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The large and relatively young lunar impact crater Tycho taken by the Hubble Space Telescope. [1]This is a list of named lunar craters.The large majority of these features are impact craters.
The majority of named lunar craters are satellite craters: their names consist of the name of a nearby named crater and a capital letter (for example, Copernicus A, Copernicus B, Copernicus C and so on). [17] Lunar crater chains are usually named after a nearby crater. Their Latin names contain the word Catena ("chain").
The list of approved names in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature maintained by the International Astronomical Union includes the diameter of the crater and the person the crater is named for. [1] Where a crater formation has associated satellite craters, these are detailed on the main crater description pages.
In addition to mountains, valleys, and impact craters, the following surface features have received names in the Lunar nomenclature, many of them named after a nearby crater or mountain. The listed diameter for these features is the longest dimension that contains the entire geological formation.
Like many of the craters on the Moon's near side, it was given its name by the Jesuit astronomer G.B. Riccioli, whose 1651 nomenclature system has become standardized. [8] [9] Earlier lunar cartographers had given the feature different names. Pierre Gassendi named it Umbilicus Lunaris ('the navel of the Moon').
This is a partial list of named lunar craters according to the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature maintained by the International Astronomical Union includes the diameter of the crater and the person the crater is named for. [1] Where a crater formation has associated satellite craters, these are detailed on the main crater description pages.
The huge indent, called the 'imbrue basin,' stretches across 750 miles.
Jesuit names on the moon craters; List of lunar craters named for space explorers; List of lunar features; A. List of craters on the Moon: A–B; C.