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The
Moon's
surface is covered in many interesting
geologic
features. In addition to
mountains,
valleys,
and
craters,
the following surface features have received names in the
Lunar
nomenclature.
Many of these features are named after a nearby crater or mountain.
The
listed
diameter
for these features is the longest dimension that contains the entire geological
formation. The
latitude
and
longitude
are in
selenographic
coordinates.
These features are notable for their high
albedo
compared to the surrounding terrain.
|
Name |
Coordinates |
Diameter |
Name Origin |
|
Reiner Gamma |
7.5°
N 59.0° W |
70.0 km |
After nearby
Reiner crater |
Note:
On the
far side
of the
Moon
there are unnamed albedo features on
Mare Ingenii
and
Mare Marginis.
These are located
antipodal
to the
Mare Imbrium
and
Mare Orientale
impact basins.
A
Catena is a chain of
craters.
|
Name |
Coordinates |
Diameter |
Name Origin |
|
Catena Abulfeda |
16.9°
S 17.2° E |
219 km |
After nearby
Abulfeda crater |
|
Catena Artamonov |
26.0°
N 105.9° E |
134 km |
After nearby
Artamonov crater |
|
Catena Brigitte |
18.5°
N 27.5° E |
5 km |
French
feminine name |
|
Catena Davy |
11.0°
S 7.0° W |
50 km |
After nearby
Davy
crater |
|
Catena Dziewulski |
19.0°
N 100.0° E |
80 km |
After nearby
Dziewulski crater |
|
Catena Gregory |
0.6°
S 129.9° E |
152 km |
After nearby
Gregory crater |
|
Catena Humboldt |
21.5°
S 84.6° E |
165 km |
After nearby
Humboldt crater |
|
Catena Krafft |
15.0°
N 72.0° W |
60 km |
After nearby
Krafft crater |
|
Catena Kurchatov |
37.2°
N 136.3° E |
226 km |
After nearby
Kurchatov crater |
|
Catena Leuschner |
4.7°
N 110.1° W |
364 km |
After nearby
Leuschner crater |
|
Catena Littrow |
22.2°
N 29.5° E |
10 km |
After nearby
Littrow crater |
|
Catena Lucretius |
3.4°
S 126.1° W |
271 km |
After nearby
Lucretius crater |
|
Catena Mendeleev |
6.3°
N 139.4° E |
188 km |
After nearby
Mendeleev crater |
|
Catena Michelson |
1.4°
N 113.4° W |
456 km |
After nearby
Michelson crater |
|
Catena Pierre |
19.8°
N 31.8° W |
9 km |
French
masculine name |
|
Catena Sumner |
37.3°
N 112.3° E |
247 km |
After nearby
Sumner crater |
|
Catena Sylvester |
81.4°
N 86.2° E |
173 km |
After nearby
Sylvester crater |
|
Catena Taruntius |
3.0°
N 48.0° E |
100 km |
After nearby
Taruntius crater |
|
Catena Timocharis |
29.0°
N 13.0° W |
50 km |
After nearby
Timocharis crater |
|
Catena Yuri |
24.4°
N 30.4° W |
5 km |
Russian
masculine name |
These features are
wrinkle-ridge
systems commonly found on
Lunar
maria.
|
Name |
Coordinates |
Dia. |
Name Origin |
|
Dorsa
Aldrovandi |
24.0°
N 28.5° E |
136 km |
Ulissi Aldrovandi
(1522-1605) |
|
Dorsa
Andrusov |
1.0°
S 57.0° E |
160 km |
Nicolai Ivanovich Andrusov
(1861-1924) |
|
Dorsa
Argand |
28.1°
N 40.6° W |
109 km |
Emile
Argand
(1879-1940) |
|
Dorsa
Barlow |
15.0°
N 31.0° E |
120 km |
William Barlow
(1845-1934) |
|
Dorsa
Burnet |
28.4°
N 57.0° W |
194 km |
Thomas Burnet
(1635-1715) |
|
Dorsa
Cato |
1.0°
N 47.0° E |
140 km |
Cato
the Elder
(234-149 B.C.) |
|
Dorsa
Dana |
3.0°
N 90.0° E |
70 km |
James
Dwight Dana
(1813-1895) |
|
Dorsa
Ewing |
10.2°
S 39.4° W |
141 km |
William Maurice Ewing
(1906-1974) |
|
Dorsa
Geikie |
4.6°
S 52.5° E |
228 km |
Sir
Archibald Geikie
(1835-1924) |
|
Dorsa
Harker |
14.5°
N 64.0° E |
197 km |
Alfred Harker
(1859-1939) |
|
Dorsa
Lister |
20.3°
N 23.8° E |
203 km |
Martin Lister
(1639-1712) |
|
Dorsa
Mawson |
7.0°
S 53.0° E |
132 km |
Douglas Mawson
(1882-1958) |
|
Dorsa
Rubey |
10.0°
S 42.0° W |
100 km |
William Walden Rubey
(1898-1974) |
|
Dorsa
Smirnov |
27.3°
N 25.3° E |
156 km |
Sergei Sergeevich Smirnov
(1895-1947) |
|
Dorsa
Sorby |
19.0°
N 14.0° E |
80 km |
Henry
Clifton Sorby
(1826-1908) |
|
Dorsa
Stille |
27.0°
N 19.0° W |
80 km |
Hans
Stille
(1876-1966) |
|
Dorsa
Tetyaev |
19.9°
N 64.2° E |
176 km |
Mikhail Mikhailovich Tetyaev
(1882-1956) |
|
Dorsa
Whiston |
29.4°
N 56.4° W |
85 km |
William Whiston
(1667-1752) |
These features are
wrinkle-ridges
commonly found on
lunar
maria.
|
Name |
Coordinates |
Dia. |
Name Origin |
|
Dorsum Arduino |
24.9°
N 35.8° W |
107 km |
Giovanni Arduino
(1714-1795) |
|
Dorsum Azara |
26.7°
N 19.2° E |
105 km |
Félix
Manuel de Azara
(1746-1811) |
|
Dorsum Bucher |
31.0°
N 39.0° W |
90 km |
Walter Hermann Bucher
(1889-1965) |
|
Dorsum Buckland |
20.4°
N 12.8° E |
380 km |
William Buckland
(1784-1856) |
|
Dorsum Cayeux |
1.6°
N 51.2° E |
84 km |
Lucien Cayeux
(1864-1944) |
|
Dorsum Cloos |
1.0°
N 91.0° E |
100 km |
Hans
Cloos
(1885-1951) |
|
Dorsum Cushman |
1.0°
N 49.0° E |
80 km |
Joseph Augustine Cushman
(1881-1949) |
|
Dorsum Gast |
24.0°
N 9.0° E |
60 km |
Paul
Werner Gast
(1930-1973) |
|
Dorsum Grabau |
29.4°
N 15.9° W |
121 km |
Amadeus William Grabau
(1870-1946) |
|
Dorsum Guettard |
10.0°
S 18.0° W |
40 km |
Jean-Etienne Guettard
(1715-1786) |
|
Dorsum Heim |
32.0°
N 29.8° W |
148 km |
Albert Heim
(1849-1937) |
|
Dorsum Higazy |
28.0°
N 17.0° W |
60 km |
Riad
Higazy
(1919-1967) |
|
Dorsum Nicol |
18.0°
N 23.0° E |
50 km |
William Nicol
(1768-1851) |
|
Dorsum Niggli |
29.0°
N 52.0° W |
50 km |
Paul
Niggli
(1888-1953) |
|
Dorsum Oppel |
18.7°
N 52.6° E |
268 km |
Albert Oppel
(1831-1865) |
|
Dorsum Owen |
25.0°
N 11.0° E |
50 km |
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