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=A nomenclature (from the IAU and from unofficial sources)=<br />
''Italics indicate farside features.''<br /> <br /> '''Many disallowed or discontinued names from ancient selenographers and from other sources are still useful, and are therefore included in this ABC'''<br /> (because of some rare digital twist it is (sometimes) impossible to add clickable links into several pages of this ABC. Please take a look in the discussion sections below the lists!)<br /> <br /> <br />
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<u>'''IAU nomenclature:'''</u><br /> ''[/Abbe Abbe]''<br /> [/Abbot Abbot]<br /> [/Abel Abel]<br /> [/Abenezra Abenezra]<br /> [/Abetti Abetti]<br /> ''[/Abul%20W%C3%A1fa Abul Wáfa]''<br /> [/Abulfeda Abulfeda]<br /> [/Abulfeda%20crater%20chain Abulfeda crater chain] (Catena Abulfeda)<br /> [/Acosta Acosta]<br /> [/Adams Adams]<br /> ''[/Aepinus Aepinus]''<br /> [/Lacus%20Aestatis Aestatis, Lacus]<br /> [/Sinus%20Aestuum Aestuum, Sinus]<br /> [/Promontorium%20Agarum Agarum, Promontorium]<br /> [/Promontorium%20Agassiz Agassiz, Promontorium]<br /> [/Agatharchides Agatharchides]<br /> [/Rima%20Agatharchides Agatharchides, Rima]<br /> [/Mons%20Agnes Agnes, Mons]<br /> [/Montes%20Agricola Agricola, Montes]<br /> [/Rima%20Agricola Agricola, Rima]<br /> [/Agrippa Agrippa]<br /> [/Airy Airy]<br /> ''[/Aitken Aitken]''<br /> [/Akis Akis]<br /> [/Alan Alan]<br /> [/Al-Bakri Al-Bakri]<br /> [/Albategnius Albategnius]<br /> [/Albert Albert] (Luna-17 site)<br /> ''[/Al-Biruni Al-Biruni]''<br /> ''[/Alden Alden]''<br /> ''[/Alder Alder]''<br /> [/Aldrin Aldrin]<br /> [/Dorsa%20Aldrovandi Aldrovandi, Dorsa]<br /> ''[/Alekhin Alekhin]''<br /> [/Alexander Alexander]<br /> [/Alfraganus Alfraganus]<br /> [/Alhazen Alhazen]<br /> [/Aliacensis Aliacensis]<br /> ''[/Al-Khwarizmi Al-Khwarizmi]'' (aka ''Arabia'')<br /> ''[/Al-Khwarizmi-King Al-Khwarizmi-King]'' (basin)<br /> [/Almanon Almanon]<br /> [/Al-Marrakushi Al-Marrakushi]<br /> [/Aloha Aloha]<br /> [/Montes%20Alpes Alpes, Montes]<br /> [/Alpine%20Valley Alpes, Vallis]<br /> [/Alpetragius Alpetragius] (aka Egg-in-a-Nest)<br /> [/Alphonsus Alphonsus]<br /> [/Rimae%20Alphonsus Alphonsus, Rimae]<br /> [http://the-moon.wikispaces.com/Alpine%20Valley Alpine Valley] (Vallis Alpes)<br /> [http://the-moon.wikispaces.com/Alpine%20Valley%20Central%20Rille Alpine Valley Central Rille]<br /> [/Rupes%20Altai Altai, Rupes]<br /> ''[/Alter Alter]''<br /> [/Ameghino Ameghino]<br /> ''[/Amici Amici]''<br /> [/Ammonius Ammonius]<br /> [/Amontons Amontons]<br /> [/Sinus%20Amoris Amoris, Sinus]<br /> [/Mons%20Amp%C3%A8re Ampère, Mons]<br /> [/Amundsen Amundsen]<br /> ''[/Amundsen-Ganswindt Amundsen-Ganswindt]'' (basin)<br /> [/Anaxagoras Anaxagoras]<br /> [/Anaximander Anaximander]<br /> [/Anaximenes Anaximenes]<br /> [/Andel Andel]<br /> ''[/Anders Anders]''<br /> ''[/Anderson Anderson]''<br /> ''[/Andersson Andersson]''<br /> ''[/Mons%20Andr%C3%A9 André, Mons]''<br /> ''[/Andronov Andronov]''<br /> [/Dorsa%20Andrusov Andrusov, Dorsa]<br /> [/Ango Ango]<br /> [/Angstr%C3%B6m Angström]<br /> [/Mare%20Anguis Anguis, Mare]<br /> [http://the-moon.wikispaces.com/Ann Ann]<br /> [http://the-moon.wikispaces.com/Annegrit Annegrit]<br /> [http://the-moon.wikispaces.com/Ansgarius Ansgarius]<br /> [http://the-moon.wikispaces.com/Antoniadi Antoniadi-/ ](Basin)<br /> ''[http://the-moon.wikispaces.com/Anuchin Anuchin]''<br /> [http://the-moon.wikispaces.com/Anville Anville]<br /> [http://the-moon.wikispaces.com/Apennine%20Bench%20Formation Apennine Bench Formation]<br /> [http://the-moon.wikispaces.com/Apennine%20Front Apennine Front] (Apollo-15 site)<br /> [http://the-moon.wikispaces.com/Apennine%20Mts Apennine Mountains] (Montes Apenninus)<br /> [http://the-moon.wikispaces.com/Apianus Apianus]<br /> [http://the-moon.wikispaces.com/Apollo Apollo-/ ](Basin)<br /> [http://the-moon.wikispaces.com/Apollo%2011%20Site Apollo 11 Site] (Statio Tranquillitatis)<br /> [http://the-moon.wikispaces.com/Apollo%2012%20Site Apollo 12 Site] (Surveyor crater)<br /> [http://the-moon.wikispaces.com/Apollo%2014%20Site Apollo 14 Site] (north of Fra Mauro)<br /> [http://the-moon.wikispaces.com/Apollo%2015%20Site Apollo 15 Site] (near Mons Hadley)<br /> [http://the-moon.wikispaces.com/Apollo%2016%20Site Apollo 16 Site] (near Descartes and Dollond)<br /> [http://the-moon.wikispaces.com/Apollo%2017%20Site Apollo 17 Site] (Taurus-Littrow Valley)<br /> [http://the-moon.wikispaces.com/Apollonius Apollonius]<br /> [http://the-moon.wikispaces.com/Rimae%20Apollonius Apollonius, Rimae]<br /> ''[http://the-moon.wikispaces.com/Appleton Appleton]''<br /> [http://the-moon.wikispaces.com/Appleton-Tsu%20Basin Appleton-Tsu Basin-/]<br /> [http://the-moon.wikispaces.com/Arago Arago]<br /> [http://the-moon.wikispaces.com/Aratus Aratus]<br /> [http://the-moon.wikispaces.com/Aratus%20CA Aratus CA] (LTO: Lorca) ("Krishna" on Rukl's chart 23)<br /> [http://the-moon.wikispaces.com/Promontorium%20Archerusia Archerusia, Promontorium.]<br /> [http://the-moon.wikispaces.com/Archimedes Archimedes]<br /> [http://the-moon.wikispaces.com/Montes%20Archimedes Archimedes, Montes] (aka Montes Lomonosov)<br /> [http://the-moon.wikispaces.com/Rimae%20Archimedes Archimedes, Rimae]<br /> [http://the-moon.wikispaces.com/Archytas Archytas]<br /> [http://the-moon.wikispaces.com/Rima%20Archytas Archytas, Rima]<br /> ''[http://the-moon.wikispaces.com/Mons%20Ardeshir Ardeshir, Mons]''<br /> [http://the-moon.wikispaces.com/Dorsum%20Arduino Arduino, Dorsum]<br /> [http://the-moon.wikispaces.com/Mons%20Argaeus Argaeus, Mons]<br /> [http://the-moon.wikispaces.com/Dorsa%20Argand Argand, Dorsa]<br /> [http://the-moon.wikispaces.com/Argelander Argelander]<br /> [http://the-moon.wikispaces.com/Ariadaeus Ariadaeus]<br /> [http://the-moon.wikispaces.com/Rima%20Ariadaeus Ariadaeus, Rima]<br /> [http://the-moon.wikispaces.com/Aristarchus Aristarchus]<br /> [http://the-moon.wikispaces.com/Aristarchus%20Plateau Aristarchus Plateau] (aka Wood's Spot)<br /> [http://the-moon.wikispaces.com/Aristarchus%20Rilles Aristarchus Rilles] (Rimae Aristarchus)<br /> [http://the-moon.wikispaces.com/Aristillus Aristillus]<br /> [http://the-moon.wikispaces.com/Aristoteles Aristoteles]<br /> ''[http://the-moon.wikispaces.com/Arminski Arminski]''<br /> [http://the-moon.wikispaces.com/Armstrong Armstrong]<br /> [http://the-moon.wikispaces.com/Arnold Arnold]<br /> ''[http://the-moon.wikispaces.com/Arrhenius Arrhenius]''<br /> ''[http://the-moon.wikispaces.com/Artamonov Artamonov]''<br /> ''[http://the-moon.wikispaces.com/Catena%20Artamonov Artamonov, Catena]''<br /> ''[http://the-moon.wikispaces.com/Artem%27ev Artem'ev]''<br /> [http://the-moon.wikispaces.com/Artemis Artemis]<br /> [http://the-moon.wikispaces.com/Artsimovich Artsimovich]<br /> [http://the-moon.wikispaces.com/Rima%20Artsimovich Artsimovich, Rima]<br /> [http://the-moon.wikispaces.com/Aryabhata Aryabhata]<br /> [http://the-moon.wikispaces.com/Arzachel Arzachel]<br /> [http://the-moon.wikispaces.com/Rimae%20Arzachel Arzachel, Rimae]<br /> [http://the-moon.wikispaces.com/Asada Asada]<br /> [http://the-moon.wikispaces.com/Asclepi Asclepi]<br /> ''[http://the-moon.wikispaces.com/Ashbrook Ashbrook]''<br /> [http://the-moon.wikispaces.com/Sinus%20Asperitatis Asperitatis, Sinus]<br /> [http://the-moon.wikispaces.com/Aston Aston]<br /> [http://the-moon.wikispaces.com/Atlas Atlas]<br /> [http://the-moon.wikispaces.com/Rimae%20Atlas Atlas, Rimae]<br /> [http://the-moon.wikispaces.com/Atwood Atwood]<br /> ''[http://the-moon.wikispaces.com/Mare%20Australe Australe, Mare ]''(Basin)<br /> [http://the-moon.wikispaces.com/Autolycus Autolycus]<br /> [http://the-moon.wikispaces.com/Lacus%20Autumni Autumni, Lacus]<br /> [http://the-moon.wikispaces.com/Auwers Auwers]<br /> [http://the-moon.wikispaces.com/Auzout Auzout]<br /> [http://the-moon.wikispaces.com/Avery Avery]<br /> ''[http://the-moon.wikispaces.com/Avicenna Avicenna]''<br /> ''[http://the-moon.wikispaces.com/Avogadro Avogadro]''<br /> [http://the-moon.wikispaces.com/Dorsum%20Azara Azara, Dorsum]<br /> [http://the-moon.wikispaces.com/Azophi Azophi]<br /><br />
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<u>'''Unofficial nomenclature:'''</u><br /> Abarim, Mons (IAU: crater chain Ball-Pitatus)<br /> ''Abbe, Vallis'' (east of ''Abbe'')<br /> Abduh (Lyell A)<br /> Abineri (Strabo A)<br /> Acabe, Mons (IAU: Byrgius and bright nimbus)<br /> Aconitus collis (IAU: Boscovich)<br /> Adlunationis, Sinus (Planitia Descensus, Luna 9 site)<br /> Adriaticum, Mare (IAU: Sinus Medii + SE Sinus Aestuum)<br /> Adriaticus, Portus (Rukl: 41/52)<br /> Aea, Insula (IAU: Cauchy)<br /> Aegyptiacum, Mare (IAU: part of southern Oceanus Procellarum)<br /> Aegyptus (regio) (IAU: southwestern highlands)<br /> Aemus (or Haemus) (IAU: Alexander)<br /> Aerii, Montes (IAU: western end of Montes Carpatus)<br /> Aestuaria Bamelrodia (IAU: Palus Somni)<br /> Aestuum Pyroclastics (see Aestuum, Sinus)<br /> Aethusa, Insula (bright spot SW of Lansberg D)<br /> Aetna, Mons (IAU: Copernicus)<br /> Africae pars (IAU: far western highlands)<br /> Agassiz (Apollo-17 site)<br /> Agricola (Apollo-17 site)<br /> Agricola Straits (see Agricola, Montes)<br /> Air bubbles (the western end of Rupes Cauchy)<br /> Airy swirl (see Airy)<br /> Ajax, Mons (IAU: Cavendish)<br /> Alabastrinus, Mons (IAU: Lichtenberg's bright nimbus)<br /> Alani, Montes (northern rim of Mare Crisium)<br /> Alani's bright spot (high-albedo craterlet in Hewelcke's Mts.Alani)<br /> Alaunus, Mons (IAU: Plutarch and Seneca)<br /> Albategni (IAU: Euctemon?)<br /> Alberti, Promontorium S. (Rukl: 24/25)<br /> Rima Albin / Rupes Albin (south of Lansberg)<br /> Alcuinus (Lubbock N)<br /> ''Aldrin'' (IAU: ''Langemak N'')<br /> Alfonsi IX Reg. Cast. (IAU: Democritus)<br /> Alfred Worden's chain (chain of craterlets west of Gruithuisen)<br /> Aller (IAU: Atwood)<br /> Alligator chain (Apollo-15 site)<br /> Alopecia, Insula (IAU: Picard)<br /> ''Alpha Reed, Vallis'' (see ''Mare Ingenii'' and ''Rima Paracelsus M'')<br /> Alser's alien / Shoeprint (in Robinson)<br /> Alta Vista (see Teneriffe, Montes)<br /> Alter (Albategnius G)<br /> ''Al-Tusi'' (''King Y'') (see link below list)<br /> Amadoca, Palus (IAU: Mare Humboldtianum)<br /> Amadoci, Montes (IAU: Messala area)<br /> Amalfi (IAU: Barrow)<br /> Amanus, Mons (IAU: Delambre)<br /> Amara Mons (location unknown)<br /> Amarae, Paludes (IAU: Mare Spumans and Mare Undarum)<br /> Amari, Fontes (IAU: Cruger's dark floor)<br /> Ambenus, Mons (IAU: bright ray Mason-Mare Frigoris)<br /> ''America'' (IAU: ''Korolev'')<br /> Amphitheater (part of Vallis Alpes)<br /> Amundsen (IAU: Scott)<br /> [http://the-moon.wikispaces.com/Ancient%20Newton Ancient Newton]<br /> Ancient Thebit (see Recta, Rupes)<br /> ''Anders'' (IAU: ''Backlund'')<br /> ''Anderson finger'' (''Anderson L'')<br /> Andes mountains (see Humboldtianum, Mare)<br /> Andradae (IAU: Mare Crisium Omega)<br /> Andreus Hills (see Herigonius)<br /> Anemusa, Insula (IAU: bright spot north of Lansberg)(?)<br /> Annae, Mons (IAU: Longomontanus and Wilhelm)<br /> Annae D. Aurel. F. (IAU: Caucasus Gamma)<br /> ANNAE Reg. Fran. (IAU: Arzachel)<br /> ''[http://the-moon.wikispaces.com/Mare%20Orientale Annulatum, Mare]'' (IAU: Mare Orientale)<br /> Annulus Concordiae (between Mts.Cordillera and Mts.Rook)<br /> Annulus Neptuni (IAU: Gassendi)<br /> Anselmi Elect. Mogunt. (IAU: Casatus)<br /> ''Antaristarchus'' (''Tsiolkovsky'', the dark antipode of bright Aristarchus)<br /> Anticaspia (IAU: Mare Humorum)<br /> Antilibanus (IAU: Aliacensis and Werner)<br /> Antitaurus (IAU: chain of Almanon to Playfair)<br /> ''Antoniadi, Rimae'' (on the N part of ''Antoniadi'''s floor)<br /> Antoniadi (Hecataeus B)<br /> Antural (see Riphaeus, Montes)<br /> A.Pavlov (unofficial name for crater east of Cyrillus)<br /> Apollinis, Promontorium (IAU: Promontorium Laplace?)<br /> Apollinis, Sinus (IAU: Sinus Iridum)<br /> Apollo, Rimae (at the northern part of basin Apollo)<br /> Apollonia, Insula (IAU: Plinius)<br /> Apollonia Minor, Insula (IAU: Ross)<br /> Apollonius, Fossa<br /> Apollo Ridge (A-10 / A-11 region)<br /> Apollo Rille (A-10 / A-11 region)<br /> ''Appalaches, Rupes'' (discontinued name, see ''Al-Khwarizmi'')<br /> Arabia (regio) (IAU: SSW limb area)<br /> ''Arabia'' (IAU: ''Al-Khwarizmi'')<br /> Arabiae, Paludes (IAU: dark area De Gasparis - Palmieri)<br /> [/Arago%20Domes Arago Domes] (Arago Alpha and Beta)<br /> Arago 5 (small field of Irregular Mare Patches SE of Maclear / SW of Ross H)<br /> Arati (IAU: Plato Tau)<br /> Arbeit (Apollo-15 site)<br /> Archerusia, Palus (IAU: Julius Caesar)<br /> Archidaeum, Promontorium (see Berzelius and Geminus)<br /> Archimedes, Fossa (Caes's Catena Beer)<br /> Archimedis (IAU: Teneriffe Iota)<br /> Arcuate fractures (south of Arago)<br /> Areesa, Palus (IAU: dark area SW of Fracastorius)<br /> Arenbergii (IAU: Murchison and Pallas)<br /> Argaeus's elongated depression (WSW of Mons Argaeus)<br /> Argentarius, Mons (IAU: Archimedes)<br /> Argolii, Promontorium (IAU: ESE Santbech)<br /> Arietis, Promontorium (IAU: near Vitruvius)<br /> ''Ariosto'' (''Hirayama C'')<br /> Aristarchi (IAU: Archytas)<br /> Aristarchus, Collis<br /> Aristarchus North (small field of Irregular Mare Patches NNE of Aristarchus)<br /> Aristillus's ghost (ghost-crater immediately north of Aristillus)<br /> Aristoteles, Catena (once known as Rima Aristoteles)<br /> Armeniae, Montes (IAU: Gemma Frisius and Goodacre)<br /> Armenter (-898/ +426)<br /> Arms (Apollo-17 site)<br /> ''Armstrong'' (IAU: ''Langemak'')<br /> Arondelii (IAU: Lexell A)<br /> Arrhentias, Insula (IAU: bright area north of Moltke)<br /> [http://the-moon.wikispaces.com/The%20Arrowhead Arrowhead, The] (Mons Hansteen)<br /> Arrowhead (Apollo-15 site)<br /> ''Artamonov's unnamed companion'' (the unnamed crater north of ''Artamonov'')<br /> Artemis/Felix/Verne cluster (irregular cluster of craterlets in Mare Imbrium)<br /> Arthur (Anaximander C)<br /> Artsimovich's arrowhead (ENE of Artsimovich)<br /> Arzahel, Promontorium (Rukl: 48)<br /> Arzet (IAU: Zach?)<br /> Asada, Rima (south of Asada)<br /> Asiae pars (IAU: probably SSE limb area)<br /> Asia Minor (regio) (IAU: central highlands)<br /> ''Astronautorum, Sinus'' (south of ''Komarov'')<br /> Astronomicum, Mare (IAU: Mare Frigoris)<br /> Ataturk (Romer A)<br /> Atheniensis, Sinus (IAU: Sinus Asperitatis)<br /> Athinagoras (Geminus A)<br /> Athlanticus, Sinus (IAU: Eratosthenes, Timocharis)<br /> Athos, Mons (IAU: Euclides bright nimbus)<br /> Atlas's companion / Atlas bright spot (high-albedo spot E. of Atlas)<br /> Atlas Major (IAU: Bouguer and La Condamine)<br /> Atlas Minor (IAU: Sharp and Sharp B) (Wilkins's Aymat)<br /> Auberi (IAU: Nicolai)<br /> Audus, Mons (IAU: Reiner Gamma, with Reiner?)<br /> Augustini, Flumen S. (IAU: Zupus region)<br /> Aureus, Mons (IAU: Egede A bright nimbus)<br /> ''Austen'' (''Hirayama M'')<br /> Austriaci, Montes (IAU: Montes Apenninus)<br /> Austriacum, Mare (IAU: Mare Imbrium)<br /> Auwers Tholus (dome south of Auwers)<br /> Avani's ghost / Avani Soares's ghost (near Wollaston D)<br /> Avis, Mare (location unknown)<br /> Aymat (Sharp B)<br /> Aytona (= Nachara) (IAU: Montes Harbinger Beta)<br /><br />
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