Manzinus D to the South-West and Manzinus T & U to the East.;High walls in partial terraces ridden by a craterlet to the North-West and by Manzinus A to the South.;Flat floor. Craterlets.;3;Very interesting formation;5;5 days after New Moon;4 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
MARALDI;AA193606N347972;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Giovanni Domenico Maraldi;Schröter (1802);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;Italy;Italian;18;18 th century;Perinaldo;1709;Paris;1788;Assistant of Jacques Cassini. Works on the astronomy of position and the celestial mechanics.;34.797192;34.797192;34 ° 48 ' East;19.360551;19.361° North;Nearside;North-East;North of Mare Tranquillitatis region;40;40;19.8;3159;0.079755066832338;Eroded circular formation.;;Fairly steep slopes bearing Mons Maraldi to the North-East and Maraldi F to the East.;Slightly high and damaged walls.;Flat floor filled with very somber lava. Wrinkle ridges. Craterlets.;3;Very interesting formation;5;5 days after New Moon;4 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
MARCI;AA222283N1924279;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Jan Marek Marci von Kronland (dit Ioannes Marcus);IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;physicist;Germany;German;17;17 th century;Landskron;1595;Prague;1667;Emperor Ferdinand III 's doctor. Author of a theory about the light.;-167.572113;192.427887;167 ° 34 ' West;22.228316;22.228° North;Farside;North-West;Not determined;25;25;12.2;2733;0.111697988974283;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
MARCO POLO;AA155234N3579516;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Marco Polo;Mädler (1837);01/01/1961 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Explorer;Venice;Venetian;13;13 th century;Venise;1254;Venise;1324;Trip in Asia of 1271 to 1295 with a stay of 1275 to 1291 with Kubilay Khan.;-2.048434;357.951566;2 ° 3 ' West;15.523354;15.523° North;Nearside;North-West;Montes Apenninus region;28;21;14.1;2854;0.101027266078894;South North lengthened and wrecked formation.;;Steep slopes included in Climb Apenninus.;Crumbled walls ridden by the craterlet Marco Polo A to the South.;Flat floor.;2;Pretty interesting formation;7;First Quarter;6 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
MARCONI;AA94812S1452025;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Lower Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.8 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Guglielmo Marconi;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;physicist;Italy;Italian;20;20 th century;Bologna;1874;Roma;1937;Discoverer of a wireless telegraph on 1896. Creator of the first radiotelephone on 1914. President of the Royal Academy on 1930. Nobel laureate in 1909 with Braun.;145.202464;145.202464;145 ° 12 ' East;-9.481188;9.481° South;Farside;South-East;Not determined;73;73;36.4;3796;0.052087948417007;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
MARE ANGUIS;ME224268N675753;IAU Named formation;ME;Sea;Not determined;Extrusive volcanism;Pre-Imbrian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.85 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Sea of Snake;Franz (1913);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;67.57527;67.57527;67 ° 35 ' East;22.426799;22.427° North;Nearside;North-East;Moon East-North-East limb;130;30;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Sinuous and lengthened plain on North-East rim of Mare Crisium. 10 000 km2.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;2;Pretty interesting formation;2;2 days after New Moon;1 day after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
MARE AUSTRALE;ME477705S919854;IAU Named formation;ME;Sea;Not determined;Extrusive volcanism;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Sea of South;Mädler (1837);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;91.985364;91.985364;91 ° 59 ' East;-47.770529;47.771° South;Librations zone;South-East;Moon South-South-East limb;500;100;440;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Irregular formation in the libration zone.;;continues on the hidden face.;Area: 151 000 km2.;Door of more somber and many regions large craters.;2;Pretty interesting formation;2;2 days after New Moon;1 day after Full Moon;5;Naked eye;10x binoculars;
MARE COGNITUM;ME105308S3376856;IAU Named formation;ME;Sea;Not determined;Extrusive volcanism;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Sea of Knowledge;IAU (1964);01/01/1964 00:00:00;Insula Melos;Not named;Not named;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;-22.314356;337.685644;22 ° 19 ' West;-10.530817;10.531° South;Nearside;South-West;South-East of Oceanus Procellarum region;300;200;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Flat region between Montes Riphae and Mare Nubium.;;Comprises some Slightly marked wrinkle ridges and isolated mountains such Mons Moro.;Named after the fall of the probe Ranger 7 in 1964.;;2;Pretty interesting formation;9;2 days after First Quarter;1 day after Last Quarter;5;Naked eye;10x binoculars;
MARE CRISIUM;ME161774N591037;IAU Named formation;ME;Sea;Not determined;Extrusive volcanism;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Sea of Crises;Riccioli (1651);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Mare Caspium;Palus Maseotis;Mare Crisium;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;59.103747;59.103747;59 ° 6 ' East;16.177371;16.177° North;Nearside;North-East;Moon East-North-East limb;620;570;370;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Formation with crater shape lengthened West East. Very flat floor with ring of wrinkle ridge to the periphery and ghost craters to the South. Craterlets. 176 000 km2. 3.85 billion years old.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;4;Exceptional formation;3;3 days after New Moon;2 days after Full Moon;5;Naked eye;10x binoculars;
MARE FECUNDITATIS;ME78350S536691;IAU Named formation;ME;Sea;Not determined;Extrusive volcanism;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Sea of Fruitfulness;Riccioli (1651);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Mare Langrenianum;Regio Magna Occidentalis;Mare Fecunditatis;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;53.669149;53.669149;53 ° 40 ' East;-7.834974;7.835° South;Nearside;South-East;East part of Mare Fecunditatis;600;500;345;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Formation with irregular shape. 326 000 km2. Contains few wrinkle ridges.;;Numerous ghost craters to the East of Messier and to the South of Ibn Battuta.;Several rilles on the West bank whose Rimae Goclenius.;;2;Pretty interesting formation;4;4 days after New Moon;3 days after Full Moon;5;Naked eye;10x binoculars;
MARE FRIGORIS;ME575923N3599936;IAU Named formation;ME;Sea;Not determined;Extrusive volcanism;Pre-Imbrian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.85 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Sea of Cold;Riccioli (1651);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Mare Astronomicum;Mare Hyperboreum;Mare Frigoris;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;-0.006381;359.993619;0 ° 0 ' West;57.592308;57.592° North;Nearside;North-West;Moon North limb;1800;200;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Lengthened West East and irregular formation. 436 000 km2. Very somber lava.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;2;Pretty interesting formation;9;2 days after First Quarter;1 day after Last Quarter;5;Naked eye;10x binoculars;
MARE HUMBOLDTIANUM;ME569221N815428;IAU Named formation;ME;Sea;Not determined;Extrusive volcanism;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Sea of Humboldt (Alexander von Humboldt);Mädler (1837);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Pappi;Palus Amadoca;Zoroaster;Naturalist and explorer;Germany;German;19;19 th century;Berlin;1769;Potsdam;1859;Explorer of Venezuela Colombia and Peru from 1799 to 1804. Exploration of Russia in 1829.;81.542834;81.542834;81 ° 33 ' East;56.922096;56.922° North;Librations zone;North-East;Moon North-North-East limb;161;160;325;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Situated in the zone of librations. 22 000 km2. Floor filled with very somber lava.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;3;Very interesting formation;2;2 days after New Moon;1 day after Full Moon;5;Naked eye;10x binoculars;
MARE HUMORUM;ME244785S3214284;IAU Named formation;ME;Sea;Not determined;Extrusive volcanism;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Sea of Moisture;Riccioli (1651);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Mare Venetum;Sinus Sirbonis;Mare Humorum;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;-38.571605;321.428395;38 ° 34 ' West;-24.47846;24.478° South;Nearside;South-West;Mare Humorum region;380;380;212.5;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Almost circular formation. 113 000 km2. Partial ring of wrinkle ridges to the East.;;Circular shape.;Wrinkle ridges system inside and concentric rilles on banks whose Rimae Hippalus to the East.;Very flat floor with numerous craterlets;3;Very interesting formation;10;3 days after First Quarter;2 days after Last Quarter;5;Naked eye;10x binoculars;
MARE IMBRIUM;ME347244N3450914;IAU Named formation;ME;Sea;Not determined;Extrusive volcanism;Lower Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.8 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Sea of Showers;Riccioli (1651);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Mare Austriacum;Lacus Marinus;Mare Imbrium;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;-14.908598;345.091402;14 ° 55 ' West;34.724431;34.724° North;Nearside;North-West;North-West part of Mare Imbrium;1250;1250;580;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Very large formation. Second lunar sea. 830 000 km2. Very flat floor with numerous wrinkle ridges to the periphery. 1st discovered mascon.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;3;Very interesting formation;9;2 days after First Quarter;1 day after Last Quarter;5;Naked eye;10x binoculars;
MARE INGENII;ME332458S1648268;IAU Named formation;ME;Sea;Not determined;Extrusive volcanism;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Sea of Cleverness;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1961 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;164.826819;164.826819;164 ° 50 ' East;-33.245795;33.246° South;Farside;South-East;Not determined;318;318;280;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
MARE INSULARUM;ME77920N3293598;IAU Named formation;ME;Sea;Not determined;Extrusive volcanism;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Sea of Islands;?;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not named;Sinus Tarantinus;Not named;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;-30.640212;329.359788;30 ° 38 ' West;7.791958;7.792° North;Nearside;North-West;East part of Oceanus Procellarum;900;900;300;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Pretty flat region sided to the North by Montes Carpatus and comprising many mountains and isolated craters.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;3;Very interesting formation;9;2 days after First Quarter;1 day after Last Quarter;5;Naked eye;10x binoculars;
MARE MARGINIS;ME127019N865153;IAU Named formation;ME;Sea;Not determined;Extrusive volcanism;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Sea of Border;Franz (1913);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Lacus Major Occidentalis;Not Named;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;86.515294;86.515294;86 ° 31 ' East;12.701879;12.702° North;Librations zone;North-East;Moon East-North-East limb;360;160;290;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Pretty flat and lengthened West East region situated in the zone of librations. Irregular shape. 62 000 km2.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;2;Pretty interesting formation;2;2 days after New Moon;1 day after Full Moon;5;Naked eye;10x binoculars;
MARE MOSCOVIENSE;ME272816N1481225;IAU Named formation;ME;Sea;Not determined;Extrusive volcanism;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Sea of Moscowy;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1961 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;148.122479;148.122479;148 ° 7 ' East;27.281589;27.282° North;Farside;South-East;Not determined;277;277;222.5;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
MARE NECTARIS;ME151852S346021;IAU Named formation;ME;Sea;Not determined;Extrusive volcanism;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Sea of Nectar;Riccioli (1651);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Sinus Batavicus;Fretum Ponticum;Mare Nectaris;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;34.602054;34.602054;34 ° 36 ' East;-15.185168;15.185° South;Nearside;South-East;Mare Nectaris South edge;350;350;430;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Circular formation. 101 000 km2.;;Constitutes a gulf of Mare Tranquillitatis.;Remains of walls constituted by Rupes Altai;very flat Surface with few dorsal and grooves.;3;Very interesting formation;5;5 days after New Moon;4 days after Full Moon;5;Naked eye;10x binoculars;
MARE NUBIUM;ME205894S3427128;IAU Named formation;ME;Sea;Not determined;Extrusive volcanism;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Sea of Clouds;Riccioli (1651);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Mare Borbonicum;Mare Mediterraneum;Mare Nubium;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;-17.287213;342.712787;17 ° 17 ' West;-20.589442;20.589° South;Nearside;South-West;Mare Humorum region;750;750;345;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Lengthened North South formation. 254 000 km2.;;Separated in two similar parts by Promontorium Taenarium.;Contains Slightly wrinkle ridges and rilles.;;2;Pretty interesting formation;8;1 day after First Quarter;Last Quarter;5;Naked eye;10x binoculars;
MARE ORIENTALE;ME198656S2653297;IAU Named formation;ME;Sea;Not determined;Extrusive volcanism;Lower Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.8 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Sea of East;Franz (1913);01/01/1964 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;-94.670318;265.329682;94 ° 40 ' West;-19.86555;19.866° South;Librations zone;South-West;Moon West-South-Westlimb;300;300;465;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Circular formation with crater shape situated in the zone of librations.;;Central part of a basin of 900 km of diameter with two mountainous rings (Montes Cordillera and Montes Rook).;Very somber floor.;;4;Exceptional formation;13;6 days after First Quarter;5 days after Last Quarter;5;Naked eye;10x binoculars;
MARE SERENITATIS;ME272879N183596;IAU Named formation;ME;Sea;Not determined;Extrusive volcanism;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Sea of Serenity;Riccioli (1651);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Mare Eugeniarum;Regio Moesia;Mare Serenitatis;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;18.359644;18.359644;18 ° 22 ' East;27.287885;27.288° North;Nearside;North-East;North of Mare Serenitatis region;650;650;460;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Sixth lunar sea 303 000 km2. Important system of wrinkle ridges to the East.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;2;Pretty interesting formation;5;5 days after New Moon;4 days after Full Moon;5;Naked eye;10x binoculars;
MARE SMYTHII;ME17088S870495;IAU Named formation;ME;Sea;Not determined;Extrusive volcanism;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Sea of Smith (William Henry Smith);Birt / Lee (1865);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;Great Britain;British;19;19 th century;?;1788;?;1866;?;87.049471;87.049471;87 ° 3 ' East;-1.708755;1.709° South;Librations zone;North-East;Moon East limb;200;200;370;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Circular formation. Large very flat region situated in the zone of librations. Many isolated craters in its South part. 104 000 Km2.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;2;Pretty interesting formation;2;2 days after New Moon;1 day after Full Moon;5;Naked eye;10x binoculars;
MARE SPUMANS;ME13023N653033;IAU Named formation;ME;Sea;Not determined;Extrusive volcanism;Pre-Imbrian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.85 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Sea of Foam;Franz (1913);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Regius Fluvius;Paludes Amarae;Not named;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;65.303273;65.303273;65 ° 18 ' East;1.302305;1.302° North;Nearside;North-East;Moon East limb;200;100;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Small very flat region to the North-East of Mare Fecunditatis.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;2;Pretty interesting formation;3;3 days after New Moon;2 days after Full Moon;5;Naked eye;10x binoculars;
MARE TRANQUILLITATIS;ME83487N308346;IAU Named formation;ME;Sea;Not determined;Extrusive volcanism;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Sea of Tranquillity;Riccioli (1651);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Mare Belgicum;Mare Pontus Euxinus;Mare Tranquillitatis;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;30.834624;30.834624;30 ° 50 ' East;8.348716;8.349° North;Nearside;North-East;Central part of Mare Tranquillitatis;700;700;350;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;One of the largest lunar seas. 421 000 km2. Almost circular shape.;;Numerous rilles to the periphery. Numerous internal wrinkle ridge.;;;4;Exceptional formation;5;5 days after New Moon;4 days after Full Moon;5;Naked eye;10x binoculars;
MARE UNDARUM;ME74912N686589;IAU Named formation;ME;Sea;Not determined;Extrusive volcanism;Pre-Imbrian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.85 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Sea of Waves;Franz (1913);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Regius Fluvius;Paludes Amarae;Not named;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;68.658947;68.658947;68 ° 40 ' East;7.491194;7.491° North;Nearside;North-East;Moon East limb;200;100;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Pretty tormented region to the East of Firminus. Apparently formed by the meeting of several gobbled. 21 000 Km2.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;2;Pretty interesting formation;2;2 days after New Moon;1 day after Full Moon;5;Naked eye;10x binoculars;
MARE VAPORUM;ME131967N40862;IAU Named formation;ME;Sea;Not determined;Extrusive volcanism;Pre-Imbrian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.85 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Sea of Vapours;Riccioli (1651);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Fretum Catholicum;Hellespontum;Mare Vaporum;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;4.086173;4.086173;4 ° 5 ' East;13.196674;13.197° North;Nearside;North-East;Moon disk center;230;230;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Very flat region situated to the South-East of Appenins. 55000 km2. Some wrinkle ridges.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;2;Pretty interesting formation;7;First Quarter;6 days after Full Moon;5;Naked eye;10x binoculars;
MARINUS;AA393759S765739;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Marin de Tyr (or Marinos);Mädler (1837);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Mathematician and geographer;Greece;Greek;1;1 st century;Rome;?;?;?;Explorer of Africa and Asia. Founder of the mathematical geography.;76.57389;76.57389;76 ° 34 ' East;-39.375924;39.376° South;Nearside;South-East;Moon South-East limb;58;58;28.2;3517;0.062194231348545;Circular formation.;;Slopes bearing Marinus R to the North Marinus C to the North-West Marinus B to the West Marinus A to the South-West and two craters to the South-East.;Fairly high walls.;Flat floor. Craterlets.;2;Pretty interesting formation;2;2 days after New Moon;1 day after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
MARIOTTE;AA284567S2209361;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Upper Imbrian (From -3.8 billions years to -3.2 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Abb‚ Edme Mariotte;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;physicist;France;French;17;17 th century;Dijon;1620;Paris;1684;Numerous works on solids liquids and gases. Author of a law about gases compression on 1676.;-139.063943;220.936057;139 ° 4 ' West;-28.456698;28.457° South;Farside;South-West;Not determined;65;65;35.1;3754;0.053432845319178;Not observable;Unusual compound feature ;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
MARIUS;AA118968N3091645;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Lower Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.8 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Simon Mayr;Riccioli (1651);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Spada;Mons Germanicianus;Marius;Astronomer;Germany;German;16;16 th century;Gunzenhausen;1570;Ansbach;1624;Discoverer of 4 large satellites of Jupiter independently from Galileo and inventor of their names. First western observer of the Andromeda galaxy.;-50.835478;309.164522;50 ° 50 ' West;11.896799;11.897° North;Nearside;North-West;Central part of Oceanus Procellarum;41;41;20;3171;0.079100330000948;Isolated circular formation.;Possibly Upper Imbrian ;Slightly steep slopes bearing many domes to the North to the West and a bit less to the South.;Slightly high walls supporting Marius H to the South.;Flat floor filled with lava supporting craterlets whose Marius G to the North-East. Hills.;3;Very interesting formation;11;4 days after First Quarter;3 days after Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
MARKOV;AA534333N2971595;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Upper Imbrian (From -3.8 billions years to -3.2 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Andreï Andreïevitch Markov;Arthur / Whitaker (1963);01/01/1964 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Mathematician;Russia;Russian;19;19 th century;Riazan;1856;Petrograd;1922;Demonstrated inequalities of Tchebychev in 1884. Specialist of the theory of probabilities.;-62.840509;297.159491;62 ° 50 ' West;53.433286;53.433° North;Nearside;North-West;Moon North-North-West limb;41;41;19.9;3167;0.079335637593973;Circular formation.;;Fairly steep slopes.;High walls with terraces.;Flat floor. Central mountain.;3;Very interesting formation;12;5 days after First Quarter;4 days after Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
MARTH;AA311567S3306495;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Craterlet;Meteoritic impact;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Albert Marth;Krieger / K?nig (1912);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;Germany;German;19;19 th century;?;1828;?;1897;?;-29.350483;330.649517;29 ° 21 ' West;-31.156651;31.157° South;Nearside;South-West;Tycho crater North-West region;7;7;3.2;1306;0.199715535359792;Isolated circular formation situated in Palus Epidemiarum.;;Slope interrupting Rima Ramsden 2 to the South-East.;Slightly high walls in light terraces.;Flat and little extensive floor with concentric double walls inside.;3;Very interesting formation;9;2 days after First Quarter;1 day after Last Quarter;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
MARVIN;AA891300S2722200;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Ursula Marvin;IAU 2021;30/09/2021 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Geologist;USA;American;20;20 th century;Bradford;1921;Concord;2018;Geologist specialized in meteorits and lunar samples surveys.;-87.78;272.22;87 ° 47 ' West;-89.13;89 ° 8 ' South;Nearside;South-West;South Pole area;4.6;4.6;2.3;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Isolated circular formation with bowl shape.;;Slightly steep slopes.;Fairly steep walls.;Elongated flat floor.;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
MARY;AA189251N273922;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;English form of Hebrew female name.;IAU;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;?;Asia;Hebrew;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;27.392227;27.392227;27 ° 24 ' East;18.925057;18.925° North;Nearside;North-East;Mare Serenitatis;0.527952;0.527952;0.2;103;0.194759580329979;Circular formation included in one triplet.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;5;Five days after New Moon;Four days after Full Moon;999;Not observable;Not observable;
MASINA;AA854200S321500;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Masina;IAU 2024;04/03/2024 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Female first name from Samoa Islands;32.15;32.15;32 ° 09 ' East;-85.42;85 ° 25 ' South;Nearside;South-East;Sur Mons Mouton;1.4;1.4;0.7;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Tiny craterlet in a range on a ridge of Mons Mouton.;;Slightly steep and low slopes.;Low wall.;Rounded floor almost non-existent;0;Not observable;Not observable;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
MASKELYNE;AA21558N300437;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Eratosthenian (From -3.2 billions years to -1.1 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Nevil Maskelyne;Lohrmann (1824);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Navei;Insula Phylara;Not named;Astronomer;England;English;18;18 th century;Londres;1732;Greenwich;1811;Observer of the passage of Venus ahead the Sun in 1761 in Ste Helen Island. Director of the observatory of Greenwich in 1765. Founder of the 'Nautical Almanac' in 1766.;30.043689;30.043689;30 ° 3 ' East;2.155757;2.156° North;Nearside;North-East;Central part of Mare Tranquillitatis;25;25;11.2;2662;0.11874250551962;Isolated circular formation.;;Fairly steep slopes bearing Maskelyne B to the West and Maskelyne K to the North.;Fairly high walls with terraces.;Fairly flat and little wide floor. Off-centered mountain. Central craterlet.;3;Very interesting formation;9;2 days after First Quarter;1 day after Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
MASON;AA426996N305087;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Charles Mason;Mädler (1837);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Longomontani;Not named;Not named;Technician;England;English;18;18 th century;?;1730;?;1787;Assistant in the observatory of Greenwich.;30.508657;30.508657;30 ° 31 ' East;42.699594;42.700° North;Nearside;North-East;North-East of Mare Serenitatis region;43;33;16.6;2999;0.089999192827899;Wrecked formation. Forms an interesting couple with Plana.;Partly covered by Imbrian ejecta. possibly pre-Nectarian ;Steep slopes but to the North bearing Mason B to the South-West and crushed by Plana to the West.;Slightly high walls collapsed to the South-West.;Flat floor filled with lava supporting the craterlet Mason A. Hill and craterlets.;3;Very interesting formation;5;5 days after New Moon;4 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
MAUNDER;AA145250S2661245;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Eratosthenian (From -3.2 billions years to -1.1 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;noritic gabbro;Edward Walter Maunder;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronomer;United Kingdom;British;20;20 th century;London;1851;London;1928;Specialist of the Sun and its photography. Discoverer of a lack of sunspots from 1645 to 1715. Founder of the British Astronomcal Association en 1890 with his sister Annie Russell and his brother Thomas.;-93.875459;266.124541;93 ° 53 ' West;-14.524966;14.525° South;Librations zone;South-West;Not determined;55;55;26.9;3464;0.064399676827573;Circular formation situated in the zone of librations.;Typical ;Not easily observable.;;;1;Low interest or difficult formation;14;Full Moon;6 days after Last Quarter;30;x10 binoculars;50 mm refractor;
MAUPERTUIS;AA496968N3327171;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Lower Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.8 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Pierre Louis Moreau de Maupertuis;Schröter (1802);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Mathematician;France;French;18;18 th century;Saint Malo;1698;B?›le;1759;Member of the french Academy of Sciences in 1723. Expedition in Lapland. Flattening of the Earth to poles.;-27.282927;332.717073;27 ° 17 ' West;49.696754;49.697° North;Nearside;North-West;Moon North-North-West limb;46;46;22.7;3294;0.072413119812673;Dismantled formation with irregular shape.;Covered by Imbrium ejecta;Steep slopes.;Fairly high and damaged walls.;Tormented floor. Line of crest and craterlets.;2;Pretty interesting formation;9;2 days after First Quarter;1 day after Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
MAUROLYCUS;AA417719S139201;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Walled plain;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Francesco Maurolico;Riccioli (1651);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Estensis D. Mutinae;Mons Calchistan;Maurolycus;Scientist;Italy;Italian;16;16 th century;Messine;1494;Messine;1575;Author of a 'Cosmografia' in 1543. Theory of the functioning of the eye. Author of a treaty on the conical in 1533.;13.920071;13.920071;13 ° 55 ' East;-41.771867;41.772° South;Nearside;South-East;Maurolycus crater region;114;114;57.6;4358;0.037787677227108;Circular formation forming an interesting couple with Barocius.;Possibly pre-Nectarian ;Very steep slopes especially to the East bearing Maurolycus D DA & F to the North Barocius to the South and presenting a double wall to the South-West.;Very high walls especially to the East and supporting Maurolycus A to the South.;Flat floor with numberous craters whose Maurolycus J to the center and Maurolycus M to the West. Off-centered mountain to the North. Craterlets and lines of crest.;4;Exceptional formation;6;6 days after New Moon;5 days after Full Moon;5;Naked eye;10x binoculars;
MAURY;AA371088N396913;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Copernician (From -1.1 billions years to present days) ?;Period source not found;No details;Matthew Fontaine Maury;Birt / Lee (1865);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Oceanographer;U. S. A.;American;19;19 th century;Fredericksburg;1806;Lexington;1873;Founder of the American Hydrographic Bureau. Author of 'Physical Geography of the sea' in 1855.;39.691305;39.691305;39 ° 41 ' East;37.108782;37.109° North;Nearside;North-East;Atlas crater South-East region;18;18;8.2;2431;0.146625975620138;Circular formation.;;Fairly steep slopes bearing Maury C to the West.;Very high walls.;Flat and little extensive floor.;2;Pretty interesting formation;6;6 days after New Moon;5 days after Full Moon;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
MAVIS;AA297614N3336426;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Scottish female name.;IAU;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;?;Europe;Scotland;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;-26.357373;333.642627;26 ° 21 ' West;29.76138;29.761° North;Nearside;North-West;Timocharis;1.09186;1.09186;0.5;213;0.196168981086178;Small craterlet joined to Charles with a North-South catena.;;Slightly steep slopes;Slightly steep walls.;Bowl shaped floor.;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;10;Three days after First Quarter;Two days after Last Quarter;999;Not observable;Not observable;
MAXWELL;AA299048N985256;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;James Clerk Maxwell;IAU 19XX ?;01/01/1961 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;physicist;United Kingdom;British;19;19 th century;Edimburg;1831;Cambridge;1879;Numerous works on gases and thermodynamics. Author of general equations of the electromagnetic field and of the electromagnetic theory of light on 1873. ;98.525561;98.525561;98 ° 32 ' East;29.904801;29.905° North;Librations zone;North-East;Not determined;107;107;54.6;4287;0.039252895339346;Circular formation situated in the zone of librations.;Younger than Humboldtianum Basin. Filled with mare ;Not easily observable.;;;1;Low interest or difficult formation;1;2 days after New Moon;1 day after Full Moon;30;x10 binoculars;50 mm refractor;
MCADIE;AA21097N922182;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Alexander George McAdie;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1973 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;meteorologist;USA;American;20;20 th century;?;1863;?;1943;?;92.218218;92.218218;92 ° 13 ' East;2.109699;2.110° North;Librations zone;North-East;Not determined;45;45;20.5;3192;0.077868997370041;Circular formation situated in the zone of librations.;;Not easily observable.;;;1;Low interest or difficult formation;1;2 days after New Moon;1 day after Full Moon;30;x10 binoculars;50 mm refractor;
MCAULIFFE;AA332433S2102280;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Sharon Christa McAuliffe;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1988 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;teacher;USA;American;20;20 th century;?;1948;?;1986;Challenger shuttle crew member accidented in 1986.;-149.772005;210.227995;149 ° 46 ' West;-33.243289;33.243° South;Farside;North-West;Not determined;19;19;9.5;2537;0.132769793080307;Not observable;Formerly Borman Y;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
MCCLURE;AA153192S502369;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Sir Robert John le Mesurier McClure;Birt / Lee (1865);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Navigator;Great Britain;British;19;19 th century;Wexford;1807;Portsmouth;1873;Trip in Arctic with the 'Investigator' in 1850. Discoverer of the passage of the North-West between the Hudson Bay and the Strait of Behring.;50.236921;50.236921;50 ° 14 ' East;-15.319209;15.319° South;Nearside;South-East;Mare Fecunditatis South edge;25;25;11.9;2715;0.113354617518427;Circular formation situated on the South-West bank of Mare Fecunditatis.;;Fairly steep slopes crushed to the North by the crater McClure C and by a;Slightly high walls.;Flat floor with small relief and line of crest to the North.;2;Pretty interesting formation;4;4 days after New Moon;3 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
MCCOOL;AA412779S2137438;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;William Cameron McCool;IAU;01/01/2006 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Astronaut;North America;United States;20;20 th century;?;1961;?;2003;Space Shuttle Columbia Pilot;-146.256192;213.743808;146 ° 15 ' West;-41.277873;41.278° North;Farside;North-West;Apollo;20.4697;20.4697;10.2;2590;0.126540377767041;Damaged crater included un a group South of Borman on the North-West slope of an anonymous damaged crater.;;Slightly steep slopes with sharp crest.;Slightly steep and tormented walls.;Irregular floor covered with materials and presenting a hill on the basis of North wall.;0;Not observable;0;not observable;not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
MCDONALD;AA303884N3391165;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Craterlet;Meteoritic impact;Eratosthenian (From -3.2 billions years to -1.1 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;William J. McDonald (ex Carlini B);?;01/01/1973 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Benefactor;U. S. A.;American;19;19 th century;?;1844;?;1926;Financed the construction of an observatory in the United States.;-20.883504;339.116496;20 ° 53 ' West;30.388351;30.388° North;Nearside;North-West;North-West part of Mare Imbrium;8;8;3.4;1392;0.199842750836711;Circular formation with bowl shape.;;Fairly steep slopes.;Slightly high walls.;Rounded floor.;1;Low interest or difficult formation;9;2 days after First Quarter;1 day after Last Quarter;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
MCKELLAR;AA157181S1891382;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Andrew McKellar;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronomer;Canada;Canadian;20;20 th century;?;1910;?;1960;?;-170.861825;189.138175;170 ° 52 ' West;-15.718116;15.718° South;Farside;South-West;Not determined;51;51;25;3392;0.067631744019263;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
MCLAUGHLIN;AA470081N2671723;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms and Byrne / 2009;No details;Dean B. McLaughlin;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronomer;USA;American;20;20 th century;?;1901;?;1965;?;-92.827693;267.172307;92 ° 50 ' West;47.008127;47.008° North;Librations zone;North-West;Not determined;79;79;37.6;3833;0.050916803107194;Circular formation situated in the zone of librations.;;Not easily observable.;;;1;Low interest or difficult formation;14;Full Moon;6 days after Last Quarter;30;x10 binoculars;50 mm refractor;
MCMATH;AA166303N1939082;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Francis C. McMath;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronomer;USA;American;20;20 th century;?;1867;?;1938;?;-166.091752;193.908248;166 ° 6 ' West;16.630284;16.630° North;Farside;North-West;Not determined;86;86;44.2;4025;0.045447799590201;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
MCNAIR;AA359301S2120481;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Ronald Erwin McNair;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1988 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronaut;USA;American;20;20 th century;?;1950;?;1986;Challenger shuttle crew member accidented in 1986.;-147.951908;212.048092;147 ° 57 ' West;-35.930099;35.930° South;Farside;South-West;Not determined;29;29;16;2963;0.092557366794937;Not observable;Formerly Borman A;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
MCNALLY;AA224959N2323485;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Paul A. McNally;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronomer;USA;American;20;20 th century;?;1890;?;1955;?;-127.651493;232.348507;127 ° 39 ' West;22.495887;22.496° North;Farside;North-West;Not determined;47;47;23.5;3327;0.070747384452355;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
MECHNIKOV;AA104740S2110149;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Il'ya I. Mechnikov;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;doctor;Russia;Russian;20;20 th century;?;1845;?;1916;Bacteriologist instaled in France. Nobel laureate.;-148.985118;211.014882;148 ° 59 ' West;-10.473997;10.474° South;Farside;North-West;Not determined;60;60;29.4;3559;0.060499377163039;Not observable;Older than Hertzsprung Basin ;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
MEE;AA436253S3248128;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Alfred Butler P. Mee;Wilkins (1935);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Wilhelmi Lantgravii;Mons Lion;Not named;Astronomer;Scotland;Scottish;19;19 th century;?;1860;?;1926;Observer of the Moon and Mars.;-35.187228;324.812772;35 ° 11 ' West;-43.625342;43.625° South;Nearside;South-West;Tycho crater North-West region;133;133;67;4561;0.034009883640977;Completely wrecked and deformed formation.;;Slightly steep slopes crushed to the North by the trio Hainzel / Hainzel A & C bearing Mee H to the West and the craterlet Mee D to the South-East.;Slightly high walls collapsed to the North-West and tormented to the South-East.;Complex and tormented floor with craterlets Mee F & Y to the West and crater in iron to horse Mee E to the North.;3;Very interesting formation;10;3 days after First Quarter;2 days after Last Quarter;5;Naked eye;10x binoculars;
MEES;AA135700N2638197;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Charles Edouard Kenneth Mees;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;chemist;USA;American;20;20 th century;Wellingborough;1882;Honolulu;1960;Inventor of infrared sensible photographic emulsions in 1912.;-96.180266;263.819734;96 ° 11 ' West;13.570015;13.570° North;Librations zone;North-West;Not determined;50;50;25.7;3420;0.06635179230695;Circular formation situated in the zone of librations.;;Not easily observable.;;;1;Low interest or difficult formation;14;Full Moon;6 days after Last Quarter;30;x10 binoculars;50 mm refractor;
MEGGERS;AA243006N1229411;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;William F. Meggers;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;physicist;USA;American;20;20 th century;?;1888;?;1968;?;122.941127;122.941127;122 ° 56 ' East;24.300562;24.301° North;Farside;North-East;Not determined;52;52;25.5;3412;0.066704948643245;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
MEITNER;AA108715S1131040;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Lise;IAU 1979 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;physicist;Austria;Austrian;20;20 th century;Vienna;1878;Cambridge;1968;Discovery of protactinium with O. Hahn in 1917. Numerous works on elements transmutation and uranium fission.;113.104012;113.104012;113 ° 6 ' East;-10.871485;10.871° South;Farside;South-East;Not determined;87;87;43.6;4007;0.045923595234515;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
MELISSA;AA81222N1217777;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Melissa;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1979 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Female name.;Greece;Greek;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;121.777679;121.777679;121 ° 47 ' East;8.122158;8.122° North;Farside;North-East;Not determined;18;18;8.6;2458;0.142853100338565;Not observable;Formerly Ibn Firnas Y;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
MENDEL;AA488282S2501387;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Gregor Johann Mendel;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Botanist;Austria;Austrian;19;19 th century;Heizendorf;1822;Brno;1884;Priest on 1843. Works on plants hybridation. Pblishing of a famous document on 1866. Founder of genetics.;-109.861279;250.138721;109 ° 52 ' West;-48.82816;48.828° South;Farside;South-West;Not determined;138;138;69.8;4616;0.03306106820795;Not observable;Partly covered by Orientale ejecta. possibly pre-Nectarian ;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
MENDELEEV;AA53754N1411676;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Dmitrij Ivanovitch Mendeleev;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1961 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;chemist;Russia;Russian;19;19 th century;Tobolsk;1834;Saint-Petersburg;1907;Numerous works on gases and air. Author of a chemistry treaty on 1868 and of the famous periodical classification of elements on 1869.;141.167561;141.167561;141 ° 10 ' East;5.375364;5.375° North;Farside;North-East;Not determined;313;313;162.5;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
MENELAUS;AA162593N159294;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Copernician (From -1.1 billions years to present days);Period source not found;No details;Menelaos;Riccioli (1651);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Mariae Imp. Rom.;Urbs Byzabtium;Menelaus;Mathematician and astronomer;Greece;Greek;-1;1 st century BC;Alexandrie;?;?;?;Works on the geometry and the spherical surface trigonometry.;15.929405;15.929405;15 ° 56 ' East;16.259332;16.259° North;Nearside;North-East;South-West part of Mare Serenitatis;27;27;13.5;2819;0.103924774977777;Circular formation situated on the South bank of Mare Serenitatis.;;Steep slopes bearing Daubrée to the South-West.;High walls.;Fairly flat floor tormented to the South. Central mountain.;3;Very interesting formation;6;6 days after New Moon;5 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
MENZEL;AA34072N369425;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Craterlet;Meteoritic impact;Eratosthenian (From -3.2 billions years to -1.1 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Donald H. Menzel;?;01/01/1979 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astrophysicist;U. S. A.;American;20;20 th century;?;1901;?;1976;?;36.942457;36.942457;36 ° 57 ' East;3.407202;3.407° North;Nearside;North-East;Central part of Mare Tranquillitatis;3;3;1.7;682;0.198436544497433;Isolated circular formation with bowl shape.;;Slightly steep slopes.;Slightly high walls.;Rounded floor.;1;Low interest or difficult formation;6;6 days after New Moon;5 days after Full Moon;100;100 mm reflector;200 mm reflector;
MERCATOR;AA292535S3338896;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Gérard Kremer (dit Gerhardus Mercator);Schröter (1802);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Mathematician;Belgium;Belgian;16;16 th century;Rupelmonde;1512;Duisburg;1594;Author of two maps of the World in 1538 and in 1569. Inventor of a new mode of cartographic projection that wears his name in 1552.;-26.110406;333.889594;26 ° 7 ' West;-29.253502;29.254° South;Nearside;South-West;West part of Mare Nubium;48;48;23.1;3312;0.071503661558028;Circular formation situated between Palus Epidemiarum and Mare Nubium Forming an interesting couple with Campanus whose it is separated by a rille.;Partly covered by later mare deposits and ejecta from Imbrium and Orientale ;Fairly steep slopes bearing Rupes Mercator to the North-East and a rille to the South-West.;Walls overlapped by Mercator B and an anonymous craterlet to the East Mercator C to the West and an anonymous craterlet to the South.;Very flat floor filled of lava.;3;Very interesting formation;9;2 days after First Quarter;1 day after Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
MERCURIUS;AA466634N660703;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Mercury;?;01/01/1935 00:00:00;Hugenii;Not named;Osymandies;Mythological character;Rome;Roman;0;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Messenger of the Olympe. God of merchants and thieves.;66.070294;66.070294;66 ° 4 ' East;46.663412;46.663° North;Nearside;North-East;Atlas crater South-East region;68;68;32.1;3655;0.056854000448232;Circular formation.;Younger than Humboldtianum Basin ;Fairly steep slopes bearing Mercurius B to the North-East and Mercurius F & G to the South-West.;High walls supporting Mercurius L to the South-West.;Flat floor with a craterlet to the North. Small central relief. Others craterlets.;3;Very interesting formation;2;2 days after New Moon;1 day after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
MERRILL;AA748300N2425522;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Paul W. Merrill;IAU 1979 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronomer;USA;American;20;20 th century;?;1887;?;1961;?;-117.447779;242.552221;117 ° 27 ' West;74.830019;74.830° North;Farside;North-West;Not determined;57;57;28.4;3525;0.061858194166349;Not observable;Partly covered by Imbrian ejecta ;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
MERSENIUS;AA214928S3106638;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Marin Mersene;Riccioli (1651);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Fluvius Nilus;Mersenius;Philosopher and physicist;France;French;17;17 th century;Oizé;1588;Paris;1648;Friend of Descartes. Numerous works particularly in acoustic. Measure of the weight with a pendulum in 1644. Organizer of scientist meetings of the french Academy of Sciences.;-49.336196;310.663804;49 ° 20 ' West;-21.492786;21.493° South;Nearside;South-West;East of Mare Humorum region;85;85;42.2;3968;0.046986316068423;Circular formation situated on the West bank of Mare Humorum.;Do.. Partly covered by Imbrian ejecta ;Steep slopes bearing Mersenius P to the North-East Mersenius D & Liebig to the South-East and Mersenius B to the North-West.;Enough high walls with terraces ridden to the South by Mersenius N.;convex Floor widened. Numerous craterlets whose a central chain. Hills white spots and crevices.;4;Exceptional formation;11;4 days after First Quarter;3 days after Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
MESHCHERSKIY;AA121061N1255264;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Ivan V. Meshcherskiy;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;mathematician;Russia;Russian;20;20 th century;?;1859;?;1935;?;125.526393;125.526393;125 ° 32 ' East;12.106115;12.106° North;Farside;North-East;Not determined;65;65;32.9;3683;0.055861859432304;Not observable;Older than Mendeleev Basin ;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
MESSALA;AA393079N600591;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Walled plain;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Mashalla;Riccioli (1651);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Montes Amadoci;Messala;Astronomer;Jerusalem;Jewish;1;1 st century;?;?;?;815;?;60.059146;60.059146;60 ° 4 ' East;39.307851;39.308° North;Nearside;North-East;Moon North-East limb;124;124;61.2;4437;0.036252777670489;Circular formation.;;Slightly steep slopes bearing Schumacher to the North and Messala E & F to the East.;Slightly high walls crushed by Messala B to the South.;filled Immense flat floor of lava. Small central mountains. Crevices and hills. Lines of crest and craterlets.;4;Exceptional formation;3;3 days after New Moon;2 days after Full Moon;5;Naked eye;10x binoculars;
MESSIER;AA19039S476533;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Copernician (From -1.1 billions years to present days);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Charles Messier;Mädler (1837);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;France;French;18;18 th century;Badonviller;1730;Paris;1817;Nicknamed 'The Ferret of comets' by Louis XV. Discoverer of 16 comets and editor in 1771 of a catalogue of 103 celestial objects (nebulae clusters and galaxies).;47.653299;47.653299;47 ° 39 ' East;-1.90385;1.904° South;Nearside;South-East;East part of Mare Fecunditatis;12;9;6.9;2776;0.201212456059179;Oval formation forming a remarkable couple with Messier A. Seems to result from a low-angled impact.;Elongate;Slightly steep slopes bearing Messier A to the West.;Fairly high walls.;Flat and little extensive floor and oval.;4;Exceptional formation;4;4 days after New Moon;3 days after Full Moon;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
METIUS;AA404244S433727;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Adriaan Adriannszoon (or Metius);?;01/01/1935 00:00:00;Caroli D. Loth;Montes Coibacarani;Mulerius;Mathematician and astronomer;Netherlands;Dutch;17;17 th century;Alkmaar;1571;Franeker;1635;Gave an approached value of Pi to 6 decimals.;43.372745;43.372745;43 ° 22 ' East;-40.424431;40.424° South;Nearside;South-East;Vallis Rheita region;88;88;41.9;3959;0.047240741530586;Circular formation forming an interesting trio oriented South-West North-East with Fabricius and Rheita.;Do.;Very steep slopes riddled of craters and bearing Fabricius to the South-West.;High walls with terraces supporting two craterlets to the North-West.;Flat floor supporting Metius B to the North-East. Small central mountain.;3;Very interesting formation;4;4 days after New Moon;3 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
METON;AA735673N196262;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Walled plain;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Meton;Riccioli (1651);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Meton;Astronomer;Greece;Greek;-5;5 th century BC;Ath‡nes;about 430 BC;?;?;Author of the cycle that wears its name in which 19 solar years equal 235 lunar months.;19.626191;19.626191;19 ° 38 ' East;73.567338;73.567° North;Nearside;North-East;Moon North limb;123;123;62.3;4462;0.035784079307614;Wrecked formation with clover shape composed of Meton Meton C and Meton D.;;Slightly steep slopes.;Slightly high walls.;Flat floor of 3 immense craters and communicating. Clear bands. Hills and craterlets.;4;Exceptional formation;5;5 days after New Moon;4 days after Full Moon;5;Naked eye;10x binoculars;
MEZENTSEV;AA717712N2303639;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms and Byrne / 2009;No details;Yurij B. Mezentsev;IAU 1979 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;engineer;USSR;Soviet;20;20 th century;?;1929;?;1965;Space launchers conceiver.;-129.636143;230.363857;129 ° 38 ' West;71.771153;71.771° North;Farside;North-West;Not determined;89;89;42.2;3969;0.046966882652169;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
MICHAEL;AA250494N2146;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;English male name.;IAU;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;?;Europe;England;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;0.214594;0.214594;0 ° 13 ' East;25.049391;25.049° North;Nearside;North-East;Montes Apenninus;3.46381;3.46381;1.7;686;0.198448048430891;Elongated crater-pit on Hurwitz Rainure 113 Totale.;;Slightly steep slopes with sharp crest.;Slightly steep slopes.;Irregular and round florr.;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;7;First Quarter;Six days after Full Moon;100;100 mm reflector;200 mm reflector;
MICHELSON;AA67246N2384540;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Albert Abraham Michelson;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;physicist;USA;American;20;20 th century;Strelno;1852;Pasadena;1931;Inventor of an interferometer. Mesure de la vitesse de la lumiŠre dans diff‚rents milieux. Mesure des mar‚es de l'‚corce terrestre en 1917. Prix Nobel en 1907.;-121.546019;238.453981;121 ° 33 ' West;6.724625;6.725° North;Farside;North-West;Not determined;123;123;61.5;4445;0.036100356719764;Not observable;Younger than Hertzsprung Basin. Partly covered by Orientale ejecta ;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
MIDDLE CRESCENT;LF30000S3365600;IAU Named formation;LF;Landing site name;Not determined;Not appliable;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Astronaut-named feature - Apollo 12 site.;IAU;01/01/1973 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;-23.44;336.56;23 ° 24 ' West;-3;3 ° 0 ' South;Nearside;South-West;Montes Riphaeus;0.01;0.01;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Small craterlet named by Apollo 12 astronauts.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;9;Two days after First Quarter;One day after Last Quarter;999;Not observable;Not observable;
MILANKOVIC;AA765263N1713514;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Milutin Milankovic;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronomer;Yugoslavia;Yugoslavian;20;20 th century;Dalj;1879;Belgrade;1958;Author of climates variation theory according to Earth orbital parameters on 1941.;171.351377;171.351377;171 ° 21 ' East;76.526326;76.526° North;Farside;North-East;Not determined;101;101;47.1;4101;0.043531806796681;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
MILICHIUS;AA100059N3297686;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Copernician (From -1.1 billions years to present days);Period source not found;No details;Jacob Milich;?;01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Doctor philosopher and mathematician;Germany;German;16;16 th century;?;1501;?;1559;?;-30.231414;329.768586;30 ° 14 ' West;10.005892;10.006° North;Nearside;North-West;East part of Oceanus Procellarum;13;13;6;2449;0.200963001437507;Isolated circular formation with bowl shape.;Not so sure;Fairly steep slopes.;High walls.;Rounded floor.;3;Very interesting formation;10;3 days after First Quarter;2 days after Last Quarter;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
MILLER;AA393719S7827;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Lower Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.8 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;William A. Miller;Birt / Lee (1865);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Chemist;England;English;19;19 th century;?;1817;?;1870;?;0.782732;0.782732;0 ° 47 ' East;-39.371933;39.372° South;Nearside;South-East;Tycho crater East region;75;75;30.6;3604;0.058738001834747;Damaged circular formation forming a remarkable trio with Huggins and Nasireddin.;;Steep slopes bearing Miller A to the North-East Miller C to the North-West and St?fler H to the South-East.;High walls with terraces crushed by Nasireddin to the South.;Flat floor encumbered by debris coming from the impact of Nasireddin to the South. Imposante central mountain. Craterlets.;4;Exceptional formation;7;First Quarter;6 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
MILLIKAN;AA467599N1215152;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Robert Andrews Milikan;IAU 1979 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;physicist;USA;American;20;20 th century;Morrison;1868;San Marino;1953;First measurement of the electron on 1911. Determination of Planck constant on 1916. Numerous works on cosmic rays. Nobel laureate on 1923.;121.515223;121.515223;121 ° 31 ' East;46.759939;46.760° North;Farside;North-East;Not determined;98;98;46.9;4097;0.043609492142433;Not observable;Younger than Humboldtianum Basin ;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
MILLS;AA85447N1557409;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Mark M. Mills;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;physicist;USA;American;20;20 th century;?;1917;?;1958;?;155.740872;155.740872;155 ° 44 ' East;8.544703;8.545° North;Farside;North-East;Not determined;32;32;17.8;3061;0.085863954114978;Not observable;Younger than Mendeleev Basin ;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
MILNE;AA310030S1127821;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Edward Arthur Milne;IAU 19XX ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronomer;United Kingdom;British;20;20 th century;Hull;1896;Dublin;1950;Works on stars thermodynamics. Discoverer of cepheids stars variation process on 1921. Theory about Universe expansion.;112.782056;112.782056;112 ° 47 ' East;-31.00295;31.003° South;Farside;South-East;Not determined;272;272;129.9;5566;0.02141258786021;Not observable;Ring arcs;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
MINEUR;AA246656N1982702;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms and Byrne / 2009;No details;Henri Mineur;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronomer;France;French;20;20 th century;Lille;1899;Paris;1954;One of french CNRS and Haute Provence Observatory founders. Creator and director of Paris Astrophysical Institute in 1936. Discoverer of two cepheids classes on 1945.;-161.729828;198.270172;161 ° 44 ' West;24.665635;24.666° North;Farside;North-West;Not determined;73;73;36.1;3786;0.052389809116406;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
MINKOWSKI;AA561291S2141989;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms and Byrne / 2009;No details;Hermann Minkowski;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;mathematician;Germany;German;19;19 th century;Kovno;1864;G?†ttingen;1909;Theory on quadratic shapes. Grand prize of Sciences Academy on 1882. Explanation of the geom‚tric theory of numbers on 1896. Conception of a space-time with four dimensions taken account by his pupil Einstein. ;-145.801114;214.198886;145 ° 48 ' West;-56.129144;56.129° South;Farside;South-West;Not determined;113;113;53.7;4267;0.039693349142462;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
MINNAERT;AA675365S1785686;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms and Byrne / 2009;No details;Marcel Gilles Josef Minnaert;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronomer;Netherlands;Dutch;20;20 th century;Bruges;1893;Utrecht;1970;Pioneer of solar astrophysics solaire. Founder of Utrecht Astrophysical Institute.;178.568595;178.568595;178 ° 34 ' East;-67.536477;67.536° South;Farside;South-East;Not determined;125;125;68.6;4593;0.033453894565287;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
MIRZAKHANI;AA174700S852000;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Maryam Mirzakhani;IAU 2024;04/03/2024 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Mathematician;Iran;Iranian;20;20 th century;Tehran;1977;Stanford;2017;Work on Schur's theorem and Riemann surfaces. Lecturer at Princeton. Professor of mathematics at Stanford. Fields Medal in 2014. First woman member of the Iranian Academy of Sciences.;85.2;85.2;85 ° 121 ' East;-17.47;17 ° 26 ' South;Librations zone;South-East;Région du cratère Humboldt;5;5;2.5;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Recent crater located on the northeastern ridge of the Gibbs crater rampart.;Ejecta visible on the inner wall of Gibbs;Slightly steep slopes.;Quite steep wall.;Flat floor not very wide;1;Low interest or difficult formation;14;Full Moon;Full Moon;200;200 mm reflector;400 mm reflector;
MITCHELL;AA497696N201710;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Marie Mitchell;Birt / Lee (1865);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;U. S. A.;American;19;19 th century;?;1818;?;1899;?;20.170995;20.170995;20 ° 10 ' East;49.76958;49.770° North;Nearside;North-East;Moon North limb;30;30;16;2967;0.092295599601414;Circular formation. Overlaps the East slope of Aristoteles.;;Fairly steep slopes.;Slightly high walls with deformed craterlet to the South.;Tormented floor. Line of crest.;3;Very interesting formation;5;5 days after New Moon;4 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
MITRA;AA177644N2053486;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms and Byrne / 2009;No details;S. K. Mitra;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;physicist;India;Indian;20;20 th century;?;1890;?;1963;?;-154.651409;205.348591;154 ° 39 ' West;17.764402;17.764° North;Farside;North-West;Not determined;92;92;48.5;4138;0.04262204241806;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
MOBIUS;AA156323N1011308;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;August F. Möbius;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronomer;Germany;German;19;19 th century;?;1790;?;1868;?;101.130753;101.130753;101 ° 8 ' East;15.632317;15.632° North;Librations zone;North-East;Not determined;50;50;24.4;3367;0.068786205634493;Circular formation situated in the zone of librations.;;Not easily observable.;;;1;Low interest or difficult formation;1;2 days after New Moon;1 day after Full Moon;30;x10 binoculars;50 mm refractor;
MOHOROVICIC;AA187305S1951683;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Andrija Mohorovicic;IAU 1976 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;geologist;Yugoslavia;Yugoslavian;20;20 th century;Volosko;1857;Zagreb;1936;Works on sismic waves motion. Discoverer on 1909 of a difference between terrestrial crust and internal earth called moho since then.;-164.831727;195.168273;164 ° 50 ' West;-18.730478;18.730° South;Farside;North-West;Not determined;51;51;24.9;3388;0.067811392616261;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
MOIGNO;AA662667N287952;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;François Napoléon Marie Moigno;Birt / Lee (1865);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Mathematician and physicist;France;French;19;19 th century;Guéméné sur Scorff;1804;Saint Denis;1884;Distributed theories of Cauchy. Founded the review 'The Cosmos' in 1852.;28.795152;28.795152;28 ° 48 ' East;66.266686;66.267° North;Nearside;North-East;Moon North limb;36;36;18.4;3091;0.083931599029317;Circular formation.;;Fairly steep slopes.;Slightly high walls.;Flat floor filled with somber lava. Internal crater to the South-East.;2;Pretty interesting formation;5;5 days after New Moon;4 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
MOISEEV;AA94412N1032562;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Eratosthenian (From -3.2 billions years to -1.1 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Nikolaj D. Moiseev;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronomer;USSR;Soviet;20;20 th century;?;1902;?;1955;?;103.256173;103.256173;103 ° 15 ' East;9.441167;9.441° North;Farside;North-East;Not determined;59;59;30.7;3608;0.058611221092507;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
MOISSAN;AA47708N1374486;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Ferdinand Frederic Henri;IAU 1973 ?;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;chemist;France;French;19;19 th century;Paris;1852;Paris;1907;Pioneer of use of high and low temperatures. Preparation of titan chromium silicium bora and several carbides. Nobel laureate on 1906.;137.448555;137.448555;137 ° 27 ' East;4.77079;4.771° North;Farside;North-East;Not determined;21;21;11.2;2663;0.11863156870848;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
MOLTKE;AA5928S241642;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Craterlet;Meteoritic impact;Copernician (From -1.1 billions years to present days) ?;Period source not found;No details;Earl Helmuth Karl von Molkte;Krieger / K?nig (1912);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Officer;Germany;German;19;19 th century;Parchim;1800;Berlin;1891;Feld-marechal in 1871. Military tactics inventor which were used during the war of 1870. Co-author of a lunar map with Schmidt.;24.164222;24.164222;24 ° 10 ' East;-0.592821;0.593° South;Nearside;South-East;Theophilus crater North-West region;7;7;3;1227;0.199592777838463;Circular formation with bowl shape and surrounded of bright rays.;;Slightly steep slopes bearing Rimae Hypatia to the South.;Fairly high walls.;Rounded floor.;2;Pretty interesting formation;5;5 days after New Moon;4 days after Full Moon;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
MONGE;AA192410S475443;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Upper Imbrian (From -3.8 billions years to -3.2 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Gaspard Monge Earl of Péluse;Schmidt (1878);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Mathematician;France;French;18;18 th century;Beaune;1746;Paris;1818;Specialist of the descriptive geometry. Creator of the differential geometry. Works on the theory of surfaces. Founder of Normal School and Polytechnic School.;47.544343;47.544343;47 ° 33 ' East;-19.240952;19.241° South;Nearside;South-East;Mare Fecunditatis South edge;36;36;18.3;3085;0.08429993115981;Damaged circular formation situated on the South-West bank of Mare Fecunditatis.;;Fairly steep slopes riddled of craters to the South-East.;Slightly high walls complex to the South-East.;Flat floor to the West and tormented to the East. Small central relief;2;Pretty interesting formation;4;4 days after New Moon;3 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
MONIRA;AA125432S3582673;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Arabic female name.;IAU;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;?;Asia;Arabian;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;-1.732734;358.267266;1 ° 44 ' West;-12.543166;12.543° North;Nearside;South-West;Ptolemaeus;1.07297;1.07297;0.5;209;0.196132655822517;Crater-pit on located on a part of Rimae Alphonsus.;;No slopes.;Slightly steep slopes.;Rounded and elongated floor.;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;8;One day after First Quarter;Last Quarter;999;Not observable;Not observable;
MONS AGNES;MO186619N53405;IAU Named formation;MO;Mons montes;Not determined;Meteoritic impact ?;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Greek female name.;IAU;01/01/1979 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;?;Europe;Greek;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;5.340451;5.340451;5 ° 20 ' East;18.661866;18.662° North;Nearside;North-East;Montes Apenninus;0;0;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Most elevated mound inside IMP Ina.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;7;First Quarter;Six days after Full Moon;999;Not observable;Not observable;
MONS AMPERE;MO193239N3562905;IAU Named formation;MO;Mountain;Not determined;Meteoritic impact ?;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Mount Ampere (André Marie Ampère);Schmidt (1878);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Physicist;France;French;19;19 th century;Lyon;1775;Marseille;1836;Member of the french Academy of Sciences in 1814. Author of the theory of the electromagnetism in 1820. Creator of the electrodynamics. Inventor of the galvanometer and an electrical telegraph.;-3.709522;356.290478;3 ° 43 ' West;19.323887;19.324° North;Nearside;North-West;Montes Apenninus region;30;30;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Summit of Montes Apenninus situated to the West of Mons Huygens.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;2;Pretty interesting formation;7;First Quarter;6 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
MONS ANDRE;MO51827N1205603;IAU Named formation;MO;Mountain;Not determined;Meteoritic impact ?;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;French second name;IAU 1976 ?;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;120.560324;120.560324;120 ° 34 ' East;5.182726;5.183° North;Farside;North-East;Not determined;10;10;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
MONS ARDESHIR;MO50259N1210417;IAU Named formation;MO;Mountain;Not determined;Meteoritic impact ?;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Ardeshir;IAU 1976 ?;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Roi;Iran;Iranien;é;;?;?;?;?;?;121.041715;121.041715;121 ° 3 ' East;5.025895;5.026° North;Farside;North-East;Not determined;8;8;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
MONS ARGAEUS;MO193309N290068;IAU Named formation;MO;Mountain;Not determined;Meteoritic impact ?;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Mount Argaeus;Webb (1860);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;29.006784;29.006784;29 ° 0 ' East;19.330869;19.331° North;Nearside;North-East;South-East part of Mare Serenitatis;50;20;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Oriented West East and lengthened mountain situated near the North rim of Mare Serenitatis. Wears the crater Fabbroni.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;3;Very interesting formation;5;5 days after New Moon;4 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
MONS BRADLEY;MO217276N3814;IAU Named formation;MO;Mountain range;Not determined;Meteoritic impact ?;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Mount Bradley (James Bradley);?;01/01/1961 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;England;English;18;18 th century;Sherborne;1692;Chalford;1762;Discovered the aberration of the light in 1727 and the nutation in 1748. Director of the observatory of Greenwich. Royal astronomer in 1742.;0.381368;0.381368;0 ° 23 ' East;21.727631;21.728° North;Nearside;North-East;Montes Apenninus region;30;30;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;High and South-West North-East oriented summit of Montes Apenninus and situated to the West of Conon.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;2;Pretty interesting formation;7;First Quarter;6 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
MONS DELISLE;MO294249N3242117;IAU Named formation;MO;Mountain;Not determined;Meteoritic impact ?;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Mount Delisle - Joseph Nicolas Delisle (or Delisle lthe Young);?;01/01/1985 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;France;French;18;18 th century;Paris;1688;Paris;1768;Member of the french Academy of Sciences in 1714. Inventor of the calculation of the distance of the Sun from passages of Mercury and Venus. Put in place the observatory of St-Petersburg.;-35.788342;324.211658;35 ° 47 ' West;29.424895;29.425° North;Nearside;North-West;Region between Oceanus Procellarum and Mare Imbrium;50;30;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Oriented North - South lengthened and isolated mountain.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;3;Very interesting formation;10;3 days after First Quarter;2 days after Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
MONS DIETER;MO49967N1202977;IAU Named formation;MO;Mountain;Not determined;Meteoritic impact ?;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;German second name;IAU 1976 ?;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;120.297749;120.297749;120 ° 18 ' East;4.996697;4.997° North;Farside;North-East;Not determined;20;20;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
MONS DILIP;MO55826N1208666;IAU Named formation;MO;Mountain;Not determined;Meteoritic impact ?;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Indian second name;IAU 1976 ?;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;120.866579;120.866579;120 ° 52 ' East;5.582619;5.583° North;Farside;North-East;Not determined;2;2;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
MONS ESAM;MO146081N357057;IAU Named formation;MO;Mountain;Not determined;Meteoritic impact ?;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Mount Esam;?;01/01/1979 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;35.705658;35.705658;35 ° 42 ' East;14.608144;14.608° North;Nearside;North-East;North of Mare Tranquillitatis region;25;5;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Lengthened hill to the North of Mare Serenitatis.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;1;Low interest or difficult formation;5;5 days after New Moon;4 days after Full Moon;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
MONS GANAU;MO47919N1205888;IAU Named formation;MO;Mountain;Not determined;Meteoritic impact ?;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;African second name;IAU 1976 ?;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;120.588814;120.588814;120 ° 35 ' East;4.791928;4.792° North;Farside;North-East;Not determined;14;14;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
MONS GRUITHUISEN DELTA;TH360678N3204101;IAU Named formation;MO;Mountain;Not determined;Meteoritic impact ?;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Mount Gruithuisen Delta (Franz von Gruithuisen);?;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer and naturalist;Germany;German;19;19 th century;Haltenberg;1774;?;1852;Observer of the Moon believing it resided. Author of the theory of the origin meteoritic origin of lunar craters in 1840.;-39.589859;320.410141;39 ° 35 ' West;36.067817;36.068° North;Nearside;North-West;Noth part of Oceanus Procellarum;20;20;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Bright isolated mountain situated beside the dome Gruithuisen Gamma.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;2;Pretty interesting formation;10;3 days after First Quarter;2 days after Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
MONS GRUITHUISEN GAMMA;TH365585N3192787;IAU Named formation;MO;Dome;Not determined;Extrusive volcanism;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Mount Gruithuisen Gamma (Franz von Gruithuisen);?;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer and naturalist;Germany;German;19;19 th century;Haltenberg;1774;?;1852;Observer of the Moon believing it resided. Author of the theory of the origin meteoritic origin of lunar craters in 1840.;-40.721285;319.278715;40 ° 43 ' West;36.558484;36.558° North;Nearside;North-West;Noth part of Oceanus Procellarum;20;20;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;High volcanic dome of circular basis with summit crater of 900 m of diameter.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;4;Exceptional formation;10;3 days after First Quarter;2 days after Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
MONS HADLEY;MO266948N41183;IAU Named formation;MO;Mountain;Not determined;Meteoritic impact ?;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Mount Hadley (John Hadley);Schröter (1802);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Mathematician and physicist;England;English;18;18 th century;Hertfordshire;1682;East Barnet;1744;Astronomical instruments manufacturer. Inventor of the quadrant with reflection. Member of the Royal Society in 1717;4.118328;4.118328;4 ° 7 ' East;26.694823;26.695° North;Nearside;North-East;Montes Apenninus region;25;25;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Northern mountain of Apennins. Situated near the place of alunissage of the Apollo 15 mission.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;4;Exceptional formation;7;First Quarter;6 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
MONS HADLEY DELTA;MO257230N37065;IAU Named formation;MO;Mountain;Not determined;Meteoritic impact ?;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Mount Hadley delta - Mont Hadley (John Hadley);?;01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Mathematician and physicist;England;English;18;18 th century;Hertfordshire;1682;East Barnet;1744;Astronomical instruments manufacturer. Inventor of the quadrant with reflection. Member of the Royal Society in 1717;3.706509;3.706509;3 ° 42 ' East;25.723003;25.723° North;Nearside;North-East;Montes Apenninus region;20;20;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Summit of Montes Apenninus situated South of the landing point of of the Apollo 15 mission.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;2;Pretty interesting formation;7;First Quarter;6 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
MONS HANSTEEN;MO121948S3097852;IAU Named formation;MO;Mountain;Not determined;Meteoritic impact ?;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Mount Hansteen (Christopher Hansteen);?;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer and geophysicist;Norway;Norwegian;18;18 th century;Oslo;1784;Oslo;1873;Discovers variations of the terrestrial magnetic field in 1821. Founder of an observatory in Oslo in 1833. Supervisor of works of triangulation of Norway.;-50.214802;309.785198;50 ° 13 ' West;-12.194833;12.195° South;Nearside;South-West;South-West part of Oceanus Procellarum;30;30;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;brilliant and isolated Mountain with triangular shape situated between Hansteen and Billy.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;3;Very interesting formation;11;4 days after First Quarter;3 days after Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
MONS HENG;MO425600N3078800;IAU Named formation;MO;Mountain;Not determined;Meteoritic impact ?;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Mons Heng;IAU 2021;19/05/2021 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Named from the terrestrial mountain Mont Heng in the Hunan province in China.;-52.12;307.88;52 ° 7 ' West;42.56;42 ° 34 ' North;Nearside;North-West;North-West Moon limb;10.6;4.5;5.3;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Elongated North-South mountain emerging from Oceanus Procellarum.;;Fairly steep slopes.;;;3;Interesting formation;5;Five days after First Quarter;Four days after Last Quarter;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm telescope;
MONS HERODOTUS;MO275015N3070643;IAU Named formation;MO;Mons montes;Not determined;Meteoritic impact ?;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Named from nearby crater.;IAU;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;historian;Europe;Greek;-4;4 th century BC;Halicarnasse;484 BC;Thourioi;420 BC; Large traveler. Lived in Athens. Author of the 'Histories' in 9 volumes.;-52.935687;307.064313;52 ° 56 ' West;27.501486;27.501° North;Nearside;North-West;Seleucus;6.76537;6.76537;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Isolated small mountain on the North of Herodotus.;;Fairly steep slopes.;;Sharp summit.;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;12;Five days after First Quarter;Four days after Last Quarter;100;100 mm telescope;200 mm telescope;
MONS HUA;MO457100N3077400;IAU Named formation;MO;Mountain;Not determined;Meteoritic impact ?;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Mons Hua;IAU 2021;19/05/2021 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Named from the terrestrial mountain Mont Hua in the Shaanxi province in China.;-52.26;307.74;52 ° 16 ' West;45.71;45 ° 43 ' North;Nearside;North-West; Moon North-West;65;65;32;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Mountain emerging from Oceanus Procellarum. Numerous craterlets. Possible volcanic vent on the South.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;3;Interesting formation;5;Five days after First Quarter;Four days after Last Quarter;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm telescope;
MONS HUYGENS;MO199188N3571429;IAU Named formation;MO;Mountain range;Not determined;Meteoritic impact ?;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Mount Huygens (Christian Huygens);Schröter (1802);01/01/1961 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Mathematician and astronomer;Netherlands;Dutch;17;17 th century;La Haye;1629;La Haye;1695;Numerous works in mathematical and physical. Discoverer of the ring of Saturn and its satellite Titan in 1655. First hypothesis on the nature of stars and Sun. Member of the Royal Society in 1663.;-2.857097;357.142903;2 ° 51 ' West;19.918848;19.919° North;Nearside;North-West;Montes Apenninus region;40;40;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Higher mountain of Montes Apenninus.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;2;Pretty interesting formation;7;First Quarter;6 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
MONS LA HIRE;MO276612N3344947;IAU Named formation;MO;Mountain;Not determined;Meteoritic impact ?;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Mount La Hire (Philippe de la Hire);Schröter (1802);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Mathematician and astronomer;France;French;17;17 th century;Paris;1640;Paris;1718;Promoter of the first meridian refractor of the Observatory of Paris. General description method of the conical. Author of a 'Memory on the epicycloids' in 1694. Member of the french Academy of Sciences in 1678.;-25.505348;334.494652;25 ° 30 ' West;27.661248;27.661° North;Nearside;North-West;South part of Mare Imbrium;20;10;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Isolated mountain chain oriented West East. Craters on two summits.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;4;Exceptional formation;9;2 days after First Quarter;1 day after Last Quarter;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
MONS LATREILLE;MO184700N619200;IAU Named formation;MO;Mountain;Not determined;Extrusive volcanism ?;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Mons Latreille;IAU 2021;19/05/2021 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Entomologist;France;French;19;19 th century;Brive la Gaillarde;1762;Paris;1833;Named Prince of entomology. Author of the arthropods volume in le Règne Animal by Georges Cuvier. Separated amphibians versus reptiles. Founder of the Société entomologique de France with Bory de Saint-Vincent on 1832.;61.92;61.92;61 ° 55 ' East;18.47;18 ° 28 ' North;Nearside;North-East;Dans Mare Crisium;6.4;6.4;3.2;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Mountain emerging from Mare Crisium. Damaged crater on the South slope. Possible volvanic vent. Dark halo on the East.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;4;Very interesting formation;3;3 days after New Moon;2 days after Full Moon;100;100 mm telescope;200 mm telescope;
MONS MALAPERT;MO859800S3583300;IAU Named formation;AA;Mountain;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Mons Malapert (Charles Malapert);IAU 2024;26/08/2024 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Mathematician philosopher and astronomer;Belgium;Belgian;17;17 th century;Mons;1581;Vitoria;1630;Jesuit priest professor of mathematics in Poland and then in the North of France. In correspondence with Mersenius.;-1.67;358.33;1 ° 40 ' West;-85.98;85 ° 59 ' South;Nearside;South-East;Près du cratère Malapert;67;67;33;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Mountain located between the Malapert and Haworth craters.;;;;;1;Low interest or difficult formation;6;6 days after New Moon;5 days after Full Moon;200;200 mm reflector;400 mm reflector;
MONS MARALDI;MO203388N355012;IAU Named formation;MO;Mountain;Not determined;Meteoritic impact ?;Pre-Imbrian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.85 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Mount Maraldi (Maraldi Y) (Giovanni Domenico Maraldi);?;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;Italy;Italian;18;18 th century;Perinaldo;1709;Paris;1788;Assistant of Jacques Cassini. Works on the astronomy of position and the celestial mechanics.;35.501224;35.501224;35 ° 30 ' East;20.338802;20.339° North;Nearside;North-East;North of Mare Tranquillitatis region;15;15;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Isolated and rounded mountain situated to the edge of Sinus Amoris and to the North-East of Maraldi.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;3;Very interesting formation;9;2 days after First Quarter;1 day after Last Quarter;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
MONS MORO;MO118387S3401563;IAU Named formation;MO;Mountain;Not determined;Meteoritic impact ?;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Mount Moro (Antonio L. Moro);?;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Naturalist;Italy;Italian;18;18 th century;?;1687;?;1764;?;-19.843708;340.156292;19 ° 51 ' West;-11.838707;11.839° South;Nearside;South-West;South-East of Oceanus Procellarum region;10;3;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Lengthened little raised and isolated hills oriented North South.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;2;Pretty interesting formation;9;2 days after First Quarter;1 day after Last Quarter;100;100 mm reflector;200 mm reflector;
MONS MOUTON;MO846000S310000;IAU Named formation;MO;Mountain;Not determined;Meteoritic impact ?;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Melba Roy Mouton;IAU 2022;13/05/2022 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Mathematician;USA;American;20;20 th century;Fairfax;1929;Silver Spring;1990;Chef programmeuse au Goddard Space Flight Center. Calcul des trajectoires des premiers satellites US.;31;31;31 ° 0 ' East;-84.6;84 ° 36 ' South;Nearside;South-East;Région du Pôle Sud;130;30;65;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Mountain chain North of Malapert. Composed by the reunion of several craters slopes.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;1;Low interest or difficult formation;6;6 days after New Moon;5 days after Full Moon;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm telescope;
MONS PENCK;MO100038S217448;IAU Named formation;MO;Mountain;Not determined;Meteoritic impact ?;Pre-Imbrian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.85 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Mount Penck (Albrecht Penck);?;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Geographer;Germany;German;20;20 th century;Leipzig;1858;Prague;1945;Professor in the University of Vienna then in Berlin. Director of the Institute of oceanography of Berlin. Author of the theory of 4 large glaciations in 1909. Works on several countries.;21.74483;21.74483;21 ° 45 ' East;-10.003783;10.004° South;Nearside;South-East;Theophilus crater North-West region;30;20;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Mountainous cape to the South-West of Sinus Asperitatis.;;Seems to form the edge of a high tray.;Bordered to the North by Kant C.;;3;Very interesting formation;5;5 days after New Moon;4 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
MONS PICO;MO458248N3511327;IAU Named formation;MO;Mountain;Not determined;Meteoritic impact ?;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Mount Pico;Schröter (1802);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;-8.867302;351.132698;8 ° 52 ' West;45.824784;45.825° North;Nearside;North-West;Central part of Mare Imbrium;25;15;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Lengthened and South-East North-West oriented mountain. Isolated summit emerging from the lava of Mare Imbrium. Mountain Beta equally isolated to the South.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;3;Very interesting formation;8;1 day after First Quarter;Last Quarter;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
MONS PITON;MO407167N3590773;IAU Named formation;MO;Mountain;Not determined;Meteoritic impact ?;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Mount Piton (One of Teneriffe Island mountain);Birt / Lee (1865);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Schonbergeri;Mons Christi;Not named;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;-0.922719;359.077281;0 ° 55 ' West;40.716677;40.717° North;Nearside;North-West;North of Archimedes crater region;25;25;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Elongated isolated formation North-West to South-East. ;;Mountain emerging from Mare Imbrium lava. Elongated and oriented North-South. Small summit crater. Craterlets Piton A and B in the South.;;;4;Exceptional formation;7;First Quarter;6 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
MONS RUMKER;TH407607N3016225;IAU Named formation;MO;Dome;Not determined;Extrusive volcanism;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Mount Rumker (Karl Ludwig von Rumker);Schmidt (1878);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;Germany;German;19;19 th century;?;1788;?;1862;Director of school of navigation of Hamburg.;-58.377543;301.622457;58 ° 23 ' West;40.760725;40.761° North;Nearside;North-West;Moon North-West limb;70;70;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Complex of agglomerated lunar domes forming a circular tray. Enough steep slopes. Tormented surface.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;4;Exceptional formation;12;5 days after First Quarter;4 days after Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
MONS SONG;MO436400S2066300;IAU Named formation;AA;Mountain;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Mons Song;IAU 2024;06/08/2024 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Named after Mount Song Shan in Henan Province of China.;-153.37;206.63;153 ° 23 ' West;-43.64;43 ° 40 ' South;Farside;South-West;Dans le bassin d'impact Apollo;114;114;57;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Southern part of the Apollo Impact Basin rampart;;Has a 12 km crater in its middle.;;;0;Not observable;Not observable;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
MONS TAI;MO445600S1758300;IAU Named formation;MO;Mountain;Not determined;Meteoritic impact ?;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Mons Tai;IAU 2019;04/02/2019 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Named from terrestrial mountain Mount Tai in the chinese Shandong province.;175.83;175.83;175 ° 50 ' East;-44.56;44 ° 34 ' South;Farside;South-East;Von Karman crater floor;24;14;12;1565;0.065208333333333;Situated at 46 km in the North-West of the landing site of the Chang'e 4 chinese probe.;Craterlet on the summit.;Craterlet on the summit.;;Not described;0;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
MONS USOV;MO119080N632636;IAU Named formation;MO;Mountain;Not determined;Meteoritic impact ?;Pre-Imbrian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.85 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Mount Usov (Michail A. Usov);?;01/01/1979 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Geologist;U. S. S. R.;Soviet;20;20 th century;?;1883;?;1933;?;63.263631;63.263631;63 ° 16 ' East;11.908045;11.908° North;Nearside;North-East;Moon East limb;15;15;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Isolated mountain pretty raised on the East edge of Mare Crisium.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;2;Pretty interesting formation;3;3 days after New Moon;2 days after Full Moon;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
MONS VINOGRADOV;MO223497N3274810;IAU Named formation;MO;Mountain;Not determined;Meteoritic impact ?;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Mount Vinogradov (ex Mons Euler) ( Alexander P. Vinogradov);?;01/01/1979 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Chemist;U. S. S. R.;Soviet;20;20 th century;?;1895;?;1975;Specialist in cosmochemistry.;-32.518981;327.481019;32 ° 31 ' West;22.349669;22.350° North;Nearside;North-West;Region between Oceanus Procellarum and Mare Imbrium;25;25;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Isolated mountain with intersected narrow valleys.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;3;Very interesting formation;4;4 days after New Moon;3 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
MONS VITRUVIUS;MO193335N307353;IAU Named formation;MO;Mountain;Not determined;Meteoritic impact ?;Pre-Imbrian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.85 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Mount Vitruvius (Marcus Vitruvius Pollio or Vitruve);?;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Architect;Rome;Roman;-2;2 nd century BC;Rome;about 60 BC;?;?;Author of the alone treaty of architecture of Antiquity.;30.735268;30.735268;30 ° 44 ' East;19.333458;19.333° North;Nearside;North-East;North of Mare Tranquillitatis region;15;15;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Tormented mountainous region to the North of Vitruvius.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;2;Pretty interesting formation;4;4 days after New Moon;3 days after Full Moon;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
MONS WOLFF;MO168791N3531986;IAU Named formation;MO;Mountain;Not determined;Meteoritic impact ?;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Mount Wolff (Christian von Wolff);Hell (1760);01/01/1961 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Philosopher and mathematician;Germany;German;18;18 th century;Breslau;1679;Halle;1754;Tutor of Kant and popularizer of theories of Leibniz. Author of 'First Philosophy' in 1729.;-6.801393;353.198607;6 ° 48 ' West;16.879064;16.879° North;Nearside;North-West;South-East part of Mare Imbrium;35;35;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Southern summit of Montes Appeninus. Situated across a curious chain of oriented South-West North-East slim hills emerging from Mare Imbrium.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;2;Pretty interesting formation;8;1 day after First Quarter;Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
MONT BLANC;MO454130N4403;IAU Named formation;MO;Mountain;Not determined;Meteoritic impact ?;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;White Mount;Schröter (1802);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;0.440275;0.440275;0 ° 26 ' East;45.412995;45.413° North;Nearside;North-East;North of Archimedes crater region;25;25;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Higher summit of Montes Alpes.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;2;Pretty interesting formation;7;First Quarter;6 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
MONTANARI;AA458282S3392449;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Geminiano Montanari;Fauth (1936);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;Italy;Italian;17;17 th century;?;1633;?;1687;Author of the first visual measures for a lunar cartography.;-20.755069;339.244931;20 ° 45 ' West;-45.82822;45.828° South;Nearside;South-West;Tycho crater region;78;78;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Very damaged formation.;;Slopes deleted to the South with a number of craterlets.;Slightly high walls riddled of craterlets and ridden by Montanari D to the West and by Wilhelm A to the North-West.;Flat floor but tormented to the South. Craterlets.;3;Very interesting formation;9;2 days after First Quarter;1 day after Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
MONTES AGRICOLA;MO290593N3059285;IAU Named formation;MO;Mountain;Not determined;Meteoritic impact ?;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Mounts Agricola (Georg Bauer or Agricola);?;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Chemist and doctor;Germany;German;16;16 th century;Glauchau;1494;Chemnitz;1555;Author of an encyclopedia on mining and geological data known as well as on techniques of extraction of ores and metallurgic processings.;-54.071541;305.928459;54 ° 4 ' West;29.059301;29.059° North;Nearside;North-West;Aristarchus crater region;160;10;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Remarkable oriented South-West North-East mountain chain. Very lengthened shape.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;4;Exceptional formation;11;4 days after First Quarter;3 days after Last Quarter;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
MONTES ALPES;MO483588N3594244;IAU Named formation;MO;Mountain range;Not determined;Meteoritic impact ?;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Mounts of Alpes;Hevelius (1647);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Montes Alpes;Not named;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;-0.575618;359.424382;0 ° 35 ' West;48.358773;48.359° North;Nearside;North-East;North of Archimedes crater region;250;50;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Rough chain oriented South-East North-West. Numerous summits alongside Mare Imbrium. Culminate to Mount Blanc. Cut in two by Vallis Alpes.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;4;Exceptional formation;7;First Quarter;6 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
MONTES APENNINUS;MO198714N253;IAU Named formation;MO;Mountain range;Not determined;Meteoritic impact ?;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Mount of Apennines;Hevelius (1647);01/01/1961 00:00:00;Montes Austriaci;Mons Apenninus;Not named;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;0.025308;0.025308;0 ° 2 ' East;19.871431;19.871° North;Nearside;North-West;Montes Apenninus region;953;100;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;South wall of Mare Imbrium. Circular form oriented South-West North-East. Slopes to 30„ø on the average.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;4;Exceptional formation;7;First Quarter;6 days after Full Moon;5;Naked eye;10x binoculars;
MONTES ARCHIMEDES;MO253939N3547502;IAU Named formation;MO;Mountain range;Not determined;Meteoritic impact ?;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Mounts Archimede (Archimede);?;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Mathematician and physicist;Greece;Greek;-3;3 rd century BC;Syracuse;287 BC;Syracuse;212 av JC;Pupil of Euclide. Calculation of Pi. Works in geometry. Inventor of the lever. Founder of the static and the hydrostatic.;-5.249786;354.750214;5 ° 15 ' West;25.39388;25.394° North;Nearside;North-West;Montes Apenninus region;140;140;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Mountainous region with rectangular shape to the South of Archimedes.Numerous isolated mountains separated by deep valleys.;;Not described in this VMA version.;Contains Bancroft and some disseminated craterlets.;very large and parallel Grooves oriented South-East North-west to the North-west of the chain near Bancroft.;3;Very interesting formation;7;First Quarter;6 days after Full Moon;5;Naked eye;10x binoculars;
MONTES CARPATUS;MO145677N3363755;IAU Named formation;MO;Mountain range;Not determined;Meteoritic impact ?;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Mounts of Carpates;?;01/01/1961 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;-23.624455;336.375545;23 ° 37 ' West;14.567673;14.568° North;Nearside;North-West;South part of Mare Imbrium;280;60;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Oriented West East mountain chain situated to the North of Copernicus.;;Composed with several joined mountains separated by deep valleys.;15 km wide collapse in the East part.;;4;Exceptional formation;9;2 days after First Quarter;1 day after Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
MONTES CAUCASUS;MO375188N99311;IAU Named formation;MO;Mountain;Not determined;Meteoritic impact ?;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Mounts of Caucase;?;01/01/1961 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;9.931053;9.931053;9 ° 56 ' East;37.518823;37.519° North;Nearside;North-East;North of Mare Serenitatis region;520;100;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Continuation of Apennins. Mountains intersected with deep and numerous valleys. Wears the crater Calippus.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;4;Exceptional formation;6;6 days after New Moon;5 days after Full Moon;5;Naked eye;10x binoculars;
MONTES CORDILLERA;MO200000S2810000;IAU Named formation;MO;Mountain range;Not determined;Meteoritic impact ?;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Mounts of Cordillera;Mädler (1837);01/01/1961 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;-79;281;79 ° 0 ' West;-20;20.0° South;Librations zone;South-West;Moon West-South-Westlimb;900;300;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Apparently rectilinear formation situated in the zone of librations.;;External mountainous ring of Mare Orientale.;Numerous summits exceeding 5000 m.;;3;Very interesting formation;14;Full Moon;6 days after Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
MONTES HAEMUS;MO171071N120308;IAU Named formation;MO;Mountain range;Not determined;Meteoritic impact ?;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Mounts Hemus;?;01/01/1961 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;12.030781;12.030781;12 ° 2 ' East;17.107147;17.107° North;Nearside;North-East;South-West part of Mare Serenitatis;400;50;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;South-East wall of Mare Serenitatis. Very somber region with two white stains around the craterlets Sulpicius Gallus L and M (diameter 4 km).;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;3;Very interesting formation;6;6 days after New Moon;5 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
MONTES HARBINGER;MO268923N3187099;IAU Named formation;MO;Mountain range;Not determined;Meteoritic impact ?;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Mounts Harbinger;Birt / Lee (1865);01/01/1961 00:00:00;Silgero;Not named;Not named;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;-41.290136;318.709864;41 ° 17 ' West;26.892334;26.892° North;Nearside;North-West;Region between Oceanus Procellarum and Mare Imbrium;90;40;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;North South oriented trio of 3 lengthened and isolated mountains South emerging from the lava of Mare Imbrium.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;3;Very interesting formation;10;3 days after First Quarter;2 days after Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
MONTES JURA;MO474935N3238890;IAU Named formation;MO;Mountain;Not determined;Meteoritic impact ?;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Mounts of Jura;?;01/01/1961 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;-36.111004;323.888996;36 ° 7 ' West;47.493529;47.494° North;Nearside;North-West;North-West part of Mare Imbrium;497;30;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Mountainous North wall of Sinus Iridum. Composed of several parallel and concentric summit lines.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;4;Exceptional formation;10;3 days after First Quarter;2 days after Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
MONTES PYRENAEUS;MO140480S415097;IAU Named formation;MO;Mountain range;Not determined;Meteoritic impact ?;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Mounts of Pyrenees.;Mädler (1837);01/01/1961 00:00:00;Not named;Montes Caucasus;Not named;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;41.509702;41.509702;41 ° 31 ' East;-14.047984;14.048° South;Nearside;South-East;East part of Mare Fecunditatis;250;50;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Little marked and South North oriented mountain chain to the South of Gutenberg.;;Separates Mare Fecunditatis and Mare Nectaris.;;;2;Pretty interesting formation;10;3 days after First Quarter;2 days after Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
MONTES RECTI;MO482957N3402761;IAU Named formation;MO;Mountain;Not determined;Meteoritic impact ?;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Straight Mounts;Birt / Lee (1865);01/01/1961 00:00:00;D'Aumoni;Insula Majorca;Not named;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;-19.723916;340.276084;19 ° 43 ' West;48.295673;48.296° North;Nearside;North-West;Central part of Mare Imbrium;90;20;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Oriented West East remarkable rectilinear mountain chain.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;4;Exceptional formation;9;2 days after First Quarter;1 day after Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
MONTES RIPHAEUS;MO74829S3323975;IAU Named formation;MO;Mountain range;Not determined;Meteoritic impact ?;Pre-Imbrian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.85 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Mounts Riphee (Greek Mythology mountainu);?;01/01/1961 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;-27.602468;332.397532;27 ° 36 ' West;-7.482873;7.483° South;Nearside;South-West;South-East part of Oceanus Procellarum;150;40;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Nrth South oriented mountain chain. Formed of isolated mountains and parallel linkages. North Part sometimes called Montes Ural or Mount Oural.;;Flat region contained in mountains to the North in communication with Mare Cognitum.;;;3;Very interesting formation;9;2 days after First Quarter;1 day after Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
MONTES ROOK;MO200000S2770000;IAU Named formation;MO;Mountain range;Not determined;Meteoritic impact ?;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Mounts Rook (Lawrence Rook);Schröter (1802);01/01/1964 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;England;English;17;17 th century;?;1622;?;1666;Observer of Jupiter satellites.;-83;277;83 ° 0 ' West;-20;20.0° South;Librations zone;South-West;Moon West-South-Westlimb;600;100;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Circular mountain chain.;;Internal mountainous ring of Mare Orientale.;Seem formed of two rings more or less distinct separated notably by Lacus Veris.;;3;Very interesting formation;14;Full Moon;6 days after Last Quarter;5;Naked eye;10x binoculars;
MONTES SECCHI;MO27172N431728;IAU Named formation;MO;Mountain range;Not determined;Meteoritic impact ?;Pre-Imbrian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.85 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Mounts Secchi (Angelo Secchi);?;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;Italy;Italian;19;19 th century;Regio Emilia;1818;Rome;1878;Pioneer of the stellar spectroscopy. Author of the first classification of stars according to their spectrum in 1868. Solar prominences studies.;43.172759;43.172759;43 ° 10 ' East;2.71718;2.717° North;Nearside;North-East;North edge of Mare Fecunditatis;50;20;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Oriented South-West North-East and little marked rectilinear mountain.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;2;Pretty interesting formation;4;4 days after New Moon;3 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
MONTES SPITZBERGEN;MO344724N3547865;IAU Named formation;MO;Mountain;Not determined;Meteoritic impact ?;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Mounts of Spitzberg;Blagg (1935);01/01/1961 00:00:00;Leurechonii;Petra Pyramidalis;Not named;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;-5.213477;354.786523;5 ° 13 ' West;34.472381;34.472° North;Nearside;North-West;North of Archimedes crater region;60;15;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Oriented North Sud mountain chain. 4 high main summits of 1060 m / 1220 m / 1410 m / 1270 m.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;3;Very interesting formation;7;First Quarter;6 days after Full Moon;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
MONTES TAURUS;MO273232N403355;IAU Named formation;MO;Mountain range;Not determined;Meteoritic impact ?;Pre-Imbrian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.85 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Mounts of Bull;?;01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Chersonnesus;Not named;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;40.335486;40.335486;40 ° 20 ' East;27.323237;27.323° North;Nearside;North-East;North of Mare Tranquillitatis region;150;150;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Very tormented region suitable of ancient crater ruins to the North of R?mer.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;2;Pretty interesting formation;5;5 days after New Moon;4 days after Full Moon;5;Naked eye;10x binoculars;
MONTES TENERIFFE;MO478908N3468128;IAU Named formation;MO;Mountain range;Not determined;Meteoritic impact ?;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Mounts of Teneriffe;Birt / Lee (1865);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Coci;Insulae Calabraria Capraria;Not Named;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;-13.187151;346.812849;13 ° 11 ' West;47.8908;47.891° North;Nearside;North-West;Central part of Mare Imbrium;111;15;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Roughly and rectilinear chain oriented West East. Two blocks detached to the North and to the East. Six main summits emerging from the lava of Mare Imbrium.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;2;Pretty interesting formation;8;1 day after First Quarter;Last Quarter;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
MONTGOLFIER;AA470560N1999183;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms and Byrne / 2009;No details;Jacques Etienne de Montgolfier;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;inventor;France;French;18;;Vidalon les Annonay;1745;SerriŠres;1799;With his brother Joseph (1740 /1810) conceiver of an hot air balloon. First flight on june 4th 1783. Second flight with animals on september 19th in front of King Louis XVI. Director of Conservatoire des Arts & M‚tiers. Member of french Academy of scienceson 1796.;-160.081685;199.918315;160 ° 5 ' West;47.055974;47.056° North;Farside;North-West;Not determined;88;88;41.8;3957;0.047280181674649;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
MOORE;AA372515N1824502;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Joseph H. Moore;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronomer;USA;American;20;20 th century;?;1878;?;1949;?;-177.549791;182.450209;177 ° 33 ' West;37.251544;37.252° North;Farside;North-West;Not determined;54;54;26.3;3442;0.065371038026597;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
MORETUS;AA706346S3540530;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Eratosthenian (From -3.2 billions years to -1.1 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Théodore Moretus;Riccioli (1651);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Mons Technisandam;Moretus;Mathematician;Belgium;Belgian;17;17 th century;?;1602;?;1667;?;-5.946998;354.053002;5 ° 57 ' West;-70.634644;70.635° South;Nearside;South-West;Moon South limb;114;114;57.2;4348;0.037995140653504;Circular formation.;;Steep slopes bearing Gruemberger to the North-West Cysatus to the North Short to the South Curtius to the North-East and Moretus A to the West.;Very high walls with terraces.;Flat floor filled with enough somber lava. Imposante central mountain of 2700 m. Line of crest. Hills and craterlets.;4;Exceptional formation;7;First Quarter;6 days after Full Moon;5;Naked eye;10x binoculars;
MORLEY;AA28201S646157;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Imbrian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.85 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Edward Williams Morley (ex Maclaurin R);?;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Chemist and physicist;U. S. A.;American;19;19 th century;Newark;1838;New York;1923;Collaborator of Michelson. Works on oxygen and the water.;64.615696;64.615696;64 ° 37 ' East;-2.820093;2.820° South;Nearside;South-East;Moon East limb;15;15;6.8;2758;0.201199290960513;Circular formation.;;Slightly steep slopes.;Slightly high walls.;Flat and little extensive floor.;1;Low interest or difficult formation;3;3 days after New Moon;2 days after Full Moon;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
MOROZOV;AA46188N1273264;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Nikolaj A. Morozov;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;naturalist;USSR;Soviet;20;20 th century;?;1854;?;1945;?;127.326392;127.326392;127 ° 20 ' East;4.618823;4.619° North;Farside;North-East;Not determined;42;42;20.5;3192;0.077855724405671;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
MORSE;AA218967N1847094;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Eratosthenian (From -3.2 billions years to -1.1 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Samuel F. B. Morse;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;inventor;USA;American;19;19 th century;Charlestown;1791;New York;1872;Inventor of the electrical telegraph on 1832. First line between Washington and Baltimore on may 24th 1844. Inventor of the binary code of letters.;-175.290551;184.709449;175 ° 17 ' West;21.896748;21.897° North;Farside;North-West;Not determined;77;77;36.3;3794;0.052142972902552;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
MOSELEY;AA209543N2697992;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms and Byrne / 2009;No details;Henry Gwyn Jeffreys Moseley;IAU 1976 ?;01/01/1964 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;physicist;United Kingdom;British;20;20 th century;Weymouth;1887;Gallipoli;1915;Discovery of the relation between the atomic number of elements and their nucleus charge on 1913. Deceased in Gallipoli battle during first World War.;-90.200818;269.799182;90 ° 12 ' West;20.954346;20.954° North;Librations zone;North-West;Not determined;90;90;44.4;4030;0.045336951796152;Circular formation situated in the zone of librations.;Named on LAC 37 ;Not easily observable.;;;1;Low interest or difficult formation;14;Full Moon;6 days after Last Quarter;30;x10 binoculars;50 mm refractor;
MOSTING;AA7009S3541192;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Copernician (From -1.1 billions years to present days);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Johann S. von Mösting;Mädler (1837);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Barbarini;Not named;Benefactor;Danmark;Danish;19;19 th century;?;1759;?;1843;Creator of the review 'Astronomische Nachrichten'.;-5.880845;354.119155;5 ° 53 ' West;-0.700854;0.701° South;Nearside;South-West;West of Ptolemaeus crater region;27;27;12.1;2730;0.111986053892996;Circular formation.;;Steep slopes bearing M?sting D to the North-East and a small chain of mountains to the South-East and a second to the North-West.;High walls with terraces splited by a crevice to the North.;"Flat and little extensive floor supporting a hill to the North and a small central mountain.""";3;Very interesting formation;7;First Quarter;6 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
MOUCHEZ;AA783787N3331755;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms and Byrne / 2009;No details;Ernest Mouchez;Gaudibert (1890);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer and admiral;France;French;19;19 th century;Madrid;1821;Wissous;1892;Hydrographic measures of coasts of Brazil and Algeria. Observer of the passage of Venus ahead the Sun in 1874. Director of the Observatory of Paris in 1878.;-26.824511;333.175489;26 ° 49 ' West;78.378724;78.379° North;Nearside;North-West;Moon North limb;83;83;41.3;3944;0.0476508474344;Wrecked formation.;;Slightly steep slopes.;Slightly high walls ridden by a crater to the South.;Flat floor filled with lava and craterlets.;2;Pretty interesting formation;9;2 days after First Quarter;1 day after Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
MOULTON;AA609081S975678;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Forest R. Moulton;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronomer;USA;American;20;20 th century;?;1872;?;1952;?;97.567758;97.567758;97 ° 34 ' East;-60.908131;60.908° South;Librations zone;South-East;Not determined;49;49;27.3;3482;0.063657174430756;Circular formation situated in the zone of librations.;;Not easily observable.;;;1;Low interest or difficult formation;1;2 days after New Moon;1 day after Full Moon;30;x10 binoculars;50 mm refractor;
MOUNT MARYLIN;MO11000N400000;IAU Named formation;MO;Mountain;Not determined;Meteoritic impact ?;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Mount Marylin;IAU 2017;26/07/2017 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Not appliable;USA;American;20;20 th century;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Named by astronaut James Lovell during Apollo 8 mission to honour his wife.;40;40;40 ° 0 ' East;1.1;1 ° 6 ' North;Nearside;North-East;North part of Mare Fecunditatis;30;20;15;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Triangular shape.; 45 km craterlet on North slope.;Craterlet on the North slope.;;Not described;2;Pretty interesting formation;5;5 days after First Quarter;2 days after Last Quarter;30;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
MULLER;AA76391S20386;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Karl Muller;Lamech (1956);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;Austria;Austrian;20;20 th century;?;1866;?;1942;Selenographer.;2.038557;2.038557;2 ° 2 ' East;-7.639136;7.639° South;Nearside;South-East;Ptolemaeus crater region;25;20;11.7;2696;0.1152440771013;Oval formation.;;Fairly steep slopes bearing a chain of craterlets oriented South-East North-West to the South-West.;High walls ridden to the South by the craterlets Muller A and O.;Flat floor.;3;Very interesting formation;7;First Quarter;6 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
MURAKAMI;AA233826S2190297;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;H. Murakami;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1991 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronomer;Japan;Japanese;20;20 th century;?;1872;?;1947;?;-140.970309;219.029691;140 ° 58 ' West;-23.382615;23.383° South;Farside;South-West;Not determined;45;45;22.2;3272;0.073512373462879;Not observable;Formerly Mariotte Y;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
MURCHISON;AA50668N3597946;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Sir Roderick Impey Murchison;Birt / Lee (1865);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Arenbergii;Mons Pangaeus;Not named;Geologist;Scotland;Scottish;19;19 th century;Tarradale;1792;London;1871;Director of the Geological Service of the Kingdom United. Studies on the Silurian in 1839.;-0.205406;359.794594;0 ° 12 ' West;5.066831;5.067° North;Nearside;North-West;Moon disk center;58;58;28.9;3540;0.061228753376369;Deformed and wrecked formation. Forms an interesting couple with Pallas.;;Steep slopes bearing Chladni to the South-East and Pallas to the North-West.;Walls overlapped by Pallas to the North-West Murchison C to the South-West and gobbled in the lava of Sinus Medii to the South-East.;Flat floor communicating with Pallas and supporting a debris to the North-west and Murchison T to the South-East. Hills crack;3;Very interesting formation;7;First Quarter;6 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
MUTUS;AA636479S299254;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Vincente Muth;?;01/01/1935 00:00:00;Casimiri Pol. P.;Not named;Not named;Astronomer and sailor;Spain;Spanish;17;17 th century;?;?;?;1673;?;29.92541;29.92541;29 ° 56 ' East;-63.647918;63.648° South;Nearside;South-East;Moon South limb;78;78;38.1;3849;0.050430875791752;Damaged circular formation.;;Fairly steep slopes bearing many craters whose Mutus C to the North and Mutus Z LA & E to the South-East.;Walls overlapped to the East by Mutus V & A.;Flat floor with Mutus B to the West.;3;Very interesting formation;5;5 days after New Moon;4 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
NAGAOKA;AA195066N1540477;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Hantaro Nagaoka;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;physicist;Japan;Japanese;20;20 th century;Omura;1865;?;1950;Principal responsable of japanese physical surveys.;154.04768;154.04768;154 ° 3 ' East;19.506645;19.507° North;Farside;North-East;Not determined;46;46;25.2;3400;0.067275892446438;Not observable;Younger than Mendeleev Basin ;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
NAM BYEONG-CHEOL;AA146600S2365900;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;Crater characterized by a different magnetic field between the interior and the exterior and measured by the Korean Danuri probe. Possible creation by an iron meteorite.;Nam Byeong-cheol;IAU 2024;14/08/2024 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Astronomer & mathematician;Korea;Korean;19;19 th century;??;1817;??;1863;Joseon Dynasty astronomer. Constructor of an armillary sphere.;-123.41;236.59;123 ° 25 ' West;-14.66;14 ° 40 ' South;Farside;South-West;Sur le versant Nord-West du bassin d'impact Orientale;132;132;66;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Large and decayed crater among the northwestern ejecta of the Orientale impact basin.;;Very slightly steep slopes crushed by Houzeau to the South and by Fridman to the North-West. Higher slopes to the East than to the West.;Slightly steep wall higher in the East than in the West. Wall marked by two anonymous craters in the West.;Very rugged floor with mounds and an old dilapidated crater in its center.;0;Not observable;Not observable;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
NANSEN;AA811708N953805;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Fridtjof Nansen;?;01/01/1964 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Explorer;Norway;Norwegian;19;19 th century;Store-Fron;1861;Lysaker;1930;Trip to Greenland in 1888. On the ship 'Fram' approached in 1895 to less of 4 degrees of the North pole.;95.380531;95.380531;95 ° 23 ' East;81.170758;81.171° North;Librations zone;North-East;Moon North limb;123;123;58.4;4376;0.037436751388545;Circular formation. Situated in the zone of librations.;Older than Humboldtianum Basin. possibly pre-Nectarian ;Steep slopes riddled with craters whose a large to the North.;High walls with terraces supporting a crater to the South.;Flat floor with debris to the North.;1;Low interest or difficult formation;7;First Quarter;6 days after Full Moon;5;Naked eye;10x binoculars;
NANSEN APOLLO;LF201000N305000;IAU Named formation;LF;Landing site name;Not determined;Not appliable;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Astronaut-named feature - Apollo 17 site.;IAU;01/01/1973 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;30.5;30.5;30 ° 30 ' East;20.1;20.100° North;Nearside;North-East;Macrobius;0.9;0.9;0.4;168;0.19570460995002;Geological formation on the Apollo 17 landing site.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;5;Five days after New Moon;Four days after Full Moon;999;Not observable;Not observable;
NAONOBU;AA47002S579303;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Ajima Naonobu (ex Langrenus B);?;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not named;Insula Minor;Not named;Mathematician;Japan;Japanese;18;18 th century;?;1732;?;1798;?;57.930331;57.930331;57 ° 56 ' East;-4.700212;4.700° South;Nearside;South-East;Moon East limb;35;35;16.4;2989;0.090704209711227;Circular formation forming an interesting trio with Bilharz and Atwood.;;Slightly steep slopes bearing Atwood to the South and Langrenus BB to the South-East.;Slightly high walls supporting a craterlet to the West.;filled extensive flat Floor of lava with crater excentre' to the West.;3;Very interesting formation;3;3 days after New Moon;2 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
NASIREDDIN;AA410387S1427;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Lower Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.8 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Nasir al-Din al-Tusi;Mädler (1837);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Conde Prin.;Not named;Not named;Astronomer and mathematician;Persia;Persian;13;13 th century;Tus;1201;Bagdad;1274;Constructor of the observatory of Mar?rha in 1259. Translator of many works of Antiquity.;0.142748;0.142748;0 ° 9 ' East;-41.038651;41.039° South;Nearside;South-East;Tycho crater East region;53;53;25.9;3429;0.065958769690374;Circular formation forming a remarkable trio with Huggins and Miller. The most recent of the three.;;Steep slopes crushing Huggins to the West and Miller to the North-East.;High walls with terraces in sweeter slope to the South-East.;Slightly flat and wide floor. Central mountain and craterlets whose one to the North-west.;4;Exceptional formation;7;First Quarter;6 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
NASMYTH;AA504863S3036057;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms and Byrne / 2009;No details;James Nasmyth;Gaudibert (1890);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Phocylides;Engineer;Scotland;Scottish;19;19 th century;Edimburg;1808;London;1890;Inventor of the vapor hammer-pestle. Erected an observatory to Penshurst. Researches on the Moon. Inventor of telescopes with fixed focus.;-56.394337;303.605663;56 ° 24 ' West;-50.486301;50.486° South;Nearside;South-West;Moon South-South-West limb;78;78;39.1;3880;0.049509638554801;Circular formation forming an interesting trio with Wargentin and Phocylides.;;Slightly steep slopes overlapped by Wargentin to the North-West.;Slightly high walls crushed by Phocylides to the South and supporting Nasmyth D to the North.;Flat floor filled with lava with craterlets whose a large to the center.;3;Very interesting formation;12;5 days after First Quarter;4 days after Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
NASSAU;AA249137S1773370;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Jason J. Nassau;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronomer;USA;American;20;20 th century;?;1892;?;1965;?;177.337024;177.337024;177 ° 20 ' East;-24.913688;24.914° South;Farside;South-East;Not determined;76;76;37.9;3841;0.050677096444973;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
NATASHA;AA199759N3288368;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Natasha (ex Euler P);?;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;-31.163189;328.836811;31 ° 10 ' West;19.975945;19.976° North;Nearside;North-West;Region between Oceanus Procellarum and Mare Imbrium;12;12;5.4;2204;0.200753023471233;Circular formation.;Formerly Euler P. Unapproved name Vinogradov;Slightly steep slopes.;;Flat floor;2;Pretty interesting formation;10;3 days after First Quarter;2 days after Last Quarter;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
NAUMANN;AA353798N2979802;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Craterlet;Meteoritic impact;Eratosthenian (From -3.2 billions years to -1.1 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Karl Friedriech Naumann;Schmidt (1878);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Geologist;Germany;German;19;19 th century;Dresde;1797;Dresde;1873;Author of symbols used for the classification of the different crystals shapes.;-62.019785;297.980215;62 ° 1 ' West;35.379787;35.380° North;Nearside;North-West;Moon North-West limb;10;10;4.9;1991;0.200551338032956;Circular formation with bowl shape.;;Slightly steep slopes.;Bright and high walls.;Rounded floor.;2;Pretty interesting formation;12;5 days after First Quarter;4 days after Last Quarter;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
NEANDER;AA313527S398850;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Upper Imbrian (From -3.8 billions years to -3.2 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Michael Neumann (or Neander);Riccioli (1651);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Neander;Mathematician doctor and astronomer;Germany;German;16;16 th century;?;1529;?;1581;?;39.884972;39.884972;39 ° 53 ' East;-31.35273;31.353° South;Nearside;South-East;Vallis Rheita region;50;50;24.6;3373;0.068532016964604;Isolated circular formation.;;Steep slopes bearing Neander E to the North and an anonymous deformed crater to the South-East.;High walls with terraces supporting Neander A to the North-West.;Slightly flat and wide floor. Central mountain. 2 craterlets principals.;3;Very interesting formation;5;5 days after New Moon;4 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
NEARCH;AA585806S390130;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Nearkhos (or Néarque);Mädler (1837);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Mons Delanguer;Not named;Navigator and explorer;Greece;Greek;-4;4 th century BC;Crete;?;?;?;Lieutenant of Alexander the Great.;39.01302;39.01302;39 ° 1 ' East;-58.580628;58.581° South;Nearside;South-East;Moon South-South-East limb;76;76;36.3;3794;0.052132957942962;Circular formation.;Typical ;Fairly steep slopes bearing a group of craterlets to the North Nearch W to the East Nearch L to the West and Nearch A to the South.;Fairly high walls damaged by Nearch A to the South.;Flat floor.;3;Very interesting formation;6;6 days after New Moon;5 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
NECHO;AA52483S1232445;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Copernician (From -1.1 billions years to present days);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Necho;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;geographer;Egypt;Egyptian;-5;;?;610 BC;?;-593;?;123.244453;123.244453;123 ° 15 ' East;-5.248251;5.248° South;Farside;North-East;Not determined;30;30;18.4;3092;0.083867939933726;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
NEFED EV;AA810719S1357723;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Anatoly Alexeevich. Russian astronomer (1910-1976).;IAU;22/01/2009 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronomer ;Europe;Russia;20;20 th century;?;1910;?;1976;?;135.772308;135.772308;135 ° 46 ' East;-81.07189;81.072° North;Farside;North-East;Amundsen;52.9355;52.9355;26.4;3447;0.06512916746949;Damaged crater on the North slope of Schrodinger.;;Slightly visible slopes and very tormented.;Slightly steep and tormented slopes.;Unshaped and irregular floor bearing a curious elongated crater in the center.;0;Not observable;0;not observable;not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
NEISON;AA682055N250233;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Edmund Neison;Lamech (1956);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;England;English;19;19 th century;?;1851;?;1940;?;25.02327;25.02327;25 ° 1 ' East;68.205465;68.205° North;Nearside;North-East;Moon North limb;53;53;25.5;3410;0.066823685803041;Circular formation.;;Fairly steep slopes.;Slightly high and damaged walls.;Flat floor filled with somber lava. Craterlets.;2;Pretty interesting formation;5;5 days after New Moon;4 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
NEPER;AA87649N845820;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Walled plain;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;John Napier;Schröter (1802);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Mathematician;Scotland;Scottish;16;16 th century;Merchiston Castle;1550;Merchiston Castle;1617;Inventor of the calculation rule in 1617 and of logarithms in 1619.;84.582011;84.582011;84 ° 35 ' East;8.764886;8.765° North;Librations zone;North-East;Moon East limb;138;138;72.1;4662;0.032309576168034;Circular formation situated in the zone of librations.;Younger than Crisium Basin. Typical ;Fairly steep slopes bearing Tacchini to the South and Jansky to the East.;High walls with terraces supporting several craters to the South-West.;somber and flat Floor. Central mountain. Craterlets.;2;Pretty interesting formation;2;2 days after New Moon;1 day after Full Moon;5;Naked eye;10x binoculars;
NERNST;AA355702N2653638;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Period source not found;No details;Walther H. Nernst;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;chemist;Germany;German;20;20 th century;Briesen;1864;Ober-Zibelle;1941;Director of Physics Institute of Berlin on 1925. Numerous works on electrolytes. Author of a theory of the electromagnetic force of batteries. Author of 3rd principle in thermodynamics. Nobel laureate on 1920.;-94.636166;265.363834;94 ° 38 ' West;35.570187;35.570° North;Librations zone;North-West;Not determined;116;116;60.7;4427;0.036436085610747;Circular formation situated in the zone of librations.;;Not easily observable.;;;1;Low interest or difficult formation;14;Full Moon;6 days after Last Quarter;30;x10 binoculars;50 mm refractor;
NEUJMIN;AA266795S1251745;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Grigorij N. Neujmin;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronomer;USSR;Soviet;20;20 th century;?;1885;?;1946;?;125.174476;125.174476;125 ° 10 ' East;-26.679526;26.680° South;Farside;North-East;Not determined;101;101;48.5;4137;0.042643533402026;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
NEUMAYER;AA711614S709231;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Georg B. von Neumayer;Schmidt (1878);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Meteorologist naturalist and explorer;Germany;German;19;19 th century;?;1826;?;1909;?;70.923148;70.923148;70 ° 55 ' East;-71.16141;71.161° South;Nearside;South-East;Moon South-South-East limb;76;76;42.1;3967;0.047017450223909;Circular formation situated on the South slope of Helmholtz.;;Slightly steep slopes overlapped by Helmholtz to the North and by a crater to the East and to the North-East.;Fairly high walls.;Flat floor.;3;Very interesting formation;2;2 days after New Moon;1 day after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
NEWCOMB;AA297623N436666;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Eratosthenian (From -3.2 billions years to -1.1 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Simon Newcomb;Neison (1876);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Boininii;Mons Trapezus;Not named;Mathematician and astronomer;U. S. A.;American;19;19 th century;Wallace;1835;Washington;1909;Works on the movement of the Moon and planets. Determination of the main astronomical constants internationally adopted in 1896.;43.666591;43.666591;43 ° 40 ' East;29.762343;29.762° North;Nearside;North-East;North of Mare Tranquillitatis region;40;40;19.9;3164;0.07950276466783;Deformed formation.;;Steep slopes bearing Newcomb J & C to the South-East.;Walls overlapped by Newcomb A to the South.;little tormented Floor widened. Small relief excentre'.;3;Very interesting formation;4;4 days after New Moon;3 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
NEWTON;AA765207S3425586;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Sir Isaac Newton;Schröter (1802);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Frederici D. Holsat.;Not named;Not named;Physicist astronomer and mathematician;England;English;17;17 th century;Woolsthorpe;1643;London;1727;Construction of 1st telescope in 1671. Theory of colors in 1672. Theory of the universal gravitation in 1687. President of the Royal Society in 1703.;-17.44141;342.55859;17 ° 26 ' West;-76.52067;76.521° South;Nearside;South-West;Moon South limb;80;80;41.9;3959;0.047224987851598;Damaged circular formation seeming to result from the fusion of two craters.;;Steep slopes bearing Newton C to the North.;Very high walls damaged by a crater to the North.;Flat floor supporting a craterlet to the East.;3;Very interesting formation;8;1 day after First Quarter;Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
NICHOLSON;AA262160S2747893;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Eratosthenian (From -3.2 billions years to -1.1 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Seth B. Nicholson;?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;U. S. A.;American;20;20 th century;Springfield;1891;Los Angeles;1963;Works on the Sun. Measured the temperature of planets with a thermocouple developed with Pettit. Also the discoverer of Jupiter's satellites IX X XI and XII.;-85.210675;274.789325;85 ° 13 ' West;-26.216015;26.216° South;Librations zone;South-West;Moon West-South-Westlimb;38;38;19;3122;0.081996126693729;Circular formation situated in the zone of librations on Montes Rook. Forms an interesting couple with Pettit.;;Fairly steep slopes bearing a crater to the North-West.;Fairly high walls.;tormented Floor.;1;Low interest or difficult formation;14;Full Moon;6 days after Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
NICOLAI;AA424710S258715;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Friedrich B. G. Nicolai;Mädler (1837);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Auberi;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;Germany;German;19;19 th century;?;1793;?;1846;Specialist of the celestial mechanics and comets orbits.;25.871488;25.871488;25 ° 52 ' East;-42.471043;42.471° South;Nearside;South-East;Rupes Altai South region;41;41;20.2;3181;0.07848556000344;Isolated circular formation.;;Slightly steep slopes bearing a crater to the South a crater with horse-shoe shape to the South-East and two craterlets to the North.;Slightly high walls.;Flat floor filled with lava with a craterlet to the North.;2;Pretty interesting formation;5;5 days after New Moon;4 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
NICOLLET;AA219484S3475042;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Eratosthenian (From -3.2 billions years to -1.1 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Jean Nicolas Nicollet;Neison (1876);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;France;French;19;19 th century;?;1788;?;1843;?;-12.49579;347.50421;12 ° 30 ' West;-21.948444;21.948° South;Nearside;South-West;Mare Humorum region;15;15;7.3;2965;0.201343724871566;Isolated circular formation situated to the center of the South part of Mare Nubium on a wrinkle ridge.;;Fairly steep slopes bearing a hill to the West.;High walls with small debris to the South.;Flat and little extensive floor.;2;Pretty interesting formation;8;1 day after First Quarter;Last Quarter;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
NIELSEN;AA318035N3082440;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Eratosthenian (From -3.2 billions years to -1.1 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Axel V. Nielsen (ex Wollaston C);?;01/01/1973 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;Danmark;Danish;20;20 th century;?;1902;?;1970;;-51.755968;308.244032;51 ° 45 ' West;31.803521;31.804° North;Nearside;North-West;Moon North-West limb;10;10;4.8;1932;0.20049190468924;Circular formation with bowl shape.;;Slightly steep slopes.;Slightly high walls.;Rounded floor.;1;Low interest or difficult formation;11;4 days after First Quarter;3 days after Last Quarter;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
NIEPCE;AA721984N2398532;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Joseph Nic‚phore Niepce;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;inventor;France;French;19;19 th century;Chalon sur Sa?¡ne;1765;Saint Loup de Varennes;1833;Inventor on an explosion engine using petrol. Works on lithography. Works with Daguerre on 1829 producing plates photography. ;-120.146832;239.853168;120 ° 9 ' West;72.198376;72.198° North;Farside;North-West;Not determined;57;57;29.8;3574;0.059888756405566;Not observable;Possibly pre-Nectarian IAU changed spelling from Ni‚pce ;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
NIJLAND;AA331944N1341682;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Lower Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.8 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Albertus A. Nijland;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronomer;Netherlands;Dutch;20;20 th century;?;1868;?;1936;?;134.168152;134.168152;134 ° 10 ' East;33.194406;33.194° North;Farside;North-East;Not determined;35;35;17.7;3056;0.086185285676569;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
NIKOLAEV;AA350799N1512802;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Upper Imbrian (From -3.8 billions years to -3.2 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Andriyan G. Nikolaev;IAU 1979 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;cosmonaut;USSR;Soviet;20;20 th century;?;1929;Alive;Alive;First flight of Voshkod spaceship with Popovich on 1964.;151.280248;151.280248;151 ° 17 ' East;35.079851;35.080° North;Farside;North-East;Not determined;41;41;21.3;3231;0.07572595713874;Not observable;Possibly Lower Imbrian ;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
NIKOLYA;AA383001N3249998;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Russian diminutive form of the Greek-derived male name Nicholas.;IAU;14/06/2012 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;?;Europe;Russia;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;-35.000244;324.999756;35 ° 0 ' West;38.300056;38.300° North;Nearside;North-West;Sinus Iridum;0.1;0.1;0;19;0.191538495307339;Few visible formation near the Luna 17 landing site.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;10;Three days after First Quarter;Two days after Last Quarter;999;Not observable;Not observable;
NISHINA;AA445739S1892022;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms and Byrne / 2009;No details;Yoshio Nishina;IAU 1976 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;physicist;Japan;Japanese;20;20 th century;?;1890;?;1951;?;-170.797787;189.202213;170 ° 48 ' West;-44.573945;44.574° South;Farside;South-West;Not determined;65;65;31;3618;0.058234835428072;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
NOBEL;AA147330N2586105;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Alfred B. Nobel;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;chemist;Sweden;Swedish;19;19 th century;Stockholm;1833;San Remo;1896;Production of nitroglycerin on 1863. Inventor of detonator on 1864. Conceiver of dynamit on 1875. Founder of french Sevran laboratory on 1881. Creator of five annual prices for great scientific and intellectual works.;-101.389538;258.610462;101 ° 23 ' West;14.732953;14.733° North;Farside;North-West;Not determined;48;48;25.4;3406;0.066970531254704;Circular formation situated in the zone of librations.;Partly covered by Imbrian ejecta possibly pre-Nectarian or Lower Imbrian ;Not easily observable.;;;0;Not observable;14;Full Moon;6 days after Last Quarter;30;x10 binoculars;50 mm refractor;
NOBILE;AA852752S532725;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Umberto Nobile;IAU;01/01/1994 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Explorer;Europe;Italy;20;20 th century;?;1885;?;1976;Italian artic explorer;53.272521;53.272521;53 ° 16 ' East;-85.275189;85.275° North;Nearside;South-East;Amundsen;79.2723;79.2723;39.6;3893;0.049116047057906;Crater damaged by two important craters on its North and South creasts.;Formerly Scott A;Slightly steep slopes riddeled with craterlets.;Tormented walls bearing big craters in the North-West.;Unshaped floor with a central mound numerous craterlets and an anonymous catena.;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;3;Three days after New Moon;Two days after Full Moon;30;x10 binoculars;50 mm refractor;
NOBILI;AA1661N759486;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Leopoldo Nobili (ex Schubert Y);?;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Physicist;Italy;Italian;19;19 th century;Trassilico;1784;Florence;1835;Inventor of the galvanometer with astatic system in 1826 and a thermoelectric battery in 1830. Works on the infrared radiation in 1831 with Melloni.;75.948601;75.948601;75 ° 57 ' East;0.166067;0.166° North;Nearside;North-East;Moon East limb;41;42;20.8;3211;0.076837090439086;Circular formation. Forms an East West oriented remarkable trio with Jenkins and Schubert X.;;Slightly steep slopes crushing Schubert X to the East.;Slightly high walls.;Flat floor filled with lava.;2;Pretty interesting formation;2;2 days after New Moon;1 day after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
NOETHER;AA663453N2458233;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Emmy Noether;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;mathematician;Germany;German;20;20 th century;?;1882;?;1935;?;-114.176726;245.823274;114 ° 11 ' West;66.34531;66.345° North;Farside;North-West;Not determined;67;67;33;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Not observable;;Fairly steep slopes.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
NOGGERATH;AA488200S3141582;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Johann Jakob N?ggerath;Schmidt (1878);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Mineralogist;Germany;German;19;19 th century;?;1788;?;1877;?;-45.841848;314.158152;45 ° 51 ' West;-48.820004;48.820° South;Nearside;South-West;Moon South-South-West limb;31;31;16;2966;0.092355847633036;Isolated circular formation.;;Slightly steep slopes bearing Noggerath J to the West Noggerath H to the South-West and Noggerath G to the South.;Slightly high walls ridden by three craterlets to the South.;Flat floor filled with lava.;2;Pretty interesting formation;11;4 days after First Quarter;3 days after Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
NONIUS;AA349024S37889;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Imbrian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.85 billions years) ?;Wilhelms and Byrne / 2009;No details;Pedro Nuñez;?;01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Mons Forti;Not named;Astronomer and mathematician;Portugal;Portugese;16;16 th century;Alcacer do Sal;1492;Coimbra;1577;Inventor of nonius and innovatory of loxodromy in navigation.;3.788901;3.788901;3 ° 47 ' East;-34.902397;34.902° South;Nearside;South-East;Tycho crater East region;70;70;35.3;3760;0.05325286979229;Damaged triangular formation situated on the South-East slope of Walter.;;Very rugged slopes crushed by Nonius K & L to the North and bearing Nonius A to the South-East and Nonius B to the South-West.;Damaged and high walls.;Tormented floor with numerous craterlets and hills.;3;Very interesting formation;7;First Quarter;6 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
NORMAN;AA117814S3296460;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Eratosthenian (From -3.2 billions years to -1.1 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Robert Norman (ex Euclides B);?;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Naturalist;Great Britain;British;16;16 th century;?;?;?;?;?;-30.353994;329.646006;30 ° 21 ' West;-11.781447;11.781° South;Nearside;South-West;South-East part of Oceanus Procellarum;10;10;4.9;1979;0.200539183737521;Isolated circular formation with bowl shape.;;Fairly steep slopes bearing a craterlet to the South.;Fairly high walls.;Rounded floor.;2;Pretty interesting formation;10;3 days after First Quarter;2 days after Last Quarter;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
NORTH COMPLEX;LF262000N36000;IAU Named formation;LF;Landing site name;Not determined;Not appliable;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Astronaut-named feature - Apollo 15 site.;IAU;01/01/1973 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;3.6;3.6;3 ° 36 ' East;26.2;26.200° North;Nearside;North-East;Montes Apenninus;2;2;1;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Geological formation named by the Apollo 15 astronauts.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;7;First Quarter;Six days after Full Moon;100;100 mm refractor;200 mm telescope;
NORTH MASSIF;LF204000N308000;IAU Named formation;LF;Landing site name;Not determined;Not appliable;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Astronaut-named feature - Apollo 17 site.;IAU;01/01/1973 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;30.8;30.8;30 ° 48 ' East;20.4;20.400° North;Nearside;North-East;Macrobius;14;14;7;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Mountain named by the Apollo 17 astronauts.;;Fairly steep slopes.;;;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;5;Five days after New Moon;Four days after Full Moon;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
NORTH RAY;LF88000S155000;IAU Named formation;LF;Landing site name;Not determined;Not appliable;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Astronaut-named feature - Apollo 16 site.;IAU;01/01/1973 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;15.5;15.5;15 ° 30 ' East;-8.8;8.800° North;Nearside;South-East;Theophilus;1;1;1;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Craterlet named by the Apollo 16 astronauts and located at the foot of Smoky Mountains..;;Fairly steep slopes.;Fairly steep walls.;Rounded floor.;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;6;Six days after New Moon;Five days after Full Moon;999;Not observable;Not observable;
NUMEROV;AA705180N1977997;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Boris V. Numerov;IAU 19XX ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronomer;USSR;Soviet;20;20 th century;?;1891;?;1941;?;197.79972;197.79972;197 ° 48 ' East;-70.518039;70.518° South;Farside;South-West;Not determined;61;61;9.2;4241;0.040249798906305;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
NUNN;AA46151N911463;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Joseph Nunn;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1973 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;engineer;USA;American;20;20 th century;?;1905;?;1968;?;91.146262;91.146262;91 ° 9 ' East;4.615076;4.615° North;Librations zone;North-East;Not determined;113;113;9.2;2512;0.135866252821262;Circular formation situated in the zone of librations.;;Not easily observable.;;;1;Low interest or difficult formation;1;2 days after New Moon;1 day after Full Moon;30;x10 binoculars;50 mm refractor;
NUSL;AA321935N1674506;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Upper Imbrian (From -3.8 billions years to -3.2 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Frantisek Nusl;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronomer;Czechoslovakia;Czechoslovakian;20;20 th century;?;1890;?;1967;?;167.450603;167.450603;167 ° 27 ' East;32.193526;32.194° North;Farside;North-East;Not determined;19;19;30.2;3590;0.059272376391107;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
O'DAY;AA304238S1572934;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Copernician (From -1.1 billions years to present days);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Marcus O'Day;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;physicist;USA;American;20;20 th century;?;1897;?;1961;?;157.293355;157.293355;157 ° 18 ' East;-30.423846;30.424° South;Farside;South-East;Not determined;71;71;35.2;3756;0.053358558934585;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
OBERTH;AA624926N1548380;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Hermann Hoberth;IAU 1976 ?;01/01/1997 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;engineer;Germany;German;20;20 th century;Hermannstadt;1894;Nuremberg;1989;Thesis on rockets on 1923. Conceiver of V2 german rockets during World War II.;154.838048;154.838048;154 ° 50 ' East;62.492623;62.493° North;Farside;North-East;Not determined;60;60;24.7;3379;0.068241542379555;Not observable;Formerly Yamamoto W;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
OBRUCHEV;AA386671S1624297;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Vladimir A. Obruchev;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;geologist;USSR;Soviet;20;20 th century;?;1863;?;1956;?;162.429715;162.429715;162 ° 26 ' East;-38.667104;38.667° South;Farside;South-East;Not determined;71;71;36.1;3785;0.052415156383855;Not observable;Possibly pre-Nectarian ;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
OCEANUS PROCELLARUM;OC206714N3033226;IAU Named formation;OC;Sea;Not determined;Extrusive volcanism;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Ocean of Storms;Riccioli (1651);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Oceanus Philippicus;Mare Egyptiacum;Oceanus Procellarum;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;-56.677394;303.322606;56 ° 41 ' West;20.671422;20.671° North;Nearside;North-West;Moon West limb;700;500;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Larger lunar sea. 2 102 000 km2. Very flat to the center. 80 m altitude difference in a 400 km diameter circle.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;4;Exceptional formation;11;4 days after First Quarter;3 days after Last Quarter;5;Naked eye;10x binoculars;
OENOPIDES;AA571253N2957972;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Walled plain;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms and Byrne / 2009;No details;Oenopide;Riccioli (1651);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Oenopides;Astronomer and mathematician;Greece;Greek;-5;5 th century BC;Chio;500 BC;?;430 av JC;Has measured the inclination of Ecliptic as compared to the celestial equator. Determination of 12 signs of the Zodiac.;-64.202846;295.797154;64 ° 12 ' West;57.125342;57.125° North;Nearside;North-West;Moon North-North-West limb;68;68;36.7;3805;0.051795207923656;Circular formation.;;Slightly steep slopes riddled with craterlets and crushed by Babbage to the North-East.;Slightly high walls.;filled extensive flat Floor of lava. Hills and craterlets.;3;Very interesting formation;12;5 days after First Quarter;4 days after Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
OERSTED;AA430857N472547;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Imbrian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.85 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Hans Christian Oersted;Mädler (1837);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Physicist and chemist;Danmark;Danish;19;19 th century;Rudkobing;1777;Copenhague;1851;Discovers the electromagnetism in 1820. Director of Danish polytechnic School in 1829. Inventor of a piezometer. Studies on the compressibility of gases and liquids.;47.254655;47.254655;47 ° 15 ' East;43.085722;43.086° North;Nearside;North-East;Atlas crater South-East region;41;41;21.1;3222;0.076213542492632;Circular formation.;;Slightly steep slopes.;Slightly high walls gobbled to the West.;Flat floor filled with lava supporting the craterlet Oersted A. Craterlets and crevice.;3;Very interesting formation;4;4 days after New Moon;3 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
OHM;AA183205N2462242;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Copernician (From -1.1 billions years to present days);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;gabbro ;Georg Simon Ohm;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;physicist;Germany;German;19;19 th century;Erlangen;1789;Munch;1854;Author of a fundamental law about electrical currents on 1827. Discovery of polarization of batteries on 1830. Professor at Munich physics University on 1849. Works on polarized light rays on 1852.;-113.775844;246.224156;113 ° 47 ' West;18.320465;18.320° North;Farside;North-West;Not determined;64;64;30.8;3611;0.058485103428461;Not observable;Should be shown on Plate 11B not 1B ;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
OKEN;AA437556S760914;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Lorenz Okenfuss (or Oken);Mädler (1837);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Naturalist;Germany;German;19;19 th century;Bolsbach;1779;Zurich;1851;Founder of school of philosophers of the nature. Author of a general natural History published from 1833 to 1841.;76.091377;76.091377;76 ° 5 ' East;-43.755612;43.756° South;Nearside;South-East;Moon South-East limb;73;73;39.3;3884;0.049377591528255;Circular formation.;;Slightly steep slopes bearing two craters to the North.;Slightly high walls.;Flat floor filled with somber lava.;3;Very interesting formation;2;2 days after New Moon;1 day after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
OLBERS;AA72986N2838567;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Wilhelm Olbers;Mädler (1837);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;Germany;German;19;19 th century;Arbergen;1758;Bréme;1840;Discoverer of Pallas in 1802 Vesta in 1807 and a comet in 1815. Hypothesis of an ancient planet origin of asteroids. Author of a solution to the paradox of the blackness of the nocturnal sky.;-76.1433;283.8567;76 ° 9 ' West;7.298575;7.299° North;Nearside;North-West;Moon West limb;75;75;36.5;3798;0.052018120990337;Pretty bright wrecked formation.;Partly covered by Imbrian ejecta ;Fairly steep slopes bearing Olbers A to the North-West Olbers K to the West and Olbers B to the East.;High walls.;Flat floor filled with lava.;3;Very interesting formation;13;6 days after First Quarter;5 days after Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
OLCOTT;AA205730N1177883;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Eratosthenian (From -3.2 billions years to -1.1 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;William T. Olcott;IAU 1973 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronomer;USA;American;20;20 th century;?;1873;?;1936;?;117.788272;117.788272;117 ° 47 ' East;20.572984;20.573° North;Farside;North-East;Not determined;81;81;39.9;3903;0.048827935483122;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
OLD NAMELESS;LF37000S3425000;IAU Named formation;LF;Landing site name;Not determined;Not appliable;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Astronaut-named feature - Apollo 14 site.;IAU;01/01/1973 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;-17.5;342.5;17 ° 30 ' West;-3.7;3.700° North;Nearside;South-West;Montes Riphaeus;0.1;0.1;0.4;162;0.195635134058893;Very damaged crater named by the Apollo 14 astronauts.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;9;Two days after First Quarter;One day after Last Quarter;999;Not observable;Not observable;
OLIVIER;AA587227N1384434;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Charles Pollard Olivier;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1979 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronomer;USA;American;20;20 th century;?;1884;?;1975;?;138.443385;138.443385;138 ° 27 ' East;58.722669;58.723° North;Farside;North-East;Not determined;69;69;39.2;3881;0.049474342135685;Not observable;Older than Humboldtianum Basin ;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
OMAR KHAYYAM;AA582098N2577834;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms and Byrne / 2009;No details;Omar Al-Khayyémè;IAU;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;mathematician,;Asia;Persian;11;11 th century;?;1048;?;1131;mathematician, astronomer, poet;-102.216624;257.783376;102 ° 13 ' West;58.209775;58.210° North;Farside;North-West;Omar Khayyam;68.6393;68.6393;34.3;3728;0.054316650841862;Complexe crater resulting of the fusion of two craters.;;slightly steep slopes in the North part but very steep with a sharp crest in the South. Craterlets all around.;Slighltly steep walls in the North but very steep in the South.;Floor in two parts. Rough North part with numerous craterlets and mounds. Flat South part with numerous craterlets.;0;Not observable;0;not observable;not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
ONIZUKA;AA363773S2102116;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Ellison Shoji Onizuka;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1988 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronaut;USA;American;20;20 th century;?;1946;?;1986;Challenger shuttle crew member accidented in 1986.;-149.788423;210.211577;149 ° 47 ' West;-36.377338;36.377° South;Farside;South-West;Not determined;29;29;13.4;2811;0.104599460094786;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
OPELT;AA163155S3423599;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Imbrian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.85 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Friedrich W. Opelt;Schmidt (1878);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Bankman;Germany;German;19;19 th century;?;1794;?;1863;Sustained works of the selenographers Lohrmann and Schmidt.;-17.640079;342.359921;17 ° 38 ' West;-16.315541;16.316° South;Nearside;South-West;West part of Mare Nubium;50;50;24.3;3363;0.069012984185841;Circular wrecked formation almost ghost.;;Slightly steep slopes bearing the craterlet Opelt E to the South-West to the departure of a perpendicular extension of the wall.;Slightly high walls subsisting to the North-West and supporting the craterlet Opelt H to the North-East.;Flat floor with craterlets whose Opelt G to the South-East.;3;Very interesting formation;8;1 day after First Quarter;Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
OPPENHEIMER;AA353187S1939651;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Julius Robert Oppenheimer;IAU 1979 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;physicist;USA;American;20;20 th century;New York;1904;Princeton;1967;Numerous works on quantic theory of atom. Director of Los Alamos center on 1943. Director of first american atomic bomb building. Enrico Fermi prize on 1963.;-166.034895;193.965105;166 ° 2 ' West;-35.318662;35.319° South;Farside;South-West;Not determined;208;208;100.5;5153;0.025616801406199;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
OPPOLZER;AA15210S3595479;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Theodor von Oppolzer;Krieger / K?nig (1912);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;Austria;Austrian;19;19 th century;Prague;1841;Vienne;1886;Works on the celestial mechanics. Author of 'Canon der Finsternisse' containing 13 200 Moon and Sun eclipses between 1207 av JC and 2161 published in 1887.;-0.452122;359.547878;0 ° 27 ' West;-1.520954;1.521° South;Nearside;South-West;Ptolemaeus crater region;43;43;20.4;3189;0.078042047849685;Completely dismantled formation.;;Fairly steep slopes to the South and non-existent to the North.;Slightly high walls almost totally gobbled to the North.;Flat floor crossed by Rhyming Oppolzer and filled lava with white spots and craterlets.;2;Pretty interesting formation;7;First Quarter;6 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
ORESME;AA426145S1692236;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms and Byrne / 2009;No details;Nicole Oresme;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;mathematician;France;French;14;14 th century;?;1323;?;1382;?;169.223576;169.223576;169 ° 13 ' East;-42.614513;42.615° South;Farside;South-East;Not determined;76;76;41;3934;0.047946793386501;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
ORLOV;AA257685S1849193;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;ol-noritic gabbro;Aleksandr V. Orlov;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronomer;USSR;Soviet;20;20 th century;?;1880;?;1954;?;-175.080695;184.919305;175 ° 5 ' West;-25.768527;25.769° South;Farside;South-West;Not determined;81;81;36.4;3796;0.052062983907319;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
ORONTIUS;AA403691S3560401;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Walled plain;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Orontius Finaeus;Riccioli (1651);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Farnesii D. Parmae;Not named;Orontius;Cartographer and mathematician;France;French;16;16 th century;?;1494;?;1555;?;-3.959857;356.040143;3 ° 58 ' West;-40.369126;40.369° South;Nearside;South-West;Tycho crater East region;123;123;60.5;4422;0.036541245979629;Damaged circular formation.;Typical ;Fairly steep slopes bearing Saussure to the South Orontius C to the North Orontius D to the North-West Pictet E and Sasserides A to the West.;Slightly high walls crushed by Huggins to the East.;Tormented floor with debris to the East and with ghost crater Orontius F to the North. Craterlets whose a couple to the South. Hills. Lines of crest. White spots;3;Very interesting formation;7;First Quarter;6 days after Full Moon;5;Naked eye;10x binoculars;
OSAMA;AA186090N52668;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Arabic male name;IAU;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;?;Asia;Arabian;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;5.266811;5.266811;5 ° 16 ' East;18.608982;18.609° North;Nearside;North-East;Montes Apenninus;0.422284;0.422284;0.2;81;0.194307052668141;Crater-pit located at the South-East end of IMP INA..;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;7;First Quarter;Six days after Full Moon;999;Not observable;Not observable;
OSIRIS;AA186493N276458;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Egyptian male first name.;IAU;05/01/1976 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;?;Africa;Egypt;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;27.645803;27.645803;27 ° 39 ' East;18.649349;18.649° North;Nearside;North-East;Mare Serenitatis;0.956911;0.956911;0.4;188;0.195920005219584;Circular formation associated to Catena Brigitte situé between Dawes and Mons Argaeus.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;5;Five days after New Moon;Four days after Full Moon;999;Not observable;Not observable;
OSMAN;AA109782S3537481;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Turkish male name.;IAU;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;?;Asia;Turkey;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;-6.251866;353.748134;6 ° 15 ' West;-10.978223;10.978° North;Nearside;South-West;Ptolemaeus;1.79365;1.79365;0.8;352;0.197144471026561;Squared fomation included in Catena Davy.;;Two shared sides with neighbour craterlets.;Steep walls.;Concave floor.;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;8;One day after First Quarter;Last Quarter;150;150 mm reflector;300 mm reflector;
OSTWALD;AA102351N1219478;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms and Byrne / 2009;No details;Wilhelm Ostwald;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;chemist;Germany;German;20;20 th century;Riga;1853;Grossbothen;1932;Author of a law about electrolytes dilution on 1888. Industrial preparation of nitric acid on 1907. Nobel laureate on 1909.;121.947796;121.947796;121 ° 57 ' East;10.235131;10.235° North;Farside;North-East;Not determined;104;104;54;4274;0.039534122421949;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
PALISA;AA94668S3528114;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Imbrian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.85 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Johann Palisa;Krieger / K?nig (1912);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Mons Lathmus;Not named;Astronomer;Austria;Austrian;19;19 th century;?;1848;?;1925;Discovered 127 asteroids.;-7.188573;352.811427;7 ° 11 ' West;-9.466783;9.467° South;Nearside;South-West;West of Ptolemaeus crater region;33;33;16.7;3003;0.089735886121375;Wrecked circular formation.;;Fairly steep slopes non-existent to the South and bearing Palisa D A & W to the North-East.;Slightly high walls gobbled to the South.;Flat floor in communication with Davy Y and supporting the craterlets whose Palisa P to the South.;2;Pretty interesting formation;8;1 day after First Quarter;Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
PALITZSCH;AA280239S643896;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Johann G. Palitzsch;Schröter (1802);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;Germany;German;18;18 th century;?;1723;?;1788;Amateur having observed the Comet of Halley in 1758.;64.389564;64.389564;64 ° 23 ' East;-28.023943;28.024° South;Nearside;South-East;Mare Fecunditatis South edge;41;41;20.9;3212;0.076734440172167;Damaged circular formation situated on the South-East slope of Petavius and marking the debut of Vallis Palitzsch.;;Steep slopes crushed by Hase to the South-West by Palitzsch A to the North-West and bearing Vallis Palitzsch to the North.;Slightly high walls collapsed to the North supporting a craterlet to the South and one to the North West.;Flat floor tormented to the North.;3;Very interesting formation;3;3 days after New Moon;2 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
PALLAS;AA54764N3583467;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Peter Simon Pallas;Mädler (1837);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Arenbergii;Mons Pangaeus;Not named;Naturalist and explorer;Germany;German;18;18 th century;Berlin;1741;Berlin;1811;Explorer of Russia and Siberia. Author of many natural science works on these countries.;-1.653286;358.346714;1 ° 39 ' West;5.476396;5.476° North;Nearside;North-East;Moon disk center;50;50;24.7;3379;0.068251176673282;Damaged circular formation. Forms an interesting couple with Murchison.;Partly covered by Imbrian ejecta. possibly pre-Nectarian ;Steep slopes bearing Bode to the North-West Pallas B & E to the South and crushed by Murchison to the East.;Walls supporting the craterlet Pallas A to the North-West and Pallas H to the South.;Flat floor filled with lava in communication to the North-East with that of Murchison. Central mountain. Hills wrinkle ridges and craterlets.;3;Very interesting formation;7;First Quarter;6 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
PALMETTO;LF89000S155000;IAU Named formation;LF;Landing site name;Not determined;Not appliable;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Astronaut-named feature - Apollo 16 site.;IAU;01/01/1973 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;15.5;15.5;15 ° 30 ' East;-8.9;8.900° North;Nearside;South-East;Theophilus;0;0;0.3;148;0.195462841200394;Very damaged crater named by the Apollo 16 astronauts.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;6;Six days after New Moon;Five days after Full Moon;999;Not observable;Not observable;
PALMIERI;AA286407S3122026;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Luigi Palmieri;Schmidt (1878);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Physicist and meteorologist;Italy;Italian;19;19 th century;Faicchio;1807;Naples;1896;Works on the telluric currents the terrestrial magnetism and atmospheric electricity. Director of the Observatory of the Vesuvio in 1850.;-47.797354;312.202646;47 ° 48 ' West;-28.640745;28.641° South;Nearside;South-West;East of Mare Humorum region;41;41;19.9;3165;0.07944696061823;South North lengthened and damaged formation.;;Slightly steep slopes bearing Palmieri E to the South-West.;Slightly high walls collapsed to the South.;Flat floor filled with lava. Crossed by two rilles of Rimae Palmieri that cross themselves like a X.;3;Very interesting formation;11;4 days after First Quarter;3 days after Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
PALUS EPIDEMIARUM;PA319959S3324567;IAU Named formation;PA;Marsh;Not determined;Extrusive volcanism;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Marsh of Epidemics;Riccioli (1651);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Mare de Popoli;Not named;Palus Epidemiarum;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;-27.543293;332.456707;27 ° 33 ' West;-31.995917;31.996° South;Nearside;South-West;West part of Mare Nubium;300;300;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Pretty flat region located on the South-East bank of Mare Humorum joining Mare Nubium to Mare Humorum.;;Comprises many internal mountains and rilles whose Rima Hesiodus and Rima Ramsden.;Very somber Floor.;;3;Very interesting formation;9;2 days after First Quarter;1 day after Last Quarter;5;Naked eye;10x binoculars;
PALUS PUTREDINIS;PA273560N39;IAU Named formation;PA;Marsh;Not determined;Extrusive volcanism;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Marsh of Decay;Riccioli (1651);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Lacus Trasimenus;Palus Putredinis;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;0.00386;0.00386;0 ° 0 ' East;27.356013;27.356° North;Nearside;North-East;Montes Apenninus region;180;180;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Rectangular very flat area located between Archimedes and Montes Apenninus. ;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;2;Pretty interesting formation;7;First Quarter;6 days after Full Moon;5;Naked eye;10x binoculars;
PALUS SOMNI;PA136881N447247;IAU Named formation;PA;Marsh;Not determined;Extrusive volcanism;Pre-Imbrian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.85 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Marsh of Sleep;Riccioli (1651);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Aestuaria Balmerodia;Lacus Corocondamentis;Palus Somni;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;44.724658;44.724658;44 ° 43 ' East;13.688066;13.688° North;Nearside;North-East;North edge of Mare Fecunditatis;200;100;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Pretty flat continental band between Mare Crisium and Mare Tranquillitatis.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;2;Pretty interesting formation;4;4 days after New Moon;3 days after Full Moon;5;Naked eye;10x binoculars;
PANETH;AA625963N2653658;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Friedrich Adolf Paneth;IAU 1976 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;chemist;Germany;German;20;20 th century;?;1887;?;1947;?;-94.634167;265.365833;94 ° 38 ' West;62.59631;62.596° North;Librations zone;North-West;Not determined;65;65;30.4;3596;0.059040949374347;Circular formation situated in the zone of librations.;Partly covered by Imbrian ejecta ;Not easily observable.;;;1;Low interest or difficult formation;14;Full Moon;6 days after Last Quarter;30;x10 binoculars;50 mm refractor;
PANNEKOEK;AA41987S1406937;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Antonie Pannekoek;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronomer;Netherlands;Dutch;20;20 th century;?;1873;?;1960;?;140.693732;140.693732;140 ° 42 ' East;-4.19866;4.199° South;Farside;South-East;Not determined;71;71;33.7;3709;0.054956258978772;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
PAPALEKSI;AA101451N1639473;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Nikolaj D. Papaleksi;IAU 1985 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;physicist;USSR;Soviet;20;20 th century;?;1880;?;1947;?;163.94733;163.94733;163 ° 57 ' East;10.14509;10.145° North;Farside;North-East;Not determined;97;97;46;4072;0.044250056817212;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
PARACELSUS;AA229226S1634434;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms and Byrne / 2009;No details;Phillipus Aurelus Theophrastus Bombastus von Hohenheim (dit Paracelse);IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;doctor;Switzerland;Swiss;16;;Einsiedeln;1493;Salzburg;1541;One of the fathers of medecine. Also alchemist saying having created the Homonculus and discovered an immortality elixir.;163.443427;163.443427;163 ° 27 ' East;-22.922645;22.923° South;Farside;North-East;Not determined;83;83;42.9;3988;0.046441898574669;Isolated circular formation.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
PARASKEVOPOULOS;AA500931N2096552;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms and Byrne / 2009;No details;John S. Paraskevopoulos;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronomer;USA;American;20;20 th century;?;1889;?;1951;?;-150.344819;209.655181;150 ° 21 ' West;50.093073;50.093° North;Farside;North-West;Not determined;94;94;49.4;4161;0.042087234457121;Damaged circular formation.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
PARENAGO;AA258774N2510889;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms and Byrne / 2009;No details;Pavel P. Parenago;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronomer;USSR;Soviet;20;20 th century;?;1906;?;1960;?;-108.911114;251.088886;108 ° 55 ' West;25.877365;25.877° North;Farside;North-West;Not determined;93;93;47.2;4105;0.043415907144707;Not observable;Not observable;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
PARKHURST;AA332851S1036935;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms and Byrne / 2009;No details;John A. Parkhurst;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronomer;USA;American;20;20 th century;?;1861;?;1925;?;103.693493;103.693493;103 ° 42 ' East;-33.28508;33.285° South;Farside;South-East;Not determined;96;96;46.5;4086;0.043900543081305;Not observable;Not observable;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
PARROT;AA145731S32921;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Walled plain;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Imbrian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.85 billions years) ?;Wilhelms and Byrne / 2009;No details;Johann F. F. W. Parrot;Mädler (1837);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Surgeon physicist and explorer;Germany;German;19;19 th century;?;1792;?;1840;?;3.292115;3.292115;3 ° 18 ' East;-14.573145;14.573° South;Nearside;South-West;Arzachel crater region;118;118;35.3;3760;0.053226526938215;Damaged and deformed circular formation situated on the South slope of Albategnius.;;Steep slopes bearing Parrot A to the South-West Vogel to the East and riddled of craters to the North.;High walls to the East disapeared to the West and ridden to the North-West by several craters.;Tormented floor supporting a complex structure to the West.;3;Very interesting formation;7;First Quarter;6 days after Full Moon;5;Naked eye;10x binoculars;
PARRY;AA78834S3442206;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Sir William Edward Parry;Mädler (1837);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Explorer and admiral;England;English;19;19 th century;Bath;1790;Greenwich;1855;Specialist of polar regions. Explorer of the Strait of Lancaster. Discoverer of the Island Melville and the Strait of Wellington.;-15.779406;344.220594;15 ° 47 ' West;-7.883433;7.883° South;Nearside;South-West;West of Ptolemaeus crater region;48;48;23.6;3332;0.070485688883178;Damaged circular formation forming a remarkable trio with Fra Mauro and Bonpland.;Partly covered by Imbrian ejecta. possibly pre-Nectarian ;Fairly steep slopes bearing a mountain to the North Fra Mauro to the North-West and Bonpland to the West.;Slightly high walls ridden to the South-West by craterlet Parry E.;Flat and extensive floor with double central craterlet Parry D. Crossed by a rille of Rimae Parry to the South.;3;Very interesting formation;8;1 day after First Quarter;Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
PARSONS;AA372467N1888406;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;John W.;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;engineer;USA;American;20;20 th century;?;1913;?;1925;Space launchers conceiver.;-171.159378;188.840622;171 ° 10 ' West;37.246664;37.247° North;Farside;North-West;Not determined;40;40;20.5;3195;0.077710083852224;Circular formation situated in the zone of librations.;Not observable;Not easily observable.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
PASCAL;AA743570N2893699;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Blaise Pascal;Arthur / Whitaker (1963);01/01/1964 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Anaximenes;Mathematician physicist and philosopher;France;French;17;17 th century;Clermont-Ferrand;1623;Paris;1662;Author of the famous 'Thinks'. Experiences on the void. Works on probabilities and the geometry. Inventor of a calculating machine in 1642.;-70.630084;289.369916;70 ° 38 ' West;74.357049;74.357° North;Nearside;North-West;Moon North limb;106;106;54.1;4275;0.039516242634442;Circular formation. Situated in the zone of librations.;Partly covered by Imbrian ejecta ;Steep slopes supporting Poncelet C & D to the North.;High walls supporting Pascal F to the North-West and Pascal A to the South.;Flat floor. Craterlets.;2;Pretty interesting formation;13;6 days after First Quarter;5 days after Last Quarter;5;Naked eye;10x binoculars;
PASCHEN;AA140579S2194720;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Friedrich Paschen;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;physicist;Germany;German;20;20 th century;Schwerin;1865;Potsdam;1947;Discoverer of infrared rays in the hydrogen spectra on 1909. Verification of relativistic rays of X rays.;-140.527981;219.472019;140 ° 32 ' West;-14.057856;14.058° South;Farside;South-West;Not determined;124;124;63.6;4490;0.03526000718344;Circular formation.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
PASTEUR;AA115769S1049078;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Louis Pasteur;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1961 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;biologist;France;French;19;19 th century;D?¡le;1822;Marne la Coquette;1895;Works on cristallography on 1847. Discovery of microorganisms role in fermentation on 1857. Works on silk worm. Inventor of a feed conservation process on 1872. Discoverer of pathogen microbes.;104.907817;104.907817;104 ° 54 ' East;-11.576934;11.577° South;Farside;South-East;Not determined;224;224;116.3;5384;0.023132284291399;Isolated circular formation with bowl shape.;Not observable;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
PATRICIA;AA249075N4985;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;English female name.;IAU;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;?;Europe;Great Britain;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;0.498481;0.498481;0 ° 30 ' East;24.907536;24.908° North;Nearside;North-East;Montes Apenninus;10.0811;10.0811;5;2021;0.200581408517197;Very elongated branch of Rimae Bradley.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;7;First Quarter;Six days after Full Moon;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
PATSAEV;AA167738S1335983;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Viktor I. Patsaev;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1973 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;cosmonaut;USSR;Soviet;20;20 th century;?;1933;?;1971;Cosmonaut in Soyouz 11 mission . Deceased during return to Earth on the june 30th 1971 with Volkov and Dobrovolsky.;133.598302;133.598302;133 ° 36 ' East;-16.77381;16.774° South;Farside;South-East;Not determined;55;55;27.6;3492;0.063213557686617;Not observable;Not observable;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
PAULI;AA447588S1373501;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Lower Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.8 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Wolfgang Pauli;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;physicist;Switzerland;Swiss;20;20 th century;Vienna;1900;Zurich;1958;Author of quantuum exclusion principle. Author of the hypothesis of neutrino existence on 1931. Nobel laureate on 1945.;137.35009;137.35009;137 ° 21 ' East;-44.758779;44.759° South;Farside;South-East;Not determined;84;84;47.6;4115;0.043189509963084;Circular formation situated in the zone of librations.;Not observable;Not easily observable.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
PAVLOV;AA282842S1424010;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Ivan Petrovitch Pavlov;IAU 1979 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;doctor;Russia;Russian;20;20 th century;Riazan;1849;Leningrad;1936;Works on nerves and blood circulation. Discoverer of conditionnal reflexes on 1903. Nobel laureate on 1904. ;142.400991;142.400991;142 ° 24 ' East;-28.28419;28.284° South;Farside;South-East;Not determined;148;148;71.5;4650;0.032509813870997;Circular formation situated in the zone of librations.;Not observable;Not easily observable.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
PAWSEY;AA442400N1452900;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Joseph L. Pawsey;IAU 1976 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronomer;Australia;Australian;20;20 th century;?;1908;?;1962;?;145.29;145.29;145 ° 18 ' East;44.24;44 ° 15 ' North;Farside;North-West;Not determined;62;62;29.9;3579;0.059686207185757;Very damaged crater.;Not observable;Older than Moscoviense Basin ;Steep walls bearing a big crater in the North-West.;Tormented floor with a big craterlet in the West.;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
PEARY;AA886251N244024;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms and Byrne / 2009;No details;Robert Edwin Peary;?;01/01/1964 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Explorer;U. S. A.;American;19;19 th century;Cresson Springs;1856;Washington;1920;Polar regions specialist. Was the first to the North pole on April 6th 1909.;24.402402;24.402402;24 ° 24 ' East;88.625085;88.625° North;Nearside;North-East;Moon North limb;75;75;39.3;3885;0.049342523372568;Circular formation situated on the South-West wall of Humboldt.;Circular formation. Situated to the North pole of the Moon.;Slightly steep slopes bearing Byrd in the South;Slightly high walls.;Flat floor.;1;Low interest or difficult formation;13;6 days after First Quarter;5 days after Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
PEASE;AA125100N2537000;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Upper Imbrian (From -3.8 billions years to -3.2 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Francis Gladheim Pease ;IAU 1970;1970-01-01 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Astronomer;USA;American;20;20 th century;?;1881;?;1938;Astronomer;-106.3;253.7;106 ° 18 ' West;12.51;1251° North;Farside;North-West;Not determined;40.84;40.84;20.4;3188;0.078082115451933;Circular formation.;;Fairly steep slopes with sharp crest.;Steep walls with a straight part in the East and bearing a craterlet in the West.;Almost flat floor with central crest.;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
PEEK;AA470200N869582;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Bertrand M. Peek;?;01/01/1973 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;Great Britain;British;20;20 th century;?;1891;?;1965;?;86.958165;86.958165;86 ° 57 ' East;2.759684;2.760° North;Librations zone;North-East;Moon East limb;13;13;6.2;2522;0.20102149967303;Circular formation forming an interesting trio with Wargentin and Nasmyth.;Isolated circular formation situated in the zone of librations.;Slightly steep slopes.;Fairly high walls.;Rounded floor.;1;Low interest or difficult formation;2;2 days after New Moon;1 day after Full Moon;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
PEI XIU;AA440600N3072500;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Craterlet;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Pei Xiu;IAU 2021;19/05/2021 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Cartographer;China;Chinese;3;3 rd century;?;224;??;271;Cartographer during Jing dynasty.;-52.75;307.25;52 ° 45 ' West;44.06;44 ° 4 ' North;Nearside;North-West;North part of Oceanus Procellarum;2.2;2.2;1.1;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Isolated circular formation.;;Fairly steep slopes.;Fairly high walls.;Reduced rounded floor.;1;;12;5 days after First Quarter;4 days after Last Quarter;100;100 mm telescope;200 mm telescope;
PEIRCE;AA169300N533536;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Eratosthenian (From -3.2 billions years to -1.1 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Benjamin Peirce;Neison (1876);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Mathematician and astronomer;U. S. A.;American;19;19 th century;?;1809;?;1880;Author of 'Linear associative algebra'.;53.353592;53.353592;53 ° 21 ' East;18.264131;18.264° North;Nearside;North-East;North-West edge of Mare Crisium;18;18;9.4;2527;0.133997550197565;Damaged circular formation situated on the South slope of Lagrange.;Isolated circular formation.;Slightly steep slopes.;Fairly high walls ridden to the South by a craterlet.;Flat floor filled with lava and with small central relief.;2;Pretty interesting formation;4;4 days after New Moon;3 days after Full Moon;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
PEIRESCIUS;AA175000N677976;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Nicolas C. Fabri de Peiresc;Schmidt (1878);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;France;French;17;17 th century;Belgentier;1580;Aix en Provence;1637;Friend of Galileo. First telescopic view of the Orion nebula in 1611. Measures of longitudes.;67.797604;67.797604;67 ° 48 ' East;-46.404956;46.405° South;Nearside;South-East;Vallis Rheita region;63;63;30.7;3607;0.058631194879881;Bright circular formation with bowl shape.;Circular formation.;Fairly steep slopes supporting Peirescus G to the South and Pereiscus C to the East.;Fairly high walls with terraces.;Flat floor. Small central mountain.;3;Very interesting formation;2;2 days after New Moon;1 day after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
PENTLAND;AA39900S113425;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Joseph B. Pentland;Mädler (1837);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Political man and geographer;Ireland;Irish;19;19 th century;?;1797;?;1873;?;11.342509;11.342509;11 ° 21 ' East;-64.569871;64.570° South;Nearside;South-East;Moon South limb;1.8;1.8;28.2;3515;0.062271223706685;Isolated circular formation.;;Steep slopes bearing Pentland D to the North-East Curtius D to the West and Pentland A to the South.;High walls in light terraces and damaged to the South-East.;Flat floor. Central mountain. Line of crest to the East.;3;Very interesting formation;6;6 days after New Moon;5 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
PEREL'MAN;AA596200S1060100;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Yakov Isidorovich Perel‘man;IAU 1970;1970-01-01 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Rocketry scientist;Russia;Russian;20;20 th century;?;1882;?;1942;Rocketry scientist;106.01;106.01;106 ° 1 ' East;-24.05;245° South;Farside;South-East;Not determined;49;48.87;24.4;3365;0.068874729100236;Circular formation with bowl shape situated on the North-East slope of Hipparchus.;;Slightly visible slopes.;Damaged walls.;Damaged walls without terraces.;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
PEREPELKIN;AA567100S1288000;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms and Byrne / 2009;No details;Yevgenii Yakovlevich Perepelkin;IAU 1970;1970-01-01 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Astrophysicist;Russia;Russian;20;20 th century;?;1906;?;1938;Astrophysicist;128.8;128.8;128 ° 48 ' East;-9.99;999° South;Farside;South-East;Not determined;89;88.74;44.3;4027;0.045390505672591;Circular formation;;Slightly visible slopes.;Damaged walls bearing a big elongated crater.;Tormented floor with numerous craterlets.;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
PEREY;AA424600S2063100;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Marguerite Catherine Perey;IAU 2024;06/08/2024 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Nuclear physicist;France;French;20;20 th century;Villemomble;1909;Louveciennes;1975;Discovery of francium the last natural element. Died from the effects of radiation.;-153.69;206.31;153 ° 41 ' West;-42.46;42 ° 28 ' South;Farside;South-West;Dans le bassin d'impact Apollo;1.6;1.6;0.8;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Regular and isolated craterlet on the southern marine part of the Apollo impact basin.;;Slightly steep and low slopes.;Steep and deep wall.;Rounded floor almost non-existent;0;Not observable;Not observable;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
PERKIN;AA470200N1842700;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Richard Scott Perkin ;IAU 1970;1970-01-01 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Telescope manufacturer;U. S. A.;American;20;20 th century;?;1906;?;1969;Telescope manufacturer;-175.73;184.27;175 ° 44 ' West;47.02;4702° North;Farside;North-West;Not determined;62.48;62.48;31.2;3624;0.058006615307955;Almost squarred very damaged crater.;;Slightly steep slopes in the North and South and steep with a sharp crest in the East and West.;;Tormented floor with landslides and craterlets whose one big.;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
PERRINE;AA421100N2320500;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Charles D. Perrine;IAU 1964 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronomer;USA;American;20;20 th century;?;1867;?;1951;?;-127.95;232.05;127 ° 57 ‘ West;42.111248;42 ° 30 ' North;Farside;North-West;Not determined;87;86;43.7;4009;0.045872169000993;Very damaged crater composing a chain of decresing sizes craters with Perrine T S and E.;Older than Hertzsprung Basin ;Slightly steep slopes.;Walls with terraces in the East crushed by Perrine S in the West.;Floor reduced by the slopes of Perrine S.;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
PETAVIUS;AA253900S607776;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Lower Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.8 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Denis Pétau;Riccioli (1651);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Triestis;Mons Nerossus;Petavius;Theologian and historian;France;French;17;17 th century;?;1583;?;1652;?;60.77759;60.77759;60 ° 47 ' East;-25.391432;25.391° South;Nearside;South-East;Mare Fecunditatis South edge;177;177;92;5017;0.027257992374335;Damaged circular formation situated in the zone of librations.;Floor and rim faulted;Very steep and rugged slopes riddled with craterlets and bearing Wrottesley to the North-West Palitzsch Hase & Vallis Palitzsch to the South-East and Petavius E to the South-West.;High walls with double terraces to the South-West supporting Petavius C to the South and a craterlet to the North-West.;Flat floor with Rimae Petavius and Petavius A to the South-East. Central mountain 1700 m high. Somber and white spots. Hills and craterlets;4;Exceptional formation;3;3 days after New Moon;2 days after Full Moon;5;Naked eye;10x binoculars;
PETERMANN;AA743500N678923;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;August Petermann;Schmidt (1878);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Geographer;Germany;German;19;19 th century;Bleicherode;1822;Gotha;1878;Africa and Greenland expeditions promoter. Publication of 'the Atlas Stieler' in 1854. Founder of a review of geography in 1855.;67.892303;67.892303;67 ° 54 ' East;74.346829;74.347° North;Nearside;North-East;Moon North limb;73;73;38.4;3858;0.050146505052716;Isolated circular formation.;Younger than Humboldtianum Basin ;Fairly steep slopes bearing the craterlets.;Damaged and Fairly high walls.;Flat floor.;2;Pretty interesting formation;2;2 days after New Moon;1 day after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
PETERS;AA680700N293921;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Christian Peters;Schmidt (1878);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;Germany;German;19;19 th century;?;1806;?;1878;?;29.39213;29.39213;29 ° 24 ' East;68.069296;68.069° North;Nearside;North-East;Moon North limb;15;15;7.3;2953;0.201335506916652;Circular formation;;Slightly steep slopes.;Slightly high walls.;Flat floor. Craterlet.;1;Low interest or difficult formation;5;5 days after New Moon;4 days after Full Moon;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
PETIT;AA23200N634616;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Copernician (From -1.1 billions years to present days);Period source not found;No details;Alexis Thérèse Petit (ex Apollonius W);?;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Physicist;France;French;19;19 th century;Vesoul;1791;Paris;1820;Author of a law on the dilatation of gases in 1820 with Dulong.;63.46157;63.46157;63 ° 28 ' East;2.322452;2.322° North;Nearside;North-East;Moon East limb;5;5;2.5;1003;0.199195891522619;Circular formation situated on the South bank of Mare Nubium.;;Slightly steep slopes.;Slightly high walls.;Rounded floor.;1;Low interest or difficult formation;3;3 days after New Moon;2 days after Full Moon;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
PETRIE;AA451420N1084660;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Eratosthenian (From -3.2 billions years to -1.1 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Robert M. Petrie;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronomer;Canada;Canadian;20;20 th century;?;1906;?;1966;?;108.465972;108.465972;108 ° 28 ' East;45.142234;45.142° North;Farside;North-East;Not determined;33;33;16.4;2986;0.090897068026461;Circular formation.;;Steep slopes with sharp crest.;Steep walls with terraces bearing craterlets and linear in the East side.;Tormented floor with landslides and craterlets.;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
PETROPAVLOVSKIY;AA369240N2447243;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Boris S. Petropavlovskiy;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;engineer;USSR;Soviet;20;20 th century;?;1898;?;1933;Space launchers conceiver.;-115.275676;244.724324;115 ° 17 ' West;36.924201;36.924° North;Farside;North-West;Not determined;64;63;32;3651;0.056996586479834;Complex crater located on the South slope of Razumov.;;Fairly steep slopes.;Steep walls with terraces crushed by a double crater in the North-West and by a craterlet in the South-East.;Flat floor with central mountain with two peaks and numerous craterlets in the South-West.;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
PETROV;AA613618S881752;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Jewgenij S. Petrov;?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Engineer;U. S. S. R.;Soviet;20;20 th century;?;1900;?;1942;Specialist of rockets.;88.175203;88.175203;88 ° 11 ' East;-61.361849;61.362° South;Librations zone;South-East;Moon South-South-East limb;50;50;27.7;3496;0.063062047418867;Circular formation in the libration zone.;;Fairly steep slopes overlapped by Petrov A & B to the South.;Slightly high walls.;Flat floor.;2;Pretty interesting formation;2;2 days after New Moon;1 day after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
PETTIT;AA275205S2732464;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Eratosthenian (From -3.2 billions years to -1.1 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Edison Pettit;?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;U. S. A.;American;20;20 th century;?;1889;?;1962;Solar prominences specialist.;-86.753632;273.246368;86 ° 45 ' West;-27.520544;27.521° South;Librations zone;South-West;Moon West-South-Westlimb;35;35;18.3;3087;0.084187414616729;Circular formation. Forms an interesting couple with Mason.;Mislabeled as Petit on Plate 1A ;Fairly steep slopes.;Slightly high walls.;Flat floor.;1;Low interest or difficult formation;14;Full Moon;6 days after Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
PETZVAL;AA627290S2491695;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Joseph von Petzval;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;engineer;Austria;Austrian;19;19 th century;Szepesbela;1807;Vienna;1891;Builder of the first photographic double lens on 1840.;-110.830479;249.169521;110 ° 50 ' West;-62.728986;62.729° South;Farside;South-West;Not determined;90;90;46.7;4091;0.043772424370697;Damaged crater with an hexagonal shape.;;Fairly steep slopes bearing a double craterlet in the South and a craterlet with a central peak in the North-West.;;Floor flat in the South-East with a central mountain and a craterlets group in the South-West.;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
PHILLIPS;AA265745S756706;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;John Phillips;Birt / Lee (1865);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Geologist;Great Britain;British;19;19 th century;?;1800;?;1874;Scientific popularizer. Observer of the Moon and Mars.;75.670626;75.670626;75 ° 40 ' East;-26.574541;26.575° South;Nearside;South-East;Moon East-South-East limb;124;124;52.1;4227;0.040567834979482;Circular formation on the South-West slope of Humboldt.;Covered by ejecta from Imbrian crater Humboldt. possibly pre-Nectarian or Lower Imbrian ;Fairly steep slopes bearing a craterlet to the South-West.;Slightly high walls in light terraces.;Tormented floor. Central crest line.;3;Very interesting formation;2;2 days after New Moon;1 day after Full Moon;5;Naked eye;10x binoculars;
PHILOLAUS;AA722221N3271155;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Copernician (From -1.1 billions years to present days);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Philolaos;Riccioli (1651);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Philolaus;Astronomer and doctor;Greece;Greek;-6;6 th century BC;Crotone;about 500 BC;?;?;Pythagorician. Taught a Universe comprising a mobile Earth a central Fire and a anti - symmetrical Earth.;-32.884496;327.115504;32 ° 53 ' West;72.222068;72.222° North;Nearside;North-West;Moon North limb;71;71;35.7;3773;0.052819638919087;Circular formation;;Fairly steep slopes bearing Anaximenes G to the North-West Philolaus C to the South-West and the large crater Philolaus D to the North-East.;High walls in terraces.;Flat floor. Two symmetrica and separatedl mountains. Hills and craterlets.;3;Very interesting formation;10;3 days after First Quarter;2 days after Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
PHOCYLIDES;AA527918S3026875;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Walled plain;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Johannes Phocylides Holwards (dit Jan Fokker);Riccioli (1651);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Phocylides;Astronomer;Netherlands;Dutch;17;17 th century;?;1618;?;1651;?;-57.312531;302.687469;57 ° 19 ' West;-52.791754;52.792° South;Nearside;South-West;Moon South-South-West limb;114;114;57.5;4356;0.037826653723789;Circular formation composing an interesting trio with Wargentin and Nasmyth.;Partly covered by Imbrian ejecta ;Slightly steep slopes overlapping Nasmyth to the North bearing Phocylides C & J to the North-East and Phocylides J to the South-West.;Slightly high walls ridden by Phocylides F to the South.;Very flat floor filled with lava. Numerous craterlets whose a large to the North-East. Break connecting Phocylides F to the center;4;Exceptional formation;12;5 days after First Quarter;4 days after Last Quarter;5;Naked eye;10x binoculars;
PIAZZI;AA361571S2919912;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms and Byrne / 2009;No details;Giuseppe Piazzi;Mädler (1837);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;Italy;Italian;18;18 th century;Ponte in Valtellina;1746;Naples;1826;Founder of the observatory of Palerma in 1791. Discoverer of Ceres the first asteroid on january 1st 1801.;-68.008763;291.991237;68 ° 1 ' West;-36.157148;36.157° South;Nearside;South-West;Moon South-West limb;101;101;51.2;4207;0.04102015245797;Circular formation crushing the chain of Alps. Transient lunar phenomena (clouds in 1871).;;Fairly steep slopes riddled of craters.;Fairly high walls supporting many craters.;Flat floor with craterlets and lines of crests.;3;Very interesting formation;13;6 days after First Quarter;5 days after Last Quarter;5;Naked eye;10x binoculars;
PIAZZI SMYTH;AA419138N3567569;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Eratosthenian (From -3.2 billions years to -1.1 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Charles Piazzi Smith;Birt / Lee (1865);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;Great Britain;British;19;19 th century;?;1819;?;1900;Selenographe.;-3.243127;356.756873;3 ° 15 ' West;41.913846;41.914° North;Nearside;North-West;North of Archimedes crater region;22;22;6.4;2606;0.201086132493689;Isolated circular formation.;;Fairly steep slopes.;Fairly high walls.;Rounded floor.;2;Pretty interesting formation;7;First Quarter;6 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
PICARD;AA145663N547240;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Eratosthenian (From -3.2 billions years to -1.1 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Jean Picard;Schröter (1802);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Insula Alopecia;Not named;Astronomer and geodesist;France;French;17;17 th century;La Fl‡che;1620;Paris;1682;Member of the Academy of Sciences in 1666. Surveyor of works of the castle of Versailles. Collaborator of R?mer and Cassini in the observatory of Paris. Founder of the bulletin of ephemerisis 'Knowledge of Times'.;54.724021;54.724021;54 ° 43 ' East;14.566307;14.566° North;Nearside;North-East;North-West edge of Mare Crisium;23;23;11.1;2659;0.119002341575376;Isolated circular formation.;;Slightly steep slopes.;Walls with terraces.;Slightly flat and wide floor. Small central mountain.;2;Pretty interesting formation;3;3 days after New Moon;2 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
PICCOLOMINI;AA296999S321986;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Upper Imbrian (From -3.8 billions years to -3.2 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Alessandro Piccolomini;Riccioli (1651);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Noyelles;Montes Sogdiani;Piccolomini;Archibishop and astronomer;Italy;Italian;16;16 th century;Sienne;1508;Sienne;1578;Author of many works of erudition and a translation of the 'Poetic' of Aristote. Author of the first map of the sky where stars are appointed by letters.;32.198636;32.198636;32 ° 12 ' East;-29.69985;29.700° South;Nearside;South-East;Mare Nectaris South edge;88;88;43.7;4012;0.045809910681766;Isolated circular formation.;;Steep slopes riddled with craters and bearing Piccolomini M and C to the North and Piccolomini S to the South.;Very high walls with terraces.;Flat floor. Imposing central mountain with 4 summits. Craterlets.;4;Exceptional formation;5;5 days after New Moon;4 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
PICKERING;AA28764S69918;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Copernician (From -1.1 billions years to present days) ?;Period source not found;No details;Edward Pickering;Krieger / K?nig (1912);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;U. S. A.;American;19;19 th century;Boston;1846;Cambridge;1919;Numerous works on the photometry the photography and the spectroscopy. Author of a spectral classification of stars. Discoverer of Mizar as first spectroscopic double star. Director of the Observatory of Harvard in 1877.;6.991807;6.991807;6 ° 60 ' East;-2.876417;2.876° South;Nearside;South-East;East of Ptolemaeus crater region;15;15;7.7;2377;0.154391545560398;Circular formation with Bowl shape on tne North-East slope of Hipparchus.;;Steep slopes.;High walls.;Rounded floor.;2;Pretty interesting formation;6;6 days after New Moon;5 days after Full Moon;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
PICTET;AA435636S3525076;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Imbrian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.85 billions years) ?;Wilhelms and Byrne / 2009;No details;Marc A. Pictet-Turretin;Mädler (1837);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer and naturalist;Switzerland;Swiss;18;18 th century;?;1752;?;1825;?;-7.492419;352.507581;7 ° 30 ' West;-43.563608;43.564° South;Nearside;South-West;Tycho crater region;63;63;29.9;3579;0.059707083341256;Circular formation situated alongside the zone of librations and forming an interesting couple with Seneca.;;Fairly steep slopes bearing Pictet A to the South and Pictet E to the North.;Fairly high walls in partial terraces supporting a craterlet to the East.;Flat Floor tormented to the West. Three central hills. Craterlets.;3;Very interesting formation;8;1 day after First Quarter;Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
PIERAZZO;AA33000N2597600;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Copernician (From -1.1 billions years to present days);Period source not found;No details;Elisabetta Pierazzo;IAU 2015;2015-05-26 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Planetary scientist;Italy;Italian;20;20 th century;?;1963;?;2011;Planetary scientist;-100.24;259.76;100 ° 14 ' West;3.3;33° North;Farside;North-West;Not determined;9.29;9.29;4.6;1861;0.200417771367764;Circular formation situated in the zone of librations.;;Fairly steep slopes.;Steep walls.;Narrow flat floor.;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
PIKEL'NER;AA483682S1242473;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Upper Imbrian (From -3.8 billions years to -3.2 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Solomon Borisovich Pikel'ner;IAU 1979 ?;01/01/1979 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronomer;USSR;Soviet;20;20 th century;?;1921;?;1975;?;124.247347;124.247347;124 ° 15 ' East;-48.36817;48.368° South;Farside;South-East;Not determined;47;47;20.4;3191;0.077922144277036;Crater overlapping Pikel'ner Y and composing a catena Between Van Der Waals and Hildegard.;;Fairly steep slopes crushing Pikel'ner in the North-West.;Slightly steep walls.;Tormented floor filled with landslides and craterlets.;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
PILATRE;AA601702S2733049;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;"François Pil?""tre de Rozier (ex Hausen B)";?;01/01/1991 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Chemist;France;French;18;18 th century;Metz;1754;Wimille;1785;Creator of the Museum of Sciences of Paris in 1781. First human flight in hot air balloon with the marquis of Arlandes on november 21st 1783.;-86.695069;273.304931;86 ° 42 ' West;-60.170157;60.170° South;Librations zone;South-West;Moon South-South-West limb;70;70;32.1;3656;0.056810776559061;Circular formation on the North slope of Hausen.;Formerly Hausen B;Slopes crushed by Pingré S to the East and by craterlets to the North.;Fairly high walls.;Flat floor tormented to the South-West. Small central relief.;2;Pretty interesting formation;14;Full Moon;6 days after Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
PINGRE;AA586378S2860478;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Alexandre Guy Pingré;Schröter (1802);01/01/1961 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer and theologian;France;French;18;18 th century;?;1711;?;1796;;-73.952156;286.047844;73 ° 57 ' West;-58.637819;58.638° South;Nearside;South-West;Moon South-South-West limb;89;89;44.2;4023;0.045501672553998;Isolated circular formation.;;Fairly steep slopes bearing many craters whose Pingré F to the South-East.;Slightly high walls with terraces and collapsed in the South.;Flat floor with mounds and craterlets.;2;Pretty interesting formation;13;6 days after First Quarter;5 days after Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
PIRQUET;AA203443S1399254;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Baron Guido von Pirquet;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;engineer;Austria;Austrian;20;20 th century;?;1867;?;1936;Specialized in spatial trajectories.;139.925367;139.925367;139 ° 56 ' East;-20.344315;20.344° South;Farside;South-East;Not determined;65;65;31;3618;0.058228284553286;Eroded crater.;;Slightly steep slopes.;Slighly steep walls.;Large flat floor riddled with craterlets.;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
PITATUS;AA298816S3464731;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Pitro Pitati;Riccioli (1651);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Portus S. Francisci;Mons Abarim;Pitatus;Mathematician and astronomer;Italy;Italian;16;16 th century;?;?;?;?;?;-13.526903;346.473097;13 ° 32 ' West;-29.881581;29.882° South;Nearside;South-West;Mare Humorum region;98;98;50.3;4183;0.041571337280201;Circular formation situated on the South bank of Mare Nubium.;Atypical. Partly covered by later deposits ;Tormented slopes supporting Pitatus G to the East the trio Weiss Z / Wurzelbauer N / Wurzelbauer W to the South and the half ghost crater Pitatus S to the North.;Slightly high walls of riddled with anonymous craterlets.;Flat floor filled with lava supporting Rimae Pitatus.Off-centered double mountain. Hills and craterlets. White spots. Communicating with the floor of Hesiodus by a valley in the wall.;4;Exceptional formation;8;1 day after First Quarter;Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
PITISCUS;AA506112S305661;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Bartholom?us Pitiscus;?;01/01/1935 00:00:00;Guasco;Homelius;Not named;Theologian and mathematician;Germany;German;16;16 th century;Grunberg;1561;Heidelberg;1613;Author of an important treaty of geometry. Improved the table of sinus of Rhaeticus.;30.566133;30.566133;30 ° 34 ' East;-50.611157;50.611° South;Nearside;South-East;Moon South-South-East limb;83;83;39.9;3901;0.048866398158269;Circular formation.;Typical ;Very steep slopes supporting Pitiscus H to the South Pitiscus W to the West and Pitiscus R to the North-West.;High walls with terraces crushed by the double crater Pitiscus E to the West.;"Flat floor supporting Pitiscus A to the North and a craterlet to the South-East.""";3;Very interesting formation;5;5 days after New Moon;4 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
PIZZETTI;AA350633S1192891;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;P. Pizzetti;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;geodesist;Italy;Italian;20;20 th century;?;1860;?;1918;?;119.289145;119.289145;119 ° 17 ' East;-35.063288;35.063° South;Farside;South-East;Not determined;44;44;26.7;3458;0.064677240176876;Small complex crater.;;Slightly steep slopes crushed by a double craterlet in the South.;Slightly steep with terraces in the West and collapsed in the West.;Flat floor with a central mountain a double craterlet and others craterlets.;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
PLAIN;LF262000N36000;IAU Named formation;LF;Landing site name;Not determined;Not appliable;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Astronaut-named feature - Apollo 15 site.;IAU;01/01/1973 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;3.6;3.6;3 ° 36 ' East;26.2;26.200° North;Nearside;North-East;Montes Apenninus;2;2;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Geological formation on the Apollo 15 landing site.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;1;Low interest or difficult formation;7;First Quarter;Six days after Full Moon;100;100 mm telescope;200 mm telescope;
PLANA;AA422544N282215;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Giovanni A. Plana;Mädler (1837);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer and mathematician;Italy;Italian;19;19 th century;?;1781;?;1864;?;28.221476;28.221476;28 ° 13 ' East;42.254424;42.254° North;Nearside;North-East;North-East of Mare Serenitatis region;45;45;21.4;3238;0.075356013706234;Partly covered by Imbrian ejecta possibly pre-Nectarian ;;Slightly steep slopes crushed by Mason to the East and by Plana C to the North-West. Mountainous region on the South;;Flat floor filled with lava supporting craterlets. Central mountain with craterlet.;4;Very interesting formation;5;5 days after New Moon;4 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
PLANCK;AA572721S1353374;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Max Karl Ernst Planck;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;physicist;Germany;German;20;20 th century;Kiel;1858;G?†ttingen;1947;Specialist in thermodynamics. Inventor of quantuum notion and father of quantic mechanics on 1900. Nobel laureate on 1918. ;135.33743;135.33743;135 ° 20 ' East;-57.272148;57.272° South;Farside;South-East;Not determined;314;314;159.7;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Big eroded crater.;;Almost invisible slopes riddled with craterlets and bearing straight Vallis Planck and Fechner in the West.;;Large flat floor bearing Prandlt Planck Z & B. Landslides in the South-West and numerous craterlets.;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
PLANITIA DESCENSUS;PL71803N2958456;IAU Named formation;PL;Plain;Not determined;Extrusive volcanism;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Landing Plain;?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;-64.15439;295.84561;64 ° 9 ' West;7.180304;7.180° North;Nearside;North-West;Moon West limb;0;0;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Area of the East bank of Oceanus Procellarum where was the first soft landing of the Moon on the february 3rd 1966 (Luna 9) on a mountain on West side.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;2;Pretty interesting formation;12;5 days after First Quarter;4 days after Last Quarter;999;Not visible;Not visible;
PLANTE;AA102181S1632562;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Eratosthenian (From -3.2 billions years to -1.1 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Gaston Plant‚;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1979 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;physicist;France;French;19;19 th century;Orthez;1834;Bellevue;1889;Inventor of electrical accumulator.;163.256195;163.256195;163 ° 15 ' East;-10.218143;10.218° South;Farside;South-East;Not determined;37;37;18.4;3090;0.083979420490392;Circulaire crater on the floor of Keeler;;Slightly steep slopes.;Steep walls with terraces and crushed by a craterlet in the North.;Tormented floor filled with landslides with a big craterlet in the center.;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
PLASKETT;AA816332N1767147;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Upper Imbrian (From -3.8 billions years to -3.2 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;John S. Plaskett;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronomer;Canada;Canadian;20;20 th century;?;1865;?;1941;?;176.714692;176.714692;176 ° 43 ' East;81.633231;81.633° North;Farside;North-East;Not determined;109;109;57.1;4347;0.038020687474847;Complex crater with an hexagonal shape.;;Fairly steep slopes bearing Plaskett U in the North-West.;Stepp walls with terraces.;Flat floor with a central mountain with several peaks and numerous craterlets whose a cluster in the South-West.;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
PLATO;AA516192N3506175;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Walled plain;Meteoritic impact;Upper Imbrian (From -3.8 billions years to -3.2 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Plato;Riccioli (1651);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Lacus Panciroli;Lacus Niger Major;Plato;Philosopher;Greece;Greek;-5;5 th century BC;Ath‡nes;428 BC;Ath‡nes;347 av JC;Tutor of Denys the Youth. Founder of the Academy. Has written 28 'Dialogues' and many 'Letters'. Philosophy making the synthesis between the rationalism and the spiritualism. Believed in spherical stars;-9.382544;350.617456;9 ° 23 ' West;51.619194;51.619° North;Nearside;North-West;Moon North limb;101;101;50.3;4183;0.041556905150136;Circular formation crushing the chain of Alps. Transient lunar phenomena (clouds in 1871).;Mare fill;Fairly steep slopes supporting Platon G to the East.;Slightly high walls with 2000 m summits and a colapsed part to the West.;Immense flat floor filled with somber lava. Clear spots and craterlets.;4;Exceptional formation;8;1 day after First Quarter;Last Quarter;5;Naked eye;10x binoculars;
PLAYFAIR;AA235604S84452;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;John Playfair;Mädler (1837);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Valerii;Mons Antitaurus;Not named;Mathematician and geologist;Great Britain;British;18;18 th century;Benvie;1748;Edimburg;1819;Precursor of the geomorphology. Author of a law on the convergence of confluences.;8.445155;8.445155;8 ° 27 ' East;-23.560449;23.560° South;Nearside;South-East;East of Catharina crater region;48;48;24.9;3386;0.067896894965326;Partly covered by Imbrian ejecta ;Steep slopes supporting Playfair G to the West a craterlet to the South-West and the South North aligned trio Abenezra A Azophi A & B to the East.;High walls with debris to the South-West overlapped by Playfair B to the West and an anonymous craterlet to the South.;Flat floor with craterlets whose a double central one.;A ring-plain 28 miles in diameter with massive walls. It is situated on the N. of Apianus and is connected with it by a mountain arm. The rampart is tolerably continuous but varies considerably in altitude rising on the S. to a height of more than 8000 feet above the interior. On the E. extending towards Blanchinus is a magnificent unIAU Named formation bounded on the E. by a broad lofty rampart flanking Blanchinus Lacaille Delaunay and Faye. and on the W. by Playfair and the mountain arm just mentioned. It is fully 60 miles in length from N. to S. Sunrise on this region affords a fine spectacle to the observer with a large telescope. The best phase is when the morning terminator intersects Aliacensis as at this time the long jagged shadows of the wall of Playfair and of the mountain arm are very prominent on the smooth greyish-blue surface of this immense enclosure.;3;Very interesting formation;6;6 days after New Moon;5 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
PLINIUS;AA153569N236067;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Eratosthenian (From -3.2 billions years to -1.1 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Gaius Plinius Secundus (or Pline the Old);Riccioli (1651);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Eugeniae;Insula Appolonia;Plinius;Naturalist and writer;Rome;Roman;1;1 st century;C?¡me;23;Stabies;79;Known for its encyclopedia in 37 appointed books called 'Natural History'. Death in an eruption of the Vesuvio.;23.60673;23.60673;23 ° 36 ' East;15.356851;15.357° North;Nearside;North-East;South-East part of Mare Serenitatis;43;43;20.6;3199;0.077460075753695;Isolated circular formation.;;Steep slopes bearing Rimae Plinius to the North.;Walls with terraces collapsed to the North.;Fairly flat floor. Central mountain. Debris to the North. Hills and craterlets whose two large.;3;Very interesting formation;5;5 days after New Moon;4 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
PLUM;LF90000S155000;IAU Named formation;LF;Landing site name;Not determined;Not appliable;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Astronaut-named feature - Apollo 16 site.;IAU;01/01/1973 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;15.5;15.5;15 ° 30 ' East;-9;9.000° North;Nearside;South-East;Theophilus;0.3;0.3;0;5;0.189246250604741;Geological formation on the Apollo 16 landing site.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;6;Six days after New Moon;Five days after Full Moon;999;Not observable;Not observable;
PLUMMER;AA246233S2051431;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Henry C. Plummer;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronomer;United Kingdom;British;20;20 th century;?;1875;?;1946;?;-154.856926;205.143074;154 ° 51 ' West;-24.62331;24.623° South;Farside;North-West;Not determined;73;73;37.8;3839;0.050723881454092;Damaged complex crater .;;Steep slopes bearing Plummer M in the South Plummer W in the North-West and a big anonymous craterlet in the East.;;Flat floor with a central mountain with several peaks a ghost crater and numerous craterlets whose a cluster in the South-West.;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
PLUTARCH;AA241768N790519;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Eratosthenian (From -3.2 billions years to -1.1 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Plutarque;Riccioli (1651);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Mons Alaunus;Plutarch;Philosopher and writer;Greece;Greek;1;1 st century;Chéronée;50;Chéronée;125;Trip in Italy and in Egypt. Author of the 'Parallel Lives' and the 'Moral Works'. Numerous treaties whose 'The Face of the Moon'.;79.051866;79.051866;79 ° 3 ' East;24.176837;24.177° North;Nearside;North-East;Moon East-North-East limb;68;68;34.7;3743;0.05379727278325;Circular formation in the libration zone composing an interesting couple with Seneca.;;Fairly steep slopes bearing a large crater to the South Plutarch D to the West and Plutach N & a craterlet to the South-West.;Slightly high walls ridden by two craterlets to the East.;Flat floor. Slightly high central mountain.;3;Very interesting formation;2;2 days after New Moon;1 day after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
POCZOBUTT;AA572678N2607668;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Martin Odlanicky Poczobutt;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1979 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronomer;Poland;Polish;18;18 th century;?;1728;?;1810;?;-99.233169;260.766831;99 ° 14 ' West;57.267764;57.268° North;Librations zone;North-West;Not determined;195;195;106.1;5237;0.024664747266532;Big damaged crater.;;Almost invisible slopes bearing Smoluchowski in the North-East Zsigmondy in the North-West Poczobutt R and H. ;;Large flat floor riddled with craters and craterlets.;1;Low interest or difficult formation;14;Full Moon;6 days after Last Quarter;30;x10 binoculars;50 mm refractor;
POGSON;AA423785S1111137;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Norman Robert Pogson;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronomer;United Kingdom;British;19;19 th century;?;1829;?;1891;?;111.113691;111.113691;111 ° 7 ' East;-42.378533;42.379° South;Farside;South-East;Not determined;50;50;20.4;3189;0.078042047849685;Deep crater in Mare Australe.;;Steep slopes with sharp crest bearing Pogson C in the North-East and a big damaged crater in the South.;;Large flat floor riddled with craterlets.;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
POINCARE;AA568623S1639945;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Jules Henri Poincar‚;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;mathematician;France;French;19;19 th century;Nancy;1854;Paris;1912;Universal mathematician. Discoverer of new functions classes. Works in analytical and algebrical geometry. Solution of the three bodies problem in celestial mechanics. Member of french Academy of Sciences on 1887.;163.994534;163.994534;163 ° 60 ' East;-56.862286;56.862° South;Farside;South-East;Not determined;319;319;172.9;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Big triangular crater.;;Almost invisible slopes bearing Poincare C in the South Poincare C & F in the East Poincare X & Z in the North and Smoluchowski in the North-East Zsigmondy in the North-West and Poczobutt R & H.;;Large flat floor riddled with craters and craterlets whose one big in the center.;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
POINSOT;AA789020N2137850;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms and Byrne / 2009;No details;Louis Poinsot;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;mathematician;France;French;19;19 th century;Paris;1777;Paris;1859;Works on polyedrals and static geometry. Author of a theory about bodies rotation and about couple notion in mechanics. Member of french Academy of sciences on 1813.;-146.214977;213.785023;146 ° 13 ' West;78.901971;78.902° North;Farside;North-West;Not determined;68;68;32.5;3669;0.056358673103127;Eroded pentagonal crater.;;Fairly steep slopes riddled with craterlets.;Fairly steep walls bearing numerous craterlets;Flat floor riddled with craterlets with one big in the North-West.;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
POISSON;AA303393S105648;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Imbrian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.85 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Siméon Denis Poisson;Mädler (1837);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Mathematician;France;French;19;19 th century;Pithiviers;1781;Paris;1840;Member of the Academy of Sciences in 1812. Works on the celestial mechanics and the attraction. Specialist of probabilities.;10.564783;10.564783;10 ° 34 ' East;-30.3393;30.339° South;Nearside;South-East;Maurolycus crater region;80;80;20.7;3201;0.077342331570278;Very lengthened formation oriented South-West North-East.;;Slightly steep slopes bearing Poisson T to the South-West and Poisson A to the West.;Slightly high walls supporting a double craterlet to the South-East and crushed by Poisson U & V to the South.;Flat floor lengthened with bays in the wall to the North and in communication with Poisson T. Hills and craterlets.;3;Very interesting formation;6;6 days after New Moon;5 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
POLYBIUS;AA224634S256274;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Polubios;Mädler (1837);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Bracamonti;Not named;Not named;Historian and stateman;Greece;Greek;-3;3 rd century BC;Megalopolis;204 BC;?;122 av JC;Friend of Scipion the African. Author of an 'History' of the antique World.;25.627396;25.627396;25 ° 38 ' East;-22.463385;22.463° South;Nearside;South-East;Catharina crater region;41;41;20.4;3188;0.078122233091423;Isolated circular formation.;;Steeper slopes to the East bearing a chain of craterlets to the North and many craterlets all around.;Slightly high walls straddled by craterlets to the South-West.;Flat floor filled with lava. Craterlets.;3;Very interesting formation;5;5 days after New Moon;4 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
POLZUNOV;AA255700N1150100;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms and Byrne / 2009;No details;Ivan I. Polzunov;IAU 1976 ?;??;Not known;Not known;Not known;engineer;Russia;Russian;18;18 th century;?;1728;?;1766;;115.01;115.01;115 ° 1 ' East;25.57;25 ° 34 ' North;Farside;North-East;Not determined;66.53;66.53;33.2;3693;0.055515115764576;Erodd crater on the South slope of Seyfert.;;Fairly steep slopes crushed by Polzunoc J in the South.;Fairly steep walls bearing numerous craterlets;Wide flat floor riddled with craterlets and by a trio in the North-East.;0;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
POMORTSEV;AA7366N669105;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Imbrian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.85 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Michail M. Pomortsev (ex Dubiago P);?;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Engineer;Russia;Russian;19;19 th century;?;1851;?;1916;Pioneer of the astronautics.;66.9105;66.9105;66 ° 55 ' East;0.736649;0.737° North;Nearside;North-East;Moon East limb;23;23;12.7;2767;0.108495040956629;Circular formation situated on the East bank of Mare Spumans.;;Fairly steep slopes bearing Stewart N to the North.;Slightly high walls.;Flat floor filled with lava.;2;Pretty interesting formation;2;2 days after New Moon;1 day after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
PONCELET;AA759094N3054282;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Jean Victor Poncelet;Arthur / Whitaker (1963);01/01/1964 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Mathematician;France;French;19;19 th century;Metz;1788;Paris;1867;Founder of the projective geometry in 1822. Member of the Academy of Sciences in 1834.;-54.571774;305.428226;54 ° 34 ' West;75.90937;75.909° North;Nearside;North-West;Moon North limb;70;70;33.7;3710;0.054916456859633;Circular formation.;;Slightly steep slopes bearing a crater to the South.;Slightly high walls.;Flat floor supporting a craterlet.;2;Pretty interesting formation;12;5 days after First Quarter;4 days after Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
PONS;AA254347S215520;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Jean-Louis Pons;Mädler (1837);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;France;French;19;19 th century;Peyre;1761;Florence;1831;Discoverer of 37 comets between 1801 and 1827 whose a periodical in 1818.;21.552037;21.552037;21 ° 33 ' East;-25.434673;25.435° South;Nearside;South-East;Catharina crater region;45;31;19.8;3161;0.079642692598186;North South lengthened shape formation seeming to result from the fusion of two craters.;;Slightly steep slopes bearing a beautiful field of craterlets to the North and a craterlet to the North-East.;Slightly high walls ridden to the East by Pons D and collapsed to the South.;Floor very tormented to the North and flat to the South. Central mountain.;3;Very interesting formation;5;5 days after New Moon;4 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
PONTANUS;AA284223S143562;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Giovanni G. Pontano;Riccioli (1651);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Pontanus;Political man;Italy;Italian;15;15 th century;Cerreto;1427;Naples;1503;Founder of the Academy of Naples. Author of several philosophical and astronomical treaties.;14.356171;14.356171;14 ° 21 ' East;-28.422295;28.422° South;Nearside;South-East;East of Catharina crater region;58;58;27.8;3500;0.062887712881643;Deformed and wrecked formation.;;Slopes riddled with craterlets whose one to the North and 2 to the North-East and bearing Pontanus V to the South-West and the curieus Pontanus C to the South-East.;Deformed and little high walls.;Very tormented Floor. Lines of crest and craterlets.;3;Very interesting formation;6;6 days after New Moon;5 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
PONTECOULANT;AA587788S660673;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Philippe G. le Doulcet de Pontécouland;Mädler (1837);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Mathematician and astronomer;France;French;20;20 th century;?;1795;?;1874;Calculated the return of the comet of Halley in 1835.;66.067301;66.067301;66 ° 4 ' East;-58.778794;58.779° South;Nearside;South-East;Moon South-South-East limb;91;91;45.7;4063;0.044463035408395;Circular formation.;Possibly Lower Imbrian. Typical ;Fairly steep slopes bearing a crater to the South and Pontecoulant A to the North-West.;Fairly high walls with terraces.;Flat floor with a craterlet to the North-west.;3;Very interesting formation;2;2 days after New Moon;1 day after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
POPOV;AA169300N993800;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms and Byrne / 2009;No details;Aleksandr Stepanovich Popov ;IAU 1961;1961-01-01 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Physicist & engineer;Russia;Russian;20;20 th century;?;1880;?;1966;Physicist & engineer;99.38;99.38;99 ° 23 ' East;16.93;1693° North;Farside;North-East;Not determined;71.4;71.4;35.7;3772;0.052840321168622;Big damaged crater to the South of Catena Dziewulski.;;Almost invisible slopes riddled with craterlets and bearing straight Catena Dziewulski and a big flat crater in the North.;Rubbed walls and crushed by numerous craters whose one big in the South.;Wide flat floor riddled with craterlets and by a trio in the West.;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
PORTER;AA561468S3498171;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Russel W. Porter (ex Clavius B);?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Optician and maker;Germany;German;20;20 th century;?;1871;?;1949;?;-10.182864;349.817136;10 ° 11 ' West;-56.146803;56.147° South;Nearside;South-West;Moon South limb;53;53;25.7;3418;0.066432886231946;Circular formation situated on the North-East wall of Clavius.;;Fairly steep slopes.;High walls with terraces and bearing a craterlet in the North-West.;Flat floor. Important central mountain prolonged by a line of crest to its East. Chain of craterlets to the South-West.;3;Very interesting formation;8;1 day after First Quarter;Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
POSIDONIUS;AA318783N299913;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Walled plain;Meteoritic impact;Upper Imbrian (From -3.8 billions years to -3.2 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Posidonios;Riccioli (1651);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Lafaillii;Insula Macra;Posidonius;Writer;Greece;Greek;-2;2 nd century BC;Aparnée;135 BC;Rome;51 av JC;Founder of school of philosophy of Rhodes. Tutor of Cicero and Pompee.;29.991277;29.991277;29 ° 59 ' East;31.878317;31.878° North;Nearside;North-East;North-East of Mare Serenitatis region;96;96;47.5;4112;0.043259353975503;Circular formation. Forms a remarkable couple with Chacornac.;Floor uplifted ;Slightly steep slopes bearing the trio Posidonius O I & B to the North.;Fairly high walls.;Flat floor with numerous craterlets whose Posidonius A and C and Rimae Posidonius. Lines of crest.;4;Exceptional formation;5;5 days after New Moon;4 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
POWELL;LF202000N308000;IAU Named formation;LF;Landing site name;Not determined;Not appliable;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Astronaut-named feature - Apollo 17 site.;IAU;01/01/1973 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;30.8;30.8;30 ° 48 ' East;20.2;20.200° North;Nearside;North-East;Macrobius;0.5;0.5;0.2;77;0.194212273061594;Geological formation on the Apollo 17 landing site.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;5;Five days after New Moon;Four days after Full Moon;999;Not observable;Not observable;
POYNTING;AA175000N-1333800;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;John Henry Poynting;IAU 1970;1970-01-01 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Physicist;United Kingdom;British;19;19 th century;?;1852;?;1914;Physicist;-133.38;226.62;-134 ° 37 ' East;17.5;175° North;Farside;North-West;Not determined;128;127.55;63.7;4492;0.035223284862216;Big complex crater on the North of Hertzsprung.;Partly covered by Imbrian ejecta from Orientale. younger than Hertzsprung Basin ;Fairly steep slopes bearing numerous craterlets and craters two of them double in the West and the South-East.;;Flat floor with a central mountain with several peaks straight rilles and numerous craterlets with a cluster in the South-West.;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
PRAGER;AA39900S1307800;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms and Byrne / 2009;No details;Richard Prager;IAU 1971;1971-01-01 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Astronomer;Germany / USA;German;20;20 th century;?;1883;?;1945;Astronomer;130.78;130.78;130 ° 47 ' East;-3.99;399° South;Farside;South-East;Not determined;54;53.9;26.9;3466;0.064316137025247;Eroded crater crushing two older craters.;;Fairly steep slopes bearing numerous craterlets and craters.;Slightly steep walls with terraces and crushed ;Wide flat floor riddled with craterlets with a group of four in the center.;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
PRANDTL;AA596200S1415400;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Ludwig Prandtl;IAU 1970;1970-01-01 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Physicist;Germany;German;20;20 th century;?;1875;?;1953;Physicist;141.54;141.54;141 ° 32 ' East;-59.62;5962° South;Farside;South-East;Not determined;88;87.53;43.7;4011;0.045828200625428;Complex crater on the wall of impact basin Planck.;;Fairly steep slopes bearing numerous craterlets and craters.;Steep walls with terraces and crushed by two craterlets in the East.;Flat floor with a slightley high central mountain with several peaks and landslides in the South.;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
PRIESTLEY;AA567100S1084700;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Joseph Priestley;IAU 1970;1970-01-01 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Chemist;United Kingdom;British;18;18 th century;?;1733;?;1804;Chemist;108.47;108.47;108 ° 28 ' East;-56.71;5671° South;Farside;South-East;Not determined;55;54.88;27.4;3485;0.063511159399527;Crater crushing two older craters on the North-East bank of the impact basin Jeans -Priestly.;;Fairly steep slopes bearing a damaged crater in the South-West and Priestly X in the North.;Steep walls bearing a craterlet in the South-West and very high in the North-East.;Wide flat field riddled with craterlets.;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
PRINZ;AA254878N3158585;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Lower Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.8 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Wilhelm Prinz;Krieger / K?nig (1912);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;Germany;German;19;19 th century;?;1857;?;1910;Author of a comparative study of the Earth and the Moon.;-44.141544;315.858456;44 ° 8 ' West;25.487843;25.488° North;Nearside;North-West;Region between Oceanus Procellarum and Mare Imbriu;48;48;23;3307;0.071709395899352;Circular formation.;;Slightly steep slopes bearing Rimae Aristarchus to the North-West and Rimae Prinz to the North.;Slightly high walls gobbled to the South-West by the lava of Oceanus Procellarum.;Flat floor filled with lava. Central hill.;3;Very interesting formation;11;4 days after First Quarter;3 days after Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
PRISCILLA;AA109564S3537884;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Latin female name.;IAU;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;?;Europe;Latin;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;-6.211588;353.788412;6 ° 13 ' West;-10.956445;10.956° North;Nearside;South-West;Ptolemaeus;1.49864;1.49864;0.7;295;0.196796324930785;Destroyed crateron the South-West of the impact basin Coulomb-Sarton.;;Two sides common with neighbour craters.;Steep walls.;Concave floor.;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;8;One day after First Quarter;Last Quarter;150;150 mm telescope;300 mm telescope;
PROCLUS;AA160878N468943;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Copernician (From -1.1 billions years to present days);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Proclus Diadochus;Riccioli (1651);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Puteani;Mons Corax;Proclus;Philosopher;Greece;Greek;5;5 th century;Constantinople;412;Ath‡nes;485;Director of neoplatonician school in 452. Authors of the 'Elements of theology'.;46.8943;46.8943;46 ° 54 ' East;16.087753;16.088° North;Nearside;North-East;North-West edge of Mare Crisium;28;28;13.4;2812;0.104517935796136;Pentagonal shaped formation.;Young asymmetric rays;Steep slopes bearing Proclus K to the North-West Proclus R to the West and Proclus S & P to the South-East.;Fairly high walls.;Fairly flat floor little widened. Small central mountain. Radiations.;3;Very interesting formation;4;4 days after New Moon;3 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
PROCTOR;AA464292S3549560;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Imbrian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.85 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Mary Proctor;IAU Commission 17 (1935);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;U. S. A.;American;20;20 th century;?;1862;?;1957;?;-5.044022;354.955978;5 ° 3 ' West;-46.429214;46.429° South;Nearside;South-West;Tycho crater East region;53;53;23.8;3340;0.070112950489099;Circular formation situated on the North slope of Maginus.;;Fairly steep slopes bearing Proctor K to the South-East and Proctor A to the South-West.;Slightly high walls supporting two craterlets to the North-West and one to the North.;Flat floor with craterlets whose a large to the East. Crevices and hills.;3;Very interesting formation;7;First Quarter;6 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
PROMONTORIUM AGARUM;PR138717N657342;IAU Named formation;PR;Cape;Not determined;Meteoritic impact ?;Pre-Imbrian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.85 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Promontoire d'Agarum (Cap de la Mer d'Asow);Hevelius (1647);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Prom. Agarum;Not named;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;65.734165;65.734165;65 ° 44 ' East;13.871688;13.872° North;Nearside;North-East;Moon East limb;0;20;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;High mountainous cape situated on the East rim of Mare Crisium.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;1;Low interest or difficult formation;2;2 days after New Moon;1 day after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
PROMONTORIUM AGASSIZ;PR423979N17687;IAU Named formation;PR;Cape;Not determined;Meteoritic impact ?;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Promontoire d'Agassiz (Louis Agassiz);Schmidt (1878);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Prom. Leucopetra;Not named;Naturalist;Switzerland;Swiss;19;19 th century;M?¡tier;1807;Cambridge;1873;Fish and glaciation specialist. Opponent to the transformism.;1.768661;1.768661;1 ° 46 ' East;42.397903;42.398° North;Nearside;North-East;North of Archimedes crater region;0;15;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Mountainous cape situated to the extrem South of Alps and directed towards Mare Imbrium.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;3;Very interesting formation;7;First Quarter;6 days after Full Moon;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
PROMONTORIUM ARCHERUSIA;PR168043N219434;IAU Named formation;PR;Cape;Not determined;Meteoritic impact ?;Pre-Imbrian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.85 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Old Russia Cape (Black Sea Cape);Hevelius (1647);01/01/1961 00:00:00;Not named;Prom. Archerusia;Not named;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;21.943422;21.943422;21 ° 57 ' East;16.804339;16.804° North;Nearside;North-East;South-East part of Mare Serenitatis;40;8;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Mountainous cape situated to the South edge of Mare Serenitatis. Starting point of Rimae Plinius.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;2;Pretty interesting formation;5;5 days after New Moon;4 days after Full Moon;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
PROMONTORIUM DEVILLE;PR433087N11352;IAU Named formation;PR;Cape;Not determined;Meteoritic impact ?;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Cape Deville (Charles Sainte-Claire Deville);Schmidt (1878);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Geologist;France;French;19;19 th century;Saint-Thomas;1814;Paris;1876;Founder of the meteorological observatory of Montsouris. Member of the Academy of Sciences in 1857.;1.135231;1.135231;1 ° 8 ' East;43.308728;43.309° North;Nearside;North-East;North of Archimedes crater region;0;15;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Mountainous cape situated in Alps in the South of Mons Blanc and directed towards Mare Imbrium.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;2;Pretty interesting formation;7;First Quarter;6 days after Full Moon;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
PROMONTORIUM FRESNEL;PR286288N47473;IAU Named formation;PR;Cape;Not determined;Meteoritic impact ?;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Cape Fresnel (Augustin Fresnel);Schmidt (1878);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Physicist;France;French;19;19 th century;Chambrais;1788;Ville d'Avray;1827;Member of the Academy of Sciences in 1823. Specialist of the refraction and the diffraction. Inventor of lenses and mirror wearing its name.;4.7473;4.7473;4 ° 45 ' East;28.628847;28.629° North;Nearside;North-East;Montes Apenninus region;0;30;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Mountainous cape situated to the North extremity of Apennins. Breach between Montes Apenninus and Montes Caucasus.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;2;Pretty interesting formation;7;First Quarter;6 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
PROMONTORIUM HERACLIDES;PR405986N3259028;IAU Named formation;PR;Cape;Not determined;Meteoritic impact ?;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Cape Heraclide;Riccioli (1651);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Prom. S. Vincetii;Not named;Promontorium Heraclides;Astronomer;Greece;Greek;-4;4 th century BC;Héraclée du Pont;390 BC;?;310 av JC;Disciple of Platon admitting the rotation of the Earth.;-34.097191;325.902809;34 ° 6 ' West;40.598622;40.599° North;Nearside;North-West;North-West part of Mare Imbrium;0;30;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Little high mountainous Cape to the end of Montes Jura. West beginning of Sinus Iridum.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;3;Very interesting formation;10;3 days after First Quarter;2 days after Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
PROMONTORIUM KELVIN;PR269482S3265547;IAU Named formation;PR;Cape;Not determined;Meteoritic impact ?;Pre-Imbrian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.85 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Cape Kelvin (Sir William Thomson Lord Kelvin);Krieger / K?nig (1912);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Physicist;Great Britain;British;19;19 th century;Belfast;1824;Strathclyde;1907;President of the Royal Company in 1890. Specialist of thermodynamic and electricity. Inventor of the galvanometer. Studies on tides of the terrestrial bark and the contraction of the Sun. Inventor of a calculation rule.;-33.445337;326.554663;33 ° 27 ' West;-26.948208;26.948° South;Nearside;South-West;Mare Humorum region;40;30;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Triangular mountainous cape.;;Situated to the South-East edge of Mare Humorum.;Close to Rupes Kelvin.;;3;Very interesting formation;10;3 days after First Quarter;2 days after Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
PROMONTORIUM LAPLACE;PR468449N3344923;IAU Named formation;PR;Cape;Not determined;Meteoritic impact ?;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Cape Laplace (Pierre Simon marquis de Laplace);Mädler (1837);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Promontorium Clavii;Prom. Apollinis;Not named;Astronomer mathematician and physicist;France;French;18;18 th century;Beaumont en Auge;1749;Paris;1827;Member of the Academy of Sciences in 1783. Nebular origin of the solar system in 1796. Works in celestial mechanic from 1798 to 1825. Theory of probabilities in 1812. Works on gases and the sounds.;-25.507719;334.492281;25 ° 30 ' West;46.844919;46.845° North;Nearside;North-West;North-West part of Mare Imbrium;0;20;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Pretty raised mountainous cape situated to the end of Montes Jura. East beginning of Sinus Iridum.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;2;Pretty interesting formation;9;2 days after First Quarter;1 day after Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
PROMONTORIUM TAENARIUM;PR186301S3526578;IAU Named formation;PR;Cape;Not determined;Meteoritic impact ?;Pre-Imbrian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.85 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Cape Taenarium ( Name of Cape Matapan in old Greece);Hevelius (1647);01/01/1961 00:00:00;Not named;Prom. Taenarium;Not named;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;-7.34218;352.65782;7 ° 21 ' West;-18.630116;18.630° South;Nearside;South-West;Mare Humorum region;0;40;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Little raised mountainous cape on the East bank of Mare Nubium.;;Separates Mare Nubium in 2 similar South and North parts.;Ends to the North extremity of Rupes Recta near Thebit D.;;2;Pretty interesting formation;8;1 day after First Quarter;Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
PROTAGORAS;AA560177N73407;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Lower Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.8 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Protagoras;Schmidt (1878);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Scopuli Hyperborei;Not named;Philosopher;Greece;Greek;-5;5 th century BC;Abd‡re;485 BC;?;411 av JC;Creative orator excellent in the art of persuading. Author of a 'Treaty on the Being' and a 'Treaty on Gods'.;7.340693;7.340693;7 ° 20 ' East;56.017665;56.018° North;Nearside;North-East;Moon North limb;22;22;10.5;2612;0.124092999059035;Circular formation.;;Slightly steep slopes.;High walls in light terraces.;Tormented floor.;2;Pretty interesting formation;6;6 days after New Moon;5 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
PTOLEMAEUS;AA91605S3581627;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Walled plain;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Claude Ptolemee;Riccioli (1651);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Innocentii X;Mons Sipylus;Ptolemaeus;Astronomer mathematician and geographer;Greece;Greek;2;2 nd century;Ptoléma?§s de Théba?§d;90;Canope;170;Numerous works on cartographic projections and the theory of the sounds. Author of the 'Almagest' encyclopedic work in 13 books in which is developed the geocentric theory.;-1.837347;358.162653;1 ° 50 ' West;-9.160472;9.160° South;Nearside;South-West;Ptolemaeus crater region;154;154;76.8;4751;0.030922508948186;Circular formation forming a remarkable trio with Alphonsus and Arzachel.;;Slightly steep slopes riddled by many craterlets and bearing a chain of craterlets to the North-East.;High walls.;Very large flat floor containing Ammonius and several ghost craters. Craterlets depressions and hills.;4;Exceptional formation;7;First Quarter;6 days after Full Moon;5;Naked eye;10x binoculars;
PUISEUX;AA278179S3208130;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Pierre Puiseux;Krieger / K?nig (1912);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;France;French;19;19 th century;Paris;1855;Frontenay;1928;Selenographer. Studies on the movement of the Moon and asteroids. Determination of the constant of the aberration. Co-author of a photographic atlas of the Moon with Loewy in 1894 realizing 6000 position statements.;-39.186985;320.813015;39 ° 11 ' West;-27.817927;27.818° South;Nearside;South-West;Mare Humorum region;25;25;12.4;2749;0.110191522640934;Almost ghost circular formation situated on the North-East slope of Doppelmayer.;;Slightly steep slopes.;Very little high walls gobbled to the North.;Flat floor filled with the lava of Mare Humorum. Central mountain vestige.;3;Very interesting formation;10;3 days after First Quarter;2 days after Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
PUPIN;AA238688N3489996;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Craterlet;Meteoritic impact;Eratosthenian (From -3.2 billions years to -1.1 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Michael Idvorsky Pupin (ex Timocharis K);?;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Physicist;U. S. A.;American;19;19 th century;Idvor;1858;New York;1935;Electrical phenomenon studies in rarefied gases. Works on the telephone communication quality.;-11.000375;348.999625;11 ° 0 ' West;23.868805;23.869° North;Nearside;North-West;South-East part of Mare Imbrium;2;2;1;428;0.197524362449042;Isolated circular formation with bowl shape.;;Slightly steep slopes.;Slightly high walls.;Rounded floor.;1;Low interest or difficult formation;8;1 day after First Quarter;Last Quarter;150;150 mm reflector;300 mm reflector;
PURBACH;AA255121S3579696;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Walled plain;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Georg von Peuerbach;Riccioli (1651);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Mons Libanus;Purbach;Astronomer;Austria;Austrian;15;15 th century;?;1423;?;1461;?;-2.030379;357.969621;2 ° 2 ' West;-25.51205;25.512° South;Nearside;South-West;Arzachel crater region;118;118;57.4;4354;0.037874936313312;Damaged circular formation.;Do. ;Fairly steep slopes especially to the West and bearing La Caille to the North-East Thebit to the North-West multiple craterlets to the West whose a chain to the South-West and crushing Regiomontanus to the South.;Fairly high walls dismantled to the West crushed by Purbach G to the North and supporting the craterlets Purbach S & U to the South;Flat floor supporting Purbach A and the ghost crater Purbach W to the center. Numerous craterlets and hills.;3;Very interesting formation;7;First Quarter;6 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
PURKYNE;AA15400S948600;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Jan Evangelista Purkyn?;IAU 1970;1970-01-01 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Doctor & physiologist;Czechoslovakia;Czechoslovakian ;19;19 th century;?;1787;?;1869;Doctor & physiologist;94.86;94.86;94 ° 52 ' East;-1.54;154° South;Librations zone;South-East;Not determined;50;50.29;25.1;3395;0.067509491281006;Crater on the Est slope of Wyld.;;Steep slopes with sharp crest and bearing Purkyne K in the South and one damaged crater in the North-West.;Steep walls bearing several craterlets.;Wide flat floor riddled with craterlets with on double in the South-East.;1;Low interest or difficult formation;14;Full Moon;6 days after Last Quarter;50;50 mm refractor;50 mm refractor;
PYTHAGORAS;AA636814N2970241;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Eratosthenian (From -3.2 billions years to -1.1 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;anorth gabbro;Pythagore;Langrenus (1645);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Pythagorae;Not named;Not named;Philosopher and mathematician;Greece;Greek;-6;6 th century BC;Samos;570 BC;Métaponte;480 av JC;Has recommended a spherical Earth. Basis for many mathematic statements whose a famous theorem.;-62.975859;297.024141;62 ° 59 ' West;63.681424;63.681° North;Nearside;North-West;Moon North-North-West limb;129;129;72.2;4665;0.032273632513166;Circular formation.;;Steep slopes crushed by Babbage to the South-East.;Very high walls with terraces.;Extensive flat floor filled with lava. Double central mountain. Hills depressions and craterlets.;4;Exceptional formation;12;5 days after First Quarter;4 days after Last Quarter;5;Naked eye;10x binoculars;
PYTHEAS;AA205670N3394057;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Copernician (From -1.1 billions years to present days);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Pytheas of Marseilles;Riccioli (1651);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Bazan;Insula Hiera;Pytheas;Navigator and geographer;Greece;Greek;-4;4 th century BC;Massalia;about 350 a;?;?;Expedition in Scandinavia. Discoverer of Feroe islands and of the Jylland. Discoverer of the influence of the Moon on tides. Determination of the latitude of Marseille. Test of determination of the celestial pole.;-20.594328;339.405672;20 ° 36 ' West;20.566992;20.567° North;Nearside;North-West;South part of Mare Imbrium;20;20;9.4;2525;0.134246425423568;Bright and isolated circular formation situated to the North extremity of a wrinkle ridge connecting it to Draper.;;Fairly steep slopes bearing Pytheas D to the North and Pytheas A to the West.;High walls with terraces supporting a vestige of crater to the North.;Tormented and little widened floor. Central mountain. Crevice and craterlets.;3;Very interesting formation;9;2 days after First Quarter;1 day after Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
QUETELET;AA426600N2247000;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Lambert Adolphe Jacques Quetelet;IAU 1970;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Mathematician;Belgium;Belgian;19;19 th century;Gand;1796;Bruxelles;1874;Founder of Bruxelles observatory. Statistics applied to social sciences sociales and probabilities to polotical sciences and anthropometrics. Numerous surveys. Member of Royal Academy of sciences. ;-135.3;224.7;135 ° 18 ' West;42.66;42 ° 40 ' North;Farside;North-West;Northern highlands;54.77;54.77;27;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Cover an older big crater with Quetelet T.;Few steep slopes supporting two deux craters in the South whose one recent and a cluster of craterlets in the North.;High walls collapsed in the East.;Flat floor with craterlets whom one big and invated by fallen rocks on the East;Not described;0;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
RABBI LEVI;AA347815S234565;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Levi ben Gerson (or Gersonides);Riccioli (1651);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Gevartii;Montes Uxii;Rabbi levi;Philosopher and scientist;Jerusalem;Jewish;14;14 th century;Bagnols sur C‡ze;1288;Perpignan;1344;Author of a treaty of arithmetic and a treaty of trigonometry. Inventor of the Jacob's stick.;23.456518;23.456518;23 ° 27 ' East;-34.781466;34.781° South;Nearside;South-East;Rupes Altai South region;81;81;27.3;3483;0.063600293930519;Damaged circular formation.;Older than Hertzsprung Basin ;Slightly steep slopes riddled with craters whose Rabbi Levi B & P to the East and Rabbi Levi U to the South-West.;Fairly high walls higher to the East.;Flat floor filled with lava supporting Rabbi Levi A & L to the North-West and Rabbi Levi D & M to the South-West. Depression hills and craterlets.;3;Very interesting formation;5;5 days after New Moon;4 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
RACAH;AA135000S1801300;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Giuolio Racah;IAU 1970;1970-01-01 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Physicist;Italy;Italian;20;20 th century;?;1909;?;1965;Physicist;-179.87;180.13;179 ° 52 ' West;-13.5;135° South;Farside;South-West;Not determined;71.91;71.91;35.9;3780;0.052578087621197;Damaged crater overlapping Racah W.;;Slightly steep slopes with sharp crest bearing numerous craterlets whose one big.;Steep walls tormented in the North-West and South-East. ;Floor with a flat part and numerous landslides riddled with craterlets.;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
RAIMOND;AA147800N2003700;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Jean-Jacques Jr. Raimond;IAU 1970;1970-01-01 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Astronomer;Netherands;Dutch;20;20 th century;?;1903;?;1961;Astronomer;-159.63;200.37;159 ° 38 ' West;14.78;1478° North;Farside;North-West;Not determined;68.37;68.37;34.1;3723;0.054466498717256;Complex crater on the Dirichlet-Jackson impact basin floor.;Younger than Korolev Basin ;Fairly steep slopes with sharp crest.;Steep walls with terraces.;Rough floor with a small central mountain and a big craterlet in the North.;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
RAMAN;AA269587N3048440;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Sir Chrandrasekhara Venkata Raman (ex Herodotus D);?;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Physicist;India;Indian;20;20 th century;Tiruchirapalli;1888;Bangalore;1970;Director of the Department of Physics of the Indian Institute of Science of Bangalore in 1917. Discovered the luminous effect that wears its name in 1928.;-55.156048;304.843952;55 ° 9 ' West;26.958655;26.959° North;Nearside;North-West;Aristarchus crater region;12;3;5;2040;0.200599238885583;Very lengthened formation. Seems constituted by several aligned craterlets.;;Slightly steep slopes.;Slightly high walls.;Rounded floor.;3;Very interesting formation;12;5 days after First Quarter;4 days after Last Quarter;100;100 mm reflector;200 mm reflector;
RAMON;AA412280S2119221;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Ilan Ramon;IAU;01/01/2006 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;?;Asia;Israel;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;-148.077901;211.922099;148 ° 5 ' West;-41.228011;41.228° North;Farside;North-West;Apollo;17.2344;17.2344;8.6;2459;0.142737172573036;Big craterlet in a group of anonymous craters in a bigger damaged carter.;;Steep slopes with sharp crest.;Walls presenting a thick material deposit on one side.;Fllor covered with materials.;0;Not observable;0;not observable;not observable;100;100 mm reflector;200 mm reflector;
RAMSAY;AA400200S1450400;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Sir William Ramsey;IAU 1970;1970-01-01 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Chemist;United Kingdom;British;19;19 th century;?;1852;?;1916;Chemist. Nobel laureate.;145.04;145.04;145 ° 2 ' East;-40.02;4002° South;Farside;South-East;Not determined;61.28;61.28;30.6;3603;0.058798288901432;Eroded crater.;;Slightly steep slopes riddled with craterlets.;Steep walls with a terrace in the South-West with numerous craterlets.;Flat floor riddled with craterlets and with an elongated central mountain.;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
RAMSDEN;AA329564S3281250;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Jesse Ramsden;Mädler (1837);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Bervoeti;Insulae Didymae;Capuanus;?;England;English;18;18 th century;Salterhebble;1735;Brighton;1800;Astronomical equipment inventor whose a type of ocular. Inventor of the theodolite and the dynamometer.;-31.874998;328.125002;31 ° 52 ' West;-32.956396;32.956° South;Nearside;South-West;Tycho crater North-West region;25;25;12.5;2754;0.109700257369219;Isolated circular formation situated in the West part of Palus Epidemiarum. Created after the birth of Rimae Ramsden.;;Steep slopes bearing a craterlet to the South-East and overlapping Rimae Ramsden to the North-East and to the North-West.;Fairly high walls.;Flat floor filled with lava.;3;Very interesting formation;10;3 days after First Quarter;2 days after Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
RANKINE;AA38687S714939;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Craterlet;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;William Jones Macquorn Rankine;?;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Physicist and engineer;Scotland;Scottish;19;19 th century;Edimbourg;1820;Glasgow;1872;Inventor of notions of energy and potential or cinetic energy. Constructor of railroads. Numerous works in various areas.;71.493856;71.493856;71 ° 30 ' East;-3.868653;3.869° South;Nearside;South-East;Moon East limb;8;9;5.2;2102;0.200659480797332;Circular formation with bowl shape situated in the arena of Rankine B.;;Slightly steep slopes.;Slightly high walls.;Rounded floor.;1;Low interest or difficult formation;2;2 days after New Moon;1 day after Full Moon;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
RASPLETIN;AA224100S1517500;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Aleksandr Andreyevich Raspletin;IAU 1976;1976-01-01 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Radio engineer;Russia;Russian;20;20 th century;?;1908;?;1967;Radio engineer;151.75;151.75;151 ° 45 ' East;-22.41;2241° South;Farside;South-East;Not determined;45.52;45.52;22.7;3294;0.072379757471251;Eroded crater. On the bank of Gagarin impact basin.;;Slightly steep slopes with sharp crest and bearing Purkyne K in the South and one damaged crater in the North-West.;Steep walls collapsed in the East.;Floor with craterlets and landslides in the East.;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
RAVI;AA125043S3580333;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Indian male name.;IAU;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;?;Asia;India;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;-1.966717;358.033283;1 ° 58 ' West;-12.50428;12.504° North;Nearside;South-West;Ptolemaeus;1.62128;1.62128;0.8;319;0.196947839727573;Crater-pit on a branch of Rimae Alphonsus.;;No slopes.;Steep Walls.;Bowl shaped floor.;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;8;One day after First Quarter;Last Quarter;150;150 mm telescope;300 mm telescope;
RAVINE;LF89000S156000;IAU Named formation;LF;Landing site name;Not determined;Not appliable;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Astronaut-named feature - Apollo 16 site.;IAU;01/01/1973 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;15.6;15.6;15 ° 36 ' East;-8.9;8.900° North;Nearside;South-East;Theophilus;1.4;1.4;0.5;207;0.19611424033999;Small craterlet on the basement of Smoky Mountains named by Apollo 16 astronauts.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;6;Six days after New Moon;Five days after Full Moon;150;150 mm telescope;300 mm telescope;
RAYET;AA446500N1145000;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Upper Imbrian (From -3.8 billions years to -3.2 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Georges-Antoine-Pons Rayet;IAU 1970;1970-01-01 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Astronomer;France;French;19;19 th century;?;1839;?;1906;Astronomer;114.5;114.5;114 ° 30 ' East;44.65;4465° North;Farside;North-East;Not determined;27.76;27.76;13.8;2839;0.102270480139681;Young well shaped crater.;;Slightly steep slopes with sharp crest bearing craterlets in the North-East.;Smooth steep slopes.;Flat floor with a low elongated crest.;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
RAYLEIGH;AA291194N894467;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Walled plain;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;John William Strutt (dit Lord Rayleigh);Arthur / Whitaker (1963);01/01/1964 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Physicist;England;English;19;19 th century;Langford Grove;1842;Terling Place;1919;Numerous works in optical and physic of gases. Discoverer of the argon in 1894. President of the Royal Company in 1905. Nobel Price in 1904.;89.446736;89.446736;89 ° 27 ' East;29.119449;29.119° North;Librations zone;North-East;Moon East-North-East limb;108;108;56.8;4340;0.038153738234304;Damaged circular formation situated in the zone of librations.;;Fairly steep slopes bearing Urey to the South-West Liapunov to the South and Joliot to the South-East.;Fairly high walls supporting many craterlets to the South.;Flat floor to the North and tormented to the South supporting Rayleigh B & D to the center.;1;Low interest or difficult formation;2;2 days after New Moon;1 day after Full Moon;5;Naked eye;10x binoculars;
RAZUMOV;AA389500N2453700;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Vladimir V. Razumov;IAU 1970 ?;??;Not known;Not known;Not known;Engineer;U. S. S. R.;Soviet;20;20 th Century;Dnipro;1890;Saint Petersburg;1967;Space launcher builder.;-114.63;245.37;114 ° 38 ' West;38.95;38 ° 57 ' North;Farside;North-West;Not determined;75.08;75.08;37.5;3830;0.05101630943535;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
REAUMUR;AA24504S7331;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;René Antoine Ferchaud de Réaumur;Mädler (1837);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Physicist and naturalist;France;French;18;18 th century;La Rochelle;1683;St Julien du Terroux;1757;Member of the Academy of Sciences in 1708. Inventor of the alcohol thermometer in 1730. Works on ferrous alloys. Numerous studies on animals.;0.733058;0.733058;0 ° 44 ' East;-2.450367;2.450° South;Nearside;South-East;Ptolemaeus crater region;53;53;25.6;3414;0.066623045848228;Damaged circular formation.;;Non-existent slopes to the North and steep slopes to the South bearing Reaumur C and K to the South and Rima Reaumur to the East.;Slightly high walls gobbled to the North.;Flat and extensive floor crossed by Rima Oppolzer to the North. Hills and craterlets.;3;Very interesting formation;7;First Quarter;6 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
RECHT;AA97600N1239900;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Albert W. Recht;IAU 1979 ?;??;Not known;Not known;Not known;Astronomer;U.S.A.;American;20;20 th Century;Denver ?;1892;Chicago ?;1962;Director of the Chamberlin Observatory on 1928. Works in Yerkes observatory on 1939. Great astronomy popularizer.;123.99;123.99;123 ° 59 ' East;9.76;9 ° 45 ' North;Farside;North-East;Not determined;19.96;19.96;9.9;2570;0.128791820870435;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
REGIOMONTANUS;AA282794S3589139;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Walled plain;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Johannes Muller (or Regiomontanus);Riccioli (1651);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Christinae Reg. Suec.;Mons Libanus;Regiomontanus;Astronomer;Germany;German;15;15 th century;K?nigsberg;1436;Rome;1476;Pupil of Purbach. Observer of the comet of 1472. Author of a treaty of trigonometry and 'The Epitome' a comment of the Almagest of Ptolemee.;-1.086053;358.913947;1 ° 5 ' West;-28.279439;28.279° South;Nearside;South-West;Arzachel crater region;126;110;63.3;4483;0.035400014365942;Lengthened and wrecked formation oriented West East.;;Steep slopes riddled with craterlets to the West and to the South and crushed by Purbach to the North.;High walls to the East and collapsed to the West ridden by Werner A to the East.;Flat floor with craterlets and hills. Central mountain supporting the summit craterlet Regiomontanus A.;3;Very interesting formation;7;First Quarter;6 days after Full Moon;5;Naked eye;10x binoculars;
REGNAULT;AA540438N2721195;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Victor Régnault;Schmidt (1878);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Chemist and physicist;France;French;19;19 th century;Aix la Chapelle;1810;Paris;1878;Discoverer of the chloride of vinyl in 1835. Member of the Academy of Sciences in 1840. Has perfected the steam machine. Famous photographer.;-87.880467;272.119533;87 ° 53 ' West;54.043801;54.044° North;Librations zone;North-West;Moon North-North-West limb;48;48;25.6;3415;0.066568579612875;Circular formation. Situated in the zone of librations.;Partly covered by Imbrian ejecta ;Fairly steep slopes bearing Regnault C to the North-West.;Fairly high walls.;Flat floor.;1;Low interest or difficult formation;14;Full Moon;6 days after Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
REICHENBACH;AA304773S479545;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Georg von Reichenbach;Mädler (1837);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Optician;Germany;German;19;19 th century;?;1772;?;1826;Astronomical and geodesic instrument manufacturer.;47.954503;47.954503;47 ° 57 ' East;-30.477292;30.477° South;Nearside;South-East;Moon South-East limb;71;71;32.4;3665;0.056516521301245;Isolated circular formation.;;Steep slopes bearing Reichenbach G to the South-East Reichenbach T to the North-West and Reichenbach A & B to the North.;Very high walls with terraces ridden by Reichenbach F to the South.;Flat floor with craterlets.;3;Very interesting formation;4;4 days after New Moon;3 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
REIMARUS;AA476917S604213;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Nicolai Reymers (or Ursus);Schmidt (1878);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Mathematician;Germany;German;16;16 th century;?;?;?;1600;Author of a planetary system resembling to that of Tycho Brahe.;60.42127;60.42127;60 ° 25 ' East;-47.691712;47.692° South;Nearside;South-East;Vallis Rheita region;48;48;23.8;3339;0.070133532536626;Damaged circular formation.;;Fairly steep slopes bearing a curious lengthened formation to the West and two anonymous craters to the South and South-East.;Fairly high walls supporting a craterlet to the North-west.;Flat floor supporting a crater westward.;2;Pretty interesting formation;3;3 days after New Moon;2 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
REINER;AA69200N3050170;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Eratosthenian (From -3.2 billions years to -1.1 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Vincentio Reinieri;Riccioli (1651);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Reiner;Mathematician and astronomer;Italy;Italian;17;17 th century;?;?;?;1648;Disciple of Galileo.;-54.982963;305.017037;54 ° 59 ' West;6.920011;6.920° North;Nearside;North-West;Central part of Oceanus Procellarum;30;30;14.9;2901;0.097210775599147;Isolated circular formation to the South of the field of domes of Marius.;Asymmetric;Fairly steep slopes.;High walls.;Somber and flat floor. Central mountain.;3;Very interesting formation;12;5 days after First Quarter;4 days after Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
REINER GAMMA;AL73853N3010417;IAU Named formation;AL;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Copernician (From -1.1 billions years to present days) ?;Period source not found;No details;Reiner Gamma - Vincentio Reinieri;Mädler (1837);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Bullialdi;Mons Audus;Galilaeus;Mathematician;Italy;Italian;17;17 th century;?;?;?;1648;Disciple of Galileo.;-58.958337;301.041663;58 ° 58 ' West;7.385265;7.385° North;Nearside;North-West;Moon West limb;40;30;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Formation composed with a deposit of very clear materials in form of kite. Seems to be linked with a completely gobbled ghost crater.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;3;Very interesting formation;12;5 days after First Quarter;4 days after Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
REINHOLD;AA32815N3371375;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Eratosthenian (From -3.2 billions years to -1.1 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Erasmus Reinhold;Riccioli (1651);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Mexiae;Mons Neptunus;Reinhold;Astronomer;Germany;German;16;16 th century;Saalfeld;1511;Saalfeld;1553;Partisan of Copernic. Author of new calculations destined for sustaining the model of the heliocentric system.;-22.862453;337.137547;22 ° 52 ' West;3.281472;3.281° North;Nearside;North-West;Copernic crater region;48;48;21.6;3245;0.074978320736178;Isolated circular formation.;Do. ;Very steep and rugged slopes bearing the almost ghost crater Rheinhold B to the North-East.;Very high walls with terraces.;Flat floor with small off-centered mountains and craterlets.;4;Exceptional formation;9;2 days after First Quarter;1 day after Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
REPSOLD;AA513072N2815897;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Johann G. Repsold;Mädler (1837);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Optician;Germany;German;19;19 th century;?;1771;?;1830;?;-78.410263;281.589737;78 ° 25 ' West;51.30718;51.307° North;Nearside;North-West;Moon North-North-West limb;108;108;54.3;4281;0.039401768672352;Wrecked formation. Situated in the zone of librations.;Possibly Nectarian ;Slightly steep slopes highest to the East.;Slightly high walls collapsed to the South.;Flat floor supporting Rimae Repsold & Repsold G. Craterlets.;2;Pretty interesting formation;14;Full Moon;6 days after Last Quarter;5;Naked eye;10x binoculars;
RESNIK;AA341500S2091600;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Judith Arlene Resnik;IAU 1970 ?;??;Not known;Not known;Not known;Astronaut;U.S.A.;American;20;20 th Century;Akron;1949;??;1986;Member of the crew of the Challenger Space Shuttle destroyed on 1986.;-150.84;209.16;150 ° 50 ' West;-34.15;34 ° 9 ' South;Farside;;Not determined;22.16;22.16;11;2652;0.119714633192967;Not observable;Formerly Borman X;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
RESPIGHI;AA28612N718997;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Lorenzo Respighi (ex Dubiago C);?;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;Italy;Italian;19;19 th century;?;1824;?;1890;?;71.899653;71.899653;71 ° 54 ' East;2.861166;2.861° North;Nearside;North-East;Moon East limb;20;20;8.9;2486;0.139089903578886;Circular formation situated alongside the zone of librations.;;Fairly steep slopes bearing Respighi B to the North-West and Respighi N large somber and lengthened crater to the South.;Slightly high walls.;Rounded floor.;2;Pretty interesting formation;2;2 days after New Moon;1 day after Full Moon;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
RHAETICUS;AA318N49241;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Imbrian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.85 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Joachim von Lauchen (or Rheticus);?;01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Mons Mysius;Not named;Astronomer;Germany;German;16;16 th century;Feldkirch;1514;Kosice;1576;Disciple of Copernic that spread its theories and managed to print his book 'De Revolutionibus orbium coelestium' in 1543. Author of a table of sinus to 15 decimals.;4.924141;4.924141;4 ° 55 ' East;0.031783;0.032° North;Nearside;North-East;Moon disk center;50;43;22.2;3270;0.073616430513733;Irregular formation partly dismantled.;;Steep slopes bearing several craterlets whose a South-West North-East oriented chain to the North-East.;Slightly high walls but to the East.;Fairly flat floor. Small central mountain. Hills and craterlets.;3;Very interesting formation;7;First Quarter;6 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
RHEITA;AA371000S471708;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Anton Maria Schyrlaeus von Rheita;Riccioli (1651);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Rheita;Astronomer;Czecoslovaquia;Czech;17;17 th century;Bohéme;1597;Ravenne;1660;Manufacturer of the telescope of Kepler and author of a lunar map in 1645.;47.170768;47.170768;47 ° 10 ' East;-37.100036;37.100° South;Nearside;South-East;Vallis Rheita region;70;70;35.4;3763;0.05314768804249;Circular formation forming an interesting trio oriented South-West North-East with Fabricius and Metius.;Do. ;Steep slopes fringed to the South-West by Vallis Rheita and crushing Rheita A to the East.;High walls with terraces supporting a craterlet to the North.;Flat floor. Central mountain.;3;Very interesting formation;4;4 days after New Moon;3 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
RHYSLING;LF261000N37000;IAU Named formation;LF;Landing site name;Not determined;Not appliable;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Astronaut-named feature - Apollo 15 site.;IAU;01/01/1973 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;3.62;3.7;3 ° 42 ' East;26.07;26.100° North;Nearside;North-East;Montes Apenninus;0.1;0.1;0;23;0.191888029815397;Geological formation on the Apollo 15 landing site.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;7;First Quarter;Six days after Full Moon;999;Not observable;Not observable;
RICCIOLI;AA29004S2855845;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Walled plain;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Giovanni Baptista Riccioli;Riccioli (1651);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Stagnum Miris;Riccioli;Astronomer and geographer;Italy;Italian;17;17 th century;Ferrare;1598;Bologne;1671;First observer of a double star (Mizar). Author of the 'New Almagest' comprising a map of the Moon drawn by Grimaldi with a new lunar nomenclature.;-74.415522;285.584478;74 ° 25 ' West;-2.900364;2.900° South;Nearside;South-West;Moon West limb;146;146;77.8;4770;0.030645644366152;Damaged circular formation.;Possibly Nectarian ;Fairly steep slopes bearing a large crater to the South-West Riccioli K to the West and Riccioli G to the North-East.;More high walls to the East that to the West.;Floor very tormented to the South and filled with lava to the North. Contains Rimae Riccioli. Hills craterlets and lines of crests.;3;Very interesting formation;13;6 days after First Quarter;5 days after Last Quarter;5;Naked eye;10x binoculars;
RICCIUS;AA370250S264255;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Matteo Ricci;Riccioli (1651);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Bichi;Not named;Riccius;Astronomer mathematician and geographer;Italy;Italian;16;16 th century;Macerata;1552;Pékin;1610;Jesuit missionary in China. Published maps of the World.;26.425498;26.425498;26 ° 26 ' East;-37.024994;37.025° South;Nearside;South-East;Rupes Altai South region;71;71;35.8;3778;0.0526395048286;Very damaged circular formation and riddled of ulterior craters.;Maybe Nectarian;Steep slopes replaced to the East by a chain of craters whose Riccius H A & B.;High walls subsisting to the West and supporting Rabbi Levi M to the South.;"Tormented floor supporting two craters and several craterlets. Crest and hill lines.""";3;Very interesting formation;5;5 days after New Moon;4 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
RICCO;AA749200N1770500;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Eratosthenian (From -3.2 billions years to -1.1 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Annibale Ricco;IAU 1991 ?;??;Not known;Not known;Not known;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;177.05;177.05;177 ° 3 ' East;74.92;74 ° 55 ' North;Farside;North-East;Not determined;65.83;65.83;32.9;3681;0.055927090162785;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
RICHARDS;AA77000N1400900;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Theodore William Richards;IAU 1970 ?;??;Not known;Not known;Not known;Chemist;U.S.A.;American;20;20 th Century;Germantown;1868;Cambridge;1928;Works in electrochemistry thermochemistry and thermodynamics. Inventor of the adiabatic calorimeter on 1905. Discoverer of the atomic mass of one lead isotop. Nobel prize on 1914.;140.09;140.09;140 ° 5 ' East;7.7;7 ° 5 ' North;Farside;North-East;Not determined;16.8;16.8;8.4;2440;0.145281163986506;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
RICHARDSON;AA309300N998900;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Sir Owen Willans Richardson;IAU 1970 ?;??;Not known;Not known;Not known;Physicist;United Kingdom;British;20;20 th Century;Dewsbury;1879;Alton;1959;Author of the laws on electron emissions by heated metals on 1901 basis of the electroniques tubes principle. Nobel prize on 1928.;99.89;99.89;99 ° 53 ' East;30.93;30 ° 55 ' North;Farside;North-East;Not determined;162.56;162.56;81.2;4832;0.029730480545449;Circular formation in the libration zone.;Name is on LAC 29 ;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
RIEDEL;AA488900S2199500;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Klaus Riedel;IAU 1970 ?;??;Not known;Not known;Not known;Engineer;Germany;German;20;20 th Century;Wilhelmshaven;1907;Zinnowitz;1944;Rockets conceiver.;-140.05;219.95;140 ° 3 ' West;-48.89;48 ° 53 ' South;Farside;South-West;Not determined;49.14;49.14;24.5;3371;0.068609985464407;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
RIEMANN;AA393804N871776;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Walled plain;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms and Byrne / 2009;No details;Bernhard Riemann;Arthur / Whitaker (1963);01/01/1964 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Mathematician;Germany;German;19;19 th century;Breselenz;1826;Selasca;1866;Theory of variable functions complex in 1851. Creator of the topology. Inventor of a non euclidian geometry.;87.177626;87.177626;87 ° 11 ' East;39.380363;39.380° North;Librations zone;North-East;Moon North-East limb;111;111;58.9;4387;0.037225549517064;Damaged circular formation situated in the zone of librations.;;Slightly steep slopes riddled of craterlets and bearing Beals to the South and Riemann B to the North.;Fairly high walls to the East and riddled of craterlets to the West.;Tormented floor supporting many craters and craterlets.;1;Low interest or difficult formation;2;2 days after New Moon;1 day after Full Moon;5;Naked eye;10x binoculars;
RIMA AGATHARCHIDES;RI203784S3314357;IAU Named formation;RI;Rille;Not determined;Extension tectonism or extrusive volcanism ?;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Rille of Agatharchides - Agatharchide;?;01/01/1964 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Geographer and historian;Greece;Greek;-2;2 nd century BC;?;about 100 BC;?;?;?;-28.564333;331.435667;28 ° 34 ' West;-20.378425;20.378° South;Nearside;South-West;West part of Mare Nubium;50;2;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Narrow rille.;;North South oriented.;Crosses the large crater Agatharchides P.;;2;Pretty interesting formation;9;2 days after First Quarter;1 day after Last Quarter;150;150 mm reflector;300 mm reflector;
RIMA AGRICOLA;RI292477N3065796;IAU Named formation;RI;Rima rimae;Not determined;Extension tectonism or extrusive volcanism ?;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Named from nearby Montes.;IAU;01/01/1985 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;?;Europe;Latin;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;-53.420422;306.579578;53 ° 25 ' West;29.247735;29.248° North;Nearside;North-West;Seleucus;125.078;125.078;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Narrow and very sinuous rille parallel to Montes Agricola.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;12;Five days after First Quarter;Four days after Last Quarter;150;150 mm reflector;300 mm reflector;
RIMA ARCHYTAS;RI536286N29985;IAU Named formation;RI;Rille;Not determined;Extension tectonism or extrusive volcanism ?;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Rille ofArchytas - Archytas;?;01/01/1964 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Scientist and stateman;Greece;Greek;-5;5 th century BC;Tarente;428 BC;Tarente;347 av JC;Pythagorician friend of Platon. Inventor of the kite and flying machines.;2.998543;2.998543;2 ° 60 ' East;53.628576;53.629° North;Nearside;North-East;Moon North limb;90;0.5;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Very narrow rille oriented South-East North-West.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;1;Low interest or difficult formation;7;First Quarter;6 days after Full Moon;999;Not observable;Not observable;
RIMA ARIADAEUS;RI64752N134381;IAU Named formation;RI;Rille;Not determined;Extension tectonism or extrusive volcanism ?;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Rille of Ariadaeus - Ariadaeus;?;01/01/1961 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;King;Macedony;Macedonian;-4;4 th century BC;?;?;?;317 av JC;Son of Philippe II. Author of a compilation of eclipses. Assassinated on the order of Olympias.;13.438116;13.438116;13 ° 26 ' East;6.475181;6.475° North;Nearside;North-East;East of Mare Tranquillitatis region;220;7;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Large rectilinear East West oriented rile. Ramifies to the West with a branch going to Rima Hyginus.;;Splits to the East near Ariadaeus. Fulfillled by a mountainous cape to the North of Silberschlag. Floor filled by places.;;;4;Exceptional formation;6;6 days after New Moon;5 days after Full Moon;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
RIMA ARTSIMOVICH;RI266632N3213543;IAU Named formation;RI;Rima rimae;Not determined;Extension tectonism or extrusive volcanism ?;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Named from nearby crater.;IAU;01/01/1985 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Physicist;Europe;Soviet;20;20 th Century;?;?;?;?;?;-38.645701;321.354299;38 ° 39 ' West;26.663198;26.663° North;Nearside;North-West;Aristarchus;68.0584;68.0584;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Shallow and narrow rille located on the East of Montes Harbinger.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;11;Four days after First Quarter;Three days after Last Quarter;150;150 mm reflector;300 mm reflector;
RIMA BILLY;RI147407S3119593;IAU Named formation;RI;Rille;Not determined;Extension tectonism or extrusive volcanism ?;Pre-Imbrian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.85 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Rille of Billy - Jacques de Billy;?;01/01/1964 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Mathematician and astronomer;France;French;17;17 th century;?;1602;?;1679;Equally astrologer. Believed in a mysterious comet influence.;-48.040693;311.959307;48 ° 2 ' West;-14.740665;14.741° South;Nearside;South-West;East of Mare Humorum region;70;2;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Very narrow rille oriented South-East North-West and situated on the South-East slopes of Billy.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;1;Low interest or difficult formation;11;4 days after First Quarter;3 days after Last Quarter;150;150 mm reflector;300 mm reflector;
RIMA BIRT;RI214034S3507189;IAU Named formation;RI;Rille;Not determined;Extrusive volcanism;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Rille of Birt - William R. Birt;?;01/01/1964 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;England;English;19;19 th century;?;1804;?;1881;Selenographer.;-9.281079;350.718921;9 ° 17 ' West;-21.403404;21.403° South;Nearside;South-West;Mare Humorum region;50;1.5;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Narrow rectilinear rille with bend in form of S in its middle.;;North South oriented and connecting the lengthened craterlet Birt E and the craterlet Birt F.;Broadsided to its North extremity by a second anonymous groove again more narrow and parallel.;;4;Exceptional formation;8;1 day after First Quarter;Last Quarter;150;150 mm reflector;300 mm reflector;
RIMA BRADLEY;RI241736N3593961;IAU Named formation;RI;Rille;Not determined;Extension tectonism or extrusive volcanism ?;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Rille of Bradley - Mounts of Bradley (James Bradley);?;01/01/1964 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;England;English;18;18 th century;Sherborne;1692;Chalford;1762;Discovered the aberration of the light in 1727 and the nutation in 1748. Director of the observatory of Greenwich. Royal astronomer in 1742.;-0.603855;359.396145;0 ° 36 ' West;24.173599;24.174° North;Nearside;North-West;Montes Apenninus region;130;3;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Large South-West North-East oriented rille situated at the foot of Montes Apenninus.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;4;Exceptional formation;7;First Quarter;6 days after Full Moon;100;100 mm reflector;200 mm reflector;
RIMA BRAYLEY;RI222978N3236472;IAU Named formation;RI;Rille;Not determined;Extension tectonism or extrusive volcanism ?;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Rille of Brayley - Edward E. Brayley;?;01/01/1985 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Professor;England;English;19;19 th century;?;1801;?;1870;Specialist in geography.;-36.352849;323.647151;36 ° 21 ' West;22.297829;22.298° North;Nearside;North-West;Region between Oceanus Procellarum and Mare Imbrium;240;0.5;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Very narrow sinuous rille oriented South-West North-East.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;1;Low interest or difficult formation;10;3 days after First Quarter;2 days after Last Quarter;999;Not observable;Not observable;
RIMA CALIPPUS;RI370316N126597;IAU Named formation;RI;Rille;Not determined;Extension tectonism or extrusive volcanism ?;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Rille of Callippos - Callippos;?;01/01/1964 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;Greece;Greek;-4;4 th century BC;Cyzique;350 BC;?;?;Disciple of Eudoxe and director of his school. Improvement of the cycle of Meton.;12.659732;12.659732;12 ° 40 ' East;37.031551;37.032° North;Nearside;North-East;North of Mare Serenitatis region;40;1.5;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;South-West North-East oriented narrow rille situated at the foot of Montes Caucasus.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;1;Low interest or difficult formation;6;6 days after New Moon;5 days after Full Moon;150;150 mm reflector;300 mm reflector;
RIMA CARDANUS;RI113175N2888625;IAU Named formation;RI;Rille;Not determined;Extension tectonism or extrusive volcanism ?;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Rille of Cardanus - Girolamo Cardano (Jérome Cardan);?;01/01/1964 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Doctor mathematician and philosopher;Italy;Italian;16;16 th century;Pavie;1501;Rome;1576;Numerous philosophical works including the astrology. Resolution of equations of third degree. Creators of imaginary numbers. Inventor of a linking system wearing his name.;-71.137457;288.862543;71 ° 8 ' West;11.317532;11.318° North;Nearside;North-West;Moon West limb;121;1.5;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Pretty long and large rille oriented South-West North-East.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;3;Very interesting formation;13;6 days after First Quarter;5 days after Last Quarter;150;150 mm reflector;300 mm reflector;
RIMA CARMEN;RI199548N292980;IAU Named formation;RI;Rima rimae;Not determined;Extension tectonism or extrusive volcanism ?;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Rille of Carmen Spanish female name.;IAU;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;?;Europe;Spain;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;29.297964;29.297964;29 ° 18 ' East;19.954796;19.955° North;Nearside;North-East;Mare Serenitatis;15.0199;15.0199;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Few sinuous rille located on the East of Mons Argaeus.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;5;Five days after New Moon;Four days after Full Moon;150;150 mm reflector;300 mm reflector;
RIMA CAUCHY;RI104151N380746;IAU Named formation;RI;Rille;Not determined;Extension tectonism or extrusive volcanism ?;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Rille of Cauchy - Augustin Louis Cauchy;?;01/01/1964 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Mathematician;France;French;19;19 th century;Paris;1789;Sceaux;1857;Author of the theory of functions of a complex variable. Works on the development in series of functions. Member of the Academy of Sciences in 1816 and the Bureau of Longitudes in 1839.;38.074628;38.074628;38 ° 4 ' East;10.415088;10.415° North;Nearside;North-East;Central part of Mare Tranquillitatis;210;4;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Large and rectilinear rille on the North-East slope of Cauchy and oriented South-East North-West.;;Comprises a very short passage in form of S in the middle. Prolongs to the East until Lawrence by crossing a mountainous region.;;;4;Exceptional formation;13;6 days after First Quarter;5 days after Last Quarter;100;100 mm reflector;200 mm reflector;
RIMA CLEOMEDES;RI279776N565145;IAU Named formation;RI;Rille;Not determined;Extension tectonism or extrusive volcanism ?;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Rille of Cleomedes - Cleomede;?;01/01/1964 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;Greece;Greek;-2;2 nd century BC;?;about 150 BC;?;?;Author of a treaty of astronomy in two appointed works 'Theory of circular movements of celestial bodies'.;56.514513;56.514513;56 ° 31 ' East;27.977626;27.978° North;Nearside;North-East;North-West edge of Mare Crisium;60;2.5;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Situated in the arena of Cleomedes. Oriented South-East North-West. In form of Y. A branch ends to the North of the craterlet Cleomedes J.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;4;Exceptional formation;3;3 days after New Moon;2 days after Full Moon;100;100 mm reflector;200 mm reflector;
RIMA CLEOPATRA;RI300315N3061993;IAU Named formation;RI;Rima rimae;Not determined;Extension tectonism or extrusive volcanism ?;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Rille of Cleopatra – Greek female name.;IAU;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Queen;Europe;Egyptian;?;?;?;?;?;?;Queen of Egypt;-53.800738;306.199262;53 ° 48 ' West;30.031478;30.031° North;Nearside;North-West;Seleucus;14.6607;14.6607;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Sinuous rille located on the North of Montes Agricola.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;12;Five days after First Quarter;Four days after Last Quarter;150;150 mm reflector;300 mm reflector;
RIMA CONON;RI186921N18530;IAU Named formation;RI;Rille;Not determined;Extension tectonism or extrusive volcanism ?;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Rille of Conon - Conon of Samos;?;01/01/1964 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Mathematician and astronomer;Greece;Greek;-4;4 th century BC;Samos;300 BC;?;?;Friend of Archimede. Inventor of the constellation 'Hair of Berenice'. Author of 7 books devoted to the astronomy.;1.85302;1.85302;1 ° 51 ' East;18.692081;18.692° North;Nearside;North-East;Montes Apenninus region;45;2;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Sinuous rille oriented South-East North-West that passes Sinus Fidei.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;3;Very interesting formation;7;First Quarter;6 days after Full Moon;150;150 mm reflector;300 mm reflector;
RIMA DAWES;RI175776N266304;IAU Named formation;RI;Rima rimae;Not determined;Extension tectonism or extrusive volcanism ?;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Rille of Dawes – William Rutter Dawes;IAU;01/01/1985 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Astronomer and doctor;England;English;19;19 th century;?;1799;?;1868;Important works in optical.;26.630369;26.630369;26 ° 38 ' East;17.57761;17.578° North;Nearside;North-East;Mare Serenitatis;15;15;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Straight rille located on the North-East slope of Dawes;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;5;Five days after New Moon;Four days after Full Moon;150;150 mm reflector;300 mm reflector;
RIMA DELISLE;RI308730N3276518;IAU Named formation;RI;Rille;Not determined;Extension tectonism or extrusive volcanism ?;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Rille of Delisle - Joseph Nicolas Delisle (or Delisle the Young);?;01/01/1985 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;France;French;18;18 th century;Paris;1688;Paris;1768;Member of the Academy of Sciences in 1714. Inventor of the calculation of the distance of the Mercury and Venus Sun crossing. Has put in place the observatory of St-Petersbourg.;-32.348193;327.651807;32 ° 21 ' West;30.873029;30.873° North;Nearside;North-West;Noth part of Oceanus Procellarum;50;0.5;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Very narrow and short sinuous rille oriented South-West North-East.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;1;Low interest or difficult formation;10;3 days after First Quarter;2 days after Last Quarter;999;Not observable;Not observable;
RIMA DIOPHANTUS;RI287038N3263266;IAU Named formation;RI;Rille;Not determined;Extension tectonism or extrusive volcanism ?;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Rille of Diophantus - Diophante;?;01/01/1985 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Mathematician;Greece;Greek;3;3 rd century;Alexandrie;325;?;410;Bit known. Collection of mathematics problems. Works on equations of the first and second degree.;-33.673447;326.326553;33 ° 40 ' West;28.703825;28.704° North;Nearside;North-West;Region between Oceanus Procellarum and Mare Imbrium;140;0.5;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Sinuous and very narrow rille oriented West East.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;1;Low interest or difficult formation;10;3 days after First Quarter;2 days after Last Quarter;999;Not observable;Not observable;
RIMA DRAPER;RI173691N3346328;IAU Named formation;RI;Rima rimae;Not determined;Extension tectonism or extrusive volcanism ?;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Rille of Draper – Henry Draper;IAU;01/01/1985 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Astronomer;U. S. A.;American;19;19 th century;Prince Edward County;1837;New York;1882;Precursor of the astrophotography and the spectroscopy. Author of the 'Henry Draper Catalogue' containing 240 000 stellar spectra. Inventor of the basis of the stellar classification.;-25.367178;334.632822;25 ° 22 ' West;17.369103;17.369° North;Nearside;North-West;Timocharis;244.159;244.159;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Narrow and very sinuous rille located on the basement of Montes Carpatus.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;10;Three days after First Quarter;Two days after Last Quarter;150;150 mm reflector;300 mm reflector;
RIMA EULER;RI210842N3296879;IAU Named formation;RI;Rima rimae;Not determined;Extension tectonism or extrusive volcanism ?;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Rille of Euler – Leonhardt Draper;IAU;01/01/1985 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Mathematician;Switzerland;Swiss;18;18 th century;B?›le;1707;Saint-Pétersbourg;1783;Author of 900 works on many areas whose mathematics and astronomy. Author of a 'Complete mechanics treaty' in 1736 and a work 'On the theory of the Moon'.;-30.31211;329.68789;30 ° 19 ' West;21.084182;21.084° North;Nearside;North-West;Aristarchus;104.972;104.972;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Narrow and sinuous rille starting at Jehan.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;10;Three days after First Quarter;Two days after Last Quarter;150;150 mm reflector;300 mm reflector;
RIMA FLAMMARION;RI23842S3553268;IAU Named formation;RI;Rima rimae;Not determined;Extension tectonism or extrusive volcanism ?;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Rille of Flammarion – Camille Flammarion;IAU;01/01/1964 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Astronomer;France;French;19;19 th century;Montigny le Roi;1842;Juvisy sur Orge;1925;Talented popularizator. Author of 'The Popular Astronomy' in 1879. Creator of an observatory in Juvisy in 1883 and of the Société Astronomique de France in 1887. Works in occult sciences meteorology and climatology;-4.673191;355.326809;4 ° 40 ' West;-2.384225;2.384° North;Nearside;South-West;Ptolemaeus;49.7475;49.7475;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Straight rille becoming double at its East endand located on the North slope of Flammarion.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;8;One day after First Quarter;Last Quarter;150;150 mm reflector;300 mm reflector;
RIMA FURNERIUS;RI352950S611717;IAU Named formation;RI;Rima rimae;Not determined;Extension tectonism or extrusive volcanism ?;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Rille of Furnerius – George Furner (Inside crater);IAU;01/01/1964 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Mathematician;France;French;17;17 th century;?;?;?;?;Jesuit. Professor to Paris.;61.171658;61.171658;61 ° 10 ' East;-35.295031;35.295° North;Nearside;South-East;Furnerius;65.854;65.854;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Almost straight rille on the floor of Furnerius.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;3;Three days after New Moon;Two days after Full Moon;150;150 mm reflector;300 mm reflector;
RIMA G. BOND;RI328578N352509;IAU Named formation;RI;Rille;Not determined;Extension tectonism or extrusive volcanism ?;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Rille of Bond - George Philip Bond;?;01/01/1964 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;U. S. A.;American;19;19 th century;?;1826;?;1865;Son of W. Bond. Proposed the non solid nature of rings of Saturn and discovers the nature of the Orion nebula.;35.250943;35.250943;35 ° 15 ' East;32.857818;32.858° North;Nearside;North-East;Atlas crater South-East region;150;3;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;North-South oriented straight rille.;Large rille oriented North South. Crosses a lenghtened mountain in Lacus Somniurum and closes the crater Hall.;Not described in this VMA version.;;;4;Exceptional formation;5;5 days after New Moon;4 days after Full Moon;100;100 mm reflector;200 mm reflector;
RIMA GALILAEI;RI129081N3007961;IAU Named formation;RI;Rille;Not determined;Extension tectonism or extrusive volcanism ?;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Rille of Galileo - Galileo Galilei (or Galilée);?;01/01/1985 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer and physicist;Italy;Italian;17;17 th century;Pise;1564;Arcetri;1642;Founder of the modern mechanics. First usage of the telescope on stars. Discovers Sun spots the satellites of Jupiter and the lunar relief. Had to renounce to the rotation of the Earth around the Sun.;-59.203904;300.796096;59 ° 12 ' West;12.908118;12.908° North;Nearside;North-West;Moon West limb;180;0.5;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Very narrow sinuous rille oriented North South. Wanders in the field of domes of Marius.;;Not described in this VMA version.;1;;3;Very interesting formation;12;5 days after First Quarter;4 days after Last Quarter;999;+ 400 mm reflector;+ 500 mm reflector;
RIMA GARTNER;RI588445N357654;IAU Named formation;RI;Rille;Not determined;Extension tectonism or extrusive volcanism ?;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Rille of Gärtner - Christian Gärtner;?;01/01/1964 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Geologist;Germany;German;18;18 th century;?;1750;?;1813;?;35.765404;35.765404;35 ° 46 ' East;58.844496;58.844° North;Nearside;North-East;Moon North-North-East limb;30;2;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Situated in G?rtner. Oriented South-West North-East. Starts to the East of the craterlet G?rtner D. Ends by a lengthened craterlet.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;3;Very interesting formation;5;5 days after New Moon;4 days after Full Moon;150;150 mm reflector;300 mm reflector;
RIMA GAY-LUSSAC;RI131772N3376727;IAU Named formation;RI;Rille;Not determined;Extension tectonism or extrusive volcanism ?;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Rille of Gay-Lussac - Louis-Joseph Gay-Lussac;?;01/01/1964 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Physicist and chemist;France;French;19;19 th century;Saint-Léonard de Nob;1778;Paris;1850;Law on the dilation of gases in 1802. Preparation of the sodium of the potassium and many acids. Discovery of halogens.;-22.327341;337.672659;22 ° 20 ' West;13.177195;13.177° North;Nearside;North-West;Copernic crater region;40;2;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;South-West North-East oriented straight rille situated on the North-West slope of Copernicus.;;Apparently formed of an alignment of craterlets.;;;3;Very interesting formation;9;2 days after First Quarter;1 day after Last Quarter;150;150 mm reflector;300 mm reflector;
RIMA HADLEY;RI257159N31467;IAU Named formation;RI;Rille;Not determined;Extension tectonism or extrusive volcanism ?;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Rille of Hadley - John Hadley;?;01/01/1964 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Mathematician and physicist;England;English;18;18 th century;Hertfordshire;1682;East Barnet;1744;Astronomical instrument manufacturer. Inventor of the quadrant to reflection. Member of the Royal Society in 1717;3.146712;3.146712;3 ° 9 ' East;25.715918;25.716° North;Nearside;North-East;Montes Apenninus region;80;2.5;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;South-West North-East oriented sinuous rille. Passes the craterlet Hadley C in its center. Visited by the Apollo 15 mission.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;4;Exceptional formation;7;First Quarter;6 days after Full Moon;100;100 mm reflector;200 mm reflector;
RIMA HANSTEEN;RI120882S3070078;IAU Named formation;RI;Rille;Not determined;Extension tectonism or extrusive volcanism ?;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Rille of Hansteen - Christopher Hansteen;?;01/01/1964 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer and geophysicist;Norway;Norwegian;18;18 th century;Oslo;1784;Oslo;1873;Discovers variations of the terrestrial magnetic field in 1821. Founder of an observatory to Oslo in 1833. Supervisor of works of triangulation of Norway.;-52.992175;307.007825;52 ° 60 ' West;-12.088172;12.088° South;Nearside;South-West;South-West part of Oceanus Procellarum;25;3;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;North South oriented narrow rille and situated on the South-West slope of Hansteen.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;2;Pretty interesting formation;11;4 days after First Quarter;3 days after Last Quarter;100;100 mm reflector;200 mm reflector;
RIMA HESIODUS;RI305396S3381507;IAU Named formation;RI;Rille;Not determined;Extension tectonism or extrusive volcanism ?;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Rille of Hesiodus - Hesiode;?;01/01/1964 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Poet;Greece;Greek;-8;8 th century BC;Ascra;750 BC ?;?;vers 650 av JC;Poems on agricultural works. Author of an origin of the World and a genealogy of Gods in the 'Theogony'.;-21.8493;338.1507;21 ° 51 ' West;-30.539583;30.540° South;Nearside;South-West;Tycho crater North-West region;300;3;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Very large rectilinear rille.;;South-West North-East oriented. Marks a double bend in S near its West extremity.;Crosses several formations whose of hills to the North of Cicchus.;Wears several craterlets whose Cichus N in its middle.;4;Exceptional formation;9;2 days after First Quarter;1 day after Last Quarter;100;100 mm reflector;200 mm reflector;
RIMA HYGINUS;RI76164N67746;IAU Named formation;RI;Rille;Not determined;Extension tectonism or extrusive volcanism ?;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Rille of Hyginus - Caius Julius Hyginus;?;01/01/1961 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;Greece;Greek;-2;2 nd century BC;?;?;?;?;Friend of Ovide.;6.774559;6.774559;6 ° 46 ' East;7.616388;7.616° North;Nearside;North-East;East of Mare Tranquillitatis region;220;4;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Large rille South-East North-West oriented to the departure. Crosses the crater Hyginus.;;Then West East oriented. Slightly Deep. Seems formed of an alignment of craterlets. Connected by a small groove to Rima Ariadaeus.;;;4;Exceptional formation;6;6 days after New Moon;5 days after Full Moon;100;100 mm reflector;200 mm reflector;
RIMA JANSEN;RI144951N295115;IAU Named formation;RI;Rille;Not determined;Extension tectonism or extrusive volcanism ?;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Rille of Jansen - Zacharias Jansen;?;01/01/1964 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Optician;Netherlands;Dutch;17;17 th century;La Haye;1580;Amsterdam;1631;Presumed manufacturer of the first magnifying telescope.;29.511521;29.511521;29 ° 31 ' East;14.495136;14.495° North;Nearside;North-East;Central part of Mare Tranquillitatis;35;2;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Deep little narrow rectilinear rille. Oriented South-East North-West. Ends to the South close to Dorsa Barlow.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;2;Pretty interesting formation;5;5 days after New Moon;4 days after Full Moon;150;150 mm reflector;300 mm reflector;
RIMA KRIEGER;RI292938N3137374;IAU Named formation;RI;Rima rimae;Not determined;Extension tectonism or extrusive volcanism ?;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Rille of Krieger – Johann W. Krieger;IAU;01/01/1985 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Astronomer;Germany;German;19;19 th century;?;1865;?;1902;Selenographer.;-46.262643;313.737357;46 ° 16 ' West;29.293843;29.294° North;Nearside;North-West;Aristarchus;22.6225;22.6225;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Small narrow and sinuous rille starting at Wollaston and ending on the East slope of Krieger while cutting it.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;11;Four days after First Quarter;Three days after Last Quarter;150;150 mm reflector;300 mm reflector;
RIMA LOUVILLE;RI476100N3084600;IAU Named formation;RI;Rille;Sinuous rille;Extrusive volcanism ?;Lower Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.8 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Jacques D'Allonville Chevalier de Louville;IAU 2021;28/09/2021 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Mathematician and astronomer;France;French;18;18 th century;Louville la Chenard;1671;Saint Jean de Braye;1732;Author of a calculation method about eclipses come back. Member of Academy of Sciences. Dicoverer of the variation of the Earh axis rotation.;-51.54;308.46;51 ° 32 ' West;47.61;47 ° 37 ' North;Nearside;North-West;North part of Oceanus Procellarum;86;0.2;43;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Shallow and very sinuous rille oriented North-South. Joining Rima Sharp to its South end.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
RIMA MAIRAN;RI382789N3131727;IAU Named formation;RI;Rille;Not determined;Extension tectonism or extrusive volcanism ?;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Rille of Mairan - Jean-Jacques Dortous de Mairan;?;01/01/1985 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;France;French;18;18 th century;Béziers;1678;Paris;1771;;-46.82735;313.17265;46 ° 50 ' West;38.278892;38.279° North;Nearside;North-West;Noth part of Oceanus Procellarum;10;2;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Very narrow sinuous rille oriented North South.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;1;Low interest or difficult formation;11;4 days after First Quarter;3 days after Last Quarter;150;150 mm reflector;300 mm reflector;
RIMA MARCELLO;RI185895N277389;IAU Named formation;RI;Rima rimae;Not determined;Extension tectonism or extrusive volcanism ?;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Rille of Marcello – Italian male name.;IAU;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;?;Europe;Italy;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;27.738853;27.738853;27 ° 44 ' East;18.589517;18.590° North;Nearside;North-East;Mare Serenitatis;3.9511;3.9511;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Small craterlets chain located between Dawes and Mons Argaeus.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;5;Five days after New Moon;Four days after Full Moon;999;Not observable;Not observable;
RIMA MARIUS;RI163723N3104582;IAU Named formation;RI;Rille;Not determined;Extension tectonism or extrusive volcanism ?;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Rille of Marius - Simon Mayr;?;01/01/1964 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;Germany;German;16;16 th century;Gunzenhausen;1570;Ansbach;1624;Discoverer of 4 large satellites of Jupiter independently from Galileo and inventor of their names. First western observer of the galaxy of Andromeda;-49.541799;310.458201;49 ° 33 ' West;16.372259;16.372° North;Nearside;North-West;Aristarchus crater region;250;2;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Sinuous rille West - East oriented to the departure with a width passing from 2000 to 1000 m. Elbow near the crater Marius B. Then oriented North - South with a width varying from 1000 to 500 m.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;4;Exceptional formation;11;4 days after First Quarter;3 days after Last Quarter;150;150 mm reflector;300 mm reflector;
RIMA MESSIER;RI7565S445454;IAU Named formation;RI;Rille;Not determined;Extension tectonism or extrusive volcanism ?;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Rille of Messier - Charles Messier;?;01/01/1964 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;France;French;18;18 th century;Badonviller;1730;Paris;1817;Nicknamed 'The Ferret of comets' by King Louis XV. Discoverer of 16 comets and editor in 1771 of a catalogue of 103 celestial objects (Nebulae clusters and galaxies).;44.545446;44.545446;44 ° 33 ' East;-0.756473;0.756° South;Nearside;South-East;East part of Mare Fecunditatis;80;1;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Very narrow and little rille deep situated to the North-West of Messier.;;South-East North-West oriented.;Wears a craterlet to its South extremity.;;2;Pretty interesting formation;4;4 days after New Moon;3 days after Full Moon;250;250 mm reflector;500 mm reflector;
RIMA MILICHIUS;RI80294N3271346;IAU Named formation;RI;Rille;Not determined;Extension tectonism or extrusive volcanism ?;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Rille of Milichius - Jacob Milich;?;01/01/1985 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Doctor philosopher and mathematician;Germany;German;16;16 th century;?;1501;?;1559;?;-32.865434;327.134566;32 ° 52 ' West;8.029366;8.029° North;Nearside;North-West;East part of Oceanus Procellarum;110;0.3;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Very narrow sinuous rille oriented North South and discovered by Lunar Orbiter probes. Passes a small chain of hills in its South part.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;1;Low interest or difficult formation;10;3 days after First Quarter;2 days after Last Quarter;999;Not observable;Not observable;
RIMA OPPOLZER;RI15338S12757;IAU Named formation;RI;Rille;Not determined;Extension tectonism or extrusive volcanism ?;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Rille of Oppolzer - Theodor von Oppolzer;?;01/01/1964 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;Austria;Austrian;19;19 th century;Prague;1841;Vienne;1886;Works on the celestial mechanics. Author of 'Canon der Finsternisse' containing 13 200 Moon and Sun eclipses between 1207 av JC and 2161 published in 1887.;1.275734;1.275734;1 ° 17 ' East;-1.533839;1.534° South;Nearside;South-East;Ptolemaeus crater region;110;2;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Large oriented West East rile. Interrupted in the middle by the East wall of Oppolzer.;;Crosses the arena of Oppolzer and closes that of Réaumur.;;;3;Very interesting formation;7;First Quarter;6 days after Full Moon;150;150 mm reflector;300 mm reflector;
RIMA REAUMUR;RI28383S24662;IAU Named formation;RI;Rille;Not determined;Extension tectonism or extrusive volcanism ?;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Rille of Réaumur - René Antoine Ferchaud de Réaumur;?;01/01/1964 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Physicist and naturalist;France;French;18;18 th century;La Rochelle;1683;St Julien du Terroux;1757;Member of the Academy of Sciences in 1708. Inventor of the alcohol thermometer in 1730. Works on ferrous alloys. Numerous studies on animals.;2.466186;2.466186;2 ° 28 ' East;-2.83828;2.838° South;Nearside;South-East;Ptolemaeus crater region;45;1.5;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;South-East North-West oriented narrow rille situated on the East slope of Reaumur.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;2;Pretty interesting formation;7;First Quarter;6 days after Full Moon;150;150 mm reflector;300 mm reflector;
RIMA REIKO;RI185524N277106;IAU Named formation;RI;Rima rimae;Not determined;Extension tectonism or extrusive volcanism ?;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Rille of Reiko – Japanese female name.;IAU;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;?;Asia;Japan;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;27.710553;27.710553;27 ° 43 ' East;18.552394;18.552° North;Nearside;North-East;Mare Serenitatis;4.29252;4.29252;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Small craterlets chain located between Dawes and Mons Argaeus.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;5;Five days after New Moon;Four days after Full Moon;999;Not observable;Not observable;
RIMA RUDOLF;RI197095N296249;IAU Named formation;RI;Rima rimae;Not determined;Extension tectonism or extrusive volcanism ?;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Rille of Rudolph – German male name.;IAU;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;?;Europe;Germany;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;29.624863;29.624863;29 ° 37 ' East;19.709525;19.710° North;Nearside;North-East;Mare Serenitatis;8.28816;8.28816;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Slightly sinuous rille located on the basement of Mons Argaeus.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;5;Five days after New Moon;Four days after Full Moon;150;150 mm reflector;300 mm reflector;
RIMA SCHROTER;RI12752N3537539;IAU Named formation;RI;Rille;Not determined;Extension tectonism or extrusive volcanism ?;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Rille of Schröter - Johan H. Schröter;?;01/01/1964 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;Germany;German;18;18 th century;?;1745;?;1816;Selenographer. Specialist of rills and wrinkle ridges.;-6.24611;353.75389;6 ° 15 ' West;1.275211;1.275° North;Nearside;North-West;Erathostenes crater South region;40;1.5;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Short and narrow rille oriented South-West North-East joining S?mmering to Schr?ter.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;2;Pretty interesting formation;7;First Quarter;6 days after Full Moon;150;150 mm reflector;300 mm reflector;
RIMA SHARP;RI460182N3096388;IAU Named formation;RI;Rille;Not determined;Extension tectonism or extrusive volcanism ?;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Rille of Sharp - Abraham Sharp;?;01/01/1964 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;England;English;17;17 th century;?;1652;?;1742;Collaborator of Flamsteed.;-50.361243;309.638757;50 ° 22 ' West;46.018214;46.018° North;Nearside;North-West;Noth part of Oceanus Procellarum;210;0.3;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Long and very narrow sinuous rille oriented North South.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;2;Pretty interesting formation;11;4 days after First Quarter;3 days after Last Quarter;999;Not observable;Not observable;
RIMA SHEEPSHANKS;RI582755N236885;IAU Named formation;RI;Rille;Not determined;Extension tectonism or extrusive volcanism ?;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Rille of Sheepshanks - Anne Sheepshanks;?;01/01/1985 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Benefactor;England;English;19;19 th century;?;1789;?;1876;Sister of the astronomer of the same name.;23.688487;23.688487;23 ° 41 ' East;58.27551;58.276° North;Nearside;North-East;Moon North limb;200;0.5;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Very narrow rille invisible from the Earth oriented West East.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;1;Low interest or difficult formation;5;5 days after New Moon;4 days after Full Moon;999;Not observable;Not observable;
RIMA SIEGFRIED;RI258200S1030100;IAU Named formation;RI;Rille;Sinuous rille;Extrusive volcanism ?;Lower Imbrian (from -3.85 billions years à -3.8 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Rima Siegfried;IAU 1976;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;103.01;103.01;103 ° 1 ' East;-25.82;25 ° 49 ' South;Farside;South-East;Lacus Solitudinis North bank;13.96;0.8;7;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Straight rille oriented North-South.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
RIMA SUESS;RI66220N3128596;IAU Named formation;RI;Rille;Not determined;Extension tectonism or extrusive volcanism ?;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Rille of Suess - Eduard Suess;?;01/01/1985 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Geologist;Austria;Austrian;19;19 th century;London;1831;Vienne;1914;Professor in the university of Comes in 1857. First general geology of the Earth in the work 'Face of the Earth' in 1909. Discoverer of the cosmic origin of the moldavites.;-47.140367;312.859633;47 ° 8 ' West;6.621986;6.622° North;Nearside;North-West;Central part of Oceanus Procellarum;200;0.3;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Very narrow sinuous rille oriented North South. Discovery by Lunar Orbiter probes.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;1;Low interest or difficult formation;11;4 days after First Quarter;3 days after Last Quarter;999;Not observable;Not observable;
RIMA SUNG MEI;RI245878N112842;IAU Named formation;RI;Rima rimae;Not determined;Extension tectonism or extrusive volcanism ?;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Rille of Sung mei – Chinese female name. part of Aratus CA.;IAU;01/01/1985 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;?;Asia;China;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;11.284226;11.284226;11 ° 17 ' East;24.587807;24.588° North;Nearside;North-East;Mare Serenitatis;3.87576;3.87576;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Bent rille oriented towards North-East;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;7;First Quarter;Six days after Full Moon;999;Not observable;Not observable;
RIMA T. MAYER;RI132584N3286291;IAU Named formation;RI;Rima rimae;Not determined;Extension tectonism or extrusive volcanism ?;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Rille of T. Mayer – Johann Tobias Mayer;IAU;01/01/1985 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Astronomer;Germany;German;18;18 th century;Marbach;1723;Göttingen;1762;Selenographer. Author of lunar position tables in 1761.;-31.370905;328.629095;31 ° 22 ' West;13.258358;13.258° North;Nearside;North-West;Kepler;67.8069;67.8069;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Shallow and very sinuous rille oriented North-South.;;Located between Milichius 16 et Milichius 19 (ALPO) volcanic domes.;;;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;10;Three days after First Quarter;Two days after Last Quarter;999;Not observable;Not observable;
RIMA VLADIMIR;RI251957N3592461;IAU Named formation;RI;Rima rimae;Not determined;Extension tectonism or extrusive volcanism ?;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Rille of Vladimir – Slavic male name.;IAU;01/01/1979 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;?;Europe;Slavic;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;- 0.753938;359.246062;0 ° 45 ' West;25.195668;25.196° North;Nearside;North-West;Montes Apenninus;10.5049;10.5049;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Straight rille associated to Kathleen.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;8;One day after First Quarter;Last Quarter;250;250 mm reflector;500 mm reflector;
RIMA WAN-YU;RI199817N3285668;IAU Named formation;RI;Rima rimae;Not determined;Extension tectonism or extrusive volcanism ?;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Rille of Wan Yu – Chinese female name.;IAU;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;?;Asia;China;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;-31.433215;328.566785;31 ° 26 ' West;19.981682;19.982° North;Nearside;North-West;Aristarchus;13.7188;13.7188;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;S shaped rille on the West slope of Natacha.;;Link between North and South areas around Natasha.;;;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;10;Three days after First Quarter;Two days after Last Quarter;250;250 mm reflector;500 mm reflector;
RIMA YANGEL;RI166242N47935;IAU Named formation;RI;Rima rimae;Not determined;Extension tectonism or extrusive volcanism ?;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Rille of Yangel – Michail K. Yangel;IAU;01/01/1978 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Engineer;U. S. S. R.;Soviet;20;20 th century;?;1911;?;1971;Specialist of the propulsion of rockets and the astronautics.;4.793455;4.793455;4 ° 48 ' East;16.624229;16.624° North;Nearside;North-East;Montes Apenninus;30.3946;30.3946;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Shallow and wide straight rille located on the Sputh slope of Yangel.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;7;First Quarter;Six days after Full Moon;150;150 mm reflector;300 mm reflector;
RIMA ZAHIA;RI250209N3295444;IAU Named formation;RI;Rima rimae;Not determined;Extension tectonism or extrusive volcanism ?;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Rille of Zahia – Arabic female name.;IAU;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;?;Asia;Arabian;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;-30.455637;329.544363;30 ° 27 ' West;25.020889;25.021° North;Nearside;North-West;Aristarchus;15.2422;15.2422;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Almost straight and shallow rille starting from a craterlets group at its North.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;10;Three days after First Quarter;Two days after Last Quarter;999;Not observable;Not observable;
RIMAE ALPHONSUS;RI134032S3580572;IAU Named formation;RI;Rilles network;Not determined;Extension tectonism or extrusive volcanism ?;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Rilles of Alphonse - Alphonse X (or Alphonse le Sage);?;01/01/1964 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;King and astronomer;Castille;Castillan;13;13 th century;Tol‡de;1221;Séville;1284;Initiator of the Greek and Arabic work translation. Coordinator of the calculation of Alphonsins tables replacing astronomical tables of Ptolemee in 1256.;-1.94278;358.05722;1 ° 57 ' West;-13.403184;13.403° South;Nearside;South-West;Ptolemaeus crater region;150;1;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Short narrow North South oriented rilles situated in the arena of Alphonsus on the East side.;;Comprises small craterlets riding some rilles.;;;3;Very interesting formation;7;First Quarter;6 days after Full Moon;150;150 mm reflector;300 mm reflector;
RIMAE APOLLONIUS;RI43881N543306;IAU Named formation;RI;Rima rimae;Not determined;Extension tectonism or extrusive volcanism ?;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Rille of Apollonius – Apollonios de Perga;IAU;01/01/1964 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Mathematician and astronomer;Greece;Greek;-3;3 rd century BC;Alexandrie;262 BC;Pergame;180 av JC;Author of an important work of synthesis on the conical.;54.330631;54.330631;54 ° 20 ' East;4.388096;4.388° North;Nearside;North-East;Mare Undarum;89.6379;89.6379;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Slightly curved rille located on the North-East bank of Mare Fecunditatis.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;3;Three days after New Moon;Two days after Full Moon;150;150 mm reflector;300 mm reflector;
RIMAE ARCHIMEDES;RI263359N3554718;IAU Named formation;RI;Rilles network;Not determined;Extension tectonism or extrusive volcanism ?;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Rilles of Archimede - Archimede;?;01/01/1964 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Mathematician and physicist;Greece;Greek;-3;3 rd century BC;Syracuse;287 BC;Syracuse;212 av JC;Pupil of Euclide. Calculation of Pi. Works in geometry. Inventor of the lever. Founder of the static and the hydrostatic.;-4.528218;355.471782;4 ° 32 ' West;26.335931;26.336° North;Nearside;North-West;Montes Apenninus region;150;6;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Little deep South-East North-West oriented rille to the South-East of Archimedes.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;1;Low interest or difficult formation;7;First Quarter;6 days after Full Moon;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
RIMAE ARISTARCHUS;RI275233N3127517;IAU Named formation;RI;Rilles network;Not determined;Extension tectonism or extrusive volcanism ?;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Rilles of Aristarchus - Aristarque;?;01/01/1964 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;Greece;Greek;-3;3 rd century BC;Samos;310 BC;Samos;230 av JC;Inventor of the heliocentric theory and a calculation method of distances of the Sun and the Moon.;-47.248271;312.751729;47 ° 15 ' West;27.523278;27.523° North;Nearside;North-West;Aristarchus crater region;160;1.5;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Narrow rilles situated on the West slope of Prinz.;;Eight fine South-West North-East oriented parallel rilles.;;;3;Very interesting formation;11;4 days after First Quarter;3 days after Last Quarter;150;150 mm reflector;300 mm reflector;
RIMAE ARZACHEL;RI183077S3586168;IAU Named formation;RI;Rilles network;Not determined;Extension tectonism or extrusive volcanism ?;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Rilles of Arzachel - Al Zarqalï;?;01/01/1964 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer and mathematician;Arabia;Arabian;11;11 th century;?;1029;Cordoue;1100;Personal Astronomer of the King of Toledo Al-Ma'mun. Inventor of several instruments of observation. Editor of the first astronomical tables called 'Table of Toledo'.;-1.383189;358.616811;1 ° 23 ' West;-18.307718;18.308° South;Nearside;South-West;Arzachel crater region;50;3;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Little ramified and narrow rilles.;;North South oriented.;Situated on the edge East the arena of Arzachel.;;3;Very interesting formation;7;First Quarter;6 days after Full Moon;100;100 mm reflector;200 mm reflector;
RIMAE ATLAS;RI468190N444177;IAU Named formation;RI;Rilles network;Not determined;Extension tectonism or extrusive volcanism ?;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Rilles of Atlas - Atlas;?;01/01/1964 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Mythological character;Greece;Greek;0;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Giant father of Pleiads and Hyades condemned by Zeus to sustain the celestial vault on its shoulders to have been the ally of Titans.;44.41771;44.41771;44 ° 25 ' East;46.818969;46.819° North;Nearside;North-East;Atlas crater South-East region;80;3;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;System of rilles in form of Y situated in the arena of Atlas.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;4;Exceptional formation;4;4 days after New Moon;3 days after Full Moon;100;100 mm reflector;200 mm reflector;
RIMAE BODE;RI95423N3567780;IAU Named formation;RI;Rilles network;Not determined;Extension tectonism or extrusive volcanism ?;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Rilles of Bode - Johannes Elert Bode;?;01/01/1964 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;Germany;German;18;18 th century;Hambourg;1747;Berlin;1826;Author of an 'Introduction to the Astronomy' in 1766. Discoverer of an empirical law on planetary orbits in 1772. Director of the observatory of Berlin in 1786.;-3.22197;356.77803;3 ° 13 ' West;9.542317;9.542° North;Nearside;North-West;Moon disk center;80;2;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Very sinuous and narrow rilles connecting Bode to Bode B. South rille more rectilinear and supporting the craterlet Bode G.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;2;Pretty interesting formation;7;First Quarter;6 days after Full Moon;150;150 mm reflector;300 mm reflector;
RIMAE BOSCOVICH;RI98711N112653;IAU Named formation;RI;Rilles network;Not determined;Extension tectonism or extrusive volcanism ?;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Rilles of Boscovich - Ruggero Guiseppe Boscovich;?;01/01/1964 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Mathematician and astronomer;Croaty;Croatian;18;18 th century;Dubrovnik;1711;Milan;1787;Author of many astronomy and mathematics works. Promoter of theories of Newton. Author of an atomic theory of the matter.;11.265286;11.265286;11 ° 16 ' East;9.871065;9.871° North;Nearside;North-East;East of Mare Tranquillitatis region;40;1;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Very narrow rilles oriented South-West North-East situated in the arena of Boscovich.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;1;Low interest or difficult formation;6;6 days after New Moon;5 days after Full Moon;250;250 mm reflector;500 mm reflector;
RIMAE BURG;RI447047N252742;IAU Named formation;RI;Rilles network;Not determined;Extension tectonism or extrusive volcanism ?;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Rilles of Burg - Johann Tobias Burg;?;01/01/1964 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;Austria;Austrian;19;19 th century;?;1766;?;1834;Author of a theory of movements of the Moon.;25.274235;25.274235;25 ° 16 ' East;44.704677;44.705° North;Nearside;North-East;North-East of Mare Serenitatis region;100;3;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Large rilles situated in Lacus Mortis and perpendicular between them.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;4;Exceptional formation;5;5 days after New Moon;4 days after Full Moon;100;100 mm reflector;200 mm reflector;
RIMAE CHACORNAC;RI290099N312417;IAU Named formation;RI;Rilles network;Not determined;Extension tectonism or extrusive volcanism ?;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Rilles of Chacornac - Jean Chacornac;?;01/01/1964 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;France;French;19;19 th century;Lyon;1823;Villeurbanne;1873;Discoverer of six asteroids. Study on solar spots. Theory of the lunar crater origin.;31.24166;31.24166;31 ° 14 ' East;29.009922;29.010° North;Nearside;North-East;North of Mare Tranquillitatis region;120;2;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Ramified rilles system crossing the wall of Chacornac and prolonging until Le Monnier.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;2;Pretty interesting formation;5;5 days after New Moon;4 days after Full Moon;150;150 mm reflector;300 mm reflector;
RIMAE DANIELL;RI375293N243277;IAU Named formation;RI;Rilles network;Not determined;Extension tectonism or extrusive volcanism ?;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Rilles of Daniell - John Frederick Daniell;?;01/01/1964 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Physicist;England;English;19;19 th century;London;1790;London;1845;Inventor of an hygrometer and an electrical battery.;24.327735;24.327735;24 ° 20 ' East;37.529256;37.529° North;Nearside;North-East;North-East of Mare Serenitatis region;200;3;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Situated in Lacus Somniorum. Four large rilles whose two main ones oriented West East and parallel.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;4;Exceptional formation;5;5 days after New Moon;4 days after Full Moon;100;100 mm reflector;200 mm reflector;
RIMAE DARWIN;RI198416S2933438;IAU Named formation;RI;Rilles network;Not determined;Extension tectonism or extrusive volcanism ?;Pre-Imbrian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.85 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Rilles of Darwin - Charles R. Darwin;?;01/01/1964 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Naturalist;England;English;19;19 th century;Shrewsbury;1809;Down;1882;Trip in South America with the 'Beagle' from 1831 to 1836. Author of 'About the origin of species by natural selection way' in 1859. Author of the theory of the transformist evolution of species called 'Darwinism'.;-66.65619;293.34381;66 ° 39 ' West;-19.841552;19.842° South;Nearside;South-West;Moon West-South-Westlimb;280;2;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Formation comprising several parallel and narrow rille oriented South-East North-West.;;Cross the East wall of Darwin.;Joined Rima Sirsalis.;;2;Pretty interesting formation;13;6 days after First Quarter;5 days after Last Quarter;150;150 mm reflector;300 mm reflector;
RIMAE DE GASPARIS;RI249874S3096966;IAU Named formation;RI;Rilles network;Not determined;Extension tectonism or extrusive volcanism ?;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Rilles of de Gasparis - Annibale de Gasparis;?;01/01/1964 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;Italy;Italian;19;19 th century;?;1819;?;1882;Discoverer of 9 asteroids.;-50.303424;309.696576;50 ° 18 ' West;-24.987446;24.987° South;Nearside;South-West;East of Mare Humorum region;130;3;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Wide and very branched rilles system.;;Some rilles perpendicular looking like a wheel rays.;Crosses de Gasparis.;;3;Very interesting formation;11;4 days after First Quarter;3 days after Last Quarter;100;100 mm reflector;200 mm reflector;
RIMAE DOPPELMAYER;RI262345S3154707;IAU Named formation;RI;Rilles network;Not determined;Extension tectonism or extrusive volcanism ?;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Rilles of Doppelmayer - Johann G. Doppelmayer;?;01/01/1964 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Mathematician and astronomer;Germany;German;18;18 th century;?;1671;?;1750;Author of a lunar map.;-44.52934;315.47066;44 ° 32 ' West;-26.234486;26.234° South;Nearside;South-West;East of Mare Humorum region;130;1.5;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Very narrow rilles.;;South-East North-West oriented.;Connect Liebig G to Doppelmayer.;;2;Pretty interesting formation;11;4 days after First Quarter;3 days after Last Quarter;150;150 mm reflector;300 mm reflector;
RIMAE FOCAS;RI276803S2624585;IAU Named formation;RI;Rima rimae;Not determined;Extension tectonism or extrusive volcanism ?;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Rilles of Focas – Jean Focas;IAU;01/01/1985 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronomer;France;French;20;20 th century;?;1908;?;1969;?;-97.541455;262.458545;97 ° 32 ' West;-27.680345;27.680° North;Librations zone;North-West;Mare Orientale;61;61;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Branched rille located on a small marine area near Mare Orientale.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;0;not observable;not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
RIMAE FRESNEL;RI281116N37277;IAU Named formation;RI;Rilles network;Not determined;Extension tectonism or extrusive volcanism ?;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Rilles of Fresnel - Augustin J. Fresnel;?;01/01/1964 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Physicist;France;French;19;19 th century;Chambrais;1788;Ville d'Avray;1827;Member of the Academy of Sciences in 1823. Specialist of the refraction and the diffraction. Inventor of lenses and mirrors wearing his name.;3.727651;3.727651;3 ° 44 ' East;28.111615;28.112° North;Nearside;North-East;Montes Apenninus region;90;4;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Ramified and pretty large rilless system oriented South-West North-East to the West of Promontorium Fresnel.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;3;Very interesting formation;7;First Quarter;6 days after Full Moon;100;100 mm reflector;200 mm reflector;
RIMAE GASSENDI;RI174706S3201294;IAU Named formation;RI;Rilles network;Not determined;Extension tectonism or extrusive volcanism ?;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Rilles of Gassendi - Pierre Gassend (dit Gassendi);?;01/01/1964 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Philosopher and astronomer;France;French;17;17 th century;Champtercier;1592;Paris;1655;Pioneer of the observation with a telescope. First observer of a passage of Mercury ahead the Sun in 1631. Copernician in connection with Kepler and Galileo.;-39.870623;320.129377;39 ° 52 ' West;-17.470576;17.471° South;Nearside;South-West;Mare Humorum region;150;3;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;System of very ramified rilles;;Situated in the arena of Gassendi.;Some are perpendicular between them.;;4;Exceptional formation;10;3 days after First Quarter;2 days after Last Quarter;100;100 mm reflector;200 mm reflector;
RIMAE GERARD;RI455396N2756389;IAU Named formation;RI;Rima rimae;Not determined;Extension tectonism or extrusive volcanism ?;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Rilles of Gerard – Alexander Gerard;IAU;01/01/1985 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Explorer;England;English;19;19 th century;?;1792;?;1839;Specialist of the Himalaya and the Tibet.;-84.361086;275.638914;84 ° 22 ' West;45.539559;45.540° North;Librations zone;North-West;Lavoisier;110;110;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Branched rille located on the South-West of Gerard.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;14;Full Moon;Six days after Last Quarter;150;150 mm reflector;300 mm reflector;
RIMAE GOCLENIUS;RI78353S428794;IAU Named formation;RI;Rilles network;Not determined;Extension tectonism or extrusive volcanism ?;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Rilles of Goclenius - Rudolf Gockel;?;01/01/1964 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Doctor and physicist;Germany;German;16;16 th century;?;1572;?;1621;?;42.879391;42.879391;42 ° 53 ' East;-7.835339;7.835° South;Nearside;South-East;East part of Mare Fecunditatis;240;3;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Large parallel rilles oriented South-East North-West.;;Some cross the crater Goclenius.;;;3;Very interesting formation;4;4 days after New Moon;3 days after Full Moon;100;100 mm reflector;200 mm reflector;
RIMAE GRIMALDI;RI61817S2961022;IAU Named formation;RI;Rilles network;Not determined;Extension tectonism or extrusive volcanism ?;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Rilles of Grimaldi - Francesco Grimaldi;?;01/01/1964 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer and physicist;Italy;Italian;17;17 th century;Bologne;1618;Bologne;1663;Jesuit. Discoverer of the luminous interferences and the diffraction of the light in 1650. Author of a map of the Moon used by Riccioli in 1651.;-63.897766;296.102234;63 ° 54 ' West;-6.181713;6.182° South;Nearside;South-West;Moon West limb;230;2;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Ramified system of narrow rilles to the South-East of Grimaldi joining Damoiseau to Sirsalis.;;Comprises 2 overlapping craterlets in the center and to the South-East.;;;3;Very interesting formation;12;5 days after First Quarter;4 days after Last Quarter;150;150 mm reflector;300 mm reflector;
RIMAE GUTENBERG;RI44221S364186;IAU Named formation;RI;Rilles network;Not determined;Extension tectonism or extrusive volcanism ?;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Rilles of Gutenberg - Johannes Gensfleisch (dit Gutenberg);?;01/01/1964 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Goldsmith;Germany;German;15;15 th century;Mayence;1398;Mayence;1468;Inventor of ypographic letters in lead and of the press to print in 1440. Printed the first Bible in series. Ennobled in 1465 by the archbishop of Mayence.;36.418592;36.418592;36 ° 25 ' East;-4.422138;4.422° South;Nearside;South-East;Theophilus crater North-East region;330;2;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Several large parallel rilles oriented South-East North-West.;;Start from Censorinus C until Mare Fecunditatis.;Crosses different relief types whose Censorinus C.;;3;Very interesting formation;5;5 days after New Moon;4 days after Full Moon;150;150 mm reflector;300 mm reflector;
RIMAE HASE;RI347084S677806;IAU Named formation;RI;Rille;Not determined;Extension tectonism or extrusive volcanism ?;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Rille of Hase - Johann M. Hase;?;01/01/1985 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Mathematician;Germany;German;18;18 th century;?;1684;?;1742;?;67.780625;67.780625;67 ° 47 ' East;-34.708433;34.708° South;Nearside;South-East;Moon South-East limb;300;4;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Shallow and wide rille.;;South-East North-West oriented.;Connects Hase D to Marinus.;;3;Very interesting formation;2;2 days after New Moon;1 day after Full Moon;100;100 mm reflector;200 mm reflector;
RIMAE HERIGONIUS;RI139216S3232471;IAU Named formation;RI;Rille;Not determined;Extension tectonism or extrusive volcanism ?;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Rille of Herigonius - Pierre Hérigone;?;01/01/1964 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Mathematician;France;French;17;17 th century;?;?;?;1644;Author of a theory on the movement of planets.;-36.752918;323.247082;36 ° 45 ' West;-13.921556;13.922° South;Nearside;South-West;South-East part of Oceanus Procellarum;100;1;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Sinuous and very narrow rille oriented North South and starting from Dorsa Ewing.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;1;Low interest or difficult formation;10;3 days after First Quarter;2 days after Last Quarter;250;250 mm reflector;500 mm reflector;
RIMAE HEVELIUS;RI8091N2936234;IAU Named formation;RI;Rilles network;Not determined;Extension tectonism or extrusive volcanism ?;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Rilles of Hevelius - Johan Hewelcke (dit Hevel);?;01/01/1964 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;Germany;German;17;17 th century;Dantzig;1611;Dantzig;1687;Determination of the rotation of the Sun by observation of spots in 1645. Discoverer of the solar facules. Author of the first detailed map of the Moon in 1647 (6 preserved names).;-66.376615;293.623385;66 ° 23 ' West;0.809051;0.809° North;Nearside;North-West;Moon West limb;190;1.5;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;System comprising four narrow and rectilinear main rilles situated in Hevelius. Some are perpendicular between them.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;4;Exceptional formation;12;5 days after First Quarter;4 days after Last Quarter;150;150 mm reflector;300 mm reflector;
RIMAE HIPPALUS;RI255976S3306429;IAU Named formation;RI;Rilles network;Not determined;Extension tectonism or extrusive volcanism ?;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Rilles of Hippalus - Hippalus;?;01/01/1964 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Navigator;Greece;Greek;2;2 nd century;?;?;?;120;?;-29.357097;330.642903;29 ° 21 ' West;-25.597563;25.598° South;Nearside;South-West;Mare Humorum region;240;4;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Large and parallel rilles system situated on the East bank of Mare Humorum.;;System of larges North South oriented and concentric rilles.;One of them crosses the crater Hippalus.;;4;Exceptional formation;9;2 days after First Quarter;1 day after Last Quarter;100;100 mm reflector;200 mm reflector;
RIMAE HYPATIA;RI3399S227769;IAU Named formation;RI;Rilles network;Not determined;Extension tectonism or extrusive volcanism ?;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Rilles of Hypatia - Hypatie;?;01/01/1964 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Mathematician;Greece;Greek;4;4 th century;Alexandrie;370;Alexandrie;415;Girl of Theon of Alexandrie. Co-author of works with her father. Author of a comment on the 'Arithmetics' of Diophante and on the 'Conical' of Apollonios.;22.776929;22.776929;22 ° 47 ' East;-0.339922;0.340° South;Nearside;South-East;Theophilus crater North-West region;180;4;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Large oriented West East rille on the South bank of Mare Tranquilitatis.;;Wears the craterlet Molkte AC in its middle.;Ends by a pitchfork to the East that wears the craterlet Molkte B to its birth.;;3;Very interesting formation;5;5 days after New Moon;4 days after Full Moon;100;100 mm reflector;200 mm reflector;
RIMAE JANSSEN;RI457988S392604;IAU Named formation;RI;Rilles network;Not determined;Extension tectonism or extrusive volcanism ?;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Rilles of Janssen - Jules Janssen;?;01/01/1964 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer and physicist;France;French;19;19 th century;Paris;1824;Meudon;1907;Specialist of the Sun. Discovers of the helium in 1868 as Lockyer. Founder of the Observatory of Meudon in 1876 and of an observatory on the White Mount in 1890.;39.260366;39.260366;39 ° 16 ' East;-45.798791;45.799° South;Nearside;South-East;Rupes Altai South region;140;3;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;System of ramified rilles;;On the East side of the floor of the crater Janssen.;Main South North oriented groove.;;3;Very interesting formation;5;5 days after New Moon;4 days after Full Moon;100;100 mm reflector;200 mm reflector;
RIMAE KOPFF;RI146813S2718952;IAU Named formation;RI;Rima rimae;Not determined;Extension tectonism or extrusive volcanism ?;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Rilles of Kopff – August Kopff;IAU;01/01/1985 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Astronomer;Germany;German;20;20 th century;?;1882;?;1960;?;-88.104792;271.895208;88 ° 6 ' West;-14.681333;14.681° North;Librations zone;South-West;Riccioli;250;250;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Straight rilles sometimes perpendicular located on the bank of Lacus Veris.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;14;Full Moon;Six days after Last Quarter;150;150 mm reflector;300 mm reflector;
RIMAE LITTROW;RI224678N304736;IAU Named formation;RI;Rima rimae;Not determined;Extension tectonism or extrusive volcanism ?;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Rilles of Littrow – Johann Littrow;IAU;01/01/1964 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Astronomer;Austria;Austrian;19;19 th century;?;1781;?;1840;?;30.473609;30.473609;30 ° 28 ' East;22.467793;22.468° North;Nearside;North-East;Macrobius;165;165;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Branched and sinuous rille on the bank of Mare Serenitatis.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;5;Five days after New Moon;Four days after Full Moon;150;150 mm reflector;300 mm reflector;
RIMAE MACLEAR;RI122308N198990;IAU Named formation;RI;Rilles network;Not determined;Extension tectonism or extrusive volcanism ?;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Rilles of Maclear - Sir Thomas Maclear;?;01/01/1964 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;Ireland;Irish;19;19 th century;?;1794;?;1879;?;19.898985;19.898985;19 ° 54 ' East;12.230754;12.231° North;Nearside;North-East;East part of Mare Tranquillitatis;100;2;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Two parallel North South oriented rilles joining Al-Bakri to Maclear. Prolonging in the South by Rimae Sosigenes.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;3;Very interesting formation;5;5 days after New Moon;4 days after Full Moon;150;150 mm reflector;300 mm reflector;
RIMAE MAESTLIN;RI28802N3195172;IAU Named formation;RI;Rilles network;Not determined;Extension tectonism or extrusive volcanism ?;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Rilles of Maestlin - Michael M?stlin;?;01/01/1985 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Mathematician and astronomer;Germany;German;16;16 th century;?;1550;?;1631;?;-40.482757;319.517243;40 ° 29 ' West;2.880189;2.880° North;Nearside;North-West;Central part of Oceanus Procellarum;80;1.5;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;System of several little marked parallel North West oriented rilles.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;2;Pretty interesting formation;10;3 days after First Quarter;2 days after Last Quarter;150;150 mm reflector;300 mm reflector;
RIMAE MAUPERTUIS;RI512372N3371790;IAU Named formation;RI;Rilles network;Not determined;Extension tectonism or extrusive volcanism ?;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Rilles of Maupertuis - Pierre Louis Moreau de Maupertuis;?;01/01/1985 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Mathematician;France;French;18;18 th century;Saint Malo;1698;B?›le;1759;Member of the Academy of Sciences in 1723. Expedition in Lapland. Flattening of the Earth to poles. Director of the royal Academy of Prusse in 1746.;-22.820988;337.179012;22 ° 49 ' West;51.237243;51.237° North;Nearside;North-West;Moon North limb;100;0.5;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;very narrow and sinuous South-West North-East oriented rilles.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;1;Low interest or difficult formation;9;2 days after First Quarter;1 day after Last Quarter;999;Not observable;Not observable;
RIMAE MENELAUS;RI171047N177724;IAU Named formation;RI;Rilles network;Not determined;Extension tectonism or extrusive volcanism ?;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Rilles of Menelaus - Ménélaos;?;01/01/1978 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Mathematician and astronomer;Greece;Greek;-1;1 st century BC;Alexandrie;?;?;?;Works on the geometry and the spherical surface trigonometry.;17.772364;17.772364;17 ° 46 ' East;17.104656;17.105° North;Nearside;North-East;South-East part of Mare Serenitatis;140;1.5;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Narrow and parallel rilles system oriented West-East located on the South bank of Mare Serenitatis and whose est end is near Tacquet.. ;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;3;Very interesting formation;6;6 days after New Moon;5 days after Full Moon;150;150 mm reflector;300 mm reflector;
RIMAE MERSENIUS;RI206944S3134712;IAU Named formation;RI;Rilles network;Not determined;Extension tectonism or extrusive volcanism ?;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Rilles of Mersenius - Marin Mersene;?;01/01/1985 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Philosopher and physicist;France;French;17;17 th century;Oizé;1588;Paris;1648;Friend of Descartes. Numerous works particularly in acoustic. Measure of the gravity with a pendulum in 1644. Organizer of scientist meeting behind the Academy of Sciences.;-46.528779;313.471221;46 ° 32 ' West;-20.694372;20.694° South;Nearside;South-West;East of Mare Humorum region;230;2;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Long parallel and pretty narrow rilles.;;North South oriented similarly to Rupes Liebig.;Crosses the walls of Mersenius D to their South extremity.;;3;Very interesting formation;11;4 days after First Quarter;3 days after Last Quarter;150;150 mm reflector;300 mm reflector;
RIMAE OPELT;RI136432S3418618;IAU Named formation;RI;Rilles network;Not determined;Extension tectonism or extrusive volcanism ?;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Rilles of Opelt - Friedrich W. Opelt;?;01/01/1964 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Bankman;Germany;German;19;19 th century;?;1794;?;1863;Promoter that sustained works of the selenographes Lohrmann and Schmidt.;-18.138151;341.861849;18 ° 8 ' West;-13.643184;13.643° South;Nearside;South-West;South-East of Oceanus Procellarum region;70;2;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;System of sinuous rilles oriented North South and situated to the frontier between Mare Cognitum and Mare Nubium.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;2;Pretty interesting formation;8;1 day after First Quarter;Last Quarter;150;150 mm reflector;300 mm reflector;
RIMAE PALMIERI;RI278346S3128300;IAU Named formation;RI;Rilles network;Not determined;Extension tectonism or extrusive volcanism ?;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Rilles of Palmieri - Luigi Palmieri;?;01/01/1964 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Physicist and meteorologist;Italy;Italian;19;19 th century;Faicchio;1807;Naples;1896;Works on telluric currents the terrestrial magnetism and atmospheric electricity. Director of the Observatory of the Vesuvio in 1850.;-47.170043;312.829957;47 ° 10 ' West;-27.834611;27.835° South;Nearside;South-West;East of Mare Humorum region;150;2;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;North South oriented narrow rilles.;;Prolong Rupes Liebig to the South.;Crosses Palmieri by crossing in its center.;;2;Pretty interesting formation;11;4 days after First Quarter;3 days after Last Quarter;150;150 mm reflector;300 mm reflector;
RIMAE PARRY;RI80671S3434820;IAU Named formation;RI;Rilles network;Not determined;Extension tectonism or extrusive volcanism ?;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Rilles of Parry - Sir William Edward Parry;?;01/01/1964 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Explorer and admiral;England;English;19;19 th century;Bath;1790;Greenwich;1855;Polar regions specialist. Explorer of the Strait of Lancaster. Discoverer of the Island Melville and the Strait of Wellington.;-16.51803;343.48197;16 ° 31 ' West;-8.067146;8.067° South;Nearside;South-West;South-East of Oceanus Procellarum region;300;1.5;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;System of North South oriented and ramified rilles.;;Cross craters Fra Mauro Bonpland and Parry.;;;3;Very interesting formation;8;1 day after First Quarter;Last Quarter;150;150 mm reflector;300 mm reflector;
RIMAE PETAVIUS;RI252340S604837;IAU Named formation;RI;Rilles network;Not determined;Extension tectonism or extrusive volcanism ?;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Rilles of Petavius - Denis Pétau;?;01/01/1964 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Theologian and historian;France;French;17;17 th century;?;1583;?;1652;?;60.483689;60.483689;60 ° 29 ' East;-25.234001;25.234° South;Nearside;South-East;Mare Fecunditatis South edge;80;2;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Narrow rilles system situated in the arena of Petavius.;;Like rays starting from the central mountain of Petavius.;A rille again finer on the floor East Petavius.;;3;Very interesting formation;3;3 days after New Moon;2 days after Full Moon;150;150 mm reflector;300 mm reflector;
RIMAE PETTIT;RI252189S2663704;IAU Named formation;RI;Rima rimae;Not determined;Extension tectonism or extrusive volcanism ?;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Rilles of Pettit – Edison Pettit;IAU;01/01/1985 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Astronomer;U. S. A.;American;20;20 th century;?;1889;?;1962;Solar prominences specialist.;-93.629575;266.370425;93 ° 38 ' West;-25.218905;25.219° North;Librations zone;North-West;Mare Orientale;320;320;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Straight rilles sometimes perpendicular located on the South bank of Mare Serenitatis.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;0;not observable;not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
RIMAE PITATUS;RI298352S3463766;IAU Named formation;RI;Rilles network;Not determined;Extension tectonism or extrusive volcanism ?;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Rilles of Pitatus - Pitro Pitati;?;01/01/1964 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Mathematician and astronomer;Italy;Italian;16;16 th century;?;?;?;?;?;-13.623355;346.376645;13 ° 37 ' West;-29.835243;29.835° South;Nearside;South-West;Mare Humorum region;100;1;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Narrow and ramified rilles system situated in the arena of Pitatus.;;Distributed whole around the floor of the crater.;;;3;Very interesting formation;8;1 day after First Quarter;Last Quarter;250;250 mm reflector;500 mm reflector;
RIMAE PLATO;RI508791N3569849;IAU Named formation;RI;Rilles network;Not determined;Extension tectonism or extrusive volcanism ?;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Rilles of Platon - Platon;?;01/01/1964 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Philosopher;Greece;Greek;-5;5 th century BC;Ath‡nes;428 BC;Ath‡nes;347 av JC;Tutor of Denys the Youth. Founder of the Academy. Documented 28 'Dialogues' and many 'Letters'. Philosophy making the synthesis between the rationalism and the spiritualism. Believed in spherical stars;-3.015089;356.984911;3 ° 1 ' West;50.879105;50.879° North;Nearside;North-West;Moon North limb;0;2;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;West East oriented sinuous rilles situated to the East of Plato.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;3;Very interesting formation;7;First Quarter;6 days after Full Moon;150;150 mm reflector;300 mm reflector;
RIMAE PLINIUS;RI170508N231415;IAU Named formation;RI;Rilles network;Not determined;Extension tectonism or extrusive volcanism ?;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Rilles of Plinius - Gaius Plinius Secundus (dit Pline l'An;?;01/01/1964 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Naturalist and writer;Rome;Roman;1;1 st century;C?¡me;23;Stabies;79;Known for his encyclopedia in 37 appointed books 'Natural History'. Dead in an eruption of the Vesuvio.;23.141532;23.141532;23 ° 8 ' East;17.050833;17.051° North;Nearside;North-East;South-East part of Mare Serenitatis;120;3;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;System of three parallel rilles on the South edge of Mare Serenitatis situated between Promontorium Archerusia and Mons Argaeus.;;The largest is composed of aligned craterlets and is interrupted in its center by the North slope of Plinius.;;;3;Very interesting formation;5;5 days after New Moon;4 days after Full Moon;100;100 mm reflector;200 mm reflector;
RIMAE POSIDONIUS;RI320314N296056;IAU Named formation;RI;Rilles network;Not determined;Extension tectonism or extrusive volcanism ?;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Rilles of Posidonius - Posidonios;?;01/01/1964 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Writer;Greece;Greek;-2;2 nd century BC;Aparnée;135 BC;Rome;51 av JC;Founder of school of philosophy of Rhodes. Tutor of Ciceron and Pompee.;29.605573;29.605573;29 ° 36 ' East;32.031446;32.031° North;Nearside;North-East;North-East of Mare Serenitatis region;80;2;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;System of ramified rilles situated in the arena of Posidonius whose some perpendicular.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;4;Exceptional formation;5;5 days after New Moon;4 days after Full Moon;150;150 mm reflector;300 mm reflector;
RIMAE PRINZ;RI270452N3164941;IAU Named formation;RI;Rilles network;Not determined;Extension tectonism or extrusive volcanism ?;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Rilles of Prinz - Wilhelm Prinz;?;01/01/1964 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;Germany;German;19;19 th century;?;1857;?;1910;Author of a comparative study of the Earth and the Moon.;-43.50586;316.49414;43 ° 30 ' West;27.045169;27.045° North;Nearside;North-West;Region between Oceanus Procellarum and Mare Imbrium;80;1.5;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;System of large ramified rilles mainly oriented North South.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;3;Very interesting formation;11;4 days after First Quarter;3 days after Last Quarter;150;150 mm reflector;300 mm reflector;
RIMAE RAMSDEN;RI329279S3286782;IAU Named formation;RI;Rilles network;Not determined;Extension tectonism or extrusive volcanism ?;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Rilles of Ramsden - Jesse Ramsden;?;01/01/1964 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Optician;England;English;18;18 th century;Salterhebble;1735;Brighton;1800;Astronomical equipment inventor whose a type of ocular. Inventor of the theodolite and the dynamometer.;-31.321845;328.678155;31 ° 19 ' West;-32.927871;32.928° South;Nearside;South-West;Tycho crater North-West region;130;2;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;System of pretty marked ramified rilles.;;Situated on the West bank of Palus Epidemiarum.;Ridden by the craterlet Marth to the North and by the North-East walls of Ramsden to the North-East.;Looks like Rimae Triesnecker.;3;Very interesting formation;10;3 days after First Quarter;2 days after Last Quarter;150;150 mm reflector;300 mm reflector;
RIMAE REPSOLD;RI507365N2795413;IAU Named formation;RI;Rilles network;Not determined;Extension tectonism or extrusive volcanism ?;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Rilles of Repsold - Johann G. Repsold;?;01/01/1985 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Optician;Germany;German;19;19 th century;?;1771;?;1830;?;-80.45868;279.54132;80 ° 28 ' West;50.736548;50.737° North;Librations zone;North-West;Moon North-North-West limb;130;2;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;System of rilles situated in the arena of Repsold and Galvani.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;1;Low interest or difficult formation;14;Full Moon;6 days after Last Quarter;150;150 mm reflector;300 mm reflector;
RIMAE RICCIOLI;RI15152S2869290;IAU Named formation;RI;Rilles network;Not determined;Extension tectonism or extrusive volcanism ?;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Rilles of Riccioli - Giovanni Baptista Riccioli;?;01/01/1985 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer and geographer;Italy;Italian;17;17 th century;Ferrare;1598;Bologne;1671;First observer of a double star (Mizar). Author of the 'New Almageste' comprising a map of the Moon drawn by Grimaldi with a new lunar nomenclature.;-73.071022;286.928978;73 ° 4 ' West;-1.515227;1.515° South;Nearside;South-West;Moon West limb;390;1.5;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Very narrow and ramified rilles system situated in the arena of Riccioli to the South-East.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;2;Pretty interesting formation;13;6 days after First Quarter;5 days after Last Quarter;150;150 mm reflector;300 mm reflector;
RIMAE RITTER;RI35010N179678;IAU Named formation;RI;Rilles network;Not determined;Extension tectonism or extrusive volcanism ?;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Rilles of Ritter - Karl Ritter;?;01/01/1964 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Geographer;Germany;German;19;19 th century;Quedlinburg;1779;Berlin;1859;Author of a 'Compared universal geography' realized from 1817 to his death;17.967758;17.967758;17 ° 58 ' East;3.500986;3.501° North;Nearside;North-East;East part of Mare Tranquillitatis;100;3;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;System of fourparallel rilles to the East of Dyonisus. Oriented South-East North-West prolonging Rima Ariadaeus and surrounding crater Ritter B C & D.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;3;Very interesting formation;5;5 days after New Moon;4 days after Full Moon;100;100 mm reflector;200 mm reflector;
RIMAE ROMER;RI269834N348633;IAU Named formation;RI;Rilles network;Not determined;Extension tectonism or extrusive volcanism ?;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Rilles of R?mer - Olaus R?mer;?;01/01/1964 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;Sweden;Swedish;17;17 th century;Arhus;1644;Copenhagen;1710;Determined the speed of the light thanks to eclipses of Jupiter satellites in 1676. Inventor of the meridian telescope.;34.863278;34.863278;34 ° 52 ' East;26.983414;26.983° North;Nearside;North-East;North of Mare Tranquillitatis region;110;4;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Large North South oriented and fragmented rilles ending to the South on the West slope of R?mer.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;3;Very interesting formation;5;5 days after New Moon;4 days after Full Moon;100;100 mm reflector;200 mm reflector;
RIMAE SECCHI;RI9927N440832;IAU Named formation;RI;Rilles network;Not determined;Extension tectonism or extrusive volcanism ?;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Rilles of Secchi - Angelo Secchi;?;01/01/1985 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;Italy;Italian;19;19 th century;Regio Emilia;1818;Rome;1878;Pioneer of the spectroscopie stellar. Author of the first classification of stars according to their specter in 1868. Solar prominences studies.;44.083175;44.083175;44 ° 5 ' East;0.992678;0.993° North;Nearside;North-East;North edge of Mare Fecunditatis;40;3;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;South-West North-East oriented rille ramified to its North extremity and situated on the North-West rim of Mare Fecunditatis.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;2;Pretty interesting formation;4;4 days after New Moon;3 days after Full Moon;100;100 mm reflector;200 mm reflector;
RIMAE SIRSALIS;RI150053S2986436;IAU Named formation;RI;Rilles network;Not determined;Extension tectonism or extrusive volcanism ?;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Rilles of Sirsalis - Gerolamo Sirsalis (dit Sersale);?;01/01/1964 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;Italy;Italian;17;17 th century;?;1584;?;1654;Selenographer.;-61.356435;298.643565;61 ° 21 ' West;-15.00527;15.005° South;Nearside;South-West;Moon West limb;300;3;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;North South oriented rilles system comprising mainly Rima Sirsalis.;Rille continuing to the South with Rima Byrgius.;Not described in this VMA version.;;;4;Exceptional formation;12;5 days after First Quarter;4 days after Last Quarter;100;100 mm reflector;200 mm reflector;
RIMAE SOSIGENES;RI80803N187179;IAU Named formation;RI;Rilles network;Not determined;Extension tectonism or extrusive volcanism ?;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Rilles of Sosigenes - Sosigène d'Alexandrie;?;01/01/1964 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;Greece;Greek;-2;2 nd century BC;Alexandrie?;about 150 BC;?;?;Helped Jules Cesar to reform the calendar and announced the variation of the apparent diameter of the Moon and the Sun.;18.717907;18.717907;18 ° 43 ' East;8.080298;8.080° North;Nearside;North-East;East part of Mare Tranquillitatis;150;2;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Very sinuous rille few visible and oriented North-South. Join Rima Sharp at its South end.;Two parallel North South oriented rilles joining Maclear to Sosigenes A.;Continuing in the North with Rimae Maclear.;Prolonged to the North by Rimae Maclear.;Crossed in the middle by a perpendicular chain of craterlets.;3;Very interesting formation;5;5 days after New Moon;4 days after Full Moon;150;150 mm reflector;300 mm reflector;
RIMAE SULPICIUS GALLUS;RI206540N99913;IAU Named formation;RI;Rilles network;Not determined;Extension tectonism or extrusive volcanism ?;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Rilles of Sulpicius Gallus - Sulpicius Gallus;?;01/01/1964 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Statesman;Rome;Roman;-3;3 rd century BC;?;about 250 a;?;?;?;9.991274;9.991274;9 ° 59 ' East;20.654018;20.654° North;Nearside;North-East;South-West part of Mare Serenitatis;90;2;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;System of rilles situated on South-West rim of Mare Serenitatis.;;South-East North-West oriented and parallel to Montes Haemus. In form of paw of goose with 3 fingers.;;;4;Exceptional formation;6;6 days after New Moon;5 days after Full Moon;150;150 mm reflector;300 mm reflector;
RIMAE TARUNTIUS;RI58258N468276;IAU Named formation;RI;Rima rimae;Not determined;Extension tectonism or extrusive volcanism ?;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Rilles of Taruntius - Lucius Taruntius Firmamus;IAU;01/01/1985 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Mathematician and philosoph;Rome;Roman;-2;2 nd century BC;??;?;??;86 BC;Astronomer friend of Cicero. Author of a birth dat for Romulus. Author of a book on celestial objects in greek which has been used by Plinius.;46.827632;46.827632;46 ° 50 ' East;5.825836;5.826° North;Nearside;North-East;Taruntius;35;35;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Concentric rilles located on the floor of Taruntius.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;4;Four days after New Moon;Three days after Full Moon;150;150 mm reflector;300 mm reflector;
RIMAE THEAETETUS;RI330351N58665;IAU Named formation;RI;Rille;Not determined;Extension tectonism or extrusive volcanism ?;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Rille of Theatete - Theatete;?;01/01/1964 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Philosopher;Greece;Greek;-4;4 th century BC;Ath‡nes;380 BC;?;?;Friend of Platon.;5.866536;5.866536;5 ° 52 ' East;33.035107;33.035° North;Nearside;North-East;North of Archimedes crater region;50;2;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;South-West North-East oriented narrow rille.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;1;Low interest or difficult formation;6;6 days after New Moon;5 days after Full Moon;150;150 mm reflector;300 mm reflector;
RIMAE TRIESNECKER;RI51042N48329;IAU Named formation;RI;Rilles network;Not determined;Extrusive volcanism;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Rilles of Triesnecker - Franz de Paula Triesnecker;?;01/01/1964 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Mathematician and astronomer;Austria;Austrian;18;18 th century;?;1745;?;1817;?;4.832857;4.832857;4 ° 50 ' East;5.104237;5.104° North;Nearside;North-East;Moon disk center;200;2;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Very ramified rilles system spreading the North slope of Rhaeticus to Rima Hyginus and situated on the slope East slope of Triesnecker.;;The densest of the visible face of the Moon.;Comprises 5 North South oriented main rilles.;;4;Exceptional formation;7;First Quarter;6 days after Full Moon;150;150 mm reflector;300 mm reflector;
RIMAE VASCO DA GAMA;RI115457N2759666;IAU Named formation;RI;Rima rimae;Not determined;Extension tectonism or extrusive volcanism ?;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Rilles of Vasco de Gama - ;IAU;01/01/1985 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Navigator;Portugal;Portugese;15;15 th century;Sines;1469;Cochin;1524;;-84.033375;275.966625;84 ° 2 ' West;11.545688;11.546° North;Librations zone;North-West;Vasco da Gama;10.3936;10.3936;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Straight rilles sometimes perpendicular located on the South bank of Vasco de Gama and on the floor of Vasco de Gama T.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;14;Full Moon;Six days after Last Quarter;999;Not observable;Not observable;
RIMAE ZUPUS;RI154637S3062392;IAU Named formation;RI;Rilles network;Not determined;Extension tectonism or extrusive volcanism ?;Pre-Imbrian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.85 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Rilles of Zupus - Giovanni B. Zupi;?;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;Italy;Italian;17;17 th century;?;1590;?;1650;Jesuit;-53.760827;306.239173;53 ° 46 ' West;-15.463719;15.464° South;Nearside;South-West;East of Mare Humorum region;120;1.5;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;System of very narrow rilles.;;North South oriented.;Spread between Billy to the North and Zupus to the South.;;1;Low interest or difficult formation;11;4 days after First Quarter;3 days after Last Quarter;150;150 mm reflector;300 mm reflector;
RITCHEY;AA111285S84767;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;George Willis Ritchey;Krieger / K?nig (1912);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;U. S. A.;American;20;20 th century;Tuppers Plain;1864;Azusa;1945;Producer of mirrors of 1.52 m and 2.54 m for telescopes of the Observatory of the Mount Wilson. Important works in stellar photography. Inventor of a telescope without abberations with H. Chretien in 1930.;8.476724;8.476724;8 ° 29 ' East;-11.128505;11.129° South;Nearside;South-East;East of Ptolemaeus crater region;25;25;12;2719;0.112992264253786;Wrecked and deformed formation.;;Fairly steep slopes bearing Ritchey F to the North-West Ritchey C to the East and Ritchey A to the South-West.;Slightly high walls crushed to the North by Ritchey E.;Flat floor filled with lava. Small central mountain.;3;Very interesting formation;6;6 days after New Moon;5 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
RITTENHOUSE;AA742500S1070700;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;David Rittenhouse;IAU 1970 ?;??;Not known;Not known;Not known;Inventor;U.S.A.;American;18;18 th century;Roxborough;1732;Philadelphia;1796;Builder of astronomical instruments. Inventor of the first diffraction grating.;107.07;107.07;107 ° 4 ' East;-74.25;75 ° 15 ' South;Farside;South-East;Not determined;27.5;27.5;13.7;2830;0.102945400060261;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
RITTER;AA19580N191713;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Lower Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.8 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Karl Ritter;Mädler (1837);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Geographer;Germany;German;19;19 th century;Quedlinburg;1779;Berlin;1859;Author of a 'Compared universal geography' realized from 1817 to his death.;19.171305;19.171305;19 ° 10 ' East;1.958033;1.958° North;Nearside;North-East;East part of Mare Tranquillitatis;31;31;14.7;2892;0.097969111148985;Circular formation. Forms a remarkable couple with Sabine.;;Slightly steep slopes bearing to the North the aligned North South trio of craterlets Ritter D B & C and to the South-East Sabine.;Slightly high walls.;Tormented floor with low internal rings mounds and craterlets.;4;Very interesting formation;5;5 days after New Moon;4 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
RITZ;AA153700S923800;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Walther Ritz;IAU 19XX ?;??;Not known;Not known;Not known;Mathematician;Switzerland;Swiss;20;20 th Century;Sitten;1878;Göttingen;1909;Resolutions of differential equations and partial derivations. Works on elements infrared spectral lines.;92.38;92.38;92 ° 23 ' East;-15.37;15 ° 22 ' South;Librations zone;South-East;Not determined;53.77;53.77;26.8;3464;0.064424790233821;Circular formation in the libration zone.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;1;2 days after New Moon;1 day after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
ROBERT;AA190288N274495;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;English male name.;IAU;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;?;Europe;England;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;27.449455;27.449455;27 ° 27 ' East;19.028806;19.029° North;Nearside;North-East;Mare Serenitatis;0.556724;0.556724;0.2;109;0.194866844047824;Circular formation associated to Catena Brigitte situé between Dawes and Mons Argaeus.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;5;Five days after New Moon;Four days after Full Moon;999;Not observable;Not observable;
ROBERTS;AA706600N1857500;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms and Byrne / 2009;No details;Alexander W. Roberts;IAU 1970 ?;??;Not known;Not known;Not known;Astronomer;South African Republic;South African;20;20 th Century;?;1857;??;1938;??;-174.25;185.75;174 ° 15 ' West;70.66;70 ° 40 ' North;Farside;North-West;Not determined;89.37;89.37;44.6;4036;0.045166606282082;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
ROBERTSON;AA218400N2546300;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Eratosthenian (From -3.2 billions years to -1.1 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Howard P. Robertson;IAU 1970 ?;??;Not known;Not known;Not known;Physicist;U.S.A.;American;20;20 th Century;Hoquiam;1903;Pasadena;1961;Works on quantic mecanics and general relativity. Concept of Universe expansion.;-105.37;254.63;105 ° 22 ' West;21.84;21 ° 50 ' North;Farside;North-West;Not determined;89.85;89.85;44.9;4043;0.044997808149498;Not observable;Should be shown on Plate 1B not 11B ;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
ROBINSON;AA590645N3139708;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Eratosthenian (From -3.2 billions years to -1.1 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;John T. R. Robinson;Birt / Lee (1865);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer and physicist;Ireland;Irish;19;19 th century;?;1792;?;1882;?;-46.029188;313.970812;46 ° 2 ' West;59.064509;59.065° North;Nearside;North-West;Moon North-North-West limb;25;25;12;2720;0.112926683959167;Circular formation.;;Slightly steep slopes.;Walls higher to the North.;Flat floor.;2;Pretty interesting formation;11;4 days after First Quarter;3 days after Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
ROCCA;AA128877S2871057;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Giovanni A. Rocca;?;01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Mathematician;Italy;Italian;17;17 th century;?;1607;?;1656;?;-72.894293;287.105707;72 ° 54 ' West;-12.887683;12.888° South;Nearside;South-West;Moon West limb;91;91;42;3962;0.047142490050545;Wrecked circular formation situated to the North-West of Lacus Aestatis.;Partly covered by Orientale ejecta possibly Lower Imbrian or pre-Nectarian;Fairly steep slopes bearing Rocca R and P to the North and Rocca K to the North-East.;Slightly high walls dismantled to the North and ridden to the South by Rocca L.;Tormented floor darker in the North with mounds and craterlets. Central line of crests;3;Very interesting formation;13;6 days after First Quarter;5 days after Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
ROCCO;AA289078N3149999;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Craterlet;Meteoritic impact;Eratosthenian (From -3.2 billions years to -1.1 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Rocco (ex Krieger D);?;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;-45.000103;314.999897;45 ° 0 ' West;28.907813;28.908° North;Nearside;North-West;Region between Oceanus Procellarum and Mare Imbrium;5;5;2.1;865;0.198902830729459;Circular formation with bowl shape.;Formerly Krieger D ;Slightly steep slopes.;Slightly high walls.;Rounded floor.;1;Low interest or difficult formation;11;4 days after First Quarter;3 days after Last Quarter;100;100 mm reflector;200 mm reflector;
ROCHE;AA423700S1365400;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Edouard A. Roche;IAU 1970 ?;??;Not known;Not known;Not known;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;136.54;136.54;136 ° 32 ' East;-42.37;42 ° 22 ' South;Farside;South-East;Not determined;152.67;152.67;76.3;4742;0.031063948565958;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
ROMEO;AA75274N1226830;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Italian male name.;IAU;01/01/1979 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;?;Europe;Italy;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;122.68296;122.68296;122 ° 41 ' East;7.527391;7.527° North;Farside;North-East;Ostwald;7.15349;7.15349;3.5;1429;0.19989371150303;Craterlet located on the East slope of Shahinaz on the floor of Ibn Farnas.;;Slightly steep slopes.;Slightly steep walls.;Narrow rounded floor.;0;Not observable;0;not observable;not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
ROMER;AA254258N364051;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Olaus Römer;Schröter (1802);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Cartesii;Mons Berosus;Not named;Astronomer;Danmark;Danish;17;17 th century;Arhus;1644;Copenhagen;1710;Determined the speed of the light thanks to eclipses of Jupiter satellites in 1676. Inventor of the meridian telescope.;36.405098;36.405098;36 ° 24 ' East;25.425758;25.426° North;Nearside;North-East;North of Mare Tranquillitatis region;40;40;21.8;3254;0.074473878897109;Young circular formation.;;Steep slopes bearing R?mer D to the South and a craterlet to the North.;Very high walls with terraces supporting a craterlet to the North.;Tormented floor. Central mountain lengthened to the North. Craterlets.;3;Very interesting formation;11;4 days after First Quarter;3 days after Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
RONTGEN;AA328800N2685800;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen;IAU 1970 ?;??;Not known;Not known;Not known;Physicist;Germany;German;19;19 th century;Lennep;1845;Munich;1923;Director of the Physic Institute of Munich on 1900. Discoverer of des X rays on 1895. Nobel prize on 1901.;-91.42;268.58;91 ° 25 ' West;32.88;32 ° 52 ' North;Librations zone;North-West;Not determined;128.42;128.42;64.2;4501;0.035056315227623;Circular formation in the libration zone.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
ROSA;AA203051N3276963;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Spanish female name.;IAU;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;?;Europe;Spain;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;-32.303706;327.696294;32 ° 18 ' West;20.30505;20.305° North;Nearside;North-West;Aristarchus;0.81725;0.81725;0.4;160;0.195611421856116;Small craterelet located on the South-West of Jehan.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;10;Three days after First Quarter;Two days after Last Quarter;999;Not observable;Not observable;
ROSENBERGER;AA554924S431489;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Otto A. Rosenberger;Mädler (1837);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Mathematician and astronomer;Germany;German;19;19 th century;?;1800;?;1890;?;43.148886;43.148886;43 ° 9 ' East;-55.492426;55.492° South;Nearside;South-East;Moon South-South-East limb;96;96;45.8;4067;0.044378222435193;Circular formation situated on the South-East slope of Vlacq.;;Fairly steep slopes bearing Vlacq to the North-West and Rosenberger D to the South.;High walls with terraces supporting many craterlets.;;3;Very interesting formation;4;4 days after New Moon;3 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
ROSS;AA116690N217375;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Eratosthenian (From -3.2 billions years to -1.1 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Sir James Clarcke Ross;Mädler (1837);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Fromondi;Insula Apollonia Minor;Not Named;Explorer;England;English;19;19 th century;London;1800;Aylesbury;1862;Expedition in Antarctic on 1845. Discoverer of volcanoes Erebus and Terror.;21.737463;21.737463;21 ° 44 ' East;11.668979;11.669° North;Nearside;North-East;East part of Mare Tranquillitatis;27;27;12.2;2733;0.111634218869004;Isolated circular formation.;;Fairly steep slopes bearing a craterlet to the North.;Slightly high walls.;;3;Very interesting formation;5;5 days after New Moon;4 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
ROSSE;AA179479S349810;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Eratosthenian (From -3.2 billions years to -1.1 billions years);Period source not found;No details;Sir William Parsons Earl of Rosse;Birt / Lee (1865);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;Ireland;Irish;19;19 th century;York;1800;Monkstown;1867;Producer of a telescope of 183 cm of diameter in 1845. Discovered the spiral structure of galaxies and studied the nebulae.;34.980991;34.980991;34 ° 59 ' East;-17.947947;17.948° South;Nearside;South-East;Mare Nectaris South edge;12;12;5.7;2295;0.200833674210426;Isolated circular formation with bowl shape situated on the South part of Mare Nectaris.;;Slightly steep slopes.;High walls.;;2;Pretty interesting formation;5;5 days after New Moon;4 days after Full Moon;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
ROSSELAND;AA408200S1306800;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Wilhelms and Byrne / 2009;No details;Svein Rosseland;IAU 1970 ?;??;Not known;Not known;Not known;Astrophysicist;Norway;Norwegian;20;20 th Century;Kvam;1894;Baerum;1985;Bjerknes assistant. Cretor of journal Astrophysics Norvegica on 1934. Works at the Princeton University. Works on Harestua solar observatory on 1959.;130.68;130.68;130 ° 41 ' East;-40.82;40 ° 49 ' South;Farside;South-East;Not determined;67.66;67.66;33.8;3712;0.054865385527635;Not observable;Formerly Roche U ;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
ROST;AA564237S3261566;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Leonhardt Rost;Hell (1760);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;Germany;German;18;18 th century;?;1688;?;1727;Amateur and popularizer of the Astronomy.;-33.843388;326.156612;33 ° 51 ' West;-56.423679;56.424° South;Nearside;South-West;Moon South-South-West limb;50;50;23.4;3323;0.070937273404454;Circular formation forming an interesting couple with Rost A. Pretty raised Wall supporting a craterlet to the South-West.;;Fairly steep slopes bearing Rost A to the West Rost M to the North-East and Rost D to the South-East.;Fairly high walls supporting a craterlet to the Southwest.;An oblong-shaped ring-plain 30 miles in diameter on the S.W. of Schiller with moderately high walls and according to Neison a shallow depression within nearly central. I have seen a crater shown by Schmidt on the E. side of the floor. A valley runs from the E. side of Rost to the S. of Schiller.;2;Pretty interesting formation;10;3 days after First Quarter;2 days after Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
ROTHMANN;AA308134S276981;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Eratosthenian (From -3.2 billions years to -1.1 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Christopher Rothmann;?;01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;Germany;German;17;17 th century;?;?;?;?;?;27.698133;27.698133;27 ° 42 ' East;-30.813435;30.813° South;Nearside;South-East;Rupes Altai South region;41;41;20.8;3208;0.076991693397814;Isolated circular formation.;;Very steep slopes bearing doubles crater Rothman B to the South and a crater to the West.;Very high walls with terraces.;Flat floor with an irregular shape. Off-centered mountain towards the North with two principal summits.;3;Very interesting formation;5;5 days after New Moon;4 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
ROWLAND;AA569800N1975200;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Henry Augustus Rowland;IAU 1970 ?;??;Not known;Not known;Not known;Physicist;U.S.A.;American;19;19 th century;Homesdale;1848;Baltimore;1901;Discoverer of the nature of static and dynamic electricities. Discoverer of the mechanic value of the calorie. Discoverer of 39 elements in the solar spectra.;-162.48;197.52;162 ° 29 ' West;56.98;56 ° 59 ' North;Farside;North-West;Not determined;166.12;166.12;83;4864;0.029283674772038;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
ROZHDESTVENSKIY;AA849900N2021100;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Dmitriy S. Rozhdestvenskiy;IAU 1970 ?;??;Not known;Not known;Not known;Physicist;U. S. S. R.;Soviet;20;20 th Century;?;1876;??;1940;??;-157.89;202.11;157 ° 53 ' West;84.99;84 ° 59 ' North;Farside;North-West;Not determined;181.15;181.15;90.5;4993;0.027563330980946;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
RUBIN;AA828200S776500;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Vera Florence Rubin;IAU 2024;20/03/2024 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Astronomer;United States;American;20;20 th century;Philadelphia;1928;Princeton;2016;Measuring the rotation speed of stars in galaxies leading to the theory of dark matter. Numerous awards.;77.65;77.65;77 ° 40 ' East;-82.82;82 ° 49 ' South;Nearside;South-East;Entre les cratères Hedervari et Amundsen;4;4;2;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Regular and isolated craterlet on the southern slope of the Hedervari crater.;;Slightly steep and low slopes.;Steep and deep wall.;Flat floor not very wide;0;Not observable;Not observable;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
RUMFORD;AA288100S1902000;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Lower Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.8 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Benjamin Thompson Count Rumford;IAU 1970 ?;??;Not known;Not known;Not known;Physicist;U.S.A.;American;19;19 th century;Woburn;1753;Auteuil;1814;Inventor of the water calorimeter of the air thermoscope and of a photometer. Numerous works on the caloric properties of water. ;-169.8;190.2;169 ° 48 ' West;-28.81;28 ° 49 ' South;Farside;South-West;Not determined;60.83;60.83;30.4;3595;0.059101995562095;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
RUNGE;AA24290S868060;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Carl David Tolme. German mathematician (1856-1927).;IAU;01/01/1973 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Mathematician;Europe;Germany;19;19 th century;?;1856;?;1927;?;86.805992;86.805992;86 ° 48 ' East;-2.428981;2.429° North;Librations zone;South-East;Ansgarius;38.9819;38.9819;19.4;3144;0.080668142379426;Almost ghost crater located on the floor of Mare Smythii.;;Slightly steep slopes buried in lava and bearing a craterlet in the South.;Slightly high walls.;Flat floor with a curious broken internal ring and an internal perpendicular rilles network.;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;1;Two days after New Moon;One day after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
RUPES ALTAI;RU243176S231240;IAU Named formation;RU;Scarp;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Altaï Scarp;Mädler (1837);01/01/1961 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;23.124038;23.124038;23 ° 7 ' East;-24.317585;24.318° South;Nearside;South-East;Catharina crater region;480;0;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Cliff more or less abrupt joining Catena Albufeda in the North to Piccolomini in the South.;;South-East North-West oriented.;In form of arc of circle.;Tray in altitude more tormented than the plain below in the North-East..;4;Exceptional formation;5;5 days after New Moon;4 days after Full Moon;5;Naked eye;10x binoculars;
RUPES BORIS;RU306738N3264006;IAU Named formation;RU;"Rupes rup?""s";Not determined;Not determined;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Scarp of Boris – Russian male name;IAU;01/01/1985 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;?;Europe;Russia;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;-33.599414;326.400586;33 ° 36 ' West;30.673771;30.674° North;Nearside;North-West;Aristarchus;8.58336;8.58336;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Slightly elevated crests line between Boris Gaston and Linda.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;10;Three days after First Quarter;Two days after Last Quarter;250;250 mm reflector;500 mm reflector;
RUPES CAUCHY;RU93109N370759;IAU Named formation;RU;Scarp;Not determined;Extension tectonism;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Scarp of Cauchy - Augustin Louis Cauchy;?;01/01/1964 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Mathematician;France;French;19;19 th century;Paris;1789;Sceaux;1857;Author of the theory of functions of a complex variable. Works on the development in series of functions. Member of the Academy of Sciences in 1816 and the Bureau of Longitudes in 1839.;37.07585;37.07585;37 ° 5 ' East;9.310875;9.311° North;Nearside;North-East;Central part of Mare Tranquillitatis;120;0;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Rectilinear South-East North-West oriented fault. Adjacent craterlets whose Cauchy B F E and C from the North-West to the South-East.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;4;Exceptional formation;5;5 days after New Moon;4 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
RUPES KELVIN;RU280281S3268262;IAU Named formation;RU;Scarp;Not determined;Not determined;Pre-Imbrian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.85 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Scarp of Kelvin - Sir William Thomson L. Kelvin;Franz (1913);01/01/1964 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Physicist;Great Britain;British;19;19 th century;Belfast;1824;Strathclyde;1907;President of the Royal Company in 1890. Specialist of thermodynamic and electricity. Inventor of the galvanometer. Studies on tides of the terrestrial bark and the contraction of the Sun. Inventor of the calculation rule.;-33.173801;326.826199;33 ° 10 ' West;-28.028097;28.028° South;Nearside;South-West;Mare Humorum region;150;0;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;South-West North-East oriented mountainous alignment.;;Fringes the South-East bank of Mare Humorum.;Faces Promontorium Kelvin.;;2;Pretty interesting formation;10;3 days after First Quarter;2 days after Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
RUPES LIEBIG;RU251370S3140767;IAU Named formation;RU;Scarp;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Scarp of Liebig - Justus von Liebig;?;01/01/1964 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Chemist;Germany;German;19;19 th century;Darmstadt;1803;Munich;1873;Professor in the University of Munich. Teacher of von Hofmann and Kekule. Numerous works in organic chemistry. Inventor of a silvering method for astronomical mirrors and a method of manufacture of meat extract.;-45.923284;314.076716;45 ° 55 ' West;-25.136977;25.137° South;Nearside;South-West;East of Mare Humorum region;180;0;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Large curved and North South oriented fault passing the West bank of Mare Humorum.;;Ridden by Liebig F to the South.;Ramified to its South extremity.;;3;Very interesting formation;11;4 days after First Quarter;3 days after Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
RUPES MERCATOR;RU302075S3371575;IAU Named formation;RU;Scarp;Not determined;Not determined;Pre-Imbrian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.85 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Scarp of Mercator - Gérard Kremer (dit Gerhardus Mercator);?;01/01/1985 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Mathematician;Belgium;Belgian;16;16 th century;Rupelmonde;1512;Duisburg;1594;Author of two maps of the World in 1538 and in 1569. Inventor of a new mode of cartographic projection that wears his name in 1552.;-22.842541;337.157459;22 ° 51 ' West;-30.207546;30.208° South;Nearside;South-West;West part of Mare Nubium;180;0;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Edge of a rectilinear mountain situated on the south rim of Mare Nubium.;;South-East North-West oriented.;Situated on the South-West bank of Mare Nubium.;;2;Pretty interesting formation;9;2 days after First Quarter;1 day after Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
RUPES RECTA;RU216748S3522981;IAU Named formation;RU;Scarp;Not determined;Extension tectonism;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Straight Wall;Birt / Lee (1865);01/01/1961 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;-7.701853;352.298147;7 ° 42 ' West;-21.674804;21.675° South;Nearside;South-West;Mare Humorum region;110;0;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Rectilinear fault situated on the East bank of Mare Nubium.;;Connects Thebit D to the North with a small mountain to the South.;Slope inclined to 7„ø only.;Slope covered with bright materials.;4;Exceptional formation;8;1 day after First Quarter;Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
RUPES TOSCANELLI;RU269708N3124654;IAU Named formation;RU;Scarp;Not determined;Not determined;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Scarp of Toscanelli - Paolo dal Pozza Toscanelli;?;01/01/1985 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Doctor;Italy;Italian;15;15 th century;?;1397;?;1482;?;-47.534624;312.465376;47 ° 32 ' West;26.970809;26.971° North;Nearside;North-West;Aristarchus crater region;70;0;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Rectilinear fault overlapped in Rimae Aristarchus.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;3;Very interesting formation;11;4 days after First Quarter;3 days after Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
RUSSELL;AA265116N2844522;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Walled plain;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Period source not found;No details;John Russell;?;01/01/1964 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Artist and amateur astronomer;Great Britain;British;18;18 th century;Guildford;1745;Hull;1806;Famous portrait photographer. Occasional Selenographer.;-75.54781;284.45219;75 ° 33 ' West;26.511648;26.512° North;Nearside;North-West;Moon West-North-West limb;105;105;51.6;4217;0.040797986676196;Damaged formation.;;Fairly steep slopes to the North.;High walls to the North supporting Briggs A to the East and Russel B to the West.;Flat floor filled with lava in communication with that of Struve. Craterlets;4;Exceptional formation;13;6 days after First Quarter;5 days after Last Quarter;5;Naked eye;10x binoculars;
RUTH;AA287090N3149358;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Craterlet;Meteoritic impact;Eratosthenian (From -3.2 billions years to -1.1 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Hebrew female name;?;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;-45.064231;314.935769;45 ° 4 ' West;28.70899;28.709° North;Nearside;North-West;Region between Oceanus Procellarum and Mare Imbrium;3;3;1.5;610;0.198217310216817;Circular formation with bowl shape.;;Slightly steep slopes.;Slightly high walls.;Rounded floor.;1;Low interest or difficult formation;11;4 days after First Quarter;3 days after Last Quarter;100;100 mm reflector;200 mm reflector;
RUTHERFORD;AA105600N1370900;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Copernician (From -1.1 billions years to present days);Wilhelms and Byrne / 2009;No details;Sir Ernest Rutherford of Nelson;IAU 1970 ?;??;Not known;Not known;Not known;Physicist;United Kingdom;British;20;20 th Century;Nelson;1871;Cambridge;1937;Born in New-Zealand. Numerous works on radioactivity and transmutations. Discoverer of the particles nature on 1906. Determination of the neutron mass. President of the Royal Société Royale en 1925. Prix Nobel de chimie en 1908.;137.09;137.09;137 ° 5 ' East;10.56;10 ° 34 ' North;Farside;North-East;Not determined;15.98;15.98;7.9;2404;0.150452820222241;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
RUTHERFURD;AA611458S3477532;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Copernician (From -1.1 billions years to present days);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Lewis M. Rutherfurd;Gaudibert (1890);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;U. S. A.;American;19;19 th century;?;1816;?;1892;Pioneer of the photography of the Moon and the Sun.;-12.246798;347.753202;12 ° 15 ' West;-61.145835;61.146° South;Nearside;South-West;Moon South limb;55;55;24.9;3388;0.067801908504441;Circular formation situated on the South-East wall of Clavius.;;Very steep and rugged slopes to the North.;Fairly high walls with terraces.;Tormented floor with an important off-centered mountain in the North-east hilles and crest lines.;3;Very interesting formation;8;1 day after First Quarter;Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
RYDBERG;AA464300S2635700;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Eratosthenian (From -3.2 billions years to -1.1 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Johannes R. Rydberg;IAU 1970 ?;??;Not known;Not known;Not known;Physicist;Sweden;Swedish;19;19 th century;Halmstad;1854;Lund;1919;Determination of a fundamental constant for the theories about the atom structure.;-96.43;263.57;96 ° 26 ' West;-46.43;46 ° 25 ' South;Farside;South-West;Not determined;48.03;48.03;24;3348;0.069714513435446;Circular formation in the libration zone.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
RYDER;AA438747S1432994;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Graham Ryder;IAU;01/01/2006 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;geologist;North America;United States;20;20 th Century;?;1949;?;2002;?;143.2994;143.2994;143 ° 18 ' East;-43.874712;43.875° North;Farside;North-East;Jules Verne;15.5485;15.5485;7.7;2384;0.153349001922209;Elongated and very bright crater located on the East wall of Pauli E.;;Very steep slopes specially in the East with a sharp crest.;Very steep walls.;Triangular shaped floor with landslides or impact melts in the East.;0;Not observable;0;not observable;not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
RYNIN;AA467800N2562700;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms and Byrne / 2009;No details;Nikolaj A. Rynin;IAU 1979 ?;??;Not known;Not known;Not known;Engineer;U. S. S. R.;Soviet;20;20 th Century;Moscow;1877;Kazan;1942;Rockets conceiver.;-103.73;256.27;103 ° 44 ' West;46.78;46 ° 46 ' North;Farside;North-West;Not determined;77.88;77.88;38.9;3872;0.049727172360168;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
SABATIER;AA131864N790072;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Paul Sabatier;?;01/01/1979 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Chemist;France;French;20;20 th century;Carcassonne;1854;Toulouse;1941;Discoverer of the catalytic role of the nickel. Author of a method for synthetizing hydrocarbons. Member of the Academy of Sciences in 1913. Nobel Price in 1912.;79.007155;79.007155;79 ° 0 ' East;13.186376;13.186° North;Nearside;North-East;Moon East limb;10;10;4.8;1924;0.200483568388809;Circular formation with bowl shape.;;Slightly steep slopes bearing a flat region to the South-West.;Slightly high walls.;Rounded floor.;2;Pretty interesting formation;2;2 days after New Moon;1 day after Full Moon;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
SABINE;AA13769N200660;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Lower Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.8 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Sir Edward Sabine;Mädler (1837);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Geophysicist;Ireland;Irish;19;19 th century;Dublin;1788;East Sheen;1883;Works on the exact form of the Earth. Discoverer of the magnetic origin of solar spots in 1852.;20.066037;20.066037;20 ° 4 ' East;1.376891;1.377° North;Nearside;North-East;East part of Mare Tranquillitatis;30;30;14.8;2898;0.097439064699253;Circular formation. Forms a remarkable couple with Ritter.;;Fairly steep slopes bearing Sabine A to the South-West a craterlet to the South-East and a branch of Rimae Hypatia to the South.;Slightly high walls with terraces.;Tormented floor with mounds and craterlets.;3;Very interesting formation;5;5 days after New Moon;4 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
SACROBOSCO;AA237522S166401;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;John de Hollywood (or Johannes Sacrobusco);Riccioli (1651);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Sacrobosco;Mathematician and monk;England;English;13;13 th century;Halifax;1200;Paris;1256;Monk professor of mathematics in the University of Paris in 1220. Author o ';16.640073;16.640073;16 ° 38 ' East;-23.752169;23.752° South;Nearside;South-East;East of Catharina crater region;98;98;48.8;4145;0.04244801913875;Wrecked and isolated circular formation.;Typical ;Fairly steep slopes bearing many craters whose Sacrobosco G & F to the North Sacrobosco L to the South-West and the double crater Sacrobosco H to the East.;Damaged and high walls ridden by Sacrobosco R to the North and presenting debris to the North-East.;Very wide tormented floor bearing 3 important craters Sacrobosco A & B in the ceter and Sacrobosco C in the North. Mounds craterlets and depessions..;3;Very interesting formation;6;6 days after New Moon;5 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
SAENGER;AA44900N1028000;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Eugen Saenger;IAU 1970 ?;??;Not known;Not known;Not known;Engineer;Germany;German;20;20 th Century;Pricecnice;1905;Berlin;1964;Rockets conceiver.;102.8;102.8;102 ° 48 ' East;4.49;4 ° 19 ' North;Farside;North-East;Not determined;74.57;74.57;37.2;3822;0.051259948160748;Not observable;Possibly pre-Nectarian ;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
SAFARIK;AA104390N1767038;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Vojtech Safarik;IAU;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Astronomer;Europe;Czechoslovakia;19;19 th century;?;1829;?;1902;?;176.703805;176.703805;176 ° 42 ' East;10.439029;10.439° North;Farside;North-East;Sharonov;31.4212;31.4212;15.7;2946;0.093789318109349;Eroded crater located on the rim of Freundlich-Sharonov impact basin.;;Tormented slopes with sharp crest bearing a craterlet in the East.;Steep Walls bearing a crater in the West;Rough floor with numerous craterlets.;0;Not observable;0;not observable;not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
SAHA;AA16900S1030400;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Meghnad Saha;IAU 1970 ?;??;Not known;Not known;Not known;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;103.04;103.04;103 ° 2 ' East;-1.69;1 ° 42 ' South;Farside;South-East;Not determined;103.34;103.34;51.6;4216;0.040806265139583;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
SALAM;AA422300S2069800;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Muhammad Abdus Salam;IAU 2024;06/08/2024 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Physicist;Pakistan;Pakistani;20;20 th century;Jhang Sadar;1926;Oxford;1996;Work on electroweak interaction. Nobel Prize in Physics 1979 with Shelden Glasgow and Steven Weinberg.;-153.02;206.98;153 ° 01 ' West;-42.23;42 ° 13 ' South;Farside;South-West;Dans le bassin d'impact Apollo;6;6;3;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Regular craterlet on the southern marine part of the Apollo impact basin.;Located in a craterlets cluster;Quite steep slopes.;Quite steep wall.;Flat rugged floor with shallow craterlets;0;Not observable;Not observable;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
SAMIR;AA285044N3257121;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Arabic male name.;IAU;01/01/1979 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;?;Asia;Assyro-Babylonian;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;-34.287916;325.712084;34 ° 17 ' West;28.504408;28.504° North;Nearside;North-West;Aristarchus;1.86464;1.86464;0.9;366;0.197220111863923;Young crater located in the North ejectas of Diophantus. ;;Slightly steep slopes.;Slightly steep walls with a curiuous terrace.;Two levels floor with landslides deposits.;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;10;Three days after First Quarter;Two days after Last Quarter;150;150 mm reflector;300 mm reflector;
SAMPSON;AA295779N3434687;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Craterlet;Meteoritic impact;Eratosthenian (From -3.2 billions years to -1.1 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Ralph A. Sampson;?;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;Great Britain;British;20;20 th century;?;1866;?;1939;?;-16.531315;343.468685;16 ° 32 ' West;29.577892;29.578° North;Nearside;North-West;South-East part of Mare Imbrium;2;2;0.9;360;0.197188045453623;Isolated circular formation with bowl shape.;;Slightly steep slopes.;Slightly high walls.;Rounded floor.;1;Low interest or difficult formation;8;1 day after First Quarter;Last Quarter;150;150 mm reflector;300 mm reflector;
SANFORD;AA323769N2207943;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Roscoe F. Sanford;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronomer;USA;American;20;20 th century;?;1883;?;1958;?;-139.205711;220.794289;139 ° 12 ' West;32.37691;32.377° North;Farside;North-West;Not determined;55;55;27.5;3489;0.063341833561463;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
SANTBECH;AA209883S440602;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Daniel Santbech Noviomagus;Riccioli (1651);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Santbech;Mathematician and astronomer;Netherlands;Dutch;16;16 th century;?;?;?;?;?;44.060174;44.060174;44 ° 4 ' East;-20.988274;20.988° South;Nearside;South-East;Mare Fecunditatis South edge;65;65;31.1;3620;0.058162874174676;Isolated circular formation situated on the South-West bank of Mare Fecunditatis.;;Steep slopes bearing Santbech E to the South Santbech J to the North and Santbech H to the North-West.;Very high walls damaged by many craters whose Santbech D to the East.;Flat floor filled with lava. Small off-centered mountain. Hills and craterlets.;3;Very interesting formation;4;4 days after New Moon;3 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
SANTOS-DUMONT;AA277948N47547;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Eratosthenian (From -3.2 billions years to -1.1 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Alberto Santos-Dumont (ex Hadley B);?;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Pilot;Brazil;Brazilian;20;20 th century;Palmyra;1873;Sao Paulo;1932;Constructor of dirigibles having achieved the Deutsch de la Meurthe Price in 1901. Constructor of airplanes. First flight confirmed in Europe 23 October 1906 with the Deutsch-Archdeachon Price.;4.754653;4.754653;4 ° 45 ' East;27.794813;27.795° North;Nearside;North-East;Montes Apenninus region;8;8;4.4;1762;0.20030920074616;Circular formation with bowl shape situated on the mountain of Promontorium Fresnel.;;Very steep slopes.;Fairly high walls.;Rounded floor.;2;Pretty interesting formation;7;First Quarter;6 days after Full Moon;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
SARABHAI;AA247539N210005;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Craterlet;Meteoritic impact;Eratosthenian (From -3.2 billions years to -1.1 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Vikram Ambalal Sarabhai (ex Bessel A);?;01/01/1973 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astrophysicist;India;Indian;20;20 th century;?;1919;?;1971;?;21.000466;21.000466;21 ° 0 ' East;24.75392;24.754° North;Nearside;North-East;South-East part of Mare Serenitatis;8;8;3.6;1475;0.19995701043464;Isolated circular formation with bowl shape and situated on Dorsum Azara.;Formerly Bessel A;Fairly steep slopes.;Slightly high walls.;Rounded floor.;1;Low interest or difficult formation;5;5 days after New Moon;4 days after Full Moon;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
SARTON;AA491204N2388591;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;George A. L. Sarton;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;historian;Belgium;Begian;20;20 th century;?;1884;?;1956;Specialized in sciences history.;-121.140921;238.859079;121 ° 8 ' West;49.120372;49.120° North;Farside;North-West;Not determined;69;69;35.6;3771;0.052876562514735;Not observable;Typical covered by Imbrium ejecta;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
SASSERIDES;AA392776S3505556;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years) ?;Wilhelms and Byrne / 2009;No details;Gellio Sasserides;?;01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer and doctor;Danmark;Danish;16;16 th century;?;1562;?;1612;Collaborator of Tycho Brahe;-9.444379;350.555621;9 ° 27 ' West;-39.277552;39.278° South;Nearside;South-West;Tycho crater region;91;91;40.8;3929;0.048073826299287;Very damaged formation difficult to distinguish.;;Very Slightly steep slopes bearing many craterlets whose trio Ball C G and Sasserides P to the North-West Sasserides H to the West Sasserides M to the East and Sasserides A to the South-East.;Very sweet walls disapeared to the East and supporting Sasseriddens F to the South.;Tormented floor with 2 couples of craters whose Sasserides S. Numerous oriented North South cracks.;3;Very interesting formation;8;1 day after First Quarter;Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
SAUNDER;AA42601S87179;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Samuel A. Saunder;Muller (1935);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;England;English;19;19 th century;?;1852;?;1919;Selenographer. Catalogue of positions of 3000 lunar formations.;8.717855;8.717855;8 ° 43 ' East;-4.260095;4.260° South;Nearside;South-East;East of Ptolemaeus crater region;45;45;22.1;3269;0.073674394871636;Wrecked circular formation situated on the North-East slope of Hipparchus.;;Fairly steep slopes bearing Saunder B to the North-East.;Slightly high walls with gaps to the North-East.;Flat and extensive floor communicating with an external lava extent to the North-East and supporting several craterlets whose a large to the North and a ghost crater to the South-East.;3;Very interesting formation;6;6 days after New Moon;5 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
SAUSSURE;AA433776S3561151;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Imbrian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.85 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Horace Bénédict de Saussure;Mädler (1837);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Physicist and naturalist;Switzerland;Swiss;18;18 th century;Conches;1740;Conches;1799;Organizer of the first ascension of the White Mount with Jacques Balmat. Notions on geological layers. Inventor of the hygrometer. Has posed the first principles of the meteorology.;-3.88494;356.11506;3 ° 53 ' West;-43.377578;43.378° South;Nearside;South-West;Tycho crater East region;55;55;27.2;3479;0.063771307276354;Circular formation situated on the South slope of Orontius.;;Steep slopes especially to the North and to the South and bearing a crater to the North-East.;Fairly high walls damaged to the South.;Flat floor with craterlets whose a central.;3;Very interesting formation;7;First Quarter;6 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
SCALIGER;AA272551S1091446;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Upper Imbrian (From -3.8 billions years to -3.2 billions years);Wilhelms and Byrne / 2009;ol-noritic gabbro;Joseph J. Scaliger;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;historian;France;French;16;16 th century;?;1540;?;1609;?;109.14455;109.14455;109 ° 9 ' East;-27.255112;27.255° South;Farside;South-East;Not determined;84;84;43.2;3995;0.046246342652664;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
SCARP;LF203000N306000;IAU Named formation;LF;Landing site name;Not determined;Not appliable;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Astronaut-named feature - Apollo 17 site.;IAU;01/01/1973 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;30.6;30.6;30 ° 36 ' East;20.3;20.300° North;Nearside;North-East;Macrobius;8;8;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Scarp named by Apollo 17 astronauts.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;5;Five days after New Moon;Four days after Full Moon;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
SCHAEBERLE;AA263252S1177081;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;John Martin Schaeberle;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronomer;USA;American;19;19 th century;Wurtemberg;1853;Ann Arbor;1924;;117.708103;117.708103;117 ° 42 ' East;-26.325167;26.325° South;Farside;North-West;Not determined;62;62;28.3;3520;0.062048581283603;Circular formation situated in the zone of librations.;;Not easily observable.;;;0;Not observable;14;Full Moon;6 days after Last Quarter;30;x10 binoculars;50 mm refractor;
SCHEELE;AA94485S3221534;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Craterlet;Meteoritic impact;Copernician (From -1.1 billions years to present days) ?;Period source not found;No details;Carl Wilhelm Scheele (ex Letronne D);?;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Chemist and pharmacist;Sweden;Swedish;18;18 th century;Stralsund;1742;K?ping;1786;Discoverer of many chemical substances whose hydrogen in 1768 oxygen in 1773 and the chlorine in 1774 as well as of several organic acids.;-37.846558;322.153442;37 ° 51 ' West;-9.448492;9.448° South;Nearside;South-West;South-East part of Oceanus Procellarum;5;5;2.3;933;0.19905257484958;Isolated circular formation with bowl shape.;;Slightly steep slopes.;Slightly high walls.;Rounded floor.;1;Low interest or difficult formation;10;3 days after First Quarter;2 days after Last Quarter;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
SCHEINER;AA603532S3321909;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Cristoph Scheiner;Riccioli (1651);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Vallis Hajalon;Scheiner;Mathematician and astronomer;Germany;German;17;17 th century;Wald;1575;Neisse;1650;Constructor of first telescope with a straightened vision. First observations of solar spots with a filter. Author of 'Rosa Ursina' in 1630.;-27.809108;332.190892;27 ° 49 ' West;-60.353153;60.353° South;Nearside;South-West;Moon South limb;111;111;55;4297;0.039045760952698;Wrecked formation situated on the West slope of Clavius.;Possibly Nectarian ;Fairly steep slopes riddled of craters whose Scheiner C & D to the West and Scheiner G & E to the South.;Very high walls to the East;Flat floor supporting 4 main craters whose Scheiner J double to the North and Scheiner A to the center. Hills and West East oriented crest line.;3;Very interesting formation;9;2 days after First Quarter;1 day after Last Quarter;5;Naked eye;10x binoculars;
SCHIAPARELLI;AA233788N3011793;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Giovanni Virginio Schiaparelli;Birt / Lee (1865);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;Italy;Italian;19;19 th century;Savigliano;1835;Milan;1910;Discoverer of the asteroid Hesperia in 1861. Comet relationship with meteorites in 1866. Observer of the 'Chanels' of Mars.;-58.820724;301.179276;58 ° 49 ' West;23.378775;23.379° North;Nearside;North-West;Aristarchus crater region;25;25;12.1;2724;0.11256763914989;Circular formation.;;Fairly steep slopes.;High walls.;Flat floor. Small central mountain. Hills and craterlets.;3;Very interesting formation;12;5 days after First Quarter;4 days after Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
SCHICKARD;AA443793S3048948;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Walled plain;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Wilhelm Schickard;Riccioli (1651);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Fons Tadnos;Schickard;Mathematician and astronomer;Germany;German;17;17 th century;Herrenberg;1592;Tubingen;1635;Correspondent and friend of Kepler. Numerous works on the mechanics;-55.105173;304.894827;55 ° 6 ' West;-44.379335;44.379° South;Nearside;South-West;Schickard crater region;227;227;106;5236;0.024679371276485;Immense isolated circular formation with dark color.;;Fairly steep slopes riddled of craters bearing Lehmann to the North Schickard E to the South Wargentin A to the South-West and Drebbel to the North-East.;Slightly high walls with summits reaching 2700 m.;Immense somber flat floor filled with lava supporting Schickard B to the North-East and Schickard A to the South. Numerous craterlets to the South-West whose Schickard C. Hills and grooves. Black and white stains.;4;Exceptional formation;12;5 days after First Quarter;4 days after Last Quarter;5;Naked eye;10x binoculars;
SCHILLER;AA517244S3202160;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Julius Schiller;?;01/01/1935 00:00:00;Fred. Wilhelmi M. Brand.;Bayerus;Not named;Monk;Germany;German;17;17 th century;?;?;?;1627;Author of the 'Coelum Stellarum Christianus Atlas' showing Bible inspired constellations.;-39.783982;320.216018;39 ° 47 ' West;-51.724386;51.724° South;Nearside;South-West;Moon South-South-West limb;179;179;89.6;4978;0.027755324394928;Very lengthened and South-East North-West oriented formation. Seems to come from the fusion of 2 craters or from a low-angled meteorite impact.;Covered by Orientale ejecta;Fairly steep slopes bearing Bayer to the East and Schiller H to the North-East.;High walls with terraces to the South.;Very flat floor to the South-East and tormented to the North-West. Mountain to the North-West. Craterlets.;4;Exceptional formation;10;3 days after First Quarter;2 days after Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
SCHJELLERUP;AA690378N1582447;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Upper Imbrian (From -3.8 billions years to -3.2 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;H. C. Schjellerup;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronomer;Danmark;Danish;19;19 th century;?;1827;?;1887;Comets discoverer.;158.244653;158.244653;158 ° 15 ' East;69.037787;69.038° North;Farside;North-East;Not determined;62;62;31.4;3630;0.057786986083312;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
SCHLESINGER;AA471209N2210193;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Frank Schlesinger;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronomer;USA;American;20;20 th century;New York;1871;Lyme;1943;Author of General Catalog of Stellar Parallaxes from 1924. One of the founders of the International Astronomical Union and president on 1932.;-138.980724;221.019276;138 ° 59 ' West;47.120919;47.121° North;Farside;North-West;Not determined;97;97;48.6;4140;0.042566900559987;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
SCHLIEMANN;AA19900S1551232;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Heinrich Schliemann;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;archeologist;Germany;German;19;19 th century;?;1822;?;1890;Famous for Troy ruins discovery.;155.123238;155.123238;155 ° 7 ' East;-1.990023;1.990° South;Farside;South-East;Not determined;80;80;38.7;3865;0.049942533218538;Not observable;Younger than Mendeleev Basin ;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
SCHLUTER;AA59335S2766111;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Upper Imbrian (From -3.8 billions years to -3.2 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Heinrich Schluter;Arthur / Whitaker (1963);01/01/1964 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;Germany;German;19;19 th century;?;1815;?;1844;Assistant of Bessel.;-83.38895;276.61105;83 ° 23 ' West;-5.933498;5.933° South;Librations zone;South-West;Moon West limb;89;89;43.7;4011;0.045820882518362;Circular formation situated in the zone of librations.;Typical ;Steep slopes.;High walls with terraces supporting a double crater to the South and a collapsed crater to the north.;Flat floor partially darkened. Central mountain.;2;Pretty interesting formation;14;Full Moon;6 days after Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
SCHMIDT;AA9564N187806;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Eratosthenian (From -3.2 billions years to -1.1 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Johann F. J. Schmidt;Birt / Lee (1865);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;Germany;German;19;19 th century;?;1825;?;1884;Selenographer. Has worked with von Hoffman;18.780637;18.780637;18 ° 47 ' East;0.956375;0.956° North;Nearside;North-East;East part of Mare Tranquillitatis;12;12;5.5;2234;0.200780264953481;Circular formation with bowl shape.;;Fairly steep slopes.;Fairly high walls.;Rounded floor.;2;Pretty interesting formation;5;5 days after New Moon;4 days after Full Moon;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
SCHNELLER;AA413353N1962730;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Herbert Schneller;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronomer;Germany;German;20;20 th century;?;1901;?;1967;?;-163.727;196.273;163 ° 44 ' West;41.335257;41.335° North;Farside;North-West;Not determined;54;54;28.4;3523;0.061949402520262;Not observable;Not on Plate 7B ;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
SCHOMBERGER;AA766392S246912;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Upper Imbrian (From -3.8 billions years to -3.2 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Georg Schomberger;Riccioli (1651);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Schomberger;Mathematician and astronomer;Austria;Austrian;17;17 th century;?;1597;?;1645;?;24.691215;24.691215;24 ° 41 ' East;-76.639232;76.639° South;Nearside;South-East;Moon South limb;86;86;42.9;3987;0.046472162755132;Circular formation.;;Slightly steep slopes bearing a crater to the North Schomberger C to the West Schomberger A to the South-West and Schomberger D to the North-East.;Fairly high walls.;Flat floor.;3;Very interesting formation;5;5 days after New Moon;4 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
SCHONFELD;AA447601N2619991;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Eduard Schönfeld;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronomer;Germany;German;19;19 th century;?;1828;?;1891;?;-98.000907;261.999093;98 ° 0 ' West;44.760121;44.760° North;Librations zone;North-East;Not determined;25;25;12.2;2736;0.111380020704924;Circular formation in the libration zone.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
SCHORR;AA194539S897962;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Upper Imbrian (From -3.8 billions years to -3.2 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Richard Schorr;?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;Germany;German;20;20 th century;?;1867;?;1951;?;89.796194;89.796194;89 ° 48 ' East;-19.45394;19.454° South;Librations zone;South-East;Moon East-South-East limb;53;53;26;3431;0.065870233480039;Circular formation situated in the zone of librations and crushing two other craters.;;Steep slopes.;High walls.;Tormented floor.;1;Low interest or difficult formation;2;2 days after New Moon;1 day after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
SCHRODINGER;AA747326S1329252;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Lower Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.8 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Erwin Schrödinger;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;physicist;Austria;Austrian;20;20 th century;Vienna;1887;Vienna;1961;Author of fundamental equations of quantic physics on 1926. Nobel laureate on 1933.;132.925232;132.925232;132 ° 56 ' East;-74.732557;74.733° South;Farside;North-East;Not determined;312;312;158.1;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
SCHROTER;AA27384N3530163;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Johan H. Schr?ter;?;01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;Germany;German;18;18 th century;?;1745;?;1816;Selenographer. Specialist of rilles and wrinkle ridges.;-6.983655;353.016345;6 ° 59 ' West;2.738438;2.738° North;Nearside;North-West;Erathostenes crater South region;35;35;18.3;3087;0.084187414616729;Isolated wrecked formation.;;Very steep slopes to the North and bearing Schr?ter K to the North-West and Schr?ter L to the South.;Fairly high walls interrupted to the South and higher to the North supporting a craterlet to the South-West.;Flat floor filled with lava communicating with Mare Insularum. Hills and craterlets whose Schr?ter E to the center.;3;Very interesting formation;8;1 day after First Quarter;Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
SCHUBERT;AA27836N810143;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Theodor F. von Schubert;Mädler (1837);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Cartographer;Russia;Russian;19;19 th century;?;1799;?;1865;?;81.014277;81.014277;81 ° 1 ' East;2.783585;2.784° North;Librations zone;North-East;Moon East limb;55;55;25.9;3428;0.066003146378035;Circular formation situated on the South-West slope of Banachiewicz. Forms an interesting couple with Back.;Younger than Crisium Basin ;Fairly steep slopes bearing Back to the South.;Fairly high walls with terraces.;Wide flat floor. Central mountain.;2;Pretty interesting formation;2;2 days after New Moon;1 day after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
SCHUMACHER;AA424210N608092;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms and Byrne / 2009;No details;Heinrich Christian Schumacher;Mädler (1837);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;Danmark;Danish;19;19 th century;Bramstedt;1780;Altona;1850;Founder of the observatory of Altona and an astronomical review in 1822.;60.809235;60.809235;60 ° 49 ' East;42.420963;42.421° North;Nearside;North-East;Moon North-East limb;61;61;30.6;3603;0.058778176506418;Wrecked formation.;Not on Plate 6A ;Slightly steep slopes bearing Carrington to the North-East overlapped by a crater to the West and crushed by Messala to the South.;Slightly high walls.;Flat floor filled with lava.;2;Pretty interesting formation;3;3 days after New Moon;2 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
SCHUSTER;AA44433N1464243;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Sir Arthur Schuster;IAU 1964 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;physicist;United Kingdom;British;20;20 th century;Frankfurt ober Main;1851;Yeldall;1934;Determination of cathodic rays nature on 1890. Numerous works on terrestriel magnetism solar physics and spectroscopy.;146.424338;146.424338;146 ° 25 ' East;4.443338;4.443° North;Farside;North-East;Not determined;108;108;50;4176;0.041730898765139;Not observable;Younger than Mendeleev Basin ;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
SCHWABE;AA651032N454808;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Heinrich Schwabe;Schmidt (1878);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;Germany;German;19;19 th century;?;1789;?;1875;?;45.480773;45.480773;45 ° 29 ' East;65.103238;65.103° North;Nearside;North-East;Moon North-North-East limb;25;25;12.7;2766;0.108614114566388;Irregular shaped formation.;;Steep slopes to the East.;Fairly high walls partially dismantled to the West.;Flat floor.;2;Pretty interesting formation;4;4 days after New Moon;3 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
SCHWARZSCHILD;AA700802N1215672;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Karl Schwarzschild;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astrophysicist;Germany;German;20;20 th century;Frankfurt ober Main;1873;Potsdam;1916;Pioneer of stellar photometry with photography. First solution of general relativity equations on 1916. Inventor of black hole concept.;121.567177;121.567177;121 ° 34 ' East;70.08016;70.080° North;Farside;South-West;Not determined;212;212;105.7;5230;0.024741350215323;Not observable;Older than Humboldtianum Basin. ring arcs ;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
SCOBEE;AA313580S2103563;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Francis Richard Scobee;IAU 1973 ?;01/01/1988 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronaut;USA;American;20;20 th century;?;1939;?;1986;Challenger shuttle crew member accidented in 1986.;-149.643673;210.356327;149 ° 39 ' West;-31.358007;31.358° South;Farside;North-East;Not determined;40;40;20.7;3204;0.077173022320434;Not observable;Formerly Barringer L. possibly pre-Nectarian ;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
SCORESBY;AA777298N141334;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Eratosthenian (From -3.2 billions years to -1.1 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;William Scoresby;Mädler (1837);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Hypparchi;Montes Hyperborei;Not named;Navigator;England;English;19;19 th century;Cropton;1789;Torquay;1857;Explorer of the oriental coast of Greenland.;14.133444;14.133444;14 ° 8 ' East;77.729843;77.730° North;Nearside;North-East;Moon North limb;56;56;27.4;3486;0.063470743975797;Circular formation.;;Fairly steep slopes.;Fairly high walls.;Flat floor filled with lava. Double central mountain. Hills and craterlets.;3;Very interesting formation;6;6 days after New Moon;5 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
SCOTT;AA823532S485154;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms and Byrne / 2009;No details;Robert Falcon Scott;?;01/01/1964 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Explorer;England;English;19;19 th century;Davenport;1868;Antarctica;1912;Author of two expeditions in Antarctic. Died little time after having reached the terrestrial South pole but after Amundsen in January 1912.;48.51538;48.51538;48 ° 31 ' East;-82.353213;82.353° South;Nearside;South-East;Moon South limb;108;108;53.9;4271;0.039613541330414;Circular formation situated near the South Pole to the edge of the zone of librations.;;Slightly steep slopes bearing a double crater to the North and to the North-East.;Fairly high walls supporting a craterlet to the South.;Flat floor.;3;Very interesting formation;4;4 days after New Moon;3 days after Full Moon;5;Naked eye;10x binoculars;
SCULPTURED HILLS;LF203000N310000;IAU Named formation;LF;Landing site name;Not determined;Not appliable;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Astronaut-named feature - Apollo 17 site.;IAU;01/01/1973 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;31;31;31 ° 0 ' East;20.3;20.300° North;Nearside;North-East;Macrobius;8;8;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Mountain named by Apollo 17 astronauts.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;5;Five days after New Moon;Four days after Full Moon;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
SEARES;AA737382N1472338;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms and Byrne / 2009;No details;Frederick H. Seares;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronomer;USA;American;20;20 th century;?;1873;?;1964;?;147.23378;147.23378;147 ° 14 ' East;73.738157;73.738° North;Farside;South-West;Not determined;110;110;49.7;4169;0.041900785558765;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
SECCHI;AA24039N435585;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Imbrian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.85 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Angelo Secchi;Birt / Lee (1865);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;Italy;Italian;19;19 th century;Regio Emilia;1818;Rome;1878;Pioneer of the stellar spectroscopy. Author of the first classification of stars according to their specter in 1868. Solar prominences studies.;43.558503;43.558503;43 ° 34 ' East;2.403862;2.404° North;Nearside;North-East;North edge of Mare Fecunditatis;25;25;11;2651;0.119828049549932;Isolated circular formation with bowl shape.;Wrecked formation of North South lengthened shape.;Steep slopes supporting Montes Secchi to the North-West.;Walls interrupted to the South.;Flat floor with hills.;2;Pretty interesting formation;4;4 days after New Moon;3 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
SECHENOV;AA69731S2169113;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Ivan M. Sechenov;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;physiologist;Russia;Russian;19;19 th century;?;1829;?;1905;?;-143.088703;216.911297;143 ° 5 ' West;-6.973149;6.973° South;Farside;North-East;Not determined;62;62;31.9;3647;0.05716508376928;Not observable;Pre-Hertzsprung;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
SEELIGER;AA22155S29950;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Craterlet;Meteoritic impact;Eratosthenian (From -3.2 billions years to -1.1 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Hugo von Seeliger;?;01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;Germany;German;19;19 th century;?;1849;?;1924;?;2.995008;2.995008;2 ° 60 ' East;-2.215455;2.215° South;Nearside;South-East;Ptolemaeus crater region;8;8;4.1;1657;0.200187232058241;Isolated circular formation with bowl shape.;;Slightly steep slopes.;Fairly high walls.;Rounded floor.;2;Pretty interesting formation;7;First Quarter;6 days after Full Moon;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
SEGERS;AA469933N1275153;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Carlos Segers;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronomer;Argentina;Argentinian;20;20 th century;?;1900;?;1967;?;127.515321;127.515321;127 ° 31 ' East;46.993262;46.993° North;Farside;South-East;Not determined;17;17;8.6;2461;0.142448350851495;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
SEGNER;AA589597S3113248;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms and Byrne / 2009;No details;Johann Andreas von Segner;Schröter (1802);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Naturalist and mathematician;Germany;German;18;18 th century;Presbourg;1704;Halle;1777;Author of a theory of the capillarite. Specialist of eclipses.;-48.675233;311.324767;48 ° 41 ' West;-58.959712;58.960° South;Nearside;South-West;Moon South-South-West limb;68;68;33.9;3715;0.054763588319968;Circular formation situated on the North-East slope of Zucchius.;;Slightly steep slopes bearing Zucchius to the South-West and a crater to the North-East. Line of North South oriented crest connecting it to Schiller C.;Damaged and little high walls to the South-West.;Wavy floor supporting a chain of craterlets to the North-East and hills.;3;Very interesting formation;11;4 days after First Quarter;3 days after Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
SEIDEL;AA326543S1524703;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms and Byrne / 2009;No details;Ludwig Philipp Von Seidel;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;mathematician;Germany;German;19;19 th century;Zweilbrucken;1821;Munich;1896;Application of des probabilities to photometry works of Steinheil. ;152.470316;152.470316;152 ° 28 ' East;-32.654329;32.654° South;Farside;North-East;Not determined;62;62;27.6;3495;0.06310183292614;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
SELEUCUS;AA210908N2933392;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Upper Imbrian (From -3.8 billions years to -3.2 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Séleucos;Riccioli (1651);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Sfondrati;Mons Pentadactylus;Seleucus;Astronomer;Babylon;Babylonian;-2;2 nd century BC;?;150 BC;?;?;Partisan of the heliocentrism.;-66.660769;293.339231;66 ° 40 ' West;21.090841;21.091° North;Nearside;North-West;Moon West-North-West limb;43;43;22.5;3283;0.072952049708425;Circular Form.;;Steep slopes.;Walls with terraces.;Flat floor filled with lava. Central mountain. Craterlets.;3;Very interesting formation;13;6 days after First Quarter;5 days after Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;LAC-6
SENECA;AA267111N798062;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Lucius A. Seneca;Riccioli (1651);01/01/1961 00:00:00;Not named;Mons Alaunus;Seneca;Writer and philosopher;Rome;Roman;1;1 st century;?;4 BC;?;65;Tutor of Neron. Author of the celestial comet origin.;79.80623;79.80623;79 ° 48 ' East;26.711097;26.711° North;Nearside;North-East;Moon East-North-East limb;53;53;23.7;3338;0.07018505196891;Irregular and wrecked formation forming an interesting couple with Plutarch.;;Slightly steep slopes bearing many craters whose Plutarch to the South.;Slightly high walls supporting several craters.;Flat floor supporting several craters.;2;Pretty interesting formation;2;2 days after New Moon;1 day after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
SEYFERT;AA292637N1143350;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Carl Keenan Seyfert;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astrophysicist;USA;American;20;20 th century;?;1911;?;1960;Discoverer of a type of galaxy with active nucleus on 1943.;114.335022;114.335022;114 ° 20 ' East;29.263689;29.264° North;Farside;North-East;Not determined;110;110;51.3;4208;0.041003387997264;Not observable;Younger than Humboldtianum Basin ;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
SHACKLETON;AA896673S1297834;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton;IAU;01/01/1994 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Explorer;Europe;Great Britain;20;20 th century;?;1874;?;1922;?;129.783353;129.783353;129 ° 47 ' East;-89.667311;89.667° North;Farside;North-East;Amundsen;20.925;20.925;10.4;2607;0.124631517853808;Young crater not lighted.;;Very steep slopes.;Very steep walls.;Slightly wide floor with landslides.;0;Not observable;0;not observable;not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
SHAHINAZ;AA75803N1224234;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Shahinaz;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1979 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;female name.;Turkia;Turkish;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;122.42341;122.42341;122 ° 25 ' East;7.580345;7.580° North;Farside;North-East;Not determined;15;15;7.9;2404;0.150387043847986;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
SHAKESPEARE;LF202000N308000;IAU Named formation;LF;Landing site name;Not determined;Not appliable;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Astronaut-named feature - Apollo 17 site.;IAU;01/01/1973 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;30.8;30.8;30 ° 48 ' East;20.2;20.200° North;Nearside;North-East;Macrobius;0.7;0.7;0.2;105;0.19479598845241;Small craterlet named by Apollo 17 astronauts.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;5;Five days after New Moon;Four days after Full Moon;999;Not observable;Not observable;
SHALER;AA328919S2747295;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Upper Imbrian (From -3.8 billions years to -3.2 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Nathaniel S. Shaler;Arthur / Whitaker (1963);01/01/1964 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Geologist and paleontologist;U. S. A.;American;19;19 th century;?;1841;?;1906;First lunar geology test according to images.;-85.270504;274.729496;85 ° 16 ' West;-32.891855;32.892° South;Librations zone;South-West;Moon South-West limb;48;48;24.2;3357;0.069271542421633;Circular formation situated in the zone of librations.;;Fairly steep slopes bearing a crater to the West.;Fairly high walls.;Flat floor.;1;Low interest or difficult formation;14;Full Moon;6 days after Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
SHAPLEY;AA93543N568341;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Imbrian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.85 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Harlow Shapley (ex Picard H);?;01/01/1973 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;U. S. A.;American;20;20 th century;Nashville;1885;Boulder;1972;Discoverer of the pulse nature of the cepheides and the distribution of the globular clusters in the halo of the Milky Way. Discoverer of two dwarf galaxies of the Local Group.;56.834055;56.834055;56 ° 50 ' East;9.354332;9.354° North;Nearside;North-East;Moon East limb;23;23;12.4;2744;0.110594634182108;Isolated and damaged circular formation situated on the South bank of Mare Crisium.;;Steep slopes.;Fairly high walls damaged to the North.;Flat floor filled with lava.;2;Pretty interesting formation;3;3 days after New Moon;2 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
SHARONOV;AA123728N1730995;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Eratosthenian (From -3.2 billions years to -1.1 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Vsevolod V. Sharonov;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronomer;USSR;Soviet;20;20 th century;?;1901;?;1964;?;173.099464;173.099464;173 ° 6 ' East;12.372775;12.373° North;Farside;North-East;Not determined;74;74;37.5;3830;0.05099731941473;Not observable;Probably Eratosthenian possibly Upper Imbrian. should be shown on Plate 1B not 11B ;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
SHARP;AA457513N3197834;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Upper Imbrian (From -3.8 billions years to -3.2 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Abraham Sharp;?;01/01/1935 00:00:00;Rechbergeri;Mons Atlas Minor;Not named;Astronomer;England;English;17;17 th century;?;1652;?;1742;Collaborator of Flamsteed.;-40.216558;319.783442;40 ° 13 ' West;45.751297;45.751° North;Nearside;North-West;North-West part of Mare Imbrium;40;40;18.8;3110;0.08271103751857;Circular formation.;Maybe Eratosthenian ;Steep slopes.;High walls.;Tormented floor. Central mountain.;3;Very interesting formation;10;3 days after First Quarter;2 days after Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
SHARP APOLLO;LF32000S3366000;IAU Named formation;LF;Landing site name;Not determined;Not appliable;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Astronaut-named feature - Apollo 12 site.;IAU;01/01/1973 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;-23.4;336.6;23 ° 24 ' West;-3.2;3.200° North;Nearside;South-West;Montes Riphaeus;0.02;0.02;0;1;0.187178546860202;Geological formation on the Apollo 12 landing site.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;9;Two days after First Quarter;One day after Last Quarter;999;Not observable;Not observable;
SHATALOV;AA242609N1404775;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Vladimir A. Shatalov;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;cosmonaut;USSR;Soviet;20;20 th century;?;1927;;Vivant;?;140.477536;140.477536;140 ° 29 ' East;24.260885;24.261° North;Farside;North-East;Not determined;21;21;12;2719;0.113057937194545;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
SHAYN;AA325158N1724160;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms and Byrne / 2009;No details;Grigoriy A. Shayn;IAU 1976 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astrophysicist;USSR;Soviet;20;20 th century;?;1892;?;?;?;172.415968;172.415968;172 ° 25 ' East;32.515836;32.516° North;Farside;South-East;Not determined;18;18;46.4;4083;0.043959982876666;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
SHEEPSHANKS;AA592419N170386;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Anne Sheepshanks;Birt / Lee (1865);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Benefactor;England;English;19;19 th century;?;1789;?;1876;Sister of the astronomer of the same name.;17.038597;17.038597;17 ° 2 ' East;59.241873;59.242° North;Nearside;North-East;Moon North limb;25;25;11.8;2706;0.114323606484361;Irregular shaped formation.;;Slightly steep slopes.;Fairly high walls.;Flat floor filled with lava.;2;Pretty interesting formation;6;6 days after New Moon;5 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
SHEN KUO;AA440000N3105900;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Shen Kuo;IAU 2021;19/05/2021 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Mathematician and astronomer;China;Chinese;11;11 th century;Hangzhou;1031;Zhenjiang;1095;Head of astronomy bureau during Song dynasty. Inventor of variuous machines. Author of atlases treatisi in music. Works on magnetic compass. ;-49.41;310.59;49 ° 25 ' West;44;44 ° 0 ' North;Nearside;North-West;North part of Oceanus Procellarum;0.9;0.9;0.5;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Isolated circular formation with bowl shape.;;Slightly steep slopes.;Fairly steep walls.;Rounded floor;1;Low interest or difficult formation;4;4 days after New Moon;3 days after Last Quarter;999;Not observable;Not observable;
SHERLOCK;LF202000N308000;IAU Named formation;LF;Landing site name;Not determined;Not appliable;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Astronaut-named feature - Apollo 17 site.;IAU;01/01/1973 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;30.8;30.8;30 ° 48 ' East;20.2;20.200° North;Nearside;North-East;Macrobius;0.4;0.4;0.2;95;0.194606809289858;Geological formation on the Apollo 17 landing site.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;5;Five days after New Moon;Four days after Full Moon;999;Not observable;Not observable;
SHERRINGTON;AA111281S1180004;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Sir Charles Scott Sherrington;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;physiologist;United Kingdom;British;20;20 th century;London;1857;Eastbourne;1952;Famous astronomical builder. Pioneer of astrophotography. Discoverer of 2 comets on 1880 and 1881. ;118.00035;118.00035;118 ° 0 ' East;-11.128116;11.128° South;Farside;South-East;Not determined;93;93;9.4;2524;0.134296335392213;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
SHI SHEN;AA757847N1041348;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Shi(H) Shen;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronomer;China;Chinese;-1;1 st century BC;?;?;?;-300;?;104.134799;104.134799;104 ° 8 ' East;75.784669;75.785° North;Farside;North-East;Not determined;43;43;23.2;3316;0.071288642386511;Not observable;Older than Humboldtianum Basin ;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
SHIOLI;AA133000S252300;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Shioli;IAU 2019;12/08/2019 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Female name;Japan;Japenese;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;25.23;25.23;25 ° 14 ' East;-13.3;13 ° 18 ' South;Nearside;South-East;Cyrillus crater floor;0.27;0.27;0.1;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Isolated circular formation with bowl shape. Young formation with bright ejectas.;;Fairly steep slopes.;Fairly steep walls.;Rounded floor.;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
SHIRAKATSI;AA121836S1285590;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Eratosthenian (From -3.2 billions years to -1.1 billions years);Wilhelms and Byrne / 2009;No details;Anania Shirakatsi;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1979 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;geographer;Armenia;Armenian;7;7 th century;?;620;?;685;?;128.558951;128.558951;128 ° 34 ' East;-12.183626;12.184° South;Farside;South-East;Not determined;51;51;24;3350;0.069613234199224;Not observable;Possibly Nectarian;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
SHOEMAKER;AA881370S459110;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Eugene Merle Shoemaker;IAU;01/01/2000 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronomer ;North America;American;20;20 th century;?;1928;?;1997;Also geologist. Discoverer of one comet with her wife Carolyn;45.910963;45.910963;45 ° 55 ' East;-88.137017;88 ° 8 ' South;Nearside;South-East;Amundsen;51.8158;51.8158;25.9;3425;0.066109947156874;Damaged crater between Haworth and Faustini.;;Slightly steep slopes riddled with craterlets.;Steep walls.;Flat floor bearing Tooley and craterlets.;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;4;Four days after New Moon;Three days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
SHORT;AA745370S3523160;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms and Byrne / 2009;No details;James Short;Schröter (1802);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Optician;Great Britain;British;18;18 th century;Edimburg;1710;London;1768;;-7.683984;352.316016;7 ° 41 ' West;-74.537022;74.537° South;Nearside;South-West;Moon South limb;50;50;33.9;3716;0.054707232368623;Circular formation located on the South slope of Moretus.;;Slightly steep slopes bearing Short B in the Soutrh-East Short C in the West and 3 craterlets in the South.;;Flat floor with a centered carterlet.;3;Very interesting formation;8;1 day after First Quarter;Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
SHORTY;LF202000N306000;IAU Named formation;LF;Landing site name;Not determined;Not appliable;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Astronaut-named feature - Apollo 17 site.;IAU;01/01/1973 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;30.6;30.6;30 ° 36 ' East;20.2;20.200° North;Nearside;North-East;Macrobius;0.1;0.1;0;21;0.191721138016332;Geological formation on the Apollo 17 landing site.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;5;Five days after New Moon;Four days after Full Moon;999;Not observable;Not observable;
SHTERNBERG;AA193773N2431814;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms and Byrne / 2009;No details;Pavel K. Shternberg (Sternberg);IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronomer;Russia;Russian;19;19 th century;?;1865;?;1920;?;-116.818597;243.181403;116 ° 49 ' West;19.377319;19.377° North;Farside;North-West;Not determined;70;70;37.1;3819;0.051361094658976;Flat plain inserted between two mountains and opened to Oceanus Procellarum at the South-East;Not observable;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
SHUCKBURGH;AA426481N527127;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Imbrian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.85 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Sir George Schuckburgh;Birt / Lee (1865);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;Great Britain;British;18;18 th century;?;1751;?;1804;?;52.712745;52.712745;52 ° 43 ' East;42.648082;42.648° North;Nearside;North-East;Atlas crater South-East region;40;40;18.8;3113;0.082527069130201;Circular formation.;;Slightly steep slopes bearing Shuckburgh C to the North and Schuckburgh A to the East.;Slightly high walls.;Flat floor filled with lava. Crevice.;2;Pretty interesting formation;4;4 days after New Moon;3 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
SHULEYKIN;AA271062S2673257;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;M.V. Shulejkin;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1985 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;engineer;USSR;Soviet;20;20 th century;?;1884;?;1939;Radio transmissions specialist.;-92.674345;267.325655;92 ° 40 ' West;-27.106198;27.106° South;Librations zone;South-West;Not determined;15;15;7.3;2953;0.201335506916652;Circular formation situated in the zone of librations.;Formerly Pettit T;Not easily observable.;;;1;Low interest or difficult formation;14;Full Moon;6 days after Last Quarter;30;x10 binoculars;50 mm refractor;
SIEDENTOPF;AA220475N1350841;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Henry Friedrich Wilhelm Siedentopf;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;physicist;Germany;German;20;20 th century;Brema;1872;Iena;1940;Inventor on 1902 with Zsigmondy of the ultramicroscope.;135.084076;135.084076;135 ° 5 ' East;22.047529;22.048° North;Farside;North-East;Not determined;61;61;31.3;3628;0.057864271208974;Not observable;Younger than Moscoviense Basin ;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
SIERPINSKI;AA269349S1548096;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Waclaw;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;mathematician;Poland;Polish;20;20 th century;?;1882;?;1969;?;154.809612;154.809612;154 ° 49 ' East;-26.934864;26.935° South;Farside;South-East;Not determined;69;69;33.4;3700;0.055277219410241;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
SIKORSKY;AA658870S1036462;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Igor Ivanovich Sikorsky;IAU 1961 ?;01/01/1979 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;engineer;Russia;Russian;20;20 th century;Kiev;1889;Easton;1972;Famous airplanes and helicopters builder.;103.646231;103.646231;103 ° 39 ' East;-65.887045;65.887° South;Farside;South-East;Not determined;98;98;48.8;4145;0.04244801913875;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
SILBERSCHLAG;AA62066N125291;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Eratothenian ?;Period source not found;No details;Johann E. Silberschlag;Schröter (1802);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer and theologian;Germany;German;18;18 th century;?;1721;?;1791;?;12.529098;12.529098;12 ° 32 ' East;6.206569;6.207° North;Nearside;North-East;East of Mare Tranquillitatis region;13;13;6.2;2524;0.201023100806529;Isolated circular formation with bowl shape situated on South slope of Rima Ariadaeus.;;Fairly steep slopes.;High walls.;Rounded floor.;2;Pretty interesting formation;6;6 days after New Moon;5 days after Full Moon;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
SIMPELIUS;AA726125S147430;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms and Byrne / 2009;No details;Hugh Sempill (or Sempilius);Riccioli (1651);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Simpelius;Mathematician;Scotland;Scottish;17;17 th century;?;1596;?;1654;?;14.74299;14.74299;14 ° 45 ' East;-72.612518;72.613° South;Nearside;South-East;Moon South limb;70;70;34.4;3732;0.054178792996371;Circular formation.;;Fairly steep slopes bearing Simpelius D to the North-West Simpelius E to the North and others craters.;High walls with light terraces.;Flat floor tormented to the South-East with craterlet to the North.;3;Very interesting formation;6;6 days after New Moon;5 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
SINAS;AA88511N316001;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Eratosthenian (From -3.2 billions years to -1.1 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Simon Sinas;Schmidt (1878);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Benefactor;Greece;Greek;19;19 th century;?;1810;?;1876;?;31.600091;31.600091;31 ° 36 ' East;8.851135;8.851° North;Nearside;North-East;Central part of Mare Tranquillitatis;13;13;5.8;2344;0.200875411721018;Circular formation with bowl shape situated on a small wrinkle ridge. Forms an interesting couple with Sinas E.;;Fairly steep slopes.;Fairly high walls.;Rounded floor.;2;Pretty interesting formation;6;6 days after New Moon;5 days after Full Moon;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
SINUS AESTUUM;SI120976N3516604;IAU Named formation;SI;Bay;Not determined;Extrusive volcanism;Pre-Imbrian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.85 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Seething Bay;Riccioli (1651);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Fretum Catholicum;Sinus Hipponiates;Sinus Aestuum;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;-8.339551;351.660449;8 ° 20 ' West;12.097617;12.098° North;Nearside;North-West;Erathostenes crater South region;230;230;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Very flat Region to the South-East of the crater Erathostenes supporting a South-West North-East oriented wrinkle ridge. 40 000 km2.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;2;Pretty interesting formation;8;1 day after First Quarter;Last Quarter;5;Naked eye;10x binoculars;
SINUS AMORIS;SI199203N372893;IAU Named formation;SI;Bay;Not determined;Extrusive volcanism;Pre-Imbrian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.85 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Bay of Love;Riccioli (1651);01/01/1976 00:00:00;Sinus Opticus;Palus Byces;Sinus Amoris;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;37.289311;37.289311;37 ° 17 ' East;19.920287;19.920° North;Nearside;North-East;North of Mare Tranquillitatis region;250;150;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Large very flat region to the West of Mare Crisium. Central mountain to the West of the crater Carmichael.;;Contains Mons Maraldi to the West.;;;3;Very interesting formation;8;1 day after First Quarter;Last Quarter;5;Naked eye;10x binoculars;
SINUS ASPERITATIS;SI54119S274885;IAU Named formation;SI;Bay;Not determined;Extrusive volcanism;Pre-Imbrian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.85 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Bay of Roughness;?;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Sinus Batavicus;Sinus Atheniensis;Not named;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;27.488461;27.488461;27 ° 29 ' East;-5.411898;5.412° South;Nearside;South-East;Theophilus crater North-West region;180;380;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Very tormented region situated to the North of Theophilus. Comprises many parallel crests lines and chains of craterlets due to the impact of Theophilus.;;Wears a large ghost crater on its East bank surrounding Toricelli.;;;2;Pretty interesting formation;5;5 days after New Moon;4 days after Full Moon;5;Naked eye;10x binoculars;
SINUS CONCORDIAE;SI109790N424723;IAU Named formation;SI;Bay;Not determined;Extrusive volcanism;Pre-Imbrian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.85 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Bay of Harmony;?;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not named;Sinus Caucasius;Not named;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;42.472339;42.472339;42 ° 28 ' East;10.978964;10.979° North;Nearside;North-East;North edge of Mare Fecunditatis;160;100;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Flat region situated to the East of Mare Tranquillitatis.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;1;Low interest or difficult formation;4;4 days after New Moon;3 days after Full Moon;5;Naked eye;10x binoculars;
SINUS FIDEI;SI179921N20379;IAU Named formation;SI;Bay;Not determined;Extrusive volcanism;Pre-Imbrian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.85 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Bay of Faith;?;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;2.037911;2.037911;2 ° 2 ' East;17.992064;17.992° North;Nearside;North-East;Montes Apenninus region;70;50;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Gulf situated on the North bank of Mare Vaporum.;;Fairly flat region with some hills. Contains Rima Conon.;;;3;Very interesting formation;7;First Quarter;6 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
SINUS HONORIS;SI117195N178658;IAU Named formation;SI;Bay;Not determined;Extrusive volcanism;Pre-Imbrian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.85 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Bay of Honor;?;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;17.865789;17.865789;17 ° 52 ' East;11.719548;11.720° North;Nearside;North-East;East part of Mare Tranquillitatis;100;70;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Flat region situated to the North-East of Mare Tranquillitatis. Covered of South-East North-West oriented parallel crests lines.;;Broadside by Rimae Sosigenes and by Rimae Maclear.;;;3;Very interesting formation;5;5 days after New Moon;4 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
SINUS IRIDUM;SI450101N3283347;IAU Named formation;SI;Bay;Not determined;Extrusive volcanism;Upper Imbrian (From -3.8 billions years to -3.2 billions years);Period source not found;No details;Bay of Rainbows;Riccioli (1651);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Sinus Geometricus;Sinus Apollinis;Sinus Iridum;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;-31.665282;328.334718;31 ° 40 ' West;45.0101;45.010° North;Nearside;North-West;North-West part of Mare Imbrium;400;260;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Very large crater shaped formation of 237 000 km2.;;Steep slopes constituted by North slopes of Montes Jura.;Walls constituted by Montes Jura gobbled to the South in the lava of Mare Imbrium.;Flat floor filled with lava and situated 600 m lower than Mare Imbrium.;4;Exceptional formation;10;3 days after First Quarter;2 days after Last Quarter;5;Naked eye;10x binoculars;
SINUS LUNICUS;SI323641N3581489;IAU Named formation;SI;Bay;Not determined;Extrusive volcanism;Pre-Imbrian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.85 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Bay of Luna;?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;-1.85113;358.14887;1 ° 51 ' West;32.364055;32.364° North;Nearside;North-West;North of Archimedes crater region;80;80;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Flat region between Aristillus and Archimedes where has crushed the Luna 2 probe on September 1959. Wears the craterlets Archimedes D & C.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;2;Pretty interesting formation;7;First Quarter;6 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
SINUS MEDII;SI16337N10269;IAU Named formation;SI;Bay;Not determined;Extrusive volcanism;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Bay of Center;Langrenus (1645);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Sinus Medii;Mare Adriaticum;Not named;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;1.026917;1.026917;1 ° 2 ' East;1.633665;1.634° North;Nearside;North-East;Moon disk center;350;350;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Small sea situated to the center of the visible face. 52 000 km2. Broadsided to the South by Rima Oppolzer and to the East by Rimae Triesnecker.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;2;Pretty interesting formation;7;First Quarter;6 days after Full Moon;5;Naked eye;10x binoculars;
SINUS RORIS;SI502613N3091412;IAU Named formation;SI;Bay;Not determined;Extrusive volcanism;Eratosthenian (From -3.2 billions years to -1.1 billions years);Period source not found;No details;Bay of Moisture;Riccioli (1651);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Sinus Principis;Sinus Hyperboreus;Sinus Roris;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;-50.858754;309.141246;50 ° 52 ' West;50.261282;50.261° North;Nearside;North-West;Moon North-North-West limb;500;400;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Very flat Region uniting Mare Frigoris and Oceanus Procellarum.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;1;Low interest or difficult formation;12;5 days after First Quarter;4 days after Last Quarter;5;Naked eye;10x binoculars;
SINUS SUCCESSUS;SI11242N585198;IAU Named formation;SI;Bay;Not determined;Extrusive volcanism;Pre-Imbrian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.85 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Bay of Success;?;01/01/1979 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;58.519763;58.519763;58 ° 31 ' East;1.124212;1.124° North;Nearside;North-East;Moon East limb;100;100;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Flat region situated on the North-East bank of Mare Fecunditatis.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;1;Low interest or difficult formation;3;3 days after New Moon;2 days after Full Moon;5;Naked eye;10x binoculars;
SINUS VISCOSITATIS;SI352500N3190100;IAU Named formation;SI;Gulf;Not determined;Extrusive volcanism ?;Pre-Imbrian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.85 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Sinus Viscositatis;IAU 2023;04/01/2023 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;-40.99;319.01;40 ° 59 ' West;35.25;35 ° 15 ' North;Nearside;North-West;North part of Oceanus Procellarum;68;50;21;1200;0.017647058;Marine formation open towards Oceanus Procellarum on the South-West.;Continuing at North with a valley between Mons Gruithuisen Delta and Mons Gruithuisen Gamma.;Extended to the North with a valley passing between Mons Gruithuisen Delta and Gamma.;;Very flat floor filled with marine lava with craterlets with onr bigger in center.;2;Pretty interesting formation;10;3 days after First Quarter;2 days after Last Quarter;68;50 mm refractor;100 mm telescope;
SIRSALIS;AA124922S2994935;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Eratosthenian (From -3.2 billions years to -1.1 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Gerolamo Sirsalis (dit Sersale);Riccioli (1651);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Mons Climax;Sirsalis;Astronomer;Italy;Italian;17;17 th century;?;1584;?;1654;Selenographer.;-60.506503;299.493497;60 ° 30 ' West;-12.492225;12.492° South;Nearside;South-West;Moon West limb;41;41;22;3265;0.073919061887888;Circular formation overlapping the crater Sirsalis A as large as Sirsalis to the South-West.;;Fairly steep slopes bearing the North extremity of Rima Sirsalis to the East and Sirsalis F & J to the South.;High walls with terraces.;Flat floor filled with lava. Central mountain.;3;Very interesting formation;12;5 days after First Quarter;4 days after Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
SISAKYAN;AA410738N1091275;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Norajr M. Sisakyan;IAU 1973 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;doctor;USSR;Soviet;20;20 th century;?;1907;?;1966;?;109.127507;109.127507;109 ° 8 ' East;41.07383;41.074° North;Farside;North-East;Not determined;34;34;17.8;3059;0.085948232520972;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
SITA;AA46133N1207003;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Indian female name.;IAU;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;?;Asia;India;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;120.700293;120.700293;120 ° 42 ' East;4.613271;4.613° North;Farside;North-East;Ostwald;1.59484;1.59484;0.7;313;0.19691102941583;Small craterlet located on the Central mountain of King.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;not observable;not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
SKLODOWSKA;AA180352S961496;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Marie Sklodowska Curie;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1961 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;physicist;France;French;20;20 th century;Varsovie;1867;Sancellemoz;1934;Spuse of Pierre Curie. Production of metallic radium. Nobel laureate in physics on 1903 and in chemistry on 1911.;96.149642;96.149642;96 ° 9 ' East;-18.03517;18.035° South;Librations zone;South-East;Not determined;127;127;62.7;4471;0.035614562478658;Circular formation situated in the zone of librations.;;Not easily observable.;;;1;Low interest or difficult formation;1;2 days after New Moon;1 day after Full Moon;30;x10 binoculars;50 mm refractor;
SLATER;AA880800S1112900;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;David Charles Slater;IAU 2015;2015-05-04 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Planetary scientist;U. S. A.;American;20;20 th century;?;1957;?;2011;Specialist in optics and detectors;111.29;111.29;111 ° 17 ' East;-88.08;8808° South;Farside;South-East;Not determined;25;25.12;12.5;2754;0.109669729871286;Damaged crater on the South slope of Faustini.;;Slightly steep slopes riddled with craterlets.;Damaged and unshaped walls.;Flat floor with several depressions.;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
SLAVA;AA382994N3250004;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Slavic male name diminutive from Vyacheslav.;IAU;14/06/2012 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;?;Europe;Slavic;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;-34.999557;325.000443;34 ° 60 ' West;38.29937;38.299° North;Nearside;North-West;Sinus Iridum;0.1;0.1;0;19;0.191538495307339;Small geological formation on the Apollo 17 landing site.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;10;Three days after First Quarter;Two days after Last Quarter;999;Not observable;Not observable;
SLIPHER;AA492790N1602683;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Lower Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.8 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Earl C. Slipher;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronomer;USA;American;20;20 th century;Mulberry;1883;Flagstaff;1964;Pioneer of planetary photography. Author of more than 200 000 pictures of Mars.;160.2683;160.2683;160 ° 16 ' East;49.278985;49.279° North;Farside;North-East;Not determined;69;69;37.3;3823;0.051221543353844;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
SLOCUM;AA31540S890746;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Frederick. American astronomer (1873-1944).;IAU;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronomer ;North America;American;20;20 th century;?;1873;?;1944;?;89.074622;89.074622;89 ° 4 ' East;-3.15398;3.154° North;Librations zone;South-East;Ansgarius;12.152;12.152;6;2441;0.200956396346963;Almost ghost crater located on the floor of Mare Smythii.;;Slightly steep slopes buried in lava.;Slightly high walls.;Flat floor presenting a curious cressent shaped formation in the South and numerous carterlets.;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;1;Two days after New Moon;One day after Full Moon;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
SMITH;AA317878S2089923;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Michael John Smith;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1988 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronaut;USA;American;20;20 th century;?;1945;?;1986;Challenger shuttle crew member accidented in 1986.;-151.007687;208.992313;151 ° 0 ' West;-31.787757;31.788° South;Farside;South-West;Not determined;34;34;16.4;2987;0.090877737341925;Not observable;Formerly Barringer M;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
SMITHSON;AA23823N536375;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;James Lewis Macie (dit Smithson / ex Taruntius N);?;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Chemist;Great Britain;British;18;18 th century;France;1765;Génes;1829;Numerous mineralogical studies. Has given his name to the smithsonite.;53.637523;53.637523;53 ° 38 ' East;2.382254;2.382° North;Nearside;North-East;North edge of Mare Fecunditatis;7;7;3;1205;0.19955675844496;Isolated circular formation with bowl shape surrounded by a white stain.;;Slightly steep slopes.;Slightly high walls.;Rounded floor.;1;Low interest or difficult formation;4;4 days after New Moon;3 days after Full Moon;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
SMOKY MOUNTAINS;LF88000S156000;IAU Named formation;LF;Landing site name;Not determined;Not appliable;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Astronaut-named feature - Apollo 16 site.;IAU;01/01/1973 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;15.6;15.6;15 ° 36 ' East;-8.8;8.800° North;Nearside;South-East;Theophilus;3;3;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Mountain named by Apollo 15 astronauts.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;6;Six days after New Moon;Five days after Full Moon;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
SMOLUCHOWSKI;AA602219N2630924;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Marian Smoluchowski;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;physicist;Poland;Polish;19;19 th century;?;1872;?;1917;?;-96.907608;263.092392;96 ° 54 ' West;60.221874;60.222° North;Librations zone;North-West;Not determined;83;83;42.1;3965;0.047064245606543;Very old and broken formation.;Circular formation situated in the zone of librations.;Partly covered by Imbrian ejecta ;Steep swalls crushed by two big craters in the South.;Flat floor with numerous craterlets.;1;Low interest or difficult formation;14;Full Moon;6 days after Last Quarter;30;x10 binoculars;50 mm refractor;
SNELLIUS;AA293332S557048;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Willebrord van Roijen Snell (dit Snellius);?;01/01/1935 00:00:00;Oxensterni;Not named;Stevinus;Astronomer and mathematician;Netherlands;Dutch;17;17 th century;Leyde;1591;Leyde;1626;Inventor of a method of measure of the terrestrial meridian by triangulation. Author of the law on the refraction of the light.;55.704849;55.704849;55 ° 42 ' East;-29.333154;29.333° South;Nearside;South-East;Mare Fecunditatis South edge;83;83;42.9;3989;0.046404135638756;Damaged circular formation situated on the South-West slope of Petavius.;;Steep slopes bearing many craters whose Snellius A to the North Snellius B and a second crater to the South-West and Vallis Snellius to the South-East.;Fairly high walls supporting many craters.;Tormented floor with flat part to the North. Line of crest.;3;Very interesting formation;3;3 days after New Moon;2 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
SNIADECKI;AA222873S1911593;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Jan Sniadecki;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronomer;Poland;Polish;19;19 th century;?;1756;?;1830;?;-168.840715;191.159285;168 ° 50 ' West;-22.287336;22.287° South;Farside;South-West;Not determined;43;43;20.5;3195;0.077696876622358;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
SNOWMAN;LF32000S3366000;IAU Named formation;LF;Landing site name;Not determined;Not appliable;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Astronaut-named feature - Apollo 12 site.;IAU;01/01/1973 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;-23.4;336.6;23 ° 24 ' West;-3.2;3.200° North;Nearside;South-West;Montes Riphaeus;0.7;0.7;0.3;126;0.195157481500252;Small geological formation on the Apollo 12 landing site.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;9;Two days after First Quarter;One day after Last Quarter;999;Not observable;Not observable;
SODDY;AA4483N1217653;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Sir Frederick Soddy;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;physicist;United Kingdom;British;20;20 th century;Eastbourne;1877;Brighton;1956;Professor at Oxford University. Discoverer of the isotopy of elements on 1903. Nobel laureate in chemistry on 1921.;121.76529;121.76529;121 ° 46 ' East;0.448298;0.448° North;Farside;North-East;Not determined;42;42;20.3;3187;0.078149006031929;Dark plain West of a clearer area.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
SOMERVILLE;AA83319S649611;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Eratosthenian (From -3.2 billions years to -1.1 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Mary F. Somerville (ex Langrenus J);Birt / Lee (1865);01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Mathematician and physicist;Scotland;Scottish;19;19 th century;?;1780;?;1872;?;64.961076;64.961076;64 ° 58 ' East;-8.331902;8.332° South;Nearside;South-East;Moon East limb;15;15;8.5;2452;0.143612247902719;Flat area with very small craterlets.;Circular formation with bowl shape situated on the North-East slope of Langrenus.;Fairly steep slopes supporting Langrenus R & H to the North-West.;Slightly high walls.;Rounded floor.;1;Low interest or difficult formation;3;3 days after New Moon;2 days after Full Moon;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
SOMMERFELD;AA648298N1984550;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Arnold J. W. Sommerfeld;IAU 1964 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;physicist;Germany;German;20;20 th century;K?†nigsberg;1868;Munich;1951;Professor at Munich University on 1906. Author of gyroscope electromagnetic waves diffraction theories and discovere of free electrons in metals. Explanaton of spectral rays structure on 1915.;-161.544968;198.455032;161 ° 33 ' West;64.82978;64.830° North;Farside;North-West;Not determined;169;169;75.4;4725;0.03131964552997;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
SOMMERING;AA1900N3524700;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Imbrian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.85 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Samuel T. Sömmering;Mädler (1837);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Surgeon and naturalist;Germany;German;18;18 th century;?;1755;?;1830;?;-7.52999999999997;352.473729;7 ° 32 ' West;0.192677;0.193° North;Nearside;North-West;Erathostenes crater South region;27.97;27.97;14;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Isolated formation wrecked.;;Slightly steep slopes bearing Rima Schr?ter to the North-East.;Walls interrupted to the South and higher to the East than to the West.;Flat floor communicating with Mare Insularum. Line of crest.;3;Very interesting formation;8;1 day after First Quarter;Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
SONG YINGXING;AA422400N3103500;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Song Yingxing;IAU 2021;19/05/2021 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Scientist and encyclopedist;China;Chinese;17;17 th century;?;1587;??;1666;Encyclopedist under last Ming dinasty. Author of Tiangong Kaiwu. Nicknamed the chinese Diderot.;-49.65;310.35;49 ° 40 ' West;42.34;42 ° 21 ' North;Nearside;North-West;North part of Oceanus Procellarum;1.8;1.8;0.9;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Isolated circular formation with bowl shape;;Slightly steep slopes.;Slightly steep walls.;Narrow rounded floor.;1;Low interest or difficult formation;11;Four days after First Quarter;Three days after Last Quarter;150;150 mm reflector;300 mm reflector;
SORAYA;AA128652S3583658;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Persian female name.;IAU;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;?;Asia;Persian;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;-1.634208;358.365792;1 ° 38 ' West;-12.86524;12.865° North;Nearside;South-West;Ptolemaeus;1.90232;1.90232;0.9;374;0.197262079637609;Crater-pit located on a branch of Rimae Alphonsus.;;No slopes.;Slightly steep walls.;Elongated rounded floor.;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;8;One day after First Quarter;Last Quarter;150;150 mm reflector;300 mm reflector;
SOSIGENES;AA87000N175955;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Sosigène d'Alexandrie;?;01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;Greece;Greek;-2;2 nd century BC;Alexandrie?;about 150 BC;?;?;Helped Jules Cesar to reform the calendar and announced the variation of the apparent diameter of the Moon and the Sun.;17.595536;17.595536;17 ° 36 ' East;8.700026;8.700° North;Nearside;North-East;East part of Mare Tranquillitatis;18;18;8.4;2448;0.144143587531164;Circular formation.;;Slightly steep slopes bearing the craterlet Sosigenes B to the South-West.;Bright and little high walls.;Very flat and extensive floor filled with lava.;3;Very interesting formation;6;6 days after New Moon;5 days after Full Moon;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
SOUTH;AA575807N3090585;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Walled plain;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms and Byrne / 2009;No details;James South;Birt / Lee (1865);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;England;English;19;19 th century;?;1785;?;1867;?;-50.941491;309.058509;50 ° 56 ' West;57.580738;57.581° North;Nearside;North-West;Moon North-North-West limb;108;108;59.5;4400;0.03696503730677;Squared formation.;;Steeper slopes to the North-East and crushed by Babbage to the North-West.;Slightly high walls partly dismantled to the South.;Immense flat floor with a crater to the center. Hills craterlets and crevices.;2;Pretty interesting formation;11;4 days after First Quarter;3 days after Last Quarter;5;Naked eye;10x binoculars;
SOUTH CLUSTER;LF260000N37000;IAU Named formation;LF;Landing site name;Not determined;Not appliable;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Astronaut named feature - Apollo 15 site.;IAU;01/01/1973 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;3.7;3.7;3 ° 42 ' East;26;26.000° North;Nearside;North-East;Montes Apenninus;2;2;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Craters group named by Apollo 15 astronauts.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;7;First Quarter;Six days after Full Moon;150;150 mm reflector;300 mm reflector;
SOUTH MASSIF;LF200000N304000;IAU Named formation;LF;Landing site name;Not determined;Not appliable;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Astronaut named feature - Apollo 17 site.;IAU;01/01/1973 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;30.4;30.4;30 ° 24 ' East;20;20.000° North;Nearside;North-East;Macrobius;16;16;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Mountain named by Apollo 17 astronauts.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;5;Five days after New Moon;Four days after Full Moon;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
SOUTH RAY;LF92000S154000;IAU Named formation;LF;Landing site name;Not determined;Not appliable;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Astronaut named feature - Apollo 16 site.;IAU;01/01/1973 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;15.4;15.4;15 ° 24 ' East;-9.2;9.200° North;Nearside;South-East;Theophilus;0.8;0.8;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Small bright craterlet with light ejectas named by Apollo 16 astronauts.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;6;Six days after New Moon;Five days after Full Moon;999;Not observable;Not observable;
SPALLANZANI;AA463835S247277;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Lazzaro Spallanzani;Schmidt (1878);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Biologist;Italy;Italian;18;18 th century;Scandiano;1729;Pavie;1799;Works on the digestion the breathing the circulation and the reproduction. First artificial fertilizations. Adverserof the spontaneous generation.;24.727651;24.727651;24 ° 44 ' East;-46.383497;46.383° South;Nearside;South-East;Rupes Altai South region;31;31;15.4;2930;0.094975753853883;Isolated circular formation.;;Slightly steep slopes bearing a craterlet to the East and two Slightly craters marked to the South-East.;Slightly high walls with gap to the North-west.;Very flat floor filled with lava.;2;Pretty interesting formation;5;5 days after New Moon;4 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
SPENCER JONES;AA130588N1658397;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Lower Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.8 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Sir Harold;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronomer;United Kingdom;British;20;20 th century;London;1890;London;1960;Director of Greenwich Observatory on 1933. President of the Astronomical Royal Society on 1937 and of International Astronomical Union on 1945. Works on Earth motions.;165.839703;165.839703;165 ° 50 ' East;13.058822;13.059° North;Farside;North-East;Not determined;85;85;44;4020;0.045588192997067;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
SPOOK;LF90000S155000;IAU Named formation;LF;Landing site name;Not determined;Not appliable;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Astronaut-named feature - Apollo 16 site.;IAU;01/01/1973 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;15.5;15.5;15 ° 30 ' East;-9;9.000° North;Nearside;South-East;Theophilus;0;0;0.1;65;0.19389689769621;Small craterlet named by Apollo 16 astronauts.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;6;Six days after New Moon;Five days after Full Moon;999;Not observable;Not observable;
SPORER;AA43025S3582255;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Friedrich W. G. Sp?rer;Krieger / K?nig (1912);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;Germany;German;19;19 th century;?;1822;?;1895;Specialist of the solar activity. Author of a law on the solar spots distribution.;-1.774542;358.225458;1 ° 46 ' West;-4.302543;4.303° South;Nearside;South-West;Ptolemaeus crater region;28;28;12.7;2769;0.108317024117399;Damaged circular formation.;;Slightly steep slopes bearing a craterlet to the South-East.;Slightly high walls partly dismantled to the North.;Flat floor. Hills and craterlets.;2;Pretty interesting formation;7;First Quarter;6 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
SPOT;LF90000S155000;IAU Named formation;LF;Landing site name;Not determined;Not appliable;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Astronaut-named feature - Apollo 16 site.;IAU;01/01/1973 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;15.5;15.5;15 ° 30 ' East;-9;9.000° North;Nearside;South-East;Theophilus;0.05;0.05;0;7;0.189791462002223;Small craterlet named by Apollo 16 astronauts.;Two overlapping craters;Not described in this VMA version.;;;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;6;Six days after New Moon;Five days after Full Moon;999;Not observable;Not observable;
SPUDIS;AA895100S2753900;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Paul D. Spudis;IAU 2021;30/09/2021 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Astronomer;USA;American;20;20 th century;Bowling Green;1952;Houston;2018;Participation in Clementine Chandrayann 1 & Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter probes program. Member of Lunar & Planetary Institute. ;-84.61;275.39;84 ° 37 ' West;-89.51;89 ° 31 ' South;Nearside;South-West;South Pole area;13;13;6.5;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Very damaged formation.;Slopes impacted by De Gerlache & Shackleton;Slopes impacted by De Gerlache and Shackleton.;Very steep slopes.;Trinagular shaped floor.;1;Low interest or difficult formation;12;Full Moon;6 days after Last Quarter;100;100 mm telescope;200 mm telescope;
SPUR;LF259000N37000;IAU Named formation;LF;Landing site name;Not determined;Not appliable;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Astronaut-named feature - Apollo 15 site.;IAU;01/01/1973 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;3.7;3.7;3 ° 42 ' East;25.9;25.900° North;Nearside;North-East;Montes Apenninus;0.1;0.1;0;15;0.191111566016518;Geological formation on the Apollo 15 landing site.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;7;First Quarter;Six days after Full Moon;999;Not observable;Not observable;
SPURR;AA279112N3587305;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Josiah E. Spurr (ex Archimedes K);?;01/01/1973 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Geologist;U. S. A.;American;20;20 th century;?;1870;?;1950;?;-1.269545;358.730455;1 ° 16 ' West;27.911154;27.911° North;Nearside;North-West;Montes Apenninus region;13;13;6.6;2656;0.201124556540643;Ghost circular formation situated in Palus Putredinis.;;Almost flat slopes.;Very flat Wall completely gobbled to the North.;Flat floor filled with the lava of Palus Putredinis.;3;Very interesting formation;7;First Quarter;6 days after Full Moon;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
ST GEORGE;LF260000N35000;IAU Named formation;LF;Landing site name;Not determined;Not appliable;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Astronaut-named feature - Apollo 15 site.;IAU;01/01/1973 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;3.5;3.5;3 ° 30 ' East;26;26.000° North;Nearside;North-East;Montes Apenninus;2.3;2.3;1.2;478;0.197739861218843;Geological formation on the Apollo 15 landing site.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;7;First Quarter;Six days after Full Moon;50;100 mm telescope;200 mm telescope;
ST JOHN;AA100716N1499823;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms and Byrne / 2009;No details;Charles E. Saint John;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronomer;USA;American;20;20 th century;?;1857;?;1935;Specialized in solar physics.;149.982323;149.982323;149 ° 59 ' East;10.071616;10.072° North;Farside;North-East;Not determined;68;68;33.3;3696;0.055392956217963;Not observable;Named on 66 ;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
STADIUS;AA104758N3462263;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Lower Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.8 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Jan Stade;?;01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Mathematician and astronomer;Belgium;Belgian;16;16 th century;?;1527;?;1579;Author of planetary ephemeresis.;-13.773655;346.226345;13 ° 46 ' West;10.475798;10.476° North;Nearside;North-West;Erathostenes crater South region;70;70;34.2;3725;0.054405328416121;Ghost circular formation.;Possibly Upper Imbrian ;Non-existent slopes but to the North-East and bearing Stadius B to the North.;Walls gobbled in the lava of Mare Insularum but to the North-East and supporting Stadius A to the West.;Flat floor containing the lava of Mare Insularum. Numerous craterlets whose Stadius K to the South and Stadius L lengthened to the South-West;4;Exceptional formation;8;1 day after First Quarter;Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
STATIO SHIV SHAKTI;LF693700S323200;IAU Named formation;LF;Landing site name;Not determined;Not appliable;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Statio Shiv Shakti;IAU 2024;19/03/2024 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;A compound word with the Indian names Shiva and Shakti describing the duality of nature.;32.32;32.32;32 ° 19 ' East;-69.37;69 ° 22 ' South;Nearside;South-East;Près du cratère Manzinus;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Soft landing site of the Chandrayaan 3 probe.;;;;;0;Not observable;5;5 days after New Moon;4 days after Full Moon;999;Non observable;Non observable;
STATIO TIANCHUAN;LF430600N3080800;IAU Named formation;LF;Plaine;Not determined;Not appliable;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Statio Tianchuan;IAU 2021;19/05/2021 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;-51.92;308.08;51 ° 55 ' West;43.06;43 ° 4 ' North;Nearside;North-West;North-East part of Oceanus Procellarum;0.04;0.04;0.02;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Dark plain West of a clearer area.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;2;Pretty interesting formation;9;2 days after First Quarter;1 days after Last Quarter;50;100 mm telescope;200 mm telescope;
STATIO TIANHE;LF454500S1776000;IAU Named formation;LF;Plaine;Not determined;Not appliable;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Statio Tianhe;IAU 2019;04/02/2019 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;177.6;177.6;177 ° 36 ' East;-45.45;45 ° 27 ' South;Farside;South-East;Von Karman crater area.;0.01;0.01;0.005;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Isolated circular formation with bowl shape.;;Fairly steep slopes.;Fairly steep walls.;;0;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
STATIO TIANJIANG;LF416300S1960200;IAU Named formation;LF;Landing site name;Not determined;Not appliable;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Statio Tianjan;IAU 2024;06/08/2024 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Constellation from an ancient Chinese celestial map signifying the Celestial River and synonymous with the Milky Way.;-153.98;196.02;153 ° 59 ' West;-41.63;41 ° 38 ' South;Farside;South-West;Dans le bassin d'impact Apollo;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Soft landing site of Chang'e 6 probe;;;;;0;Not observable;Not observable;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
STATIO TRANQUILLITATIS;LF8000N235000;IAU Named formation;LF;Plain;Not determined;Not appliable;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Base de la Tranquillité;?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;23.5;23.5;23 ° 30 ' East;0.8;0.800° North;Nearside;North-East;East part of Mare Tranquillitatis;0;0;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Flat region to the South of Mare Tranquillitatis. Place of landing of the first human mission Apollo 11.;;Broadsided by Rimae Hypatia to the South.;;;1;Low interest or difficult formation;5;5 days after New Moon;4 days after Full Moon;999;Not visible;Not visible;
STEARNS;AA346828N1626047;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Eratosthenian (From -3.2 billions years to -1.1 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Carl Leo Stearns;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1979 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronomer;USA;American;20;20 th century;?;1892;?;1972;?;162.604705;162.604705;162 ° 36 ' East;34.682814;34.683° North;Farside;North-East;Not determined;49;49;19.4;3143;0.080726055392419;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
STEBBINS;AA643627N2173594;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Joel Stebbins;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronomer;USA;American;20;20 th century;?;1878;?;1966;?;-142.640641;217.359359;142 ° 38 ' West;64.362697;64.363° North;Farside;North-West;Not determined;36;36;64.8;4515;0.034806619612493;Not observable;Maybe Nectarian;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
STEFAN;AA463319N2512256;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms and Byrne / 2009;No details;Josef Stefan;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;physicist;Austria;Austrian;19;19 th century;Sankt Peter;1835;Vienna;1893;Director of Vienna physics Institute on 1866. Author of a theory about gases diffusion. Author of the black body emission law on 1879.;-108.774421;251.225579;108 ° 46 ' West;46.331904;46.332° North;Farside;North-West;Not determined;131;131;56;4322;0.038530940439097;Isolated circular formation with bowl shape between Haworth and Nobile.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
STEIN;AA69952N1791068;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;J. W. Stein;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronomer;Netherlands;Dutch;20;20 th century;?;1871;?;1951;?;179.106849;179.106849;179 ° 6 ' East;6.995177;6.995° North;Farside;North-East;Not determined;125;125;15.3;2926;0.095278096468315;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
STEINHEIL;AA487091S466562;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Carl August von Steinheil;Mädler (1837);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Zamosci;Not named;Not named;Physicist;Germany;German;19;19 th century;Ribeauvillé;1801;Munich;1870;Constructor of first public telegraph in 1838. Manufacturers of optical instruments and the of large german astronomical lenses.;46.656238;46.656238;46 ° 39 ' East;-48.70905;48.709° South;Nearside;South-East;Moon South-South-East limb;68;68;31.6;3638;0.057493035075478;Circular formation forming a remarkable couple with Watt.;Possible double impact with Watt. Typical ;Steep slopes bearingtwo craters to the North and overlapped by Watt to the South-East.;Very high walls with terraces supporting a craterlet to the South.;Flat floor filled with lava. Wrinkles ridges and crevices.;4;Exceptional formation;4;4 days after New Moon;3 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
STEKLOV;AA367313S2549496;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Upper Imbrian (From -3.8 billions years to -3.2 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Vladimir A. Steklov;IAU 1979 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;mathematician;Russia;Russian;20;20 th century;?;1864;?;1926;?;-105.050432;254.949568;105 ° 3 ' West;-36.731316;36.731° South;Farside;South-West;Not determined;33;33;18.3;3085;0.084283834990856;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
STELLA;AA199124N297579;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Latin female name.;IAU;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;?;Europe;Latin;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;29.757855;29.757855;29 ° 45 ' East;19.912408;19.912° North;Nearside;North-East;Mare Serenitatis;0.417311;0.417311;0.2;81;0.194307052668141;Small bright craterlet with light ejectas named by Apollo 17 astronauts.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;5;Five days after New Moon;Four days after Full Moon;999;Not observable;Not observable;
STENO;AA326069N1617772;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Niels Steesen (dit Nicolaus Steno);IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;geologist;Danmark;Danish;17;17 th century;Copenhagen;1638;Schwerin;1686;Founder of the stratigraphic method and of tectonics. ;161.77722;161.77722;161 ° 47 ' East;32.606908;32.607° North;Farside;North-East;Not determined;36;36;16.1;2971;0.092015700186304;Not observable;Younger than Moscoviense Basin ;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
STENO APOLLO;LF201000N308000;IAU Named formation;LF;Landing site name;Not determined;Not appliable;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Astronaut-named feature - Apollo 17 site.;IAU;01/01/1973 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;30.8;30.8;30 ° 48 ' East;20.1;20.100° North;Nearside;North-East;Macrobius;0.5;0.5;0.2;101;0.194722485678437;Geological formation on the Apollo 17 landing site.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;5;Five days after New Moon;Four days after Full Moon;999;Not observable;Not observable;
STERNFELD;AA197506S2177327;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms and Byrne / 2009;No details;A. A. Sternfeld;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1991 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;physicist;USSR;Soviet;20;20 th century;?;1905;?;1980;Space scientist.;-142.26731;217.73269;142 ° 16 ' West;-19.750635;19.751° South;Farside;South-West;Not determined;31;31;54.9;4294;0.03911285004373;Not observable;Formerly Ladygin G ;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
STETSON;AA395793S2418044;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms and Byrne / 2009;No details;Harlan T. Stetson;IAU 1979 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronomer;USA;American;20;20 th century;?;1885;?;1964;Geophysicist;-118.195566;241.804434;118 ° 12 ' West;-39.579256;39.579° South;Farside;South-West;Not determined;100;100;31.5;3635;0.05759486604365;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
STEVINUS;AA324902S541372;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Copernician (From -1.1 billions years to present days);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;ol-gabbroic norite;Simon Stevin;?;01/01/1935 00:00:00;Segueri;Not named;Snellius;Mathematician optician and engineer;Belgium;Belgian;16;16 th century;Bruges;1548;La Haye;1620;Specialist of fractions. Works on levers and centers of gravity. Author of many treaties;54.137162;54.137162;54 ° 8 ' East;-32.490217;32.490° South;Nearside;South-East;Moon South-East limb;75;75;35.7;3775;0.05276801926653;Isolated circular formation.;;Fairly steep slopes bearing Stevinus C to the South-West and Stevinus B to the North-West.;High walls with terraces.;Flat floor with central mountain.;3;Very interesting formation;3;3 days after New Moon;2 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
STEWART;AA21500N669786;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Imbrian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.85 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;John Q. Stewart (ex Dubiago Q);?;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;U. S. A.;American;20;20 th century;?;1894;?;1972;Astrophysicist.;66.978618;66.978618;66 ° 59 ' East;2.149991;2.150° North;Nearside;North-East;Moon East limb;13;13;6.8;2770;0.201208077161551;Circular formation.;;Slightly steep slopes bearing Stewart R to the North-West and Stewart N to the South.;Slightly high walls.;Extensive little flat floor filled with lava.;1;Low interest or difficult formation;2;2 days after New Moon;1 day after Full Moon;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
STIBORIUS;AA344930S319908;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Upper Imbrian (From -3.8 billions years to -3.2 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Andreas Stobert;Riccioli (1651);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Emanuelis D. Sab.;Not named;Stiborius;Philosopher theologian and astronomer;Austria;Austrian;15;15 th century;?;1465;?;1515;?;31.990847;31.990847;31 ° 59 ' East;-34.492965;34.493° South;Nearside;South-East;Rupes Altai South region;45;45;21.8;3255;0.074402487686093;Isolated circular formation.;;Steep slopes bearing Stiborius C to the North-East and craterlets to the East and to the South.;High walls with terraces.;Flat floor to the South-West and tormented elsewhere. Central mountain. Lines of crest.;3;Very interesting formation;5;5 days after New Moon;4 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
STOFLER;AA412416S59265;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Walled plain;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Johann Stöfler;Riccioli (1651);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Mons Calchistan;Stofler;Mathematician and astronomer;Germany;German;15;15 th century;?;1452;?;1534;?;5.92651;5.92651;5 ° 56 ' East;-41.24164;41.242° South;Nearside;South-East;Tycho crater East region;126;126;64.9;4517;0.034782261760636;Damaged circular formation.;;Fairly steep slopes bearing Fernelius to the North Stofler K to the North-West and Stofler D to the South-West.;Fairly high walls supporting Stofler F to the South-West and crushed by Faraday Faraday P and Faraday C to the South-East.;Immense flat floor with Faraday N lengthened to the East. Craterlets. Somber stains.;4;Exceptional formation;6;6 days after New Moon;5 days after Full Moon;5;Naked eye;10x binoculars;
STOKES;AA523639N2718941;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Sir Georges Gabriel Stokes;Arthur / Whitaker (1963);01/01/1964 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Mathematician and physicist;Ireland;Irish;19;19 th century;Skreen;1819;Cambridge;1903;Has proposed foundations of the spectral analysis and the hydrodynamic. Discoverer of the electromagnetic nature of X rays.;-88.10594;271.89406;88 ° 6 ' West;52.363863;52.364° North;Librations zone;North-West;Moon North-North-West limb;51;51;26.9;3465;0.064357873979768;Circular formation situated in the zone of librations on the South-West slope of Volta.;;Fairly steep slopes bearing Regnault to the North and many craterlets.;Fairly high walls supporting a craterlet to the North and collapsed to the South.;Flat and extensive floor.;1;Low interest or difficult formation;14;Full Moon;6 days after Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
STOLETOV;AA448207N2044984;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Aleksandr G. Stoletov;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;physicist;Russia;Russian;19;19 th century;?;1839;?;1896;?;-155.501629;204.498371;155 ° 30 ' West;44.820732;44.821° North;Farside;North-West;Not determined;64;64;21.2;3225;0.076025108646524;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
STONE MOUNTAIN;LF91000S156000;IAU Named formation;LF;Landing site name;Not determined;Not appliable;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Astronaut-named feature - Apollo 16 site.;IAU;01/01/1973 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;15.6;15.6;15 ° 36 ' East;-9.1;9.100° North;Nearside;South-East;Theophilus;5;5;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Small hill South of Apollo 16 Base named by Apollo 16 Astronauts.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;6;Six days after New Moon;Five days after Full Moon;50;100 mm telescope;200 mm telescope;
STONEY;AA555755S2036215;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;ol-noritic gabbro;George Johnstone Stoney;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronomer;Ireland;Irish;19;19 th century;Oakley Park;1826;London;1911;Evaluation of Avogadro number on 1867. Author of the electron existence hypothesis on 1891.;-156.378497;203.621503;156 ° 23 ' West;-55.575486;55.575° South;Farside;South-West;Not determined;42;42;23.7;3337;0.070246996862976;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
STORMER;AA571387N1466485;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Upper Imbrian (From -3.8 billions years to -3.2 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;F. Carl M. Stormer;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronomer;Norway;Norvegian;20;20 th century;Skien;1874;Oslo;1957;Specialist of the upper atmosphere. Author of the mathematical theory of polar aurorae.;146.648453;146.648453;146 ° 39 ' East;57.138726;57.139° North;Farside;South-West;Not determined;45;45;34.3;3727;0.054327716325313;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
STOSE;AA863800S321300;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Anna Isabel Jonas Stose;IAU 2021;05/11/2021 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Geologist;USA;American;20;20 th century;Bridgeton;1881;??;1974;Geological mapping of the Appalachians. Works on the geological map of the USA. Member of the US Geological Survey from 1930 to 1954.;32.13;32.13;32 ° 8 ' East;-86.38;86 ° 23 ' South;Nearside;South-East;South Pole area;16.7;16.7;8.4;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Circular formation with bowl shape between Haworth and Nobile.;;Fairly steep slopes.;Fairly steep walls.;Rounded floor;1;Low interest or difficult formation;3;3 days after New Moon;2 days after Full Moon;100;100 mm telescope;200 mm telescope;
STRABO;AA619382N544249;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Strabon;Mädler (1837);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Xenophanis;Not named;Thales;Geographer and historian;Greece;Greek;-1;1 st century BC;Amasya;58 BC;?;24 ap JC;Author of the first Geography.;54.424904;54.424904;54 ° 25 ' East;61.938179;61.938° North;Nearside;North-East;Moon North-North-East limb;55;55;27.3;3482;0.06364091024474;Circular formation.;Younger than Humboldtianum Basin ;Fairly steep slopes bearing Thal‡s to the West.;Walls with light terraces ridden by a craterlet to the East.;Flat floor filled with lava.;2;Pretty interesting formation;3;3 days after New Moon;2 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
STRATTON;AA56036S1647021;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Frederick J. M. Stratton;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astrophysicist;United Kingdom;British;20;20 th century;?;1881;?;1960;?;164.702082;164.702082;164 ° 42 ' East;-5.603578;5.604° South;Farside;South-East;Not determined;70;70;34.8;3746;0.053705600234691;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
STREET;AA465784S3492636;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Thomas Streete;Schröter (1802);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Wisilii;Montana Seir;Not named;Astronomer;England;English;17;17 th century;?;1621;?;1689;Author of the 'Astronomia Carolina'.;-10.736364;349.263636;10 ° 44 ' West;-46.57837;46.578° South;Nearside;South-West;Tycho crater region;58;58;29.2;3553;0.060723218283236;Circular formation situated on the South slope of Tycho.;Partly covered by ejecta from Copernican crater Tycho. possibly pre-Nectarian ;Steep slopes bearing Street A to the South-East and a couple of craters to the South-West.;Slightly high walls with terraces.;Flat floor with a craterlet to the North-West. Crevices and hills. Craterlets.;3;Very interesting formation;8;1 day after First Quarter;Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
STROMGREN;AA217398S2276323;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Svante Elis Strömgren;IAU 1991 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronomer;Sweden;Swedish;20;20 th century;H?˜lsingborg;1870;Copenhagen;1947;Works on comets and on the three bodies problem.;-132.367715;227.632285;132 ° 22 ' West;-21.739811;21.740° South;Farside;South-East;Not determined;61;61;31;3618;0.058208642670991;Isolated formation with a bowl shape.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
STRUVE;AA234132N2833477;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Walled plain;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Friedrich Georg Wilhelm von Struve;Mädler (1837);01/01/1964 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;Russia;Russian;19;19 th century;Altona;1793;Saint Pétersbourg;1864;Director of the Observatory of Dorpat in 1817 then of that of St Petersbourg in 1839. Observer of 120 000 stars whose 3 000 multiples. Has had a son (Otto) and a grandson (Otto) also astronomers.;-76.652326;283.347674;76 ° 39 ' West;23.413156;23.413° North;Nearside;North-West;Moon West-North-West limb;171;171;82.1;4848;0.029505022088449;Damaged formation.;Possibly Nectarian ;Slightly steep slopes crushed by Russell to the North and Eddington to the East.;Slightly high walls.;Immense flat Floor filled with lava in communication with that of Russell. Craterlets whose Struve L to the South and Struve C & M to the East. Hills.;4;Exceptional formation;13;6 days after First Quarter;5 days after Last Quarter;5;Naked eye;10x binoculars;
STUBBY;LF91000S155000;IAU Named formation;LF;Landing site name;Not determined;Not appliable;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Astronaut-named feature - Apollo 16 site.;IAU;01/01/1973 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;15.5;15.5;15 ° 30 ' East;-9.1;9.100° North;Nearside;South-East;Theophilus;0.9;0.9;0.4;182;0.195857813041315;Small craterlet named by Apollo 16 astronauts.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;6;Six days after New Moon;Five days after Full Moon;999;Not observable;Not observable;
SU SONG;AA418000S2055100;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Su Song;IAU 2024;06/08/2024 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Scientist;China;Chinese;11;11 th century;Nan an;1020;??;1101;Designer of a clock tower. Editor of a watchmaking treatise. Creator of a celestial atlas.;-154.49;205.51;154 ° 29 ' West;-41.8;41 ° 48 ' South;Farside;South-West;Dans le bassin d'impact Apollo;0.7;0.7;0.4;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Tiny regular craterlet on the southern marine part of the Apollo impact basin located in the center of a chain of three craterlets.;Ejecta slightly visible;Very slightly steep slopes.;Low wall.;Narrow floor with a craterlet 100 m in diameter;0;Not observable;Not observable;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
SUBBOTIN;AA293249S1357052;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Mikhail F. Subbotin;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronomer;USSR;Soviet;20;20 th century;?;1893;?;1966;?;135.705184;135.705184;135 ° 42 ' East;-29.324936;29.325° South;Farside;North-East;Not determined;67;67;35.8;3776;0.052706237271436;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
SUESS;AA43578N3122826;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Craterlet;Meteoritic impact;Copernician (From -1.1 billions years to present days);Period source not found;No details;Eduard Suess;Krieger / K?nig (1912);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Geologist;Austria;Austrian;19;19 th century;London;1831;Vienne;1914;Professor in the university of Comes in 1857. First general geology of the Earth in the work 'Face of the Earth' in 1909. Discoverer of the cosmic origin of the moldavites.;-47.717413;312.282587;47 ° 43 ' West;4.35778;4.358° North;Nearside;North-West;Central part of Oceanus Procellarum;10;10;4.1;1679;0.200213653615915;Circular formation with bowl shape. Forms an interesting trio with Suess D and Reiner B.;Not so sure;Slightly steep slopes.;Slightly high walls.;Rounded floor.;1;Low interest or difficult formation;11;4 days after First Quarter;3 days after Last Quarter;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
SULPICIUS GALLUS;AA196262N116788;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Copernician (From -1.1 billions years to present days);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Sulpicius Gallus;?;01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Statesman;Rome;Roman;-3;3 rd century BC;?;about 250 a;?;?;?;11.678849;11.678849;11 ° 41 ' East;19.62616;19.626° North;Nearside;North-East;South-West part of Mare Serenitatis;12;12;5.8;2332;0.200865057562288;Isolated bright circular formation with bowl shape situated to the East extremity of Rimae Sulpicius Gallus.;;Fairly steep slopes.;;;3;Very interesting formation;6;6 days after New Moon;5 days after Full Moon;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
SUMNER;AA376176N1087621;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Thomas H. Sumner;IAU 1997 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;geographer;USA;American;19;19 th century;?;1807;?;1876;?;108.762064;108.762064;108 ° 46 ' East;37.61759;37.618° North;Farside;North-West;Not determined;50;50;26.4;3446;0.06518943105045;Circular formation situated in the zone of librations.;Older than Humboldtianum Basin possibly pre-Nectarian ;Not easily observable.;;;0;Not observable;14;Full Moon;6 days after Last Quarter;30;x10 binoculars;50 mm refractor;
SUNDMAN;AA107554N2683067;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;K. F. Sundman;IAU 1979 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronomer;Finland;Finnish;20;20 th century;?;1873;?;1949;?;-91.693317;268.306683;91 ° 42 ' West;10.755414;10.755° North;Librations zone;North-East;Not determined;40;40;20.5;3193;0.07781593848434;Circular formation in the libration zone.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
SURVEYOR;LF32000S3366000;IAU Named formation;LF;Landing site name;Not determined;Not appliable;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Astronaut-named feature - Apollo 12 site.;IAU;01/01/1973 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;-23.4;336.6;23 ° 24 ' West;-3.2;3.200° North;Nearside;South-West;Montes Riphaeus;0.01;0.01;0.1;38;0.192870750899238;Small geological formation on the Apollo 12 landing site.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;9;Two days after First Quarter;One day after Last Quarter;999;Not observable;Not observable;
SUSAN;AA109982S3536994;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;English female name.;IAU;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;?;Europe;Great Britain;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;-6.300617;353.699383;6 ° 18 ' West;-10.998154;10.998° North;Nearside;South-West;Ptolemaeus;0.953762;0.953762;0.4;186;0.195899490922413;Squared formation included in Catena Davy.;;Two sides common with neighbour craters.;Steep walls.;Concave floor.;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;8;One day after First Quarter;Last Quarter;999;Not observable;Not observable;
SVEDBERG;AA816806S651505;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Theodor Svedberg;IAU;22/01/2009 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Chemist;Europe;Sweden;20;20 th century;?;1884;?;1971;Nobel Prize 1926;65.15049;65.15049;65 ° 9 ' East;-81.680605;81.681° North;Nearside;South-East;Amundsen;15.3397;15.3397;7.6;2374;0.15481340841634;Craterlet composing a couple with Von Baeyer.;;Steep slopes with sharp crest bearing a craterlet in the North and in the East.;Steep walls.;Bowl shaped rounded floor.;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;2;Two days after New Moon;One day after Full Moon;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
SVERDRUP;AA883209S2066125;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Otto Sverdrup;IAU;01/01/2000 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Explorer;Europe;Norway;19;19 th century;?;1855;?;19230;Polar explorer;-153.387465;206.612535;153 ° 23 ' West;-88.320898;88.321° North;Farside;North-West;Amundsen;32.8267;32.8267;16.4;2986;0.090955120097104;Damaged crater included in Henson.;;Steep slopes with sharp crest.;Very steep walls in the West and slightly high in the East.;Damaged flat floor with numerous craterlets with an important couple in the center.;0;Not observable;0;not observable;not observable;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
SWANN;AA519571N1125212;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;William F. G. Swann;IAU 1961 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;physicist;USA;American;20;20 th century;?;1884;?;1962;?;112.521211;112.521211;112 ° 31 ' East;51.957105;51.957° North;Farside;North-East;Not determined;42;42;21;3220;0.076339797299638;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
SWASEY;AA54575S896704;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Ambrose Swasey;IAU;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;?;North America;American;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;89.670406;89.670406;89 ° 40 ' East;-5.457461;5.457° North;Librations zone;South-East;Ansgarius;24.8452;24.8452;12.4;2745;0.110501290477086;Shallow crater composing a couple with a smaller one.;;Low altitude slightly steep slopes bearing a craterlet in the East.;Slightly high walls rubbed in the South-East.;Flat floor with craterlets and hills and a straight rille oriented North-West South-East going from North Wall to the center. ;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;1;Two days after New Moon;One day after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
SWIFT;AA193463N534448;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Eratosthenian (From -3.2 billions years to -1.1 billions years);Period source not found;No details;Lewis Swift (ex Peirce B);?;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;U. S. A.;American;19;19 th century;?;1820;?;1913;?;53.444778;53.444778;53 ° 27 ' East;19.346258;19.346° North;Nearside;North-East;North-West edge of Mare Crisium;12;12;5;2017;0.200577424813471;Isolated circular formation with bowl shape.;Formerly Peirce B;Slightly steep slopes.;Fairly high walls.;Rounded floor.;2;Pretty interesting formation;4;4 days after New Moon;3 days after Full Moon;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
SYLVESTER;AA826492N2787819;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;James Joseph Sylvester;Arthur / Whitaker (1963);01/01/1964 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Mathematician;England;English;19;19 th century;London;1814;London;1897;Theories of the invariants and the determinants. Founder of two revues in mathematics.;-81.218124;278.781876;81 ° 13 ' West;82.649238;82.649° North;Librations zone;North-West;Moon North limb;58;58;29.6;3567;0.060177988970269;Situated in the zone of librations. Circular formation.;Partly covered by Imbrian ejecta ;Slightly steep slopes bearing Rima Sylvester to the South and Sylvester N to the East.;Slightly high walls supporting a craterlet to the North.;Flat floor with a craterlet.;1;Low interest or difficult formation;14;Full Moon;6 days after Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
SZILARD;AA337051N1057832;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Leo Szilard;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;physicist;USA;American;20;20 th century;Budapest;1898;La Jolla;1964;Fermi's deputy. Pioneer of the first atomic reactor building. Discoverer of the neutron production method by gamma bombing of beryllium.;105.783219;105.783219;105 ° 47 ' East;33.705142;33.705° North;Farside;South-East;Not determined;122;122;63.6;4489;0.035287125349618;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
T. MAYER;AA155370N3308330;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Lower Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.8 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Johann Tobias Mayer;Schröter (1802);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Insula Calathe;Not named;Astronomer;Germany;German;18;18 th century;Marbach;1723;G?ttingen;1762;Selenographer. Author of lunar position tables in 1761.;-29.166964;330.833036;29 ° 10 ' West;15.536996;15.537° North;Nearside;North-West;Region between Oceanus Procellarum and Mare Imbrium;34;34;16.5;2994;0.090340504034505;Circular formation.;;Steep slopes bearing Tobias Mayer A to the South-East.;Slightly high walls.;Flat floor filled with lava. Small central mountain. Craterlets.;3;Very interesting formation;9;2 days after First Quarter;1 day after Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
TACCHINI;AA50843N858245;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Pietro Tacchini (ex Neper K);?;01/01/1973 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;Italy;Italian;19;19 th century;?;1838;?;1905;?;85.824465;85.824465;85 ° 49 ' East;5.084298;5.084° North;Librations zone;North-East;Moon East limb;40;40;21.2;3229;0.075837803214698;Circular formation situated in the zone of librations on the North bank of Mare Smythii.;;Fairly steep slopes but to the South.;Slightly high walls.;Tormented floor. Central mountain.;1;Low interest or difficult formation;2;2 days after New Moon;1 day after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
TACITUS;AA162049S189495;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Upper Imbrian (From -3.8 billions years to -3.2 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Publius Cornelius Tacitus;Riccioli (1651);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Chigi;Not named;Tacitus;Historian;Rome;Roman;1;1 st century;?;55;?;120;Author of several works describing the life and the events of his times such that the 'Histories' and the 'Annals'.;18.949475;18.949475;18 ° 57 ' East;-16.204946;16.205° South;Nearside;South-East;Catharina crater region;40;40;19.9;3164;0.079488804724694;Isolated circular formation.;;Steep slopes bearing a craterlet to the North-West and Tacitus N and 2 craterlets to the South-East.;High walls in supporting tiers 2 craterlets to the North.;Widened little flat floor. Small lengthened central relief and a craterlet to the South.;3;Very interesting formation;5;5 days after New Moon;4 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
TACQUET;AA166412N192026;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Craterlet;Meteoritic impact;Copernician (From -1.1 billions years to present days) ?;Period source not found;No details;André Tacquet;?;01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Mathematician;Belgium;Belgian;17;17 th century;?;1612;?;1660;?;19.20263;19.20263;19 ° 12 ' East;16.641177;16.641° North;Nearside;North-East;South-East part of Mare Serenitatis;7;7;3.2;1283;0.199681661231082;Isolated circular formation with bowl shape situated to the East extremity of Rimae Menelaus.;;Slightly steep slopes.;Slightly high walls.;Rounded floor.;1;Low interest or difficult formation;5;5 days after New Moon;4 days after Full Moon;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
TAI WEI;AA441500N3405100;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Tai Wei;IAU 2015;05/10/2015 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;One of the three enclosures near the celestial North Pole including the circumpolar constellations in old chines maps.;-19.49;340.51;19 ° 29 ' West;44.15;44 ° 9 ' North;Nearside;North-West;North-east area of Oceanus Procellarum;0.48;0.48;0.24;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Circular formation with bowl shape.;;Fairly steep slopes.;Fairly steep walls.;Rounded floor.;0;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
TAIZO;AA247024N21961;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Japanese male name.;IAU;01/01/1979 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;?;Asia;Japan;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;2.196055;2.196055;2 ° 12 ' East;24.702408;24.702° North;Nearside;North-East;Montes Apenninus;8.18537;8.18537;4;1639;0.200165354649974;Crater-pit located on the South-East end of Rima Hadley and parallel to Bela.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;7;First Quarter;Six days after Full Moon;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
TALBOT;AA24745S852971;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;William Henry Fox Talbot;IAU;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;physicist;Europe;Great Britain;19;19 th century;?;1800;?;1877;Also photographer and archeologist;85.297113;85.297113;85 ° 18 ' East;-2.474456;2.474° North;Librations zone;South-East;Ansgarius;12.364;12.364;6.1;2484;0.20099083575296;Circular formation in the libration zone.;;Slightly steep slopes almost invisible in the North.;Slightly high walls.;Flat floor with craterlets and hills.;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;1;Two days after New Moon;One day after Full Moon;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
TAMM;AA43201S1463816;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Igor Ievguenievitch Tamm;IAU 1973 ?;01/01/1979 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;physicist;USSR;Soviet;20;20 th century;Vladivostok;1895;Moscow;1971;Pioneer of the thermonuclar fusion. Author of the Tcherenkov effect theory with Frank. Nobel laureate on 1958 with Frank and Tcherenkov.;146.381621;146.381621;146 ° 23 ' East;-4.320108;4.320° South;Farside;South-East;Not determined;38;38;20.2;3181;0.07848556000344;Circular formation situated in the zone of librations.;;Not easily observable.;;;0;Not observable;1;2 days after New Moon;1 day after Full Moon;30;x10 binoculars;50 mm refractor;
TANNERUS;AA564376S219220;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Adam Tanner;?;01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Mathematician and theologian;Austria;Austrian;17;17 th century;?;1572;?;1632;?;21.922036;21.922036;21 ° 55 ' East;-56.437554;56.438° South;Nearside;South-East;Moon South limb;30;30;14;2848;0.101479671392078;Circularformation.;;Slightly steep slopes bearing Tannerus P & F to the North Tannerus E to the East and three craterlets aligned to the South.;Fairly high walls.;Flat floor filled with lava.;2;Pretty interesting formation;5;5 days after New Moon;4 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
TARUNTIUS;AA55022N465426;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Copernician (From -1.1 billions years to present days);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Lucius Taruntius Firmamus;Riccioli (1651);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Taruntius;Mathematician and philosoph;Rome;Roman;-2;2 nd century BC;??;?;??;86 BC;Astronomer friend of Cicero. Author of a birth dat for Romulus. Author of a book on celestial objects in greek which has been used by Plinius.;46.542556;46.542556;46 ° 33 ' East;5.502194;5.502° North;Nearside;North-East;North edge of Mare Fecunditatis;56;56;28.6;3531;0.06160904511075;Circular formation damaged to the North.;Floor uplifted;Steep slopes bearing Taruntius L to the West and Taruntius B to the South.;Slightly high walls crushed by Cameron to the North-west.;Tormented floor. Internal hills ring. Central mountain. Craterlets and lines of crest.;4;Exceptional formation;4;4 days after New Moon;3 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
TAURUS LITTROW VALLEY;LF200700N307900;IAU Named formation;LF;Landing site name;Not determined;Not appliable;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Astronaut-named feature - Apollo 17 site.;IAU;01/01/1973 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;30.79;30.79;30 ° 48 ' East;20;20 ° 0 ' North;Nearside;North-East;Macrobius;30;30;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Valley invavded by baslatic marine lava located in the Montes Taurus to the South of Littrow.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;5;Five days after New Moon;Four days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
TAYLOR;AA52823S166479;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Brook Taylor;Mädler (1837);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Ulloae;Mons Tmolus;Theon Iun.;Mathematician;England;English;18;18 th century;Edmonton;1685;London;1731;Member of the Royal Society in 1712. Founder of the calculation of finished differences. Development of a function in series.;16.647901;16.647901;16 ° 39 ' East;-5.282274;5.282° South;Nearside;South-East;Theophilus crater North-West region;41;34;18.1;3079;0.084704778756588;Damaged formation with a North South lengthened shape.;Covered by Imbrium ejecta;Fairly steep slopes supporting Taylor A to the North-West Taylor D to the West and Taylor E to the South-East.;Damaged high walls with terraces and supporting a wrecked crater to the North.;Very tormented floor. Central mountain.;3;Very interesting formation;6;6 days after New Moon;5 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
TEBBUTT;AA94591N535189;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Imbrian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.85 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;John Tebutt (ex Picard G);?;01/01/1973 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;Australia;Australian;19;19 th century;?;1834;?;1916;?;53.518851;53.518851;53 ° 31 ' East;9.459068;9.459° North;Nearside;North-East;North edge of Mare Fecunditatis;31;31;16.9;3017;0.088774050235225;Isolated circular formation with bowl shape.;Wrecked circular formation.;Steep slopes to the South-East and almost flat slopes to the West supporting Picard M L & K to the North-East.;High walls to the South-East and interrupted to the West.;Flat floor filled with lava. A craterlet to the South.;2;Pretty interesting formation;4;4 days after New Moon;3 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
TEISSERENC;AA319629N2237248;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms and Byrne / 2009;No details;Leon-Philippe Teisserenc de Bort;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;meteorologist;France;French;19;19 th century;Paris;1855;Cannes;1913;Probes balloons user. Discoverer of the stratosphere.;-136.275152;223.724848;136 ° 17 ' West;31.962868;31.963° North;Farside;North-West;Not determined;62;62;31.1;3621;0.058117193050664;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
TEMPEL;AA37612N118574;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Imbrian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.85 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Ernest Wilhelm Tempel;Krieger / K?nig (1912);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;Germany;German;19;19 th century;Niederkunersdorf;1821;Florence;1889;Astronomer in the observatory of Marseilles in 1860. Assistant of Schiaparelli in the observatory of Brera from 1870. Discovered 17 comets and several nebulae.;11.857363;11.857363;11 ° 51 ' East;3.761203;3.761° North;Nearside;North-East;East of Mare Tranquillitatis region;48;48;21.5;3243;0.075087498976741;Very deformed formation.;;Fairly steep slopes crushed by Agrippa to the West and bearing Agrippa F to the North-West.;Slightly high walls damaged to the North-West and supporting a craterlet to the South.;Fairly flat floor. Wrinkle ridges and craterlets.;2;Pretty interesting formation;6;6 days after New Moon;5 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
TEN BRUGGENCATE;AA95765S1346649;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;P. Ten Bruggencate;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronomer;Germany;German;20;20 th century;?;1901;?;1961;?;134.664852;134.664852;134 ° 40 ' East;-9.576498;9.576° South;Farside;South-East;Not determined;59;59;29.9;3579;0.059707083341256;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
TERESHKOVA;AA282107N1438439;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Valentina Vladimirovna Tereshkova;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;cosmonaut;USSR;Soviet;20;20 th century;?;1937;?;Vivante;First woman in space. Pilot of Vostok 3 vessel.;143.843947;143.843947;143 ° 51 ' East;28.210685;28.211° North;Farside;North-East;Not determined;31;31;15.6;2944;0.093977563825441;Not observable;Younger than Moscoviense Basin ;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
TERRACE;LF261000N37000;IAU Named formation;LF;Landing site name;Not determined;Not appliable;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Astronaut-named feature - Apollo 15 site.;IAU;01/01/1973 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;3.7;3.7;3 ° 42 ' East;26.1;26.100° North;Nearside;North-East;Montes Apenninus;0.1;0.1;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Flat area located on the bank of Rima Hadley and named by Apollo 15 astronauts.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;7;First Quarter;Six days after Full Moon;999;Not observable;Not observable;
TESLA;AA383641N1247251;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Nikola Tesla;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;engineer;USA;American;20;20 th century;Smiljan;1856;New York;1943;Specialist in electricity. Inventor of an asynchron engine. Surveys on high frequency currents.;124.725138;124.725138;124 ° 44 ' East;38.364133;38.364° North;Farside;North-East;Not determined;43;43;20.5;3196;0.077670478522616;Not observable;Younger than Moscoviense Basin ;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
THALES;AA617351N502675;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Copernician (From -1.1 billions years to present days);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Thalès;?;01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Mathematician and philosopher;Greece;Greek;-6;6 th century BC;Milet;625 BC;Milet;547 av JC;Founder of the Greek geometry. Measure of the height of an object thanks to its shade. Prediction of an eclipse in 585 av JC.;50.267456;50.267456;50 ° 16 ' East;61.735149;61.735° North;Nearside;North-East;Moon North-North-East limb;31;31;15.3;2927;0.095213111909963;Circular formation. Rays.;;Fairly steep slopes bearing Strabo to the East.;High walls with light terraces.;Extensive and little flat floor.;2;Pretty interesting formation;4;4 days after New Moon;3 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
THARP;AA306000S1456300;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Copernician (From -1.1 billions years to present days);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Mary Tharp;IAU 2015;2015-03-30 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Geologist and oceanographer;U. S. A.;American;20;20 th century;?;1920;?;2006;Created the first comprehensive map of the ocean floor and is credited with discovering the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.;145.63;145.63;145 ° 38 ' East;-30.6;3060° South;Farside;South-East;Not determined;13;13.45;6.7;2705;0.201160772252154;Bright craterlets with dissymetrical light ejectas.;;Steep slopes with sharp crest bearing a craterlet in the South-West.;Steep slopes.;Wide floor invaded by landslides in the Souith-West.;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
THEAETETUS;AA370106N60554;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Copernician (From -1.1 billions years to present days) ?;Period source not found;No details;Théatète;?;01/01/1935 00:00:00;Zylii;Not named;Not named;Philosopher;Greece;Greek;-4;4 th century BC;Ath‡nes;380 BC;?;?;Friend of Platon.;6.055405;6.055405;6 ° 3 ' East;37.010612;37.011° North;Nearside;North-East;North of Archimedes crater region;25;25;12.2;2737;0.111316690759559;Circular formation.;;Fairly steep slopes.;High walls.;Widened little flat floor. Small central relief.;3;Very interesting formation;6;6 days after New Moon;5 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
THEBIT;AA220111S3559843;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Upper Imbrian (From -3.8 billions years to -3.2 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Thebit ben Korra;Riccioli (1651);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Rantsovii;Not named;Thebit;Astronomer;Persia;Persian;9;9 th century;?;826;?;901;Translator of the 'Almagest' of Ptolemee in Arabic.;-4.015737;355.984263;4 ° 1 ' West;-22.011143;22.011° South;Nearside;South-West;Arzachel crater region;58;58;27.3;3480;0.063706027668091;Circular formation situated on the East bank Mare Nubium.;;Steep slopes bearing Thebit E to the South-West and Thebit W to the South-East.;Walls with very high terraces ridden to the North-West by Thebit A and supporting to the North Thebit C and a craterlet.;Tormented floor. Hills and lines of crest.;3;Very interesting formation;7;First Quarter;6 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
THEILER;AA133632N828500;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Craterlet;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Max Theiler;?;01/01/1979 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Doctor;South Africa Republic;South African;20;20 th century;Pretoria;1899;New Haven;1972;Tropical medicine professor in Harvard. Discoverer of a vaccine against the yellow fever. Nobel Price in 1951.;82.850009;82.850009;82 ° 51 ' East;13.363156;13.363° North;Librations zone;North-East;Moon East limb;8;8;4.1;1657;0.200187232058241;Isolated circular formation with bowl shape situated in the zone of;;Slightly steep slopes.;Slightly high walls.;Rounded floor.;1;Low interest or difficult formation;2;2 days after New Moon;1 day after Full Moon;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
THEON JUNIOR;AA24094S157930;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Eratosthenian (From -3.2 billions years to -1.1 billions years);Period source not found;No details;Théon d'Alexandrie;?;01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer and mathematician;Greece;Greek;4;4 th century;?;?;?;?;Author of a 'Comment' on the Almagest of Ptolemee. Promoter of works of Euclide Archimede and Heron.;15.793034;15.793034;15 ° 48 ' East;-2.409408;2.409° South;Nearside;South-East;East of Ptolemaeus crater region;18;18;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Very deep circular formation with bowl shape forming an interesting couple with Theon Senior.;;Steep slopes bearing a craterlet in the South-West.;Very high walls.;Rounded floor.;2;Pretty interesting formation;6;6 days after New Moon;5 days after Full Moon;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
THEON SENIOR;AA8143S154192;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Eratosthenian (From -3.2 billions years to -1.1 billions years);Period source not found;No details;Théon de Smyrne;?;01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Mathematician and philosopher;Greece;Greek;1;1 st century;?;?;?;?;;15.419197;15.419197;15 ° 25 ' East;-0.814313;0.814° South;Nearside;South-East;East of Ptolemaeus crater region;18;18;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Muraille peu escarpée.;Very deep circular formation with bowl shape forming an interesting couple with Theon Junior.;Steep slopes bearing Theon Senior A to the North.;Very high walls.;Rounded floor.;2;Pretty interesting formation;6;6 days after New Moon;5 days after Full Moon;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
THEOPHILUS;AA114524S262847;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Eratosthenian (From -3.2 billions years to -1.1 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;anorth troctolite;Theophilus;Riccioli (1651);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Ferd. Francisci Imp. Rom. F.;Mons Moschus;Theophilus;Philosopher;Greece;Greek;4;4 th century;Alexandrie?;?;?;412;?;26.284715;26.284715;26 ° 17 ' East;-11.452445;11.452° South;Nearside;South-East;Theophilus crater North-West region;101;101;49.2;4157;0.042170749996317;Circular formation forming a remarkable trio with Cyrillus and Catharina.;Rayed;rugged and steep slopes overhanging Sinus Asperitatis from 1200m and bearing Cyrillus to the South-East Theophilus F to the West and M?dler to the East.;Very high walls with terraces overlapped by Theophilus B to the North-West.;Flat floor. Imposing central mountain 1 400 m high with 4 summits. Line of crests hills and craterlets.;4;Exceptional formation;5;5 days after New Moon;4 days after Full Moon;5;Naked eye;10x binoculars;
THEOPHRASTUS;AA174635N390570;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Craterlet;Meteoritic impact;Eratosthenian (From -3.2 billions years to -1.1 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Théophraste (ex Maraldi M);?;01/01/1973 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Philosopher;Greece;Greek;-4;4 th century BC;Erésos;372 BC;Ath‡nes;287 av JC;Author of a treaty in 24 works 'On Laws'. Equally author of two works on nature and of the 'Characters'.;39.057032;39.057032;39 ° 3 ' East;17.463473;17.463° North;Nearside;North-East;North of Mare Tranquillitatis region;8;8;4;1607;0.200125867182173;Isolated circular formation with bowl shape.;;Slightly steep slopes.;Slightly high walls.;Rounded floor.;1;Low interest or difficult formation;5;5 days after New Moon;4 days after Full Moon;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
THIEL;AA401710N2254386;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Upper Imbrian (From -3.8 billions years to -3.2 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Walter Thiel;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;engineer;Germany;German;20;20 th century;?;1910;?;1943;Rockets conceiver.;-134.561379;225.438621;134 ° 34 ' West;40.170979;40.171° North;Farside;North-West;Not determined;32;32;17.8;3061;0.08583029895948;Not observable;Maybe Lower Imbrian;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
THIESSEN;AA748576N1904959;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms and Byrne / 2009;No details;E. Thiessen;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronomer;Germany;German;20;20 th century;?;1914;?;1961;?;-169.504121;190.495879;169 ° 30 ' West;74.857613;74.858° North;Farside;North-West;Not determined;66;66;33.1;3691;0.055596920051977;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
THOMSON;AA323183S1660417;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms and Byrne / 2009;No details;Sir Joseph John Thomson;IAU 1973 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;physicist;United Kingdom;British;20;20 th century;Cheetham Hill;1856;Cambridge;1940;Inventor of mass spectrograph. Discoverer of the e/m ratio of the electron on 1897. President of the Royal Society on 1916. Nobel laureate on 1906.;166.041735;166.041735;166 ° 3 ' East;-32.318285;32.318° South;Farside;South-East;Not determined;117;117;58.6;4380;0.037358601953718;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
TIAN SHI;AA441000N3405500;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Tian Shi;IAU 2015;05/10/2015 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;One of three enclosures in Chinese ancient star map near sky North Pole and including circumpolar constellations in old chinese maps.;-19.45;340.55;19 ° 27 ' West;44.1;44 ° 6 ' North;Nearside;North-West;North-East part of Oceanus Procellarum;0.47;0.47;0.23;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Circular formation with bowl shape.;;Slightly steep slopes.;Fairly steep walls.;Rounded floor;0;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
TIANJIN;AA449300S1788100;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Tianjin;IAU 2019;04/02/2019 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Constellation name on old chinese maps meaning the Galaxy River Ford. Situated in Cygnus constellation.;178.81;178.81;178 ° 49 ' East;-44.93;44 ° 56 ' South;Farside;South-East;Von Karman crater area.;3.9;3.9;1.9;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Circular formation with bowl shape.;;Slightly steep slopes.;Fairly steep walls.;Rounded floor;0;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
TIKHOMIROV;AA241988N1613329;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms and Byrne / 2009;No details;Nikolaj I. Tikhomirov;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;chemist;USSR;Soviet;20;20 th century;?;1860;?;1930;?;161.332939;161.332939;161 ° 20 ' East;24.198848;24.199° North;Farside;North-East;Not determined;65;65;43.2;3996;0.046235121589683;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
TIKHOV;AA616626N1722935;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms and Byrne / 2009;No details;Gavrill A. Tikhov;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronomer;USSR;Soviet;20;20 th century;?;1875;?;1960;?;172.293463;172.293463;172 ° 18 ' East;61.662591;61.663° North;Farside;North-East;Not determined;83;83;41.9;3961;0.047177803327619;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
TILING;AA528549S2268889;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Reinhold Tiling;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;engineer;Germany;German;20;20 th century;?;1890;?;1933;Rockets conceiver.;-133.111133;226.888867;133 ° 7 ' West;-52.854916;52.855° South;Farside;South-West;Not determined;38;38;19.1;3126;0.081771110233218;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
TIMAEUS;AA629129N3594530;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Upper Imbrian (From -3.8 billions years to -3.2 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Timée or Timaios;?;01/01/1935 00:00:00;Timochari;Not named;Not named;Historian;Greece;Greek;-5;5 th century BC;Syracuse;about 400 BC;Syracuse;?;Lived in Athens. Pythagorician and friend of Platon. Author of an 'History of Sicily and Greece;-0.547043;359.452957;0 ° 33 ' West;62.9129;62.913° North;Nearside;North-West;Moon North limb;33;33;16.4;2985;0.090993871574005;Bright circular formation situated on the South-West wall of W. Bond. Small rays.;;Steep slopes.;High walls with light terraces.;Tormented floor. Double central mountain.;3;Very interesting formation;7;First Quarter;6 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
TIMIRYAZEV;AA50866S2128533;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Kliment A. Timiryazev;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;biologist;Russia;Russian;20;20 th century;Saint-Petersburg;1843;Moscow;1920;Darwin's defender. Discoverer of the chlorophyl action.;-147.146711;212.853289;147 ° 9 ' West;-5.086623;5.087° South;Farside;South-West;Not determined;53;53;26;3432;0.065817250235805;Not observable;Younger than Hertzsprung Basin ;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
TIMOCHARIS;AA267172N3468998;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Eratosthenian (From -3.2 billions years to -1.1 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Timocharis;Riccioli (1651);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Gassendi;Insula Corsica;Timocharis;Astronomer;Greece;Greek;-5;5 th century BC;?;450 BC;?;350 av JC;Close to school of Alexandrie. Attempt of definitions of coordinate stellar based on the Ecliptic.;-13.100183;346.899817;13 ° 6 ' West;26.717232;26.717° North;Nearside;North-West;South-East part of Mare Imbrium;35;35;17;3021;0.088501228741615;Isolated circular formation. Rays.;;Steep slopes bearing the craterlet Timocharis B to the North-East.;Very high walls with terraces.;Widened little flat floor. Central relief crushed by a craterlet.;4;Exceptional formation;8;1 day after First Quarter;Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
TISELIUS;AA68928N1767031;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Upper Imbrian (From -3.8 billions years to -3.2 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Arne Wilhelm Kaurin Tiselius;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1979 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;chemist;Sweden;Swedish;20;20 th century;Stockholm;1902;Uppsala;1971;Discoverer of several blood and milk proteins. Aminated acids separation. Nobel laureate on 1948.;176.703095;176.703095;176 ° 42 ' East;6.892806;6.893° North;Farside;North-East;Not determined;53;53;26.8;3463;0.064441545734077;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
TISSERAND;AA214131N481666;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;François Tisserand;Krieger / K?nig (1912);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;France;French;19;19 th century;Nuits-Saint-Georges;1845;Paris;1896;;48.166649;48.166649;48 ° 10 ' East;21.41313;21.413° North;Nearside;North-East;North-West edge of Mare Crisium;36;36;17.3;3034;0.087624026715644;Circular formation composing an interesting couple with Macrobius.;Younger than Crisium Basin ;Steep slopes bearing Macrobius F to the North and 2 unequal craters to the North-East.;High walls with terraces overlapped by a lenghtened craterlet to the North-East.;Fairly flat floor.;3;Very interesting formation;4;4 days after New Moon;3 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
TITIUS;AA267475S1006634;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms and Byrne / 2009;No details;Johann D. Titius;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronomer;Germany;German;18;;Konitz;1729;Wittenberg;1796;Co-author of an empiric law on planets orbits on 1766 confirmed by Bode on 1772. ;100.663395;100.663395;100 ° 40 ' East;-26.747531;26.748° South;Librations zone;South-East;Not determined;73;73;34.2;3724;0.054438673321763;Circular formation situated in the zone of librations.;;Not easily observable.;;;1;Low interest or difficult formation;1;2 days after New Moon;1 day after Full Moon;30;x10 binoculars;50 mm refractor;
TITOV;AA285505N1502852;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;German S. Titov;IAU 19XX ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;cosmonaut;USSR;Soviet;20;20 th century;?;1935;Alive;;Second man in space with Vostok 2 cabin.;150.285201;150.285201;150 ° 17 ' East;28.550517;28.551° North;Farside;North-East;Not determined;31;31;14.8;2894;0.097760868668128;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
TOLANSKY;AA95186S3440178;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Samuel Tolansky (ex Parry A);?;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Physicist;Great Britain;British;20;20 th century;?;1907;?;1973;?;-15.982244;344.017756;15 ° 59 ' West;-9.518562;9.519° South;Nearside;South-West;West of Ptolemaeus crater region;13;13;6.5;2620;0.201096964692562;Circular formation overlapping a rille of Rimae Parry.;;Slightly steep slopes.;Slightly high walls.;Flat floor filled with lava.;2;Pretty interesting formation;8;1 day after First Quarter;Last Quarter;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
TOOLEY;AA880400S513100;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Craig Tooley;IAU 2020;19/11/2020 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Engineer;USA;américain;20;20 ème siècle;Dallas;1960;??;2017;Project leader about Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter probe.;51.31;51.31;51 ° 19 ' East;-88.04;88 ° 2 ' South;Nearside;South-East;Région du Pôle Sud;7;7;3.5;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Fond plat avec craterlets;Non décrit;Slightly steep slopes.;Slightly steep walls.;Flat floor with craterlets.;Non observable;999;Non observable;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
TORRICELLI;AA47197S284037;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Evangelista Torricelli;Mädler (1837);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Wassenarii;Not named;Not named;Physicist and mathematician;Italy;Italian;17;17 th century;Faenza;1608;Florence;1647;Pupil of Galileo. Discoverer of the atmospheric pressure and inventor of the barometer with mercury in 1643.;28.403655;28.403655;28 ° 24 ' East;-4.719664;4.720° South;Nearside;South-East;Theophilus crater North-East region;23;23;15.4;2931;0.094954247119512;Double formation with pear shape situated to the center of the large ghost crater Torricelli R.;;Slightly steep slopes.;Slightly high walls collapsed to the South with crevices and ridden to the East by a craterlet.;Flat floor communicating with that of the craterlet.;3;Very interesting formation;5;5 days after New Moon;4 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
TORTILLA FLAT;LF202000N307000;IAU Named formation;LF;Landing site name;Not determined;Not appliable;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Astronaut-named feature - Apollo 17 site.;IAU;01/01/1973 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;30.7;30.7;30 ° 42 ' East;20.2;20.200° North;Nearside;North-East;Macrobius;1;1;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Flat area located Shorty craterlet and named by Apollo 15 astronauts.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;5;Five days after New Moon;Four days after Full Moon;999;Not observable;Not observable;
TOSCANELLI;AA279591N3123864;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Craterlet;Meteoritic impact;Eratosthenian (From -3.2 billions years to -1.1 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Paolo dal Pozza Toscanelli (ex Aristarchus C);?;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Doctor;Italy;Italian;15;15 th century;?;1397;?;1482;?;-47.61358;312.38642;47 ° 37 ' West;27.959094;27.959° North;Nearside;North-West;Aristarchus crater region;7;7;3.5;1409;0.199865558976376;Circular formation with bowl shape.;;Slightly steep slopes.;Slightly high walls.;Rounded floor.;1;Low interest or difficult formation;11;4 days after First Quarter;3 days after Last Quarter;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
TOWNLEY;AA34244N631872;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Imbrian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.85 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Sidney D. Townley (ex Apollonius G);?;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;U. S. A.;American;20;20 th century;?;1867;?;1946;?;63.187217;63.187217;63 ° 11 ' East;3.424355;3.424° North;Nearside;North-East;Moon East limb;20;20;8.8;2478;0.140187857502794;Isolated circular formation.;;Fairly steep slopes.;Slightly high walls.;Extensive and little flat Floor filled with lava.;2;Pretty interesting formation;3;3 days after New Moon;2 days after Full Moon;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
TRALLES;AA283181N528496;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Upper Imbrian (From -3.8 billions years to -3.2 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Johann G. Tralles;Mädler (1837);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Physicist;Germany;German;18;18 th century;?;1763;?;1822;?;52.849566;52.849566;52 ° 51 ' East;28.318054;28.318° North;Nearside;North-East;North-West edge of Mare Crisium;43;43;22;3264;0.073930761992848;Lengthened formation deformed to the South and situated on the slope and the North-West wall of Cleomedes.;;Steep slopes bearing Debes & Debes A to the North-West and Cleomedes A & E to the East.;Very high walls with terraces supporting a craterlet to the North and damaged to the South.;Tormented floor with mountains.;3;Very interesting formation;4;4 days after New Moon;3 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
TRAP;LF91000S154000;IAU Named formation;LF;Landing site name;Not determined;Not appliable;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Astronaut-named feature - Apollo 16 site.;IAU;01/01/1973 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;15.4;15.4;15 ° 24 ' East;-9.1;9.100° North;Nearside;South-East;Theophilus;1.1;1.1;0.3;148;0.195462841200394;Shallow depression located North of Wreck craterlet and named by Apollo 16 astronauts.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;6;Six days after New Moon;Five days after Full Moon;150;150 mm reflector;300 mm reflector;
TRIDENT;LF202000N308000;IAU Named formation;LF;Landing site name;Not determined;Not appliable;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Astronaut-named feature - Apollo 17 site.;IAU;01/01/1973 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;30.8;30.8;30 ° 48 ' East;20.2;20.200° North;Nearside;North-East;Macrobius;0.3;0.3;0.2;109;0.194866844047824;Geological formation on the Apollo 17 landing site.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;5;Five days after New Moon;Four days after Full Moon;999;Not observable;Not observable;
TRIESNECKER;AA41810N35988;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Copernician (From -1.1 billions years to present days);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Franz de Paula Triesnecker;Lohrmann (1824);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Bechleri;Not named;Not named;Mathematician and astronomer;Austria;Austrian;18;18 th century;?;1745;?;1817;?;3.598766;3.598766;3 ° 36 ' East;4.180964;4.181° North;Nearside;North-East;Moon disk center;27;27;12.4;2749;0.110129822070354;Isolated circular formation.;;Steep slopes bearing 3 hills to the North and Rimae Triesnecker to the East.;High walls with light terraces.;Fairly flat and little widened floor. Central mountain with craterlet to the summit.;3;Very interesting formation;7;First Quarter;6 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
TRIPLET;LF37000S3425000;IAU Named formation;LF;Landing site name;Not determined;Not appliable;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Astronaut-named feature - Apollo 14 site.;IAU;01/01/1973 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;-17.5;342.5;17 ° 30 ' West;-3.7;3.700° North;Nearside;South-West;Montes Riphaeus;0.3;0.3;0.1;62;0.193779384059966;Geological formation on the Apollo 17 landing site.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;9;Two days after First Quarter;One day after Last Quarter;999;Not observable;Not observable;
TROUVELOT;AA493708N57947;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Craterlet;Meteoritic impact;Eratosthenian (From -3.2 billions years to -1.1 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Etienne Trouvelot;Fauth (1936);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;France;French;19;19 th century;?;1827;?;1895;?;5.794684;5.794684;5 ° 48 ' East;49.370815;49.371° North;Nearside;North-East;Moon North limb;8;8;4.2;1702;0.200239734430266;Bright circular formation with bowl shape.;;Slightly steep slopes.;Slightly high walls.;Rounded floor.;2;Pretty interesting formation;7;First Quarter;6 days after Full Moon;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
TRUMPLER;AA293264N1671351;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Robert J. Trumpler;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronomer;USA;American;20;20 th century;?;1866;?;1956;?;167.135068;167.135068;167 ° 8 ' East;29.326406;29.326° North;Farside;North-East;Not determined;77;77;38;3846;0.050504899786893;Not observable;Younger than Moscoviense Basin ;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
TSANDER;AA53935N2103069;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Friedrich A. Tsander (Zander);IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;engineer;USSR;Soviet;20;20 th century;?;1887;?;1939;Rockets conceiver.;-149.693121;210.306879;149 ° 42 ' West;5.393524;5.394° North;Farside;North-West;Not determined;181;181;79.9;4809;0.030068759524774;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
TSERASKIY;AA486599S1426355;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Vitol'd K. Tseraskiy (Ceraski);IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronomer;Russia;Russian;20;20 th century;?;1849;?;1925;?;142.635495;142.635495;142 ° 38 ' East;-48.659894;48.660° South;Farside;North-East;Not determined;56;56;32.7;3677;0.056070056621665;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
TSINGER;AA565363N1757100;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Nikolaj Y. Tsinger (Zinger);IAU 1973 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronomer;Russia;Russian;20;20 th century;?;1842;?;1918;?;175.71004;175.71004;175 ° 43 ' East;56.53627;56.536° North;Farside;North-East;Not determined;44;44;22.1;3265;0.073872306436398;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
TSIOLKOVSKIY;AA203789S1289715;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Upper Imbrian (From -3.8 billions years to -3.2 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;ol-gabbro ;Konstantin Edouardovitch Tsiolkovskiy;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1961 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;scientist;Russia;Russian;20;20 th century;Ijevsko?§e;1857;Kalouga;1935;Mathematics professor. Author of the rocket engines theory. Inventor of rocket engines using liquid propellants as the hydrogen/oxygen couple. Inventor of rockets with several stages orbital stations and spatial colonies.;128.971539;128.971539;128 ° 58 ' East;-20.378889;20.379° South;Farside;South-East;Not determined;185;185;92.1;5019;0.027223883713524;Not observable;Mare filled.;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
TSU CHUNG-CHI;AA171647N1451593;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Lower Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.8 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Tsu Chung-Chi;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1961 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;mathematician;China;Chinese;5;;?;430;?;501;?;145.159324;145.159324;145 ° 10 ' East;17.164686;17.165° North;Farside;North-East;Not determined;28;28;14.2;2862;0.100333176098005;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
TUCKER;AA56198S882091;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Richard Hawley Tucker;IAU;01/01/1979 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronomer ;North America;American;20;20 th century;?;1859;?;1952;?;88.209136;88.209136;88 ° 13 ' East;-5.619762;5.620° North;Librations zone;South-East;Ansgarius;6.78147;6.78147;3.3;1354;0.199787525683737;Young crater with dissymetrical ejectas halo.;;Steep slopes with sharp crest.;Steep walls.;Slighty wide flat floor.;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;1;Two days after New Moon;One day after Full Moon;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
TURNER;AA13961S3467592;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Eratosthenian (From -3.2 billions years to -1.1 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Herbert Hall Turner;Lamech (1956);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;England;English;20;20 th century;Leeds;1861;Stockholm;1930;President of the Association of Seismology. Research on geodesical instruments. Discoverer of Nova Gemini 1903. Co-author of the international lunar nomenclature.;-13.240784;346.759216;13 ° 14 ' West;-1.396098;1.396° South;Nearside;South-West;West of Ptolemaeus crater region;12;12;5.6;2252;0.200796435914739;Isolated circular formation with bowl shape.;;Fairly steep slopes bearing a mountainous ring to the West.;High walls.;Rounded floor.;2;Pretty interesting formation;8;1 day after First Quarter;Last Quarter;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
TYCHO;AA432958S3487847;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Copernician (From -1.1 billions years to present days);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;ol-noritic gabbro;Tycho Brahé;Riccioli (1651);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Vladislai IV Reg. Pol.;Mons Sinai;Tycho;Astronomer;Danmark;Danish;16;16 th century;Knudstrup;1546;Prague;1601;Based his observatory on the island of Hveen. Catalogue of 777 stars. Excellent observer whose works on Mars permited Kepler to dictate his laws on the movement of planets.;-11.215349;348.784651;11 ° 13 ' West;-43.295806;43.296° South;Nearside;South-West;Tycho crater region;86;86;42.6;3980;0.046666229947297;Very young circular formation (100 millions of years).;Young;Very steep and rugged slopes bearing Street to the South Pictet to the East Tycho E to the North-West and Tycho B to the West.;Very high walls in very important terraces.;Flat floor. Central mountain 1 500 M high with three main summits. Crests and hills lines. Craterlets. Furnace of the most important radiating system.;4;Exceptional formation;8;1 day after First Quarter;Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
TYNDALL;AA352009S1176442;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;John Tyndall;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;physicist;Ireland;Irish;19;19 th century;Leighlin Bridge;1820;Hindhead;1893;Numerous works on thermical emission light rays and gases conductibility. ;117.64421;117.64421;117 ° 39 ' East;-35.200945;35.201° South;Farside;South-East;Not determined;18;18;10.4;2608;0.124548299173025;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
UKERT;AA77084N13660;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Lower Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.8 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Friedrich A. Ukert;Mädler (1837);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Stratti;Mons Pangaeus;Not named;Historian and philologist;Germany;German;19;19 th century;?;1780;?;1851;?;1.36601;1.36601;1 ° 22 ' East;7.708361;7.708° North;Nearside;North-East;Moon disk center;23;23;10.8;2636;0.12144378158584;Circular formation.;;Steep slopes bearing Ukert B & A to the North Ukert M & N to the East and Ukert D to the South-West.;High walls with light terraces.;Flat floor. Central mountain and line of North South oriented radial crest.;2;Pretty interesting formation;7;First Quarter;6 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
ULUGH BEIGH;AA326682N2780435;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Mehmet Turgay Ulug Beg;Mädler (1837);01/01/1961 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;Arabia;Arabian;15;15 th century;Soltaniyyé;1394;Samarkand;1449;Creator of the observatory of Samarkand. King of Transoxiane in 1447.;-81.956537;278.043463;81 ° 57 ' West;32.668241;32.668° North;Librations zone;North-West;Moon North-West limb;55;55;28.5;3526;0.061820286922153;Situated in the zone of librations. Deformed formation.;;Slightly steep slopes.;Slightly high walls damaged to the North.;Flat floor filled with lava. Central mountain.;2;Pretty interesting formation;14;Full Moon;6 days after Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
UREY;AA279335N874286;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Upper Imbrian (From -3.8 billions years to -3.2 billions years);Wilhelms and Byrne / 2009;No details;Harold C. Hurey (ex Rayleigh A);?;01/01/1985 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Chemist;U. S. A.;American;20;20 th century;?;1893;?;1981;?;87.428602;87.428602;87 ° 26 ' East;27.933502;27.934° North;Librations zone;North-East;Moon East-North-East limb;38;38;19.6;3151;0.080222715864791;Circular formation situated in the zone of librations jammed between Rayleigh and Liapunov.;Formerly Rayleigh A ;Fairly steep slopes.;Fairly high walls.;Flat floor with central relief.;1;Low interest or difficult formation;2;2 days after New Moon;1 day after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
VAISALA;AA259025N3121025;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Craterlet;Meteoritic impact;Copernician (From -1.1 billions years to present days) ?;Period source not found;No details;Yrjo Väisälä (ex Aristarchus A);?;01/01/1973 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;Finland;Finnish;20;20 th century;?;1891;?;1971;?;-47.897541;312.102459;47 ° 54 ' West;25.902546;25.903° North;Nearside;North-West;Aristarchus crater region;8;8;4;1625;0.200148173706366;Circular formation with bowl shape.;Formerly Aristarchus A;Slightly steep slopes bearing a craterlet to the East.;Slightly high walls.;Rounded floor.;1;Low interest or difficult formation;11;4 days after First Quarter;3 days after Last Quarter;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
VALERA;AA383001N3250011;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Male name Valery of Latin origin in Russian diminutive form.;IAU;14/06/2012 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;?;Europe;Russia;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;-34.998871;325.001129;34 ° 60 ' West;38.300056;38.300° North;Nearside;North-West;Sinus Iridum;0.1;0.1;0;19;0.191538495307339;Geological formation on the Luna17 landing site.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;10;Three days after First Quarter;Two days after Last Quarter;999;Not observable;Not observable;
VALIER;AA66548N1742643;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Max Valier;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;engineer;Germany;German;20;20 th century;?;1895;?;1930;Rockets conceiver.;174.264252;174.264252;174 ° 16 ' East;6.654845;6.655° North;Farside;North-East;Not determined;67;67;32.5;3668;0.056388945280753;Not observable;Possibly Lower Imbrian ;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
VALLIS ALPES;VA492088N36314;IAU Named formation;VA;Valley;Not determined;Extension tectonism;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Valley of Alps;Neison (1874);01/01/1961 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;3.631381;3.631381;3 ° 38 ' East;49.20878;49.209° North;Nearside;North-East;Moon North limb;130;11;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;South-West North-East oriented immense fault. Raised cliffs on each side. Rectilinear 700 m width rille on the floor.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;4;Exceptional formation;7;First Quarter;6 days after Full Moon;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
VALLIS BAADE;VA455533S2827702;IAU Named formation;VA;Valley;Not determined;Not determined;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Valley of Baade - Walter Baade;?;01/01/1964 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;Germany;German;20;20 th century;Schr?ttinghausen;1893;G?ttingen;1960;Specialist of galaxies. Discoverer of 2 types of stellar populations. Study on Cepheides. Discoverer of asteroid Icare and Hidalgo.;-77.229827;282.770173;77 ° 14 ' West;-45.553348;45.553° South;Nearside;South-West;Moon South-West limb;160;28;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Rectilinear little marked depression parallel to Vallis Inghirami.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;2;Pretty interesting formation;13;6 days after First Quarter;5 days after Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
VALLIS BOHR;VA102489N2711381;IAU Named formation;VA;Vallis valles;Not determined;Not determined;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Valley of Bohr – Niels Henrik David Bohr;IAU;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Physicist;Danmark;Danish;20;20 th century;Copenhague;1885;Copenhague;1962;Theory of the structure of the atom in 1913. Numerous controversies with Einstein. Nobel Price in 1922.;-88.861878;271.138122;88 ° 52 ' West;10.248944;10.249° North;Librations zone;North-West;Vasco da Gama;95.3219;95.3219;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Craterlets chain oriented North-South on the West slope of Bohr.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;14;Full Moon;Six days after Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
VALLIS BOUVARD;VA384497S2776796;IAU Named formation;VA;Valley;Not determined;Not determined;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Valley of Bouvard _ Alexis Bouvard;Mädler (1837);01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer and mathematician;France;French;19;19 th century;Les Contamines;1767;Paris;1843;Director of the Observatory of Paris. Member of the French Academy of Sciences in 1803. Discoverer of 8 comets and of their orbital elements.;-82.320385;277.679615;82 ° 19 ' West;-38.449661;38.450° South;Librations zone;South-West;Moon South-West limb;280;280;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Rectilinear little marked formation situated in the zone of librations.;;Flat slopes.;Slightly high walls.;Flat floor.;1;Low interest or difficult formation;14;Full Moon;6 days after Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
VALLIS CAPELLA;VA73918S350385;IAU Named formation;VA;Valley;Not determined;Not determined;Pre-Imbrian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.85 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Valley of Capella - Martianus Capella;?;01/01/1984 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Lawyer;Carthage;Carthagian;5;5 th century;Carthage?;?;?;?;Author of a theory where Venus and Mercury turn around the Sun. Inspirer of Copernic.;35.038472;35.038472;35 ° 2 ' East;-7.391784;7.392° South;Nearside;South-East;Theophilus crater North-East region;110;11;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Composed of an alignment of craters more or less well marked.;;South-East North-West oriented.;Crosses the crater Capella.;;3;Very interesting formation;5;5 days after New Moon;4 days after Full Moon;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
VALLIS CHRISTEL;VA245441N110814;IAU Named formation;VA;Vallis valles;Not determined;Not determined;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Valley of Christel - German female name (Part of Aratus CA).;IAU;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;?;Europe;Germany;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;11.081438;11.081438;11 ° 5 ' East;24.544104;24.544° North;Nearside;North-East;Mare Serenitatis;2.10018;2.10018;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Triangular Valley oriented towards West and continuing Vallis Krishna.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;7;First Quarter;Six days after Full Moon;150;150 mm reflector;300 mm reflector;
VALLIS INGHIRAMI;VA439470S2874103;IAU Named formation;VA;Valley;Not determined;Not determined;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Valley of Inghirami - Giovanni Inghirami;?;01/01/1964 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;Italy;Italian;19;19 th century;?;1779;?;1851;?;-72.589652;287.410348;72 ° 35 ' West;-43.947023;43.947° South;Nearside;South-West;Moon South-West limb;140;22;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Rectilinear well marked depression.;;Seems formed by the fusion of several lengthened craters.;Forms a parallel furrow couple with Vallis Baade.;;3;Very interesting formation;13;6 days after First Quarter;5 days after Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
VALLIS KRISHNA;VA245023N112632;IAU Named formation;VA;Crater;Craterlet;Meteoritic impact;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Valley of Krishna – Indian Goddess;?;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Mythological character;India;Indian;0;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Incarnation of the god Vishnu. Author of many exploits.;11.263211;11.263211;11 ° 16 ' East;24.502298;24.502° North;Nearside;North-East;South-West part of Mare Serenitatis;3;3;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Very lengthened formation West East and situated to the South extremity of Dorsum Owen.;;Slightly steep slopes.;Slightly high walls.;Floor in form of shell of boat.;3;Very interesting formation;6;6 days after New Moon;5 days after Full Moon;100;100 mm reflector;200 mm reflector;
VALLIS PALITZSCH;VA261635S646374;IAU Named formation;VA;Valley;Not determined;Not determined;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Period source not found;No details;Valley of Palitzsch - Johann G. Palitzsch;?;01/01/1964 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;Germany;German;18;18 th century;?;1723;?;1788;Amateur having observed the passage of the Comet of Halley in 1758.;64.63739;64.63739;64 ° 38 ' East;-26.163499;26.163° South;Nearside;South-East;Mare Fecunditatis South edge;110;16;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Lengthened formation situated on the South-East slope of Petavius.;;Formed by the South-West North-East alignment of 3 craters whose Palitzsch.;Slightly high walls.;Rounded floor.;3;Very interesting formation;3;3 days after New Moon;2 days after Full Moon;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
VALLIS PLANCK;VA572649S1261559;IAU Named formation;VA;Valley;Not determined;Not determined;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Valley of Plack – Max Karl Ernst Planck;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;physicist;Germany;German;20;20 th century;Kiel;1858;G?†ttingen;1947;Thermodynamics specialist. Quanta inventor and quantic mechanics father on 1900. Nobel laureate on 1918. ;126.155869;126.155869;126 ° 9 ' East;-57.264891;57.265° South;Farside;South-East;Not determined;451;10;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
VALLIS RHEITA;VA425126S516540;IAU Named formation;VA;Valley;Not determined;Multiple meteoritic impact;Pre-Imbrian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.85 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Valley of Rheita - Anton Maria Schyrlaeus von Rheita;?;01/01/1961 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;Czecoslovaquia;Czech;17;17 th century;Bohéme;1597;Ravenne;1660;Manufacturer of the telescope of Kepler and author of a lunar map in 1645.;51.654037;51.654037;51 ° 39 ' East;-42.512564;42.513° South;Nearside;South-East;Vallis Rheita region;500;500;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Isolated formation with a bowl shape.;South-East North-West oriented and lengthened formation.;Composed of an alignment of several closely overlapped craters.;Begins to the level of Young.;Linked to the birth of Mare Nectaris.;4;Exceptional formation;4;4 days after New Moon;3 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
VALLIS SCHRODINGER;VA665185S1048808;IAU Named formation;VA;Valley;Not determined;Not determined;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Valley of Schrödinger – Erwin Schrödinger;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;physicist;Austria;Austrian;20;20 th century;Vienna;1887;Vienna;1961;Author of one of the fundamental equations of quantic physics on 1926. Nobel laureate on 1933.;104.880753;104.880753;104 ° 53 ' East;-66.518492;66.518° South;Farside;South-East;Not determined;310;10;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
VALLIS SCHROTERI;VA261555N3084195;IAU Named formation;VA;Rille;Not determined;Extrusive volcanism;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Valley of Schröter - Johan H. Schröter;?;01/01/1961 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;Germany;German;18;18 th century;?;1745;?;1816;Selenographe. Specialist of grooves and the dorsal.;-51.580524;308.419476;51 ° 35 ' West;26.155526;26.156° North;Nearside;North-West;Aristarchus crater region;160;10;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Remarkable rille. Directs to the North then turn to the West. Width varying 6 to 10 km decreasing to 500 m to its West extremity.;;Begins to 25 km to the North of Herodotus by a lengthened craterlet called 'the Head of Cobra'. Floor covered by a 200 m wide rille.;;;4;Exceptional formation;11;4 days after First Quarter;3 days after Last Quarter;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
VALLIS SNELLIUS;VA309262S578382;IAU Named formation;VA;Valley;Not determined;Multiple meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Valley of Snellius - Willebrord van Roijen Snell (dit Snelli;?;01/01/1964 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer and mathematician;Netherlands;Dutch;17;17 th century;Leyde;1591;Leyde;1626;Inventor of a method of measure of the terrestrial meridian by triangulation. Author of the law on the refraction of the light.;57.838197;57.838197;57 ° 50 ' East;-30.92621;30.926° South;Nearside;South-East;Mare Fecunditatis South edge;500;22;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Lengthened formation situated on North-West and South-East slopes of Snellius.;;The most long lunar valley.;Composed by an alignment of crater more or less marked oriented South-East North-West.;Seems to result from the impact having created Mare Nectaris.;3;Very interesting formation;3;3 days after New Moon;2 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
VAN ALBADA;AA93607N643545;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Gale B. van Albada (ex Auzout A);?;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;Netherlands;Dutch;20;20 th century;?;1912;?;1972;?;64.354505;64.354505;64 ° 21 ' East;9.360698;9.361° North;Nearside;North-East;Moon East limb;22;22;11.4;2679;0.116925836067006;Circular formation situated on the South slopes of Auzout.;;Fairly steep slopes.;Slightly high walls supporting a craterlet to the East.;Flat floor filled with lava.;2;Pretty interesting formation;3;3 days after New Moon;2 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
VAN BIESBROECK;AA287664N3144128;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Eratosthenian (From -3.2 billions years to -1.1 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;George A. van Bisbroeck (ex Krieger B);?;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;U. S. A.;American;20;20 th century;?;1880;?;1974;Discoverer of a close star with great proper movement.;-45.58724;314.41276;45 ° 35 ' West;28.766353;28.766° North;Nearside;North-West;Region between Oceanus Procellarum and Mare Imbrium;10;10;4.5;1819;0.200371952364899;Circular formation with bowl shape and overlapping the South wall of Krieger.;;Slightly steep slopes.;Slightly high walls.;Rounded floor;1;Low interest or difficult formation;11;4 days after First Quarter;3 days after Last Quarter;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
VAN DE GRAAFF;AA270413S1720080;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Robert Jemison Van de Graaff;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;physicist;USA;American;20;20 th century;Tuscaloosa;1901;Boston;1967;Inventor of a particles accelerator type on 1930. Author of numerous works in nuclear physics.;172.007972;172.007972;172 ° 0 ' East;-27.041346;27.041° South;Farside;South-East;Not determined;233;233;120.2;5437;0.022611997418228;Not observable;Maybe Nectarian double impact;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
VAN DEN BERGH;AA309096N2007919;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;G. Van den Bergh;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronomer;Netherlands;Dutch;20;20 th century;?;1890;?;1966;?;-159.208077;200.791923;159 ° 12 ' West;30.909592;30.910° North;Farside;North-West;Not determined;42;42;21.7;3248;0.074809252472861;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
VAN DEN BOS;AA52602S1459537;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Willem Hendrik van den Bos;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1979 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronomer;South Africa Republic;South African;20;20 th century;?;1896;?;1974;?;145.953654;145.953654;145 ° 57 ' East;-5.260232;5.260° South;Farside;South-East;Not determined;22;22;12.5;2756;0.109486997557612;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
VAN DER WAALS;AA435564S1199806;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms and Byrne / 2009;No details;Johannes Diderik Van der Waals;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;physicist;Netherlands;Dutch;20;20 th century;Leyde;1837;Amsterdam;1923;Author of a law on fluids states on 1880. Author of a dynamical theory of capillarity. Nobel laureate on 1910.;119.980598;119.980598;119 ° 59 ' East;-43.556449;43.556° South;Farside;South-East;Not determined;104;104;56.6;4336;0.038247785418007;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
VAN GENT;AA154217N1602707;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;H. Van Gent;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronomer;Netherlands;Dutch;20;20 th century;?;1900;?;1947;?;160.27073;160.27073;160 ° 16 ' East;15.421713;15.422° North;Farside;North-East;Not determined;43;43;22.1;3269;0.073686001059465;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
VAN MAANEN;AA360319N1281776;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms and Byrne / 2009;No details;Adriaan Van Maanen;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronomer;USA;American;20;20 th century;?;1884;?;1946;Discoverer of a high speed star in constellation;128.177581;128.177581;128 ° 11 ' East;36.031934;36.032° North;Farside;North-East;Not determined;60;60;23.2;3314;0.071395955226423;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
VAN RHIJN;AA524668N1463678;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Pieter J. van Rhijn;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronomer;Netherlands;Dutch;20;20 th century;?;1886;?;1960;?;146.367816;146.367816;146 ° 22 ' East;52.466826;52.467° North;Farside;North-East;Not determined;46;46;23;3308;0.0716768158916;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
VAN SERG;LF202000N308000;IAU Named formation;LF;Landing site name;Not determined;Not appliable;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Astronaut-named feature - Apollo 17 site.;IAU;01/01/1973 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;30.8;30.8;30 ° 48 ' East;20.2;20.200° North;Nearside;North-East;Macrobius;0.1;0.1;0;19;0.191538495307339;Geological formation on the Apollo 17 landing site.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;5;Five days after New Moon;Four days after Full Moon;999;Not observable;Not observable;
VAN VLECK;AA17738S782015;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Lower Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.8 billions years);Wilhelms and Byrne / 2009;No details;John M. Van Vleck (ex Gilbert M);?;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer and mathematician;U. S. A.;American;19;19 th century;?;1833;?;1912;?;78.201479;78.201479;78 ° 12 ' East;-1.773822;1.774° South;Nearside;South-East;Moon East limb;31;31;16.7;3003;0.089717150098553;Circular formation situated on the North-East slope of Gilbert.;Formerly Gilbert M ;Slightly steep slopes bearing Van Vleck V & W to the North-East Weierstrass to the North and Geissler to the South-West.;Slightly high walls.;Flat floor.;2;Pretty interesting formation;2;2 days after New Moon;1 day after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
VAN WIJK;AA624955S1190565;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Uco Van Wijk;IAU 1976 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronomer;USA;American;20;20 th century;?;1924;?;1966;?;119.056493;119.056493;119 ° 3 ' East;-62.495538;62.496° South;Farside;South-East;Not determined;32;32;15.5;2936;0.094547855795914;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
VAN'T HOFF;AA617493N2273178;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms and Byrne / 2009;No details;Jacobus Henricus Van't Hoff;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;chemist;Netherlands;Dutch;19;19 th century;Rotterdam;1852;Berlin;1911;Inventor of stereochemistry with Le Bel. Assymetical carbon atoms action on ploarized light. Discoverer of cinetical principles of chemical cinetics. Author of a theoty about osmotical pressure. Nobel laureate on 1901.;-132.682247;227.317753;132 ° 41 ' West;61.749323;61.749° North;Farside;North-West;Not determined;92;92;53.6;4264;0.039747634994896;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
VASCO DA GAMA;AA137807N2760614;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Vasco de Gama;Mädler (1837);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Navigator;Portugal;Portugese;15;15 th century;Sines;1469;Cochin;1524;;-83.938619;276.061381;83 ° 56 ' West;13.78072;13.781° North;Librations zone;North-West;Moon West limb;96;96;46.7;4092;0.04375606456148;Damaged formation situated in the zone of librations.;Partly covered by Imbrian ejecta possibly pre-Nectarian ;Steep slopes bearing numerous craters including Dalton in the North and Vasco da Gama C T & S in the South.;Fairly high walls with terraces.;Flat floor with crests line and central mountain.;2;Pretty interesting formation;14;Full Moon;6 days after Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
VASHAKIDZE;AA436533N930137;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Upper Imbrian (From -3.8 billions years to -3.2 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Mikhail A. Vashakidze;IAU 1979 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronomer;USSR;Soviet;20;20 th century;?;1909;?;1956;?;93.013728;93.013728;93 ° 1 ' East;43.653305;43.653° North;Librations zone;North-East;Not determined;44;44;22.4;3283;0.072974716999712;Circular formation situated in the zone of librations.;Possibly Lower Imbrian ;Not easily observable.;;;1;Low interest or difficult formation;1;2 days after New Moon;1 day after Full Moon;30;x10 binoculars;50 mm refractor;
VASYA;AA383001N3249998;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Russian diminutive form of male name Vasily of Greek origin.;IAU;14/06/2012 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;?;Europe;Russia;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;-35.000244;324.999756;35 ° 0 ' West;38.300056;38.300° North;Nearside;North-West;Sinus Iridum;0.1;0.1;0;19;0.191538495307339;Small craterlet visited by Lunokhod 1 probe.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;10;Three days after First Quarter;Two days after Last Quarter;999;Not observable;Not observable;
VAUGHAN;AA414100S1881500;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Dorothy Jean Vaughan;IAU 2019;16/10/2019 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Mathematician;USA;American;20;20 th century;Kansas City;1910;Hampton;2008;Mathematician at Langley center. Named head of service on 1949. Use of Fortran language on IBM computer for trajectories calculations. Active member for afro-americans rights. Gold Medal of Congress on 2018.;-171.85;188.15;171 ° 51 ' West;-41.41;41 ° 25 ' South;Farside;South-West;On the slope of Maksutov crater;3;3;1.5;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Circular formation with bowl shape.;;Fairly steep slopes.;Fairly steep walls.;Rounded floor.;0;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
VAVILOV;AA8701S2212269;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Copernician (From -1.1 billions years to present days);Wilhelms and Byrne / 2009;anorth gabbro;Nikolaj Ivanovitch Vavilov;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;biologist;Russia;Russian;20;20 th century;Moscow;1857;Magadan;1943;Author of numerous works on natural selection and cultures acclimatation as that of cereals.;-138.773082;221.226918;138 ° 46 ' West;-0.870116;0.870° South;Farside;South-West;Not determined;98;98;49.1;4152;0.042281729916236;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
VEGA;AA454061S632659;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Georg von Vega;Mädler (1837);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Mathematician;Germany;German;18;18 th century;?;1756;?;1802;Author of logarithm tables.;63.265941;63.265941;63 ° 16 ' East;-45.406086;45.406° South;Nearside;South-East;Vallis Rheita region;76;76;36.7;3806;0.051775505670365;Damaged circular formation.;;Slightly steep slopes bearing Peirescus to the East and Fraunhofer E to the North.;Slightly high walls ridden by a crater to the East and Vega B to the South.;Flat floor. Hills.;2;Pretty interesting formation;3;3 days after New Moon;2 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
VENDELINUS;AA164576S615456;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Walled plain;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Godefroid Wendelin;Riccioli (1651);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Longevilli;Not named;Vendelinus;Astronomer;Belgium;Belgian;17;17 th century;?;1580;?;1667;?;61.545611;61.545611;61 ° 33 ' East;-16.457631;16.458° South;Nearside;South-East;Moon East-South-East limb;147;147;70.6;4632;0.032805340285832;Circular formation deformed to the North-East.;;Slopes crushed by Lohse to the North-West by Lamé to the North-East by Holden to the South and bearing Vendelinus F to the South-East.;Slightly high walls ridden by Vendelinus E to the South.;Immense flat floor with numerous craterlets whose Vendelinus H to the North and the trio Vendelinus L Z & Y to the South. Hills and crevices.;3;Very interesting formation;3;3 days after New Moon;2 days after Full Moon;5;Naked eye;10x binoculars;
VENING MEINESZ;AA1020S1625078;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Felix A. Vening Meinesz;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;geophysicist;Netherlands;Dutch;20;20 th century;Scheveningen;1887;Amersfoort;1966;President of the Geodesics international association on 1933. Author of geophysical theory of mountains origin.;162.507822;162.507822;162 ° 30 ' East;-0.101996;0.102° South;Farside;South-East;Not determined;87;87;44.3;4027;0.045408391156935;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
VENTRIS;AA47737S1579669;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms and Byrne / 2009;No details;Michael G. F. Ventris;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;historian;United Kingdom;British;20;20 th century;?;1922;?;1956;Cretan script decipherer.;157.966872;157.966872;157 ° 58 ' East;-4.77365;4.774° South;Farside;South-East;Not determined;95;95;50.3;4184;0.041539602659865;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
VERA;AA263270N3162872;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Craterlet;Meteoritic impact;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Vera (ex Prinz A);?;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;-43.712768;316.287232;43 ° 43 ' West;26.327028;26.327° North;Nearside;North-West;Region between Oceanus Procellarum and Mare Imbrium;5;5;1.1;448;0.197613372485448;Circular formation with bowl shape. Starting point of Rima Prinz I.;Formerly Prinz A;Slightly steep slopes.;Slightly high walls.;Rounded floor.;1;Low interest or difficult formation;11;4 days after First Quarter;3 days after Last Quarter;100;100 mm reflector;200 mm reflector;
VERNADSKIY;AA231139N1304256;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Vladimir Ivanovich Vernadskiy;IAU 1976 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;mineralogist;USSR;Soviet;20;20 th century;?;1863;?;1945;?;130.425648;130.425648;130 ° 26 ' East;23.11387;23.114° North;Farside;North-East;Not determined;91;91;45.9;4071;0.044270233670746;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
VERNE;AA249533N3346228;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Craterlet;Meteoritic impact;Eratosthenian (From -3.2 billions years to -1.1 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Verne;?;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;-25.377152;334.622848;25 ° 23 ' West;24.953256;24.953° North;Nearside;North-West;South part of Mare Imbrium;2;2;0.7;303;0.196848123242036;Isolated circular formation with bowl shape.;;Slightly steep slopes.;Slightly high walls.;Rounded floor.;1;Low interest or difficult formation;9;2 days after First Quarter;1 day after Last Quarter;150;150 mm reflector;300 mm reflector;
VERTREGT;AA192999S1711203;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;M. Vertregt;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1979 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;chemist;Netherlands;Dutch;20;20 th century;?;1897;?;1973;?;171.120275;171.120275;171 ° 7 ' East;-19.299904;19.300° South;Farside;South-East;Not determined;187;187;86.3;4922;0.028492312901142;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
VERY;AA256228N253480;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Craterlet;Meteoritic impact;Copernician (From -1.1 billions years to present days) ?;Period source not found;No details;Frank W. Very (ex Le Monnier B);?;01/01/1973 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;U. S. A.;American;19;19 th century;?;1852;?;1927;?;25.348046;25.348046;25 ° 21 ' East;25.622761;25.623° North;Nearside;North-East;South-East part of Mare Serenitatis;5;5;2.3;925;0.199035526004422;Isolated circular formation with bowl shape situated on the median part of Dorsa Smirnov.;;Slightly steep slopes.;Slightly high walls.;Rounded floor.;2;Pretty interesting formation;5;5 days after New Moon;4 days after Full Moon;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
VESALIUS;AA32312S1147936;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Andries Van Wesel ou Andreas Vesalius (Dit V‚sale);IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;biologist;Belgium;Belgian;16;16 th century;Brussels;1514;Zante Island;1564;Author of several books on human anatomy. Doctor of Charles Quint on 1544.;114.79362;114.79362;114 ° 48 ' East;-3.231249;3.231° South;Farside;South-East;Not determined;61;61;32.3;3661;0.056638676537459;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
VESTINE;AA338710N936785;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Ernest H. Vestine;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;physicist;USA;American;20;20 th century;?;1906;?;1968;?;93.678512;93.678512;93 ° 41 ' East;33.870959;33.871° North;Librations zone;North-East;Not determined;96;96;48.9;4147;0.042405540265979;Circular formation situated in the zone of librations.;;Not easily observable.;;;1;Low interest or difficult formation;1;2 days after New Moon;1 day after Full Moon;30;x10 binoculars;50 mm refractor;
VETCHINKIN;AA97685N1310751;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms and Byrne / 2009;No details;Vladimir P. Vetchinkin;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;physicist;USSR;Soviet;20;20 th century;?;1888;?;1950;?;131.075075;131.075075;131 ° 5 ' East;9.768503;9.769° North;Farside;North-East;Not determined;98;98;47.1;4102;0.043505986353486;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
VICTORY;LF202000N307000;IAU Named formation;LF;Landing site name;Not determined;Not appliable;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Astronaut-named feature - Apollo 17 site.;IAU;01/01/1973 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;30.7;30.7;30 ° 42 ' East;20.2;20.200° North;Nearside;North-East;Macrobius;0.5;0.5;0.2;99;0.19468467796987;Geological formation on the Apollo 17 landing site.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;5;Five days after New Moon;Four days after Full Moon;999;Not observable;Not observable;
VIETA;AA293106S3034731;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;François Viète;Riccioli (1651);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Mons Casius;Vieta;Mathematician;France;French;16;16 th century;Fontenay le Comte;1540;Paris;1603;Numerous works in astronomy. Author of a table of trigonometrical functions in 1579. Inventor of the symbolization of the algebra in 1591. Method of approximation of equations roots.;-56.526854;303.473146;56 ° 32 ' West;-29.310631;29.311° South;Nearside;South-West;East of Mare Humorum region;88;88;43.5;4006;0.045964099994965;Circular formation.;;Fairly steep slopes bearing the couple Vieta A & B to the South-West and Fourier to the South-East.;Very high walls ridden to the South by a craterlet.;Extensive tormented floor. Numerous craterlets. Hills and depressions.;3;Very interesting formation;12;5 days after First Quarter;4 days after Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
VIL'EV;AA57561S1443924;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Mikhail Vil'ev;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;chemist;Russia;Russian;20;20 th century;?;1893;?;1919;?;144.392353;144.392353;144 ° 24 ' East;-5.756055;5.756° South;Farside;South-East;Not determined;45;45;22.9;3301;0.072037187474167;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
VIRCHOW;AA98789N837658;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Rudolph L. K. Virchow (ex Neper G);?;01/01/1979 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Doctor and political man;Germany;German;19;19 th century;Schivelbein;1821;Berlin;1902;Works in pathological anatomy. Creator of the cellular pathology. Political adversary of Bismarck.;83.765808;83.765808;83 ° 46 ' East;9.878853;9.879° North;Librations zone;North-East;Moon East limb;17;17;9.4;2525;0.134146740603121;Circular formation with bowl shape situated in the zone of librations in the arena of Neper.;;Slightly steep slopes.;Slightly high walls.;Rounded floor.;1;Low interest or difficult formation;2;2 days after New Moon;1 day after Full Moon;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
VIRTANEN;AA156430N1767368;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Copernician (From -1.1 billions years to present days);Wilhelms and Byrne / 2009;No details;Artturi Ilmari Virtanen;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1979 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;chemist;Finland;Finish;20;20 th century;Helsinki;1895;Helsinki;1973;Numerous works in agricultural or feeding chemistry. Nobel laureate on 1945.;176.736761;176.736761;176 ° 44 ' East;15.642981;15.643° North;Farside;North-East;Not determined;44;44;19.8;3160;0.0797128813529;Not observable;Should be shown on Plate 11B not 1B ;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
VITELLO;AA304194S3224494;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Lower Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.8 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Erazmus Ciolek Witelo;Schröter (1802);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Bickeri;Not named;Not named;Philosopher mathematician and astronomer;Poland;Polish;13;13 th century;?;1225;?;1290;?;-37.55061;322.44939;37 ° 33 ' West;-30.419352;30.419° South;Nearside;South-West;Schickard crater region;41;41;21.2;3227;0.075925072674963;Circular formation.;;Fairly steep slopes crushed by Lee M to the North-West with craterlet to the South-West.;Slightly high walls.;Tormented floor with internal ring and central mountain.;3;Very interesting formation;10;3 days after First Quarter;2 days after Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
VITRUVIUS;AA176627N312797;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Upper Imbrian (From -3.8 billions years to -3.2 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Marcus Vitruvius Pollio (dit Vitruve);?;01/01/1935 00:00:00;Cocci;Not named;Not named;Architect;Rome;Roman;-2;2 nd century BC;Rome;about 60 BC;?;?;Author of the alone treaty on architecture during Antiquity.;31.27968;31.27968;31 ° 17 ' East;17.662694;17.663° North;Nearside;North-East;North of Mare Tranquillitatis region;30;30;15.4;2933;0.094804030737607;Circular formation situated to the South of Mons Vitruvius.;Maybe Lower Imbrian;Slightly steep slopes but to the North.;Slightly high walls partially gobbled to the South-West and ridden by a craterlet to the South.;Tormented floor filled with lava. Central hills.;3;Very interesting formation;10;3 days after First Quarter;2 days after Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
VITYA;AA383001N3250004;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Latin male name Victor in Russian diminutive form.;IAU;14/06/2012 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;?;Europe;Russia;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;-34.999557;325.000443;34 ° 60 ' West;38.300056;38.300° North;Nearside;North-West;Sinus Iridum;0.2;0.2;0.1;38;0.192870750899238;Geological formation on the Luna 17 landing site.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;10;Three days after First Quarter;Two days after Last Quarter;999;Not observable;Not observable;
VIVIANI;AA51622N1171518;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Vincenzo Viviani;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;mathematician;Italy;Italian;17;17 th century;Florence;1622;Florence;1703;Galileo's disciple. Works on bodies fall and conics. Member of the London Royal Society on 1696 and of Paris sciences Academy on 1699.;117.151847;117.151847;117 ° 9 ' East;5.16222;5.162° North;Farside;North-East;Not determined;26;26;13.4;2813;0.104436565765875;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
VLACQ;AA533894S386902;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Adriaan Vlacq;Mädler (1837);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Philip Christ. Elect. Treu;Mons Delanguer;Pitiscus;Mathematician;Netherlands;Dutch;17;17 th century;?;1600;?;1667;Author of a table of logarithms in 1628.;38.690223;38.690223;38 ° 41 ' East;-53.389385;53.389° South;Nearside;South-East;Moon South-South-East limb;89;89;44.6;4034;0.045223215079284;Damaged circular formation.;;Wrecked steep slopes to the South-West by Vlacq G and Hommel A B & Q and bearing Rosenberger to the South-East Vlacq C to the North-West and Vlacq A to the North.;High walls with terraces overlapped by many craterlets.;Flat floor. Central mountain with two summits. Craterlets.;3;Very interesting formation;10;3 days after First Quarter;2 days after Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
VOGEL;AA151071S58307;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Hermann Karl Vogel;Krieger / K?nig (1912);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Tumulus Celenorum;Not Named;Astrophysicist;Germany;German;19;19 th century;Leipzig;1841;Potsdam;1907;Founder of the Observatory of Potsdam in 1882. First measures of the speed of rotation of the Sun by Doppler effect in 1871. Radial speed catalogue of 51 stars and stellar specters in 1883.;5.830684;5.830684;5 ° 50 ' East;-15.107132;15.107° South;Nearside;South-East;East of Catharina crater region;27;27;13.1;2793;0.106206581539564;Circular formation forming a North South oriented remarkable trio with Argelander and Airy.;;Slightly steep slopes overlapped by a group of craters to the North whose Vogel A B and C and by a deformed craterto the South.;High walls with light terraces.;Flat floor filled with lava.;3;Very interesting formation;7;First Quarter;6 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
VOLKOV;AA136189S1316652;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Vladislav N.;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1973 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;engineer;USSR;Soviet;20;20 th century;?;1935;?;1971;Cosmonaute ?;131.665221;131.665221;131 ° 40 ' East;-13.618927;13.619° South;Farside;South-East;Not determined;40;40;20.4;3188;0.078082115451933;Not observable;Partly covered by ejecta from Upper Imbrian crater Tsiolkovskiy ;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
VOLTA;AA539005N2752344;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Comte Alessandro Volta;Schmidt (1878);01/01/1964 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Physicist;Italy;Italian;18;18 th century;C?¡me;1745;C?¡me;1827;Inventor of the electroscope in 1782 and the first electrical battery in 1800.;-84.765622;275.234378;84 ° 46 ' West;53.900474;53.900° North;Librations zone;North-West;Moon North-North-West limb;113;113;58.5;4379;0.037380889883076;Circular formation well defined Crushing North-West wall of Joule T crater.;Situated in the zone of librations. Damaged formation.;Slightly steep slopes supporting many craters whose Regnault and Stokes to the West.;Slightly high walls supporting Volta K & J to the South.;Flat floor.;1;Low interest or difficult formation;14;Full Moon;6 days after Last Quarter;5;Naked eye;10x binoculars;
VOLTERRA;AA565541N1316432;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Vito Volterra;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;mathematician;Italy;Italian;20;20 th century;Anc?¡ne;1860;Roma;1940;Author of the functionnals theory and of the solution of numerous integrals. Biometry application.;131.643241;131.643241;131 ° 39 ' East;56.554065;56.554° North;Farside;North-East;Not determined;52;52;27.5;3489;0.063333797780863;Not observable;Older than Humboldtianum basin possibly pre-Nectarian ;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
VON BAEYER;AA818013S618738;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Adolf Johann Friedrich Wilhelm von Baeyer;IAU;22/01/2009 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;chemist;Europe;Germany;19;19 th century;?;1835;?;1917;Nobel Prize 1905;61.873836;61.873836;61 ° 52 ' East;-81.801337;81.801° North;Nearside;South-East;Amundsen;13.4567;13.4567;6.7;2707;0.201162267321117;Craterlet composing a couple with Svedberg.;;Steep slopes with sharp crest.;Steep walls.;Bowl shaped rounded floor.;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;3;Three days after New Moon;Two days after Full Moon;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
VON BEHRING;AA77496S717222;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Emil von Behring (ex Maclaurin F);?;01/01/1979 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Doctor;Germany;German;19;19 th century;Hansdorf;1854;Marburg;1917;Director of the Hygienic Institute of Marburg in 1895. Discoverer of the tetanic antitoxin and the diphtery antitoxin. Nobel Price in 1901.;71.722247;71.722247;71 ° 43 ' East;-7.749564;7.750° South;Nearside;South-East;Moon East limb;40;40;18.8;3111;0.08264960403783;Isolated circular formation.;;Steep slopes bearing a mountainous crest to the North.;High walls with light terraces.;Extensive and little flat floor.;3;Very interesting formation;2;2 days after New Moon;1 day after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
VON BEKESY;AA519230N1267339;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms and Byrne / 2009;No details;Georg von Bekesy;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1979 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;physicist;Hungary;Hungarian;20;20 th century;?;1899;?;1972;Nobel laureate.;126.733896;126.733896;126 ° 44 ' East;51.923037;51.923° North;Farside;North-East;Not determined;96;96;48.1;4127;0.042884799373969;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
VON BRAUN;AA410431N2819155;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Wernher von Braun;IAU;01/01/1994 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;engineer;Europe;Germany;20;20 th century;?;1912;?;1977;Director of NASA during Apollo missions;-78.084474;281.915526;78 ° 5 ' West;41.043115;41.043° North;Nearside;North-West;Lavoisier;61.8277;61.8277;30.9;3612;0.058432198298346; On the West bank of Oceanus Procellarum.;Formerly Lavoisier D. partly covered by Imbrian ejecta ;Steep slopes crushed by Lavoisier E in the West.;Tormanted walls with partial terraces.;Wide flat floor with numerous straight rilles and bearing two craterlets in the South;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;14;Full Moon;Six days after Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
VON DER PAHLEN;AA248361S2269906;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Emanuel Von der Pahlen;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronomer;Germany;German;20;20 th century;?;1882;?;1952;?;-133.00945;226.99055;133 ° 1 ' West;-24.836131;24.836° South;Farside;South-West;Not determined;56;56;26.9;3466;0.064324479152609;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
VON KARMAN;AA444505S1762451;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;ol-noritic gabbro;Theodore von Karman;IAU 1979 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;engineer;USA;American;20;20 th century;Budapest;1881;Aix la Chapelle;1963;Numerous works in aerodynamics hydrodynamics and thermodynamics. One of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory founder on 1944 of the International aeronautical sciences Council on 1956 and of the Astronautics international Academy on 1960.;176.245116;176.245116;176 ° 15 ' East;-44.450537;44.451° South;Farside;South-East;Not determined;180;180;93.1;5035;0.027023416202926;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
VON NEUMANN;AA402846N1532494;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Upper Imbrian (From -3.8 billions years to -3.2 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;John von Neumann;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;mathematician;USA;American;20;20 th century;Budapest;1903;Washington;1957;Author of the electronical computers theory.;153.249407;153.249407;153 ° 15 ' East;40.284589;40.285° North;Farside;North-East;Not determined;78;78;37.4;3826;0.051135387665831;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
VON ZEIPEL;AA421924N2180746;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms and Byrne / 2009;No details;E. H. Von Zeipel;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronomer;Sweden;Swedish;20;20 th century;?;1873;?;1959;?;-141.92543;218.07457;141 ° 56 ' West;42.192411;42.192° North;Farside;North-West;Not determined;83;83;41.7;3953;0.047398983924125;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
VOSKRESENSKIY;AA279059N2718799;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Leonid A. Voskerenski;?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Engineer;U. S. S. R.;Soviet;20;20 th century;?;1913;?;1965;Specialist of rockets and the astronautics.;-88.120124;271.879876;88 ° 7 ' West;27.90586;27.906° North;Librations zone;North-West;Moon West-North-West limb;51;51;24.6;3376;0.068386404811363;In the zone of librations. Circular formation.;Partly covered by Imbrian ejecta ;Slightly steep slopes.;Slightly high walls.;Flat floor filled with lava.;1;Low interest or difficult formation;14;Full Moon;6 days after Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
W BOND;AA654052N35195;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Walled plain;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;William Cranch Bond;Birt / Lee (1865);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;U. S. A.;American;19;19 th century;Portland;1789;Cambridge;1859;Director of the observatory of Harvard. Pioneer of the astronomical photography.;3.519475;3.519475;3 ° 31 ' East;65.405155;65.405° North;Nearside;North-East;Moon North limb;159;159;85.2;4903;0.028752243979246;Wrecked formation.;;Slightly steep slopes bearing Epigenes A to the North-West and Barrow F and E to the North.;Slightly high walls specially to the East and ridden by Timaeus to the South-West.;Immense flat floor containing the crater W. Bond B and two ancient gobbled craters. Hills craterlets crest and crevice lines.;4;Exceptional formation;7;First Quarter;6 days after Full Moon;5;Naked eye;10x binoculars;
WALKER;AA258190S1980790;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Joseph A. Walker;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;pilot;USA;American;20;20 th century;?;1921;?;1966;Test pilot.;-161.921044;198.078956;161 ° 55 ' West;-25.818951;25.819° South;Farside;North-West;Not determined;32;32;16.4;2989;0.09074270178805;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
WALLACE;AA202571N3512509;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Alfred Russel Wallace;Schmidt (1878);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Naturalist and explorer;England;English;19;19 th century;Usk;1823;Broadstone;1913;Partisan of the theory of Darwin. Author of many works and studies on the natural selection whose 'Geographical animal Distribution' in 1876 and 'The Darwinism' in 1889.;-8.749148;351.250852;8 ° 45 ' West;20.25707;20.257° North;Nearside;North-West;South-East part of Mare Imbrium;27;27;12.8;2774;0.107904398234482;Isolated circular formation almost ghost.;;Slightly steep slopes.;Slightly high walls gobbled to the South-East in the lava of Mare Imbrium.;Very flat floor filled with lava.;3;Very interesting formation;8;1 day after First Quarter;Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
WALLACH;AA48890N322654;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Eratosthenian (From -3.2 billions years to -1.1 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Otto Wallach (ex Maskelyne H);?;01/01/1979 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Chemist;Germany;German;20;20 th century;K?nigsberg;1847;G?ttingen;1931;Disciple of Kekule. Works on the structure of the composed organic. Nobel Price in 1910.;32.265448;32.265448;32 ° 16 ' East;4.88895;4.889° North;Nearside;North-East;Central part of Mare Tranquillitatis;7;7;2.8;1144;0.199455120542072;Isolated circular formation with bowl shape.;;Slightly steep slopes.;Slightly high walls.;Rounded floor.;1;Low interest or difficult formation;8;1 day after First Quarter;Last Quarter;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
WALTER;AA280444N3261888;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;German male name.;IAU;01/01/1979 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;?;Europe;Germany;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;-33.811155;326.188845;33 ° 49 ' West;28.044358;28.044° North;Nearside;North-West;Aristarchus;1.26214;1.26214;0.6;247;0.196453502820318;Small pear shaped craterlet on the North-East slope of Diophantus.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;10;Three days after First Quarter;Two days after Last Quarter;150;150 mm telescope;300 mm telescope;
WALTHER;AA332485S6156;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Walled plain;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms and Byrne / 2009;No details;Bernard Walter;Riccioli (1651);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Caroli I Reg. Britt.;Mons Libanus;Walter;Astronomer;Germany;German;15;15 th century;?;1430;?;1504;?;0.61562;0.61562;0 ° 37 ' East;-33.248462;33.248° South;Nearside;South-East;Tycho crater East region;141;141;67.1;4562;0.033988628086985;Circular formation.;Not on Plate 6A (see entry in Table 2.1) ;Steep slopes bearing many craters whose Nonius to the South-East Walter C to the North-West and Walter D & Nonius L to the East.;Very high walls with terraces.;Immense flat floor with Walter E to the West and a group of craters whose Walter A to the North-East. Craterlets and lines of crests.;4;Exceptional formation;7;First Quarter;6 days after Full Moon;5;Naked eye;10x binoculars;
WAN-HOO;AA99632S2210938;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Wan-Hoo (Van-Gu);IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;inventor;China;Chinese;15;;?;?;?;1500 ?;?;-138.906212;221.093788;138 ° 54 ' West;-9.96324;9.963° South;Farside;South-West;Not determined;52;52;26.6;3454;0.064838373459649;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
WAPOWSKI;AA830777S537893;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Bernard Waposki;IAU;22/01/2009 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;?;Europe;Poland;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;53.789319;53.789319;53 ° 47 ' East;-83.07765;83.078° North;Nearside;South-East;Amundsen;11.45;11.45;5.7;2299;0.200837185320232;Crater located on the South slope of Scott.;;Steep slopes with sharp crest.;Steep slopes bearing a craterlet in the South.;Slighty wide flat floor curiously off-centered..;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;3;Three days after New Moon;Two days after Full Moon;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
WARGENTIN;AA495313S2995614;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Pehr Wilhelm Wargentin;Schröter (1802);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;Sweden;Swedish;18;18 th century;?;1717;?;1783;Director of the Observatory of Stockholm.;-60.4386;299.5614;60 ° 26 ' West;-49.531303;49.531° South;Nearside;South-West;Moon South-South-West limb;85;85;42.3;3971;0.046897083795569;Heightened circular formation forming an interesting trio with Nasmyth and Phocylides.;Partly covered by Imbrian ejecta ;Fairly steep slopes overlapping Nasmyth to the South-East.;Non-existent walls because of raised floor.;Flat floor filled with lava very flat and heightened to height of the crest of slopes forming a plateau in altitude. Numerous lines of crests resembling to the wrinkle ridges. Hills.;4;Exceptional formation;12;5 days after First Quarter;4 days after Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
WARGO;AA276800N2113800;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Michael J. Wargo;IAU 2017;25/07/2017 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Planetologist;USA;American;20;20 th century;Clairton;1951;??;2013;Executive secretary of Lunar Exploration Analysis Group. Member of the Perseverance Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter and LCROSS probes teams.;-148.62;211.38;148 ° 37 ' West;27.68;27 ° 41 ' North;Farside;South-West;On the slope of Joule T crater;13.8;13.8;6.9;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Cirdular formation crushing the North-Ouest wall of Joule T Crater.;;Very steep slopes.;Very high walls collapsed on the East.;Flat floor presenting a straight mountains chain.;0;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
WARNER;AA39814S873484;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Worcester Reed Warner;IAU;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;?;North America;American;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;87.348381;87.348381;87 ° 21 ' East;-3.981445;3.981° North;Librations zone;South-East;Ansgarius;34.5079;34.5079;17.2;3031;0.087836894369942;Almost ghost crater located on the floor of Mare Smythii.;;Slightly steep slopes buried in lava.;Slightly high walls cut in the North.;Flat floor with a curious incomplete internal ring and a central mountain and a parallel rilles network. ;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;1;Two days after New Moon;One day after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
WATERMAN;AA257021S1281769;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Alan T. Waterman;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;physicist;USA;American;20;20 th century;?;1892;?;1967;?;128.176905;128.176905;128 ° 11 ' East;-25.702099;25.702° South;Farside;South-East;Not determined;76;76;37.4;3827;0.051097209175824;Not observable;Partly covered by ejecta from Upper Imbrian crater Tsiolkovskiy ;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
WATSON;AA625929S2359531;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms and Byrne / 2009;No details;James C. Watson;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronomer;USA;American;19;19 th century;?;1838;?;1880;?;-124.04687;235.95313;124 ° 3 ' West;-62.592894;62.593° South;Farside;South-West;Not determined;62;62;29.7;3570;0.060071778949226;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
WATT;AA495972S484773;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Wilhelms and Byrne / 2009;No details;James Watt;Schmidt (1878);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Zanosci;Not named;Not named;Engineer;Scotland;Scottish;18;18 th century;Greenock;1736;Heathfield;1819;Works on the vaporization of the water. Improved the steam machine. Inventor of the regulator and the condensor.;48.477269;48.477269;48 ° 29 ' East;-49.597226;49.597° South;Nearside;South-East;Moon South-South-East limb;66;66;33.2;3693;0.055509283792278;Circular formation forming a remarkable couple with Steinheil.;Possible double impact with Steinheil ;Steep slopes overlapped by Steinheil to the North-West and bearing Watt A & R to the South-West and Watt C to the South-East.;High walls with terraces.;Tormented floor with a craterlet to the South-West. Craterlets.;4;Exceptional formation;4;4 days after New Moon;3 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
WATTS;AA88443N463079;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Imbrian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.85 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Chester B. Watts (ex Taruntius D);?;01/01/1973 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;U. S. A.;American;20;20 th century;?;1889;?;1971;?;46.307898;46.307898;46 ° 18 ' East;8.844293;8.844° North;Nearside;North-East;North edge of Mare Fecunditatis;15;15;7.7;2384;0.153349001922209;Isolated circular formation situated on the South-East slope of da Vinci.;;Slightly steep slopes flat to the South.;Slightly high walls gobbled to the South by the lava of a gulf of Mare Fecunditatis.;Flat floor filled with lava.;2;Pretty interesting formation;4;4 days after New Moon;3 days after Full Moon;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
WEBB;AA9819S599993;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Thomas William Webb;Neison (1876);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;England;English;19;19 th century;?;1806;?;1885;Religious. Amateur astronomer. Talented popularizer and specialist of the Deep Sky.;59.999312;59.999312;59 ° 60 ' East;-0.981906;0.982° South;Nearside;South-East;Moon East limb;22;22;10.7;2625;0.12263076802798;Isolated circular formation situated on the East bank of Mare Fecunditatis.;;Slightly steep slopes bearing a lengthened mountain to the North.;Fairly high walls.;Somber flat floor.;2;Pretty interesting formation;3;3 days after New Moon;2 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
WEBER;AA500618N2362068;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Wilhelm E. Weber;IAU 1964 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;physicist;Germany;German;19;19 th century;?;1804;?;1891;?;-123.793183;236.206817;123 ° 48 ' West;50.061794;50.062° North;Farside;North-West;Not determined;42;42;21.9;3260;0.074177508492418;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
WEGENER;AA452055N2461893;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Alfred L. Wegener;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;geophysicist;Germany;German;20;20 th century;Berlin;1880;Greenland;1930;Author of the continents drift theory on 1915. Dead in a Greenland expedition begun on 1929.;-113.810729;246.189271;113 ° 49 ' West;45.205524;45.206° North;Farside;North-West;Not determined;88;88;47.8;4121;0.043031787892629;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
WEIERSTRASS;AA12580S771472;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Lower Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.8 billions years);Wilhelms and Byrne / 2009;No details;Karl Weierstrass (ex Gilbert N);?;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Mathematician;Germany;German;19;19 th century;Ostenfelde;1815;Berlin;1897;Professor in the University of Berlin in 1864. Numerous works on functions and series.;77.147209;77.147209;77 ° 9 ' East;-1.257989;1.258° South;Nearside;South-East;Moon East limb;33;33;15.6;2944;0.09399853673763;Circular formation.;Formerly Gilbert N ;Slightly steep slopes bearing Gilbert S to the South-West and Van Vleck to the South-East.;Slightly high walls.;Flat floor.;2;Pretty interesting formation;2;2 days after New Moon;1 day after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
WEIGEL;AA583850S3206639;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Imbrian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.85 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Erhard Weigel;Schröter (1802);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Mathematician and astronomer;Germany;German;17;17 th century;?;1625;?;1699;Author of 'Spherica Atlas' with constellations inspired from emblems of states.;-39.336141;320.663859;39 ° 20 ' West;-58.385039;58.385° South;Nearside;South-West;Moon South-South-West limb;36;36;17.4;3040;0.087237006341129;Damaged circular formation.;;Slightly steep slopes bearing Weigel A to the South-East Weigel B to the South-West and a crater to the North-West.;Fairly high walls.;Flat floor.;3;Very interesting formation;10;3 days after First Quarter;2 days after Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
WEINEK;AA275651S370614;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Ladislav Weinek;Fauth (1936);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;Austria;Austrian;19;19 th century;?;1848;?;1913;Author of an Atlas of the Moon. Appointed Director of the Observatory of Prague in 1883;37.061432;37.061432;37 ° 4 ' East;-27.565052;27.565° South;Nearside;South-East;Mare Nectaris South edge;31;31;16;2963;0.09257757752844;Isolated circular formation.;;Slightly steep slopes but to the North-East.;Walls overlapped by a double craterlet to the North and others craterlets to the South.;Flat floor filled with lava and with central craterlet.;2;Pretty interesting formation;10;3 days after First Quarter;2 days after Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
WEIRD;LF37000S3425000;IAU Named formation;LF;Landing site name;Not determined;Not appliable;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Astronaut-named feature - Apollo 14 site.;IAU;01/01/1973 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;-17.5;342.5;17 ° 30 ' West;-3.7;3.700° North;Nearside;South-West;Montes Riphaeus;0.04;0.04;0;9;0.19021544227702;Small double craterlet named by Apollo 14 astronauts.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;9;Two days after First Quarter;One day after Last Quarter;999;Not observable;Not observable;
WEISS;AA317618S3404127;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Wilhelms and Byrne / 2009;No details;Edmund Weiss;Krieger / K?nig (1912);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;Austria;Austrian;19;19 th century;?;1837;?;1917;Founder and director of the Observatory of Comes.;-19.587309;340.412691;19 ° 35 ' West;-31.761838;31.762° South;Nearside;South-West;Tycho crater North-West region;66;66;33.2;3693;0.055497624313831;Damaged circular formation.;Flooded by Mare Nubium. may not be a crater ;Slightly steep slopes bearing Cichus to the South-West Cichus J & B to the South.;Slightly high walls gobbled to the North.;Flat floor filled with lava supporting Weiss E to the North. Grooves and hills. Craterlets.;3;Very interesting formation;9;2 days after First Quarter;1 day after Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
WERNER;AA280263S32927;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Eratosthenian (From -3.2 billions years to -1.1 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Johannes Werner;Riccioli (1651);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Eychstadi;Mons Antilibanus;Werner;Astronomer and mathematician;Germany;German;15;15 th century;?;1468;?;1522;?;3.292686;3.292686;3 ° 18 ' East;-28.026273;28.026° South;Nearside;South-East;Arzachel crater region;70;70;35.2;3759;0.053263415809839;Young circular formation forming an interesting couple with Aliacensis.;Typical ;Very steep and rugged slopes bearing Blanchinus to the North Aliacensis to the South-East and Regiomontanus to the West.;Walls in very raised tiers supporting the craterlet Werner D to the North.;Flat floor but tormented alongside the South wall. Slightly off-centered mountain.;4;Exceptional formation;7;First Quarter;6 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
WESSEX CLEFT;LF203000N309000;IAU Named formation;LF;Landing site name;Not determined;Not appliable;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Astronaut-named feature - Apollo 17 site.;IAU;01/01/1973 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;30.9;30.9;30 ° 54 ' East;20.3;20.300° North;Nearside;North-East;Macrobius;4;4;0;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Sculptured hills peculiar formation named by Apollo 17 astronauts.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;5;Five days after New Moon;Four days after Full Moon;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
WEST;LF8000N235000;IAU Named formation;LF;Landing site name;Not determined;Not appliable;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Astronaut-named feature - Apollo 11 site.;IAU;01/01/1973 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;23.5;23.5;23 ° 30 ' East;0.8;0.800° North;Nearside;North-East;Julius Caesar;0.2;0.2;0;36;0.192771846505021;Small double craterlet named by Apollo 11 astronauts.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;6;Six days after New Moon;Five days after Full Moon;999;Not observable;Not observable;
WEXLER;AA688843S907106;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Lower Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.8 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Harry Wexler;?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Meteorologist;U. S. A.;American;20;20 th century;?;1911;?;1962;meteorological satellite Specialist.;90.71062;90.71062;90 ° 43 ' East;-68.884309;68.884° South;Librations zone;South-East;Moon South-South-East limb;53;53;26.2;3438;0.065562617404062;Circular formation situated in the zone of librations.;;Fairly steep slopes bearing a crater to the North and Wexler E to the East.;High walls with terraces.;Flat floor.;2;Pretty interesting formation;7;First Quarter;6 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
WEYL;AA159696N2394659;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Hermann Weyl;IAU 19XX ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;mathematician;USA;American;20;20 th century;?;1885;?;1955;?;-120.534126;239.465874;120 ° 32 ' West;15.96958;15.970° North;Farside;North-West;Not determined;108;108;61.4;4441;0.036166077001757;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
WHEWELL;AA41604N137338;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Eratosthenian (From -3.2 billions years to -1.1 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;William Whewell;Birt / Lee (1865);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Philosopher and naturalist;England;English;19;19 th century;?;1794;?;1866;Has given its name to a variety of natural calcium oxalate called whewellite.;13.733754;13.733754;13 ° 44 ' East;4.160399;4.160° North;Nearside;North-East;East of Mare Tranquillitatis region;15;15;6.5;2624;0.201100049026094;Circular formation with bowl shape. Forms a remarkable trio with Cayley and Morgan.;;Fairly steep slopes.;Fairly high walls.;Rounded floor.;3;Very interesting formation;6;6 days after New Moon;5 days after Full Moon;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
WHIPPLE;AA891373N1200192;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Fred Lawrence Whipple;IAU;17/04/2009 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronomer;North America;American;20;20 th century;?;1906;?;2004;Discoverer of the nature of comets;120.019188;120.019188;120 ° 1 ' East;89.137318;89.137° North;Farside;North-East;Peary;14.5298;14.5298;7.2;2925;0.20131620154984;Young crater on the South wall of Peary.;;Steep slopes with sharp crest.;Steep walls.;Slightly wide and rough floor.;0;Not observable;0;not observable;not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
WHITE;AA447954S2009646;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Upper Imbrian (From -3.8 billions years to -3.2 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;ol-gabbroic norite;Edward Higgins White;IAU;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronaut;North America;American;20;20 th century;?;1930;?;1967;Astronaut deceased in the Apollo 1 accident;-159.035396;200.964604;159 ° 2 ' West;-44.795376;44.795° North;Farside;North-West;Oppenheimer;42.3377;42.3377;21.1;3223;0.07613803285404;Complex crater located on the South-West slope of Apollo impact basin and near the impact basin Grissom-White cebter.;;Very steep slopes bearing a crater in the West.;Steep walls with terraces.;Rounded floor.;0;Not observable;0;not observable;not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
WICHMANN;AA75359S3218703;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Copernician (From -1.1 billions years to present days) ?;Period source not found;No details;Moritz L. G. Wichmann;Neison (1876);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;Germany;German;19;19 th century;?;1821;?;1859;Discovers the physical libration of the Moon.;-38.129683;321.870317;38 ° 8 ' West;-7.535917;7.536° South;Nearside;South-West;South-East part of Oceanus Procellarum;10;10;4.8;1959;0.200518763095345;Isolated circular formation with bowl shape situated to the South of a chain of hills in form of stone lance.;;Slightly steep slopes bearing a North South oriented mountainous chain to the North.;Slightly high walls.;Rounded floor.;3;Very interesting formation;10;3 days after First Quarter;2 days after Last Quarter;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
WIDMANNSTATTEN;AA60929S854335;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Alois B. Widmanst?tten;?;01/01/1973 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Chemist;Austria;Austrian;19;19 th century;?;1754;?;1849;Researches in metallography. Has given his name to visible crystalline metallic structures on polite and attacked with nitric acid meteorites.;85.433506;85.433506;85 ° 26 ' East;-6.092884;6.093° South;Librations zone;South-East;Moon East limb;46;46;26.4;3446;0.065180813669722;Circular formation situated in the zone of librations on the North-East slope of Kiess.;;Slightly steep slopes.;Slightly high walls.;Flat and extensive floor.;1;Low interest or difficult formation;2;2 days after New Moon;1 day after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
WIECHERT;AA840334S1647010;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;E. Wiechert;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;geophysicist;Germany;German;20;20 th century;?;1861;?;1928;?;164.700965;164.700965;164 ° 42 ' East;-84.033356;84.033° South;Farside;South-East;Not determined;41;41;20.4;3188;0.078108854979106;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
WIENER;AA409021N1465137;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Norbert Wiener;IAU 1979 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;mathematician;USA;American;20;20 th century;Columbia;1894;Stockholm;1964;Author of a general definition of standardized spaces. Cybernetics founder on 1940. ;146.513664;146.513664;146 ° 31 ' East;40.902086;40.902° North;Farside;North-East;Not determined;120;120;56.6;4336;0.038243069673803;Not observable;Younger than Moscoviense Basin ;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
WILDT;AA90240N758280;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Rupert Wildt (ex Condorcet K);?;01/01/1979 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;U. S. A.;American;20;20 th century;?;1905;?;1976;?;75.827984;75.827984;75 ° 50 ' East;9.024003;9.024° North;Nearside;North-East;Moon East limb;12;12;6.1;2474;0.20098268873077;Isolated circular formation with bowl shape.;;Slightly steep slopes.;Slightly high walls.;Rounded floor.;1;Low interest or difficult formation;2;2 days after New Moon;1 day after Full Moon;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
WILHELM;AA432127S3390594;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms and Byrne / 2009;No details;Guillaume IV de la Hesse (or Guillaume le Sage);Riccioli (1651);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Wolfgangi D. Neoburgi;Mons Annae;Wilhelm;Statesman and astronomer;Germany;German;16;16 th century;?;1535;?;1592;?;-20.940585;339.059415;20 ° 56 ' West;-43.212685;43.213° South;Nearside;South-West;Tycho crater region;108;108;50.4;4185;0.041513681727691;Eroded circular formation.;;Slightly steep slopes bearing Montanari to the South Lagalla to the South-West Wilhelm C to the North Wilhelm D to the North-East and Wilhelm O & E to the East.;High walls very sweet to the West supporting Wilhelm B to the South-West and Wilhelm K to the South.;Fairly flat floor to the West and tormented to the East. Four aligned hills to the North-East. Craterlets. Hills and lines of crest.;3;Very interesting formation;9;2 days after First Quarter;1 day after Last Quarter;5;Naked eye;10x binoculars;
WILKINS;AA295801S195767;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Hugh P. Wilkins;Muller (1935);01/01/1961 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;England;English;20;20 th century;?;1896;?;1960;Author of maps of the Moon.;19.576747;19.576747;19 ° 35 ' East;-29.580107;29.580° South;Nearside;South-East;Catharina crater region;58;58;29.7;3570;0.060064714474674;Muraille assez escarpée.;Damaged circular formation.;Slightly steep slopes supporting Wilkins A to the West Wilkins E to the North and Pons B to the North-East and a beautiful group of craterlets to the South-East.;Walls higher to the South-East.;Flat floor. Craterlets whose one to the East.;3;Very interesting formation;5;5 days after New Moon;4 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
WILLIAMS;AA420203N373056;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Imbrian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.85 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Arthur Stanley Williams;Krieger / K?nig (1912);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Lawyer;England;English;19;19 th century;?;1861;?;1938;Assiduous planet observer.;37.3056;37.3056;37 ° 18 ' East;42.020307;42.020° North;Nearside;North-East;North-East of Mare Serenitatis region;36;36;18.1;3079;0.084688494077989;Damaged formation.;;Slightly high walls collapsed to the North.;Flat floor filled with lava. Line of crest. Hills and craterlets.;Flat floor filled with lava and with a crests line mounds and craterlets.;4;Very interesting formation;5;5 days after New Moon;4 days after Full Moon;36;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
WILSING;AA209706S2049454;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms and Byrne / 2009;No details;J. Wilsing;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronomer;Germany;German;20;20 th century;?;1856;?;1943;?;-155.054579;204.945421;155 ° 3 ' West;-20.97062;20.971° South;Farside;South-West;Not determined;73;73;33.4;3697;0.055358173362381;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
WILSON;AA693286S3171744;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms and Byrne / 2009;No details;Alexander Wilson;Schröter (1802);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;Scotland;Scottish;18;18 th century;?;1714;?;1786;Friend of William Herschel.;-42.825648;317.174352;42 ° 50 ' West;-69.32856;69.329° South;Nearside;South-West;Moon South limb;70;70;33.2;3694;0.055491796806475;Damaged circular formation.;;Not described in this VMA version.;High walls.;Flat floor. Numerous craterlets.;3;Very interesting formation;11;4 days after First Quarter;3 days after Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
WINKLER;AA422285N1811917;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Johannes Winkler;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;engineer;Germany;German;20;20 th century;?;1897;?;1947;Rockets conceiver.;-178.808302;181.191698;178 ° 48 ' West;42.228451;42.228° North;Farside;North-West;Not determined;22;22;11.4;2677;0.117176100701774;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
WINLOCK;AA353971N2540759;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Joseph Winlock;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronomer;USA;American;19;19 th century;?;1826;?;1875;?;-105.924087;254.075913;105 ° 55 ' West;35.397068;35.397° North;Farside;North-West;Not determined;64;64;31.9;3649;0.057083804521553;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
WINTHROP;AA107601S3155400;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;John Winthrop (ex Letronne P);?;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;U. S. A.;American;18;18 th century;?;1714;?;1779;?;-44.459956;315.540044;44 ° 28 ' West;-10.760103;10.760° South;Nearside;South-West;South-West part of Oceanus Procellarum;18;18;8.6;2460;0.142621473208279;Damaged circular formation overlapping the West wall of Letronne.;;Slightly high walls gobbled to the East and to the West.;Flat floor filled with lava.;Flat floor filled with lava;2;Pretty interesting formation;11;4 days after First Quarter;3 days after Last Quarter;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
WOHLER;AA382518S313531;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Imbrian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.85 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Friedrich Wölher;Schmidt (1878);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Chemist;Germany;German;19;19 th century;Eschersheim;1800;G?ttingen;1882;Discovers the aluminium and the bore in 1827. Succeeded in the first synthesis of an organic body (the urea) in 1828. Numerous works on organic bodies.;31.353058;31.353058;31 ° 21 ' East;-38.251845;38.252° South;Nearside;South-East;Rupes Altai South region;27;27;14;2848;0.101479671392078;Isolated circular formation.;;Not described in this VMA version.;Fairly high walls.;Flat floor.;2;Pretty interesting formation;5;5 days after New Moon;4 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
WOLF;AA227856S3433742;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Imbrian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.85 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Maximilian F. J. C. Wolf;Krieger / K?nig (1912);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Robervalis;Insula Carpathos;Munosius;Astronomer;Germany;German;19;19 th century;Heidelberg;1863;Heidelberg;1932;Inventor in 1891 of a photographic research method of asteroids that permited him to discover more than 40 of them.;-16.625826;343.374174;16 ° 38 ' West;-22.785645;22.786° South;Nearside;South-West;Mare Humorum region;25;25;12.8;2775;0.107816474678269;Wrecked and deformed formation.;;Slightly high and damaged walls crushed to the South by Wolf B.;Flat floor filled with lava communicating to the South with Mare Nubium. Craterlets.;Flat floor filled with lava and numerous craterlets and communicating with Mare Nubium.;2;Pretty interesting formation;8;1 day after First Quarter;Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
WOLLASTON;AA305993N3130207;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Eratosthenian (From -3.2 billions years to -1.1 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;William Hyde Wollaston;Mädler (1837);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Chemist doctor and astronomer;England;English;18;18 th century;East Dereham;1766;London;1828;Specialist of the electrolysis. Discoverer of the polarization of electrodes of a battery. Isolated the palladium and the rhodium. Noticed dark rays in the solar spectrum in 1802.;-46.979294;313.020706;46 ° 59 ' West;30.599274;30.599° North;Nearside;North-West;Noth part of Oceanus Procellarum;10;10;4.8;1932;0.20049190468924;Circular formation with bowl shape.;;Slightly high walls.;Slightly high walls.;A small bright crater on the Mare N. of the Harbinger Mountains surpassed in interest by a remarkable formation a few miles S. of it Wollaston B an object of about the same size but which is associated with a much larger enclosure resembling a walled-plain lying on the N. side of it. This formation has a lofty border on the W. surmounted by two small craters. The wall is lower on the E. and exhibits a gap. There is a central hill only visible under a low sun. About midway between Wollaston and this enclosure stands a small isolated triangular mountain. From a hill on the E. runs a rill valley to the more westerly of a pair of craters connected by a ridge on the S.E. of Wollaston B.;2;Pretty interesting formation;11;4 days after First Quarter;3 days after Last Quarter;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
WOLTJER;AA448717N2001704;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Upper Imbrian (From -3.8 billions years to -3.2 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Jan Woltjer;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronomer;Netherlands;Dutch;20;20 th century;?;1891;?;1946;?;-159.829635;200.170365;159 ° 50 ' West;44.871738;44.872° North;Farside;North-West;Not determined;46;46;22.2;3272;0.073535466350076;Not observable;Possibly Lower Imbrian ;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
WOOD;AA436621N2381746;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Robert William Wood;IAU 1988 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;physicist;USA;American;20;20 th century;Concord;1868;Amityville;1955;Author of numerous works in spectroscopy photography and high frequencies. Inventor of interferential filters based on metals vapors deposits.;-121.825448;238.174552;121 ° 50 ' West;43.662073;43.662° North;Farside;North-West;Not determined;78;78;42;3964;0.047107240951998;Not observable;Possibly pre-Nectarian ;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
WRECK;LF91000S155000;IAU Named formation;LF;Landing site name;Not determined;Not appliable;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Astronaut-named feature - Apollo 16 site.;IAU;01/01/1973 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;15.5;15.5;15 ° 30 ' East;-9.1;9.100° North;Nearside;South-East;Theophilus;1;1;0.4;184;0.195878761720918;Shallow depression located North of Stubby craterlet and named by Apollo 16 astronauts.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;6;Six days after New Moon;Five days after Full Moon;200;200 mm telescope;400 mm telescope;
WRIGHT;AA315479S2732566;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Eratosthenian (From -3.2 billions years to -1.1 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Frederick E. Wright;?;01/01/1964 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;U. S. A.;American;19;19 th century;?;1841;?;1906;Selenographer.;-86.743411;273.256589;86 ° 45 ' West;-31.547854;31.548° South;Librations zone;South-West;Moon South-West limb;40;40;20;3172;0.079003930717704;Circular formation situated in the zone of librations.;;Fairly high walls with terraces.;Flat floor with central mountain.;Flat floor with a central mountain.;1;Low interest or difficult formation;14;Full Moon;6 days after Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
WROBLEWSKI;AA240023S1527955;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Sigmund Florenty Wroblewski;IAU 1976 ?;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;physicist;Poland;Polish;19;19 th century;Grodno;1845;Cracovia;1888;Auteur de la premiŠre liqu‚faction de tous les gaz sauf l'h‚lium et l'hydrogŠne.;152.795455;152.795455;152 ° 48 ' East;-24.002331;24.002° South;Farside;North-East;Not determined;21;21;10.8;2639;0.121170819119637;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
WROTTESLEY;AA238964S566193;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Upper Imbrian (From -3.8 billions years to -3.2 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;John Wrottesley;Birt / Lee (1865);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Conradi;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;England;English;19;19 th century;?;1798;?;1867;Has realized a catalogue of double stars and a catalogue of stellar positions measures.;56.619277;56.619277;56 ° 37 ' East;-23.896431;23.896° South;Nearside;South-East;Mare Fecunditatis South edge;58;58;29.1;3550;0.060824969425728;Circular formation situated on the North-West slope of Petavius.;;High walls with terraces overlapped by a crater to the South-West.;Flat floor. Central mountain.;A formation about 25 miles in diameter closely associated with the E. wall of Petavius the shape of which it has clearly modified. Its border on the E. of the linear type rises nearly 9000 feet above a light interior where there is a small bright central mountain and some mounds. There is a prominent valley running along the inner slope of the W. wall.;4;Very interesting formation;3;3 days after New Moon;2 days after Full Moon;58;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
WURZELBAUER;AA340409S3439436;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms and Byrne / 2009;No details;Johann Philipp von Wurzelbauer;Schröter (1802);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;Germany;German;17;17 th century;?;1651;?;1725;Observer of the Sun.;-16.056424;343.943576;16 ° 3 ' West;-34.040871;34.041° South;Nearside;South-West;Tycho crater region;88;88;43.3;4000;0.046108410398984;Damaged circular formation.;;Slightly high and sweet walls deleted to the South-West.;Flat floor to the East raised to the center. Craterlets hills and lines of crest.;Another irregular walled-plain about 50 miles in diameter on the S.E. of Pitatus with a very complex border in connection with which on the S.W. is a group of fine depressions and on the S.E. a large crater. There is much detail on the very uneven floor.;4;Very interesting formation;8;1 day after First Quarter;Last Quarter;88;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
WYLD;AA14161S981009;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms and Byrne / 2009;No details;James H. Wyld;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;engineer;USA;American;20;20 th century;?;1913;?;1953;Space launchers conceivor.;98.100935;98.100935;98 ° 6 ' East;-1.416066;1.416° South;Librations zone;South-East;Not determined;93;93;51.7;4217;0.040789712293773;Circular formation situated in the zone of librations.;;Not easily observable.;;;1;Low interest or difficult formation;1;2 days after New Moon;1 day after Full Moon;93;x10 binoculars;50 mm refractor;
XENOPHANES;AA574889N2779942;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Xénophane;Riccioli (1651);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Xenophanes;Philosopher;Greece;Greek;-5;5 th century BC;Colophon;570 BC;?;478 av JC;Founder of school of Elee. Equally poet and satirical author. Partisan of an idealist pantheism.;-82.00585;277.99415;82 ° 0 ' West;57.488897;57.489° North;Librations zone;North-West;Moon North-North-West limb;121;121;58.7;4383;0.037287497087356;Isolated formation with a bowl shape.;Situated in the zone of librations. Damaged formation.;Fairly steep slopes supporting several craterlets to the North-East.;Walls with terraces.;immense tormented Floor. Central mountain.;2;Pretty interesting formation;14;Full Moon;6 days after Last Quarter;5;Naked eye;10x binoculars;
XENOPHON;AA227937S1220493;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Xenophon;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;philosopher;Greece;Greek;-3;3 rd century BC;?;430 BC;?;-354;?;122.049292;122.049292;122 ° 3 ' East;-22.793703;22.794° South;Farside;South-East;Not determined;25;25;12.7;2767;0.108524779607005;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
XU GUANGQI;AA430600N3080700;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Xu Guangqi;IAU 2021;19/05/2021 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Mathematician and astronomer;China;Chinese;16;16 th century;Shanghai;1562;Pékin;1633;Admited in the imperial court under Ming dynasty. Friend of the Jesuit Matteo Ricci. Converted to catholicism. Chinse translator of numerous books. Author of an agricultural treatise.;-51.93;308.07;51 ° 56 ' West;43.06;43 ° 4 ' North;Nearside;North-West;Région Nord-Est de Oceanus Procellarum;0.4;0.4;0.2;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Fond arrondi.;Non décrit;Fairly steep slopes.;Fairly steep walls.;Rounded floor.;0;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
XU XIAKE;AA409000S2062400;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Xu Xiake;IAU 2024;06/08/2024 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Geographer;China;Chinese;16;16 th century;Jiangsu;1587;??;1641;Writer of numerous travel stories. Discoverer of rare minerals.;-153.76;206.24;153 ° 45 ' West;-40.9;40 ° 54 ' South;Farside;South-West;Dans le bassin d'impact Apollo;10;4;5;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Slightly marked elongated crater.;;Slightly steep slopes interrupted to the West.;Slightly steep wall with a recent craterlet with a white halo on the southern part and another craterlet on the eastern part.;Flat extended floor riddled with craterlets.;0;Not observable;Not observable;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
YABLOCHKOV;AA607758N1275758;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms and Byrne / 2009;No details;Pavel N. Yablochkov;IAU 1964 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;engineer;Russia;Russian;19;19 th century;?;1847;?;1894;?;127.575761;127.575761;127 ° 35 ' East;60.775787;60.776° North;Farside;North-East;Not determined;99;99;50.7;4194;0.041324789035771;Isolated formation with a bowl shape.;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
YAKOVKIN;AA544180S2810712;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Avenir A. Jakovkin (ex Pingré H);?;01/01/1985 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;U. S. S. R.;Soviet;20;20 th century;?;1887;?;1974;Specialist of the rotation and the shape of the Moon.;-78.928815;281.071185;78 ° 56 ' West;-54.418013;54.418° South;Nearside;South-West;Moon South-South-West limb;36;36;17.9;3068;0.085412297758414;Circular formation situated to the edge of the zone of librations.;Formerly Pingr‚ H. partly covered by Imbrian ejecta ;Fairly steep slopes bearing 3 craters to the South whose Pingré K.;Slightly high walls.;Flat floor filled with lava.;2;Pretty interesting formation;14;Full Moon;6 days after Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
YAMAMOTO;AA581593N1618700;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;I. Yamamoto;IAU 1979 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronomer;Japan;Japanese;20;20 th century;?;1889;?;1959;?;161.870018;161.870018;161 ° 52 ' East;58.159331;58.159° North;Farside;North-East;Not determined;76;76;38.7;3866;0.049915489142825;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
YANGEL;AA169565N46878;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Craterlet;Meteoritic impact;Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.2 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Michail K. Jangel (ex Manilius F);?;01/01/1973 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Engineer;U. S. S. R.;Soviet;20;20 th century;?;1911;?;1971;Specialist of the propulsion of rockets and the astronautics.;4.687764;4.687764;4 ° 41 ' East;16.956539;16.957° North;Nearside;North-East;Montes Apenninus region;9;9;3.9;1574;0.200085592971523;Isolated circular formation in a mountainous region;;Slightly steep slopes.;Slightly high walls.;Flat floor filled with somber lava.;2;Pretty interesting formation;7;First Quarter;6 days after Full Moon;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
YERKES;AA146039N516975;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Lower Imbrian (From -3.85 billions years to -3.8 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Charles T. Yerkes;Krieger / K?nig (1912);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Benefactor;U. S. A.;American;19;19 th century;?;1837;?;1905;Financed the construction of an observatory in 1897 (Refractor telescope of 1m of diameter).;51.697478;51.697478;51 ° 42 ' East;14.603937;14.604° North;Nearside;North-East;North-West edge of Mare Crisium;36;36;17.4;3042;0.087079873828731;Almost ghost Circular formation.;;Slightly steep slopes bearing to the North a line of North South oriented crest joining it to Yerkes E.;Slightly high walls.;Flat floor filled with lava in communication with Mare Crisium to the East.;3;Very interesting formation;4;4 days after New Moon;3 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
YOSHI;AA245615N109923;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Japanese male name.;IAU;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;?;Asia;Japan;;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;10.99227;10.99227;11 ° 00 ' East;24.561536;24.562° North;Nearside;North-East;Mare Serenitatis;0.504015;0.504015;0.2;97;0.194646129105659;Small craterlet located to the West end of Vallis Christel.;;Part of the complex formation associated to aratus CA.;;Rounded floor.;99;Not evaluated in this VMA version;7;First Quarter;Six days after Full Moon;999;Not observable;Not observable;
YOUNG;AA415419S509763;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Imbrian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.85 billions years) ?;Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Thomas Young;Schmidt (1878);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Doctor;England;English;19;19 th century;Milverton;1773;London;1829;Discoverer of luminous interference fringes in 1801.;50.976287;50.976287;50 ° 59 ' East;-41.541886;41.542° South;Nearside;South-East;Vallis Rheita region;73;73;35.7;3773;0.052819638919087;Damaged circular formation and South starting point of Vallis Rheita.;;Fairly steep slopes bearing Young D to the South and a parallel crater alignment to Vallis Rheita to the East.;Fairly high walls.;Very tormented floor uprising to the North and supporting and Young A to the North.;3;Very interesting formation;4;4 days after New Moon;3 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
ZACH;AA609183S52455;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Franz Xaver von Zach;Mädler (1837);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Muti;Not named;Arzet;Astronomer;Hungary;Hungarian;19;19 th century;Presbourg;1754;Paris;1832;Founder of a review of astronomy. Specialist of the gravity.;5.24545;5.24545;5 ° 15 ' East;-60.918258;60.918° South;Nearside;South-West;Moon South limb;71;71;34.2;3726;0.054372033111118;Circular formation.;;Fairly steep slopes bearing Zach E to the North Zach D to the South-East Zach A to the South and the double crater Zach F to the North-West.;Very high walls with terraces to the East.;Flat floor with several small mountains to the North. Hills and craterlets whose a central couple.;3;Very interesting formation;7;First Quarter;6 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
ZAGUT;AA319412S218893;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Abraham ben Samuel Zaguth;Riccioli (1651);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Longevalli;Montes Uxii;Zagut;Astronomer;Spain;Spanish;15;15 th century;?;?;?;?;?;21.889326;21.889326;21 ° 53 ' East;-31.941186;31.941° South;Nearside;South-East;Rupes Altai South region;85;85;39.4;3888;0.049268204129394;Damaged triangular formation.;;Slightly steep slopes bearing Zagut A to the South-West a trio of craters to the North and a South-West North-East oriented chain of craterlet to the North-East.;Fairly high and tormented walls crushed by Zagut E to the East.;Flat floor supporting Zagut A to the center and a craterlet on the slope of Zagut E. Lines of crest.;3;Very interesting formation;5;5 days after New Moon;4 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
ZAHRINGER;AA55099N402137;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Eratosthenian (From -3.2 billions years to -1.1 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Josef Zähringer (ex Taruntius E);?;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;?;Germany;German;20;20 th century;?;1929;?;1970;?;40.21374;40.21374;40 ° 13 ' East;5.509933;5.510° North;Nearside;North-East;North edge of Mare Fecunditatis;12;12;5.5;2246;0.200791059907568;Isolated circular formation with bowl shape.;;Slightly steep slopes.;Fairly high walls.;Rounded floor.;2;Pretty interesting formation;5;5 days after New Moon;4 days after Full Moon;50;50 mm refractor;100 mm refractor;
ZANSTRA;AA29299N1246897;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Herman Zanstra;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1973 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronomer;Netherlands;Dutch;20;20 th century;?;1894;?;1972;?;124.689702;124.689702;124 ° 41 ' East;2.929888;2.930° North;Farside;North-East;Not determined;42;42;19.7;3157;0.079924352916523;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
ZASYADKO;AA39552N941883;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Alexander Dmitrievich Zasyadko;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;inventor;Russia;Russian;19;19 th century;?;1779;?;1837;Rockets conceiver.;94.188288;94.188288;94 ° 11 ' East;3.955186;3.955° North;Librations zone;North-East;Not determined;11;11;5.1;2060;0.200618868108079;Circular formation situated in the zone of librations.;;Not easily observable.;;;1;Low interest or difficult formation;1;2 days after New Moon;1 day after Full Moon;30;x10 binoculars;50 mm refractor;
ZEEMAN;AA750682S2249387;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Pieter Zeeman;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;physicist;Netherlands;Dutch;20;20 th century;Zonnemaire;1865;Amsterdam;1943;Discoverer of spectral rays modification by magnetic fields on 1896. Nobel laureta with Lorentz on 1902.;-135.061296;224.938704;135 ° 4 ' West;-75.068215;75.068° South;Farside;South-West;Not determined;190;190;93.2;5037;0.027002149910044;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
ZELINSKIY;AA287385S1668638;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Upper Imbrian (From -3.8 billions years to -3.2 billions years);Wilhelms and Byrne / 2009;No details;Nikolay Dimitrievich Zelinskiy;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;chemist;USSR;Soviet;20;20 th century;?;1860;?;1953;?;166.863826;166.863826;166 ° 52 ' East;-28.738515;28.739° South;Farside;South-East;Not determined;53;53;26.9;3467;0.064274465799161;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
ZENO;AA451488N729822;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Zénon;Schmidt (1878);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Philosopher;Greece;Greek;-5;5 th century BC;Elée;490 BC;?;?;Author of many mathematics paradoxes. Invention of the philosophical dialogue. Explained eclipses.;72.982208;72.982208;72 ° 59 ' East;45.148757;45.149° North;Nearside;North-East;Moon North-East limb;65;65;33.3;3697;0.055369761747908;Circular formation.;Younger than Humboldtianum Basin older than Crisium Basin ;Slightly steep slopes bearing the trio Zeno D A & B to the South-West.;Slightly high walls ridden by several craterlets.;Flat floor.;2;Pretty interesting formation;2;2 days after New Moon;1 day after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
ZERNIKE;AA183379N1684018;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Frits Zernike;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;physicist;Netherlands;Dutch;20;20 th century;?;1888;?;1966;Nobel laureate.;168.401762;168.401762;168 ° 24 ' East;18.337913;18.338° North;Farside;North-East;Not determined;48;48;25.3;3402;0.067145932714171;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
ZHANG YUZHE;AA690699S2221795;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Zhang Yuzhe;IAU;02/08/2010 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;?;Asia;China;;;?;?;?;?;?;-137.820503;222.179497;137 ° 49 ' West;-69.06986;69.070° North;Farside;North-West;Zeeman;38.0043;38.0043;19;3120;0.082116752271035;Not observable;;Tormented and damaged slopes.;Fairly steep walls.;Flat floor with a crater and craterlets.;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
ZHANG ZHONGJING;AA415600S2051300;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Zhang Zhongjing;IAU 2024;06/08/2024 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Doctor;China;Chinese;1;1er siècle;Nanyang;150;??;219;Editor of a treatise on the pathology of cold and various diseases.;-154.87;205.13;154 ° 52 ' West;-41.56;41 ° 33 ' South;Farside;South-West;Dans le bassin d'impact Apollo;1.5;1.5;0.8;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Regular craterlet on the southern marine part of the Apollo impact basin.;Located in a craterlets cluster;Quite steep slopes.;Steep and deep wall.;Flat floor not very wide;0;Not observable;Not observable;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
ZHINYU;AA453400S1761500;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Zhinyu;IAU 2019;04/02/2019 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Constellation name on an old chinese celestial map. Fairy name in the chinese legend the Cowboy and the Spinner.;176.15;176.15;176 ° 9 ' East;-45.34;45 ° 20 ' South;Farside;South-East;Von Karman crater floor;3.8;3.8;1.9;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Circular formation with bowl shape.;;Fairly steep slopes.;Fairly steep walls.;Rounded floor.;0;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
ZHIRITSKIY;AA248383S1202591;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Georgiy S. Zhiritskiy;IAU 1973 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;engineer;USSR;Soviet;20;20 th century;?;1893;?;1966;Rockets conceiver.;120.259058;120.259058;120 ° 16 ' East;-24.838342;24.838° South;Nearside;South-East;Not determined;35;35;16.6;3000;0.089942611934571;Not observable;;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
ZHUKOVSKIY;AA75519N1927234;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Nikolay E. Zhukovskiy;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1970 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;physicist;Russia;Russian;20;20 th century;?;1847;?;1921;?;-167.276557;192.723443;167 ° 17 ' West;7.55191;7.552° North;Farside;North-West;Not determined;81;81;41;3934;0.047938625715514;Not observable;;Younger than Korolev Basin relatively old ;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
ZI WEI;AA441200S195200;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Formation period not found;Period source not found;No details;Zi Wei;IAU 2015;05/10/2015 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;Not appliable;One of the three enclosures near the celestial North Pole including the circumpolar constellations in old chines maps.;-19.52;-19.52;19 ° 31 ' West;44.12;44 ° 7 ' North;Nearside;North-West;North-east area of Oceanus Procellarum;0.42;0.42;0.21;Unknown height.;Unknown height. Impossible calculation.;Circular formation with bowl shape.;;Slightly steep slopes;Fairly steep walls.;Rounded floor.;0;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
ZINNER;AA266411N3011365;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Craterlet;Meteoritic impact;Eratosthenian (From -3.2 billions years to -1.1 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Ernst Zinner (ex Schiaparelli B);?;01/01/1973 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Not named;Astronomer;Germany;German;20;20 th century;?;1886;?;1970;?;-58.863535;301.136465;58 ° 52 ' West;26.641118;26.641° North;Nearside;North-West;Aristarchus crater region;3;3;2.2;907;0.198996629116067;Circular formation with bowl shape.;;Slightly steep slopes.;Slightly high walls.;Rounded floor.;1;Low interest or difficult formation;12;5 days after First Quarter;4 days after Last Quarter;100;100 mm reflector;200 mm reflector;
ZOLLNER;AA79668S188993;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Imbrian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.85 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Johann K. Friedrich Zöllner;Schmidt (1878);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Trederi;Mons Lipulus;Not named;Astronomer;Germany;German;19;19 th century;Berlin;1834;Leipzig;1882;Inventor of a photometer. Author of 1st photometric catalogue of stars in 1861 and of the first planetary albedo measures in 1865.;18.899276;18.899276;18 ° 54 ' East;-7.966753;7.967° South;Nearside;South-East;Theophilus crater North-West region;48;36;23.8;3341;0.070061559538137;Wrecked formation of North South lengthened form.;;Steep slopes bearing Z?llner H to the North Z?llner D & DA to the West and Z?llner E to the South-West.;High walls with terraces supporting a craterlet to the North to the South and to the South-West.;Tormented floor. Central mountain and lines of crest.;3;Very interesting formation;5;5 days after New Moon;4 days after Full Moon;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
ZSIGMONDY;AA595151N2547009;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years);Byrne / Personal communication / 2008;No details;Richard Adolf Zsigmondy;IAU 1970 ?;01/01/1976 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;chemist;Austria;Austrian;20;20 th century;Vienna;1865;G?†ttingen;1929;Important works in colloids chemistry and on glasses. Inventor of the first ultramicroscope on 1903 with Siedentopf.;-105.299054;254.700946;105 ° 18 ' West;59.51509;59.515° North;Farside;North-West;Not determined;65;65;33.4;3699;0.055311878705817;Not observable;Partly covered by Imbrian ejecta ;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
ZUCCHIUS;AA613822S3093516;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Copernician (From -1.1 billions years to present days);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;noritic gabbro;Niccolo Zucchi;Riccioli (1651);01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Zucchius;Mathematician and astronomer;Italy;Italian;17;17 th century;?;1586;?;1670;Observer of Jupiter.;-50.648378;309.351622;50 ° 39 ' West;-61.382222;61.382° South;Nearside;South-West;Moon South-South-West limb;65;65;31.5;3636;0.057556628087595;Circular formation situated on the South-West slope of Segner.;;Steep slopes bearing Segner to the North-East the couple Zucchius A & B to the West Zucchius C to the North-East and Bettinus B to theSouth.;Fairly high walls with terraces.;Flat floor filled with lava. Central mountain with four summits. Large hill to the South-West.;3;Very interesting formation;11;4 days after First Quarter;3 days after Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
ZUPUS;AA171783S3076257;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Imbrian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.85 billions years) ?;Period source not found;No details;Giovanni B. Zupi;?;01/01/1935 00:00:00;Not named;Not named;Fontana;Astronomer;Italy;Italian;17;17 th century;?;1590;?;1650;Jesuit;-52.37431;307.62569;52 ° 22 ' West;-17.178263;17.178° South;Nearside;South-West;East of Mare Humorum region;48;38;17.6;3051;0.086475282503565;Irregular formation resembling to a small sea.;;Slightly steep slopes bearing Zupus S to the North-East and Zupus A to the West.;almost non-existent walls.;Flat floor filled with very somber lava. Craterlets and crevices.;3;Very interesting formation;11;4 days after First Quarter;3 days after Last Quarter;30;10x binoculars;50 mm refractor;
ZWICKY;AA161746S1676443;IAU Named formation;AA;Crater;Not determined;Meteoritic impact;Pre-Nectarian (From -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years);Wilhelms / 1987 / Geological history of the Moon table;No details;Fritz Zwicky;IAU 1979 ?;01/01/1979 00:00:00;Not known;Not known;Not known;astronomer;Switzerland;Swiss;20;20 th century;Varna;1898;Pasadena;1974;Discoverer of the difference between nova and supernova. Author of the neutrons stars theory on 1935 and of a photographical catalogue of galaxies. Discoverer of compact galaxies and of matter bridges between galaxies.;167.644257;167.644257;167 ° 39 ' East;-16.174643;16.175° South;Farside;South-East;Not determined;150;150;63;4476;0.035513785234371;Not observable;Name is on LAC 13 ;Not described in this VMA version.;;;0;Not observable;0;Not observable;Not observable;999;Not observable;Not observable;
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