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IAU directions
=IAU Directions= ...tions has. The second part of the [[IAU%20Transactions%20XIB|IAU recommendation]] was that lunar charts '''''intended for use at the telesco

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Abenezra
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' ABENEZRA.--When observed near the morning terminator, this noteworthy * IAU page: [http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/14 Abenezra]

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Abulfeda
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' ABULFEDA.--A larger and more massive formation than [[Almanon|Almanon] * IAU page: [http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/23 Abulfeda]

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Agatharchides
''([http://the-moon.us/wiki/IAU%20directions IAU Directions])'' AGATHARCHIDES.--A very irregular complex ring-plain, about 28 miles in * IAU page: [http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/82 Agatharchides]

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Agrippa
''([http://the-moon.us/wiki/IAU%20directions IAU Directions])'' AGRIPPA.--A ring-plain 28 miles in diameter on the N. of [http://the-mo * IAU page: [http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/92 Agrippa]

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Airy
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' AIRY.--About 22 miles in diameter, connected with [[Argelander|Argelan * IAU page: [http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/113 Airy]

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Albategnius
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])''ALBATEGNIUS.--A magnificent walled-plain, 65 miles in diameter, adjoini * IAU page: [http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/162 Albategnius]

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Albedo
...lative to an idealized perfect reflector dispersing light "equally" in all directions. Albedos can be for a specific wavelength or averaged over a range of wavel ...action of the total energy impinging on a surface that is reflected in all directions. It is a concept which is useful in studies of planetary enegy balance, but

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Alexander
''([http://the-moon.us/wiki/IAU%20directions IAU Directions])'' ALEXANDER.--A large irregularly shaped plain, at least 60 miles in long

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Alfraganus
...it. Alfraganus is the centre of a system of light streaks radiating in all directions, one ray extending through [http://the-moon.us/wiki/Cyrillus Cyrillus] to [

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Alhazen
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' ALHAZEN.--This ring-plain, rather smaller than [[Hansen|Hansen]], is t ...''Recorde''' by [[Wilkins%20and%20Moore|Wilkins and Moore]], but the [[IAU|IAU]] did not accept that name. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Recorde Re

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Aliacensis
''([http://the-moon.us/wiki/IAU%20directions IAU Directions])'' ALIACENSIS.--This ring-plain, 53 miles in diameter, with its neighbour

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Almanon
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' ALMANON.--This ring-plain, with its companion [[Abulfeda|Abulfeda]] on * IAU page: [http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/196 Almanon]

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Alpes
''(current [[IAU|IAU]] name; formerly '''Alps''')'' ...e left, once known as [[Mons%20Pico|Pico]] Beta, no longer has an official IAU-approved name. 

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Alpetragius
''([http://the-moon.us/wiki/IAU%20directions IAU Directions])'' ALPETRAGIUS.--A fine object, 27 miles in diameter, closely connected wi

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Alphonsus
...n the extreme lower right. On the floor of Alphonsus there are a number of IAU-named features. These include [http://the-moon.us/wiki/Rimae%20Alphonsus Ri ''([http://the-moon.us/wiki/IAU%20directions IAU Directions])'' ALPHONSUS.--A large walled-plain, 83 miles in diameter, with a massive

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Alpine Valley
''(current IAU name: '''Vallis Alpes''')'' ''([http://the-moon.us/wiki/IAU%20directions IAU Directions])'' THE GREAT ALPINE VALLEY.--A great wedge-shaped depression, cutting thro

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Anaxagoras
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' ANAXAGORAS.--A brilliant ring-plain of regular form, 32 miles in diame * IAU page: [http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/252 Anaxagoras]

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Anaximander
''(IAU outline modified in 1964)'' ''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' ANAXIMANDER.--A fine but much foreshortened ring-plain, 39 miles in di

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Anaximenes
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' ANAXIMINES.--A much foreshortened ring-plain, about 66 miles in diamet

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Ancient Newton
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' PLATO.-- ... On the [[Mare%20Imbrium|Mare Imbrium]] S. of [[Pla

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Ansgarius
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' ANSGARIUS.--A ring-plain, 50 miles in diameter, still nearer to the li

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Apennine Mts
''(current [[IAU|IAU]] name; former IAU name: '''Apennines'''; informally: '''Apennine Mountains''')'' ''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])''THE APENNINES.-- by far the most magnificent range on the visible surfa

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Apianus
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' APIANUS.--A magnificent ring-plain, 38 miles in diameter, N.E. of [[Al

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Apollonius
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' APOLLONIUS.--A ring-plain, 30 miles in diameter, standing in the mount

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Arago
''([http://the-moon.us/wiki/IAU%20directions IAU Directions])'' ARAGO.--A much larger formation, 18 miles in diameter, N. of [http://th

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Arago Domes
(''[[Mons|discontinued]] IAU names'') ''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' There are two curious circular protuberances on the Mare W. of [[Arago

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Aratus
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' ARATUS.--One of the most brilliant objects on the visible surface of t * IAU page: [http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/344 Aratus]

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Archimedes
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' ARCHIMEDES.--Next to Plato the finest object on the [[Mare%20Imbrium|M * IAU page: [http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/350 Archimedes]

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Archytas
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' ARCHYTAS.--A bright ring-plain, 21 miles in diameter, on the edge of t

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Argelander
''([http://the-moon.us/wiki/IAU%20directions IAU Directions])'' ARGELANDER.--This conspicuous ring-plain, about 20 miles in diameter, i ...se of the name '''Argelander''' for the present feature was adopted by the IAU in ''[http://the-moon.us/wiki/Named%20Lunar%20Formations Named Lunar Format

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Ariadaeus
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' ARIADAEUS.--A bright little crater of polygonal shape, with another cr * IAU page: [http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/373 Ariadaeus]

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Aristarchus
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' ARISTARCHUS.--The brightest object on the moon, forming with [[Herodot ...of '''Aristarchus''', '''MacDonald''' to honor Thomas MacDonald. The [[IAU|IAU]] did not accept this proposal, but later added MacDonald to the honorees a

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Aristarchus Rilles
''(unofficial name; official [[IAU|IAU]] name: '''Rimae Aristarchus''')'' <div id="toc"> ''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' The mountain plateau N. of Aristarchus deserves careful scrutiny, as i

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Aristillus
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' ARISTILLUS.--A larger and much more elaborate ring-plain, 34 miles in

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Aristoteles
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' ARISTOTELES.--A magnificent ring-plain, 60 miles in diameter, with a c

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Arnold
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' ARNOLD.--A great enclosure, bounded, like so many other formations her

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Arzachel
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' ARZACHEL.--Another magnificent object, associated on the N. with [[Alp

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Atlas
''([http://the-moon.us/wiki/IAU%20directions IAU Directions])'' ATLAS.--This, and its companion [http://the-moon.us/wiki/Hercules Hercu * According to the [http://the-moon.us/wiki/IAU%20Planetary%20Gazetteer IAU Planetary Gazetteer], named for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlas_%28myth

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Autolycus
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' AUTOLYCUS.--A ring-plain 23 miles in diameter, deviating considerably

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Auzout
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' AZOUT.--A small ring-plain, connected with [[Firmicus|Firmicus]] by a

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Azophi
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' AZOPHI.--A prominent ring-plain, 30 miles in diameter, W.N.W. of [[Sac ...'' was called '''Sisebuto''' by Wilkins and Paluzie-Borrell, but the [[IAU|IAU]] did not accept that name.

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Babbage
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' BABBAGE.--A still larger enclosed area, adjoining South on the W., and * The name (attributed to Birt) was added to the IAU nomenclature in ''[[Named%20Lunar%20Formations|Named Lunar Formations]]''.

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Baco
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' BACON.--A very fine ring-plain, 40 miles in diameter, S.E. of [[Claira

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Bailly
''(unofficial name; IAU crater name: '''Bailly'''; 287 km diam.)'' ''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' BAILLY.--One of the largest wall-surrounded plains on the moon, almost

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Baily
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' BAILY.--A small ring-plain, N. of [[B%C3%BCrg|Burg]], flanked by mount

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Ball
''([http://the-moon.us/wiki/IAU%20directions IAU Directions])'' BALL.--A somewhat smaller ring-plain on the S.W. edge of the great plai

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Barker's Quadrangle
...egarded as components of the [[Dorsa%20Harker|Dorsa Harker]] system by the IAU. The remaining parts of the quadrangle are much more vague than Barker's de ''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' 

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Barocius
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' BAROCIUS.--A massive formation, about 50 miles in diameter, on the S.E

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Barrow
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' BARROW.--There are few more striking or beautiful objects at sunrise t

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Bayer
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' BAYER.--This object, 29 miles in diameter, with a terraced border risi

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Beaumont
''([http://the-moon.us/wiki/IAU%20directions IAU Directions])'' BEAUMONT.--A ring-plain about 30 miles in diameter, on the S.W. side of

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Beer
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' BEER.--A very bright little crater, with an unnamed formation of about * '''Beer''' was Catalog Number 1185 in the original IAU nomenclature of ''[[Named%20Lunar%20Formations|Named Lunar Formations]]''.

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Behaim
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' BEHAIM.--A great ring-plain, 65 miles in diameter, S. of [[Ansgarius|A

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Bellot
''([http://the-moon.us/wiki/IAU%20directions IAU Directions])'' BELLOT.--A brilliant little ring-plain N.W. of [http://the-moon.us/wiki

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Bernoulli
''([http://the-moon.us/wiki/IAU%20directions IAU Directions])'' BERNOUILLI.--A very deep ring-plain on the E. side of [http://the-moon. * The IAU crater name honors two brothers:

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Berosus
''([http://the-moon.us/wiki/IAU%20directions IAU Directions])'' BEROSUS.--A somewhat smaller object of a similar type, N. of [http://th

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Berzelius
''([http://the-moon.us/wiki/IAU%20directions IAU Directions])'' BERZELIUS.--A considerable ring-plain of regular form, with low walls a

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Bessarion
''([http://the-moon.us/wiki/IAU%20directions IAU Directions])'' BESSARION.--A bright little ring-plain, about 6 miles in diameter, in t ...ins%20and%20Moore Wilkins and Moore], but the [http://the-moon.us/wiki/IAU IAU] did not accept that name.

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Bessel
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' BESSEL.--A bright circular crater, 14 miles in diameter, on the S. hal * IAU page: [http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/720 Bessel]

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Bettinus
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' BETTINUS.--Another ring-plain of the same type and size, some distance

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Bianchini
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' BIANCHINI.--A fine ring-plain, about 18 miles in diameter, on the N.W. * IAU page: [http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/734 Bianchini]

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Biela
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' BIELA.--A considerable ring-plain, about 55 miles in diameter, S.E. of

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Billy
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' BILLY.--A ring-plain, 31 miles in diameter, S.W. of [[Letronne|Letronn

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Biot
...w.lpi.usra.edu/resources/mapcatalog/usgs/I794/ Geologic map] IAU page: [http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/750 Biot] ''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' BIOT.--A brilliant little ring-plain, scarcely more than 7 miles in di

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Birmingham
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' BIRMINGHAM.-- A large rhomboidal-shaped enclosure, defined by mountain

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Birt
''([http://the-moon.us/wiki/IAU%20directions IAU Directions])'' BIRT.--This ring-plain, about 12 miles in diameter, is situated on the ...uced. Many of these were later adopted by the [http://the-moon.us/wiki/IAU IAU]. - Jim Mosher

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Blancanus
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' BLANCANUS.--A formation, 50 miles in diameter, on the S.W. side of [[C * IAU page: [http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/767 Blancanus]

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Blanchinus
''([http://the-moon.us/wiki/IAU%20directions IAU Directions])'' BLANCHINUS.--A large walled-plain on the E. of [http://the-moon.us/wiki

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Bode
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' BODE.--A brilliant ring-plain, 9 miles in diameter, situated on the N. ...Collated List]]'', and incorporated into the original [[IAU%20nomenclature|IAU nomenclature]] of [[Blagg%20and%20M%C3%BCller|Blagg and Müller]] (1935).

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Bohnenberger
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' BOHNENBERGER.--A ring-plain about 22 miles in diameter, situated on th

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Bonpland
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' BONPLAND.--A ruined walled-plain with a low and much broken wall, whic

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Borda
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' BORDA.--A ring-plain about 25 miles in diameter, S.S.E. of [[Santbech|

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Boscovich
''([http://the-moon.us/wiki/IAU%20directions IAU Directions])'' BOSCOVICH.--This is not a very striking telescopic object under any pha

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Bouguer
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' BOUGUER.--A bright regular little ring-plain, about 8 miles in diamete * IAU page: [http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/839 Bouguer]

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Brayley
''([http://the-moon.us/wiki/IAU%20directions IAU Directions])'' BRAYLEY.--A very conspicuous little ring-plain W.S.W. of [http://the-mo

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Briggs
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' BRIGGS.--This bright regular ring-plain, 33 miles in diameter, is situ

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Buch
''([http://the-moon.us/wiki/IAU%20directions IAU Directions])'' BUCH.--Adjoins [http://the-moon.us/wiki/B%C3%BCsching Busching] on the

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Bullialdus
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' BULLIALDUS.--A noble object, 38 miles in diameter, forming with its su * IAU page: [http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/917 Bullialdus]

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Burckhardt
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' BURCKHARDT.--This object, situated on an apparent extension of the E. * This name was part of the original IAU nomenclature of ''[[Named%20Lunar%20Formations|Named Lunar Formations]]'' (

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Byrgius
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' BYRGIUS.--A very irregular enclosure, about 40 miles in diameter, betw ...s called '''''La Paz''''' by Hugh Percy Wilkins and Patrick Moore, but the IAU did not accept that name. According to the book ''The Moon'' by [[Wilkins%2

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C. Herschel
...The small mountain on the west, mentioned by Elger, was once known in the IAU nomenclature as '''C. Herschel Zeta'''. The long ridge on which '''C. Hersc ''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' CAROLINE HERSCHEL.--A bright and very deep ring-plain about 8 miles in

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C. Mayer
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' CHRISTIAN MAYER.--A prominent rhomboidal-shaped ring-plain, 18 miles i

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Cabeus
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' CABEUS.--Another object out of the range of satisfactory scrutiny. Mad * IAU page: [http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/953 Cabeus]

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Calippus
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' CALIPPUS.--A bright ring-plain 17 miles in diameter, situated in the m

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Campanus
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' CAMPANUS.--A ring-plain, 30 miles in diameter, on the rocky barrier, e

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Capella
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' CAPELLA.--Forms with [[Isidorus|Isodorus]], its companion on the W. (w * The original [[IAU%20nomenclature|IAU nomenclature]] of [[Blagg%20and%20M%C3%BCller|Blagg and Müller]] included

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Capuanus
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' CAPUANUS.--A large ring-plain, about 34 miles in diameter, W. of [[Cic

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Cardanus
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' CARDANUS.--A fine regular ring-plain, about 32 miles in diameter, near

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Carlini
''([http://the-moon.us/wiki/IAU%20directions IAU Directions])'' CARLINI.--A small but prominent and deep little crater about 5 miles in ...ins%20and%20Moore Wilkins and Moore], but the [http://the-moon.us/wiki/IAU IAU] did not accept either name.

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Carrington
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' CARRINGTON.--A small ring-plain, belonging to the [[Messala|Messala]]

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Casatus
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' CASATUS.--A large walled-plain, about 50 miles in diameter, S.W. of [[ ...ent feature, although according to a report in [[IAU%20Transactions%20XIIB|IAU Transactions XIIB]], [[Johann%20Schr%C3%B6ter|Johann Schröter]] identified

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Cassini
''([http://the-moon.us/wiki/IAU%20directions IAU Directions])'' CASSINI.--This remarkable ring-plain, about 36 miles in diameter, is ve * IAU page: [http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/1045 Cassini]

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Catharina
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' CATHERINA.--The largest of the three great formations: a ring-plain wi

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Cauchy
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' CAUCHY.--A bright little crater, not more than 7 or 8 miles in diamete ..."Nöther (or Nöter)") had actually been previously approved by the [[IAU|IAU]] for an unrelated farside crater, and had been published in [[Menzel%2C%20

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Cavalerius
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' CAVALERIUS.--The most northerly member of the linear chain, a ring-pla

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Cavendish
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' CAVENDISH.--A notable ring-plain, 32 miles in diameter, S.W. of [[Mers

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Cayley
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' CAYLEY.--A very deep bright crater, with a dark interior, N. of [[De%2

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Censorinus
...d '''Censorinus AB''' (a name no longer officially recognized by the [[IAU|IAU]]) on the [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/mapcatalog/AIC/AIC79A/ AIC map ''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' CENSORINUS.--A brilliant little crater, with very bright surroundings,

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Cepheus
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' CEPHEUS.--A peculiarly shaped ring-plain, 27 miles in diameter. The W. ...oli|Riccioli]]'s map (from which much of the original [[IAU%20nomenclature|IAU nomenclature]] derives), however the feature so-designated was what we now

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Chacornac
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' CHACORNAC.--This object, connected with [[Posidonius|Posidonius]] on t

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Challis
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' CHALLIS.--A ring-plain adjoining [[Scoresby|Scoresby]] on the N.W. It * IAU page: [http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/1126 Challis]

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Chevallier
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' CHEVALLIER.--An inconspicuous object enclosed by slightly curved ridge

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Cichus
''([http://the-moon.us/wiki/IAU%20directions IAU Directions])'' CICHUS.--A conspicuous ring-plain, about 20 miles in diameter, with a p

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Clairaut
...wer right) and 12-km '''Clairaut E''' (in the upper left). Several smaller IAU-named [[lettered%20crater|lettered craters]] are also wholly or partially v ''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' CLAIRAUT.--A very peculiar formation, about 40 miles in diameter, S. o

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Clausius
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' CLAUSIUS.--A small bright ring-plain in an isolated position N.E. of [

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Clavius
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' CLAVIUS.--There are few lunar observers who have not devoted more or l

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Cleomedes
* IAU page: [http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/1239 Cleomedes] ''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' CLEOMEDES.--A large oblong enclosure, 78 miles in diameter, with massi

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Cleostratus
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' CLEOSTRATUS.--A small ring-plain, N. of [[Xenophanes|Xenophanes]], sur

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Cobra Head
''([http://the-moon.us/wiki/IAU%20directions IAU Directions])'' 

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Colombo
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' COLOMBO.--A fine ring-plain, about 50 miles in diameter, situated in t * IAU page: [http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/1273 Colombo]

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Compton-Belkovich Volcanic Complex
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Condorcet
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' CONDORCET.--A very prominent ring-plain, 45 miles in diameter, situate

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Conon
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' CONON.--A bright little crater, 11 miles in diameter, situated among t

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Cook
...rater-row, consisting of six or seven craters, diminishing in size in both directions from the centre. 

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Copernicus
''([http://the-moon.us/wiki/IAU%20directions IAU Directions])'' COPERNICUS.--This is without question the grandest object, not only on

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Crozier
''([http://the-moon.us/wiki/IAU%20directions IAU Directions])'' CROZIER.--A conspicuous ring-plain a few miles N.N.E. of [http://the-mo

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Curtius
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' CURTIUS.--A magnificent formation, about 50 miles in diameter, with on * IAU page: [http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/1353 Curtius]

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Cuvier
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' CUVIER.--A walled-plain, about 50 miles in diameter, on the S.W. of [[

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Cyrillus
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' CYRILLUS.--The massive border of [[Theophilus|Theophilus]] partially o

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Cysatus
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' CYSATUS.--A regular walled-plain, apparently about 28 miles in diamete

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Damoiseau
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' DAMOISEAU.--Consists of a complex arrangement of rings, an enclosure 2 * IAU page: [http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/1396 Damoiseau]

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Daniell
''([http://the-moon.us/wiki/IAU%20directions IAU Directions])'' DANIELL.--A bright little ring-plain N. of [http://the-moon.us/wiki/Pos

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Davy
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' DAVY.--A deep irregular ring-plain, 23 miles across, on the Mare W. of * IAU page: [http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/1429 Davy]

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Dawes
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' DAWES.--A ring-plain 14 miles in diameter, situated N.E. of [[Plinius|

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De La Rue
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' DE LA RUE.--Notwithstanding its great extent, this formation hardly de * IAU page: [http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/1440 De La Rue]

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De Morgan
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' DE MORGAN.--A brilliant little crater, 4 miles in diameter, on the pla * IAU page: [http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/1443 De Morgan]

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De Vico
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' DE VICO.--A conspicuous little ring-plain, about 9 miles in diameter,

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Delambre
''([http://the-moon.us/wiki/IAU%20directions IAU Directions])'' DELAMBRE.--A conspicuous ring-plain, 32 miles in diameter, a little S. ...incorporated into the original [http://the-moon.us/wiki/IAU%20nomenclature IAU nomenclature] of [http://the-moon.us/wiki/Blagg%20and%20M%C3%BCller Blagg a

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Delaunay
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' DELAUNAY.--Adjoins [[Faye|Faye]] on the S.W., and is a larger and more

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Delisle
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU directions]])'' '''DELISLE'''.--A larger and more irregularly-shaped object than [[Dio * IAU page: [http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/1472 Delisle]

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Deluc
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' DELUC.--The largest and most prominent member of a curious group of ri

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Democritus
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' DEMOCRITUS.--A deep regular ring-plain, about 25 miles in diameter, wi

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Descartes
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' DESCARTES.--This object, about 30 miles in diameter, situated N.E. of ...an Langren's list, or was it the name '''''Cartesii''''', which became the IAU's '''Romer'''? - DannyCaes Sep 30, 2014</sm

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Descartes Mountains
''([http://the-moon.us/wiki/IAU%20directions IAU Directions])'' 

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Deslandres
...w.lpi.usra.edu/resources/mapcatalog/usgs/I713/ Geologic map] IAU page: [http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/1502 Deslandres] <br ''([http://the-moon.us/wiki/IAU%20directions IAU Directions])'' (under [http://the-moon.us/wiki/Lexell Lexell]): On the W. of Walter ex

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Dionysius
''([http://the-moon.us/wiki/IAU%20directions IAU Directions])'' DIONYSIUS.--This crater, 13 miles in diameter, is one of the brightest

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Diophantus
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' DIOPHANTUS.--Forms with [[Delisle|Delisle]], its companion on the N.,

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Dollond
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' DOLLOND.--A bright crater, about 6 miles in diameter, on the N.W. side ...Collated List]]'', and incorporated into the original [[IAU%20nomenclature|IAU nomenclature]] of [[Blagg%20and%20M%C3%BCller|Blagg and Müller]] (1935).

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Donati
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' DONATI.--A ring-plain on the S. of Airy C, about 22 miles in gr

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Doppelmayer
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' DOPPELMAYER.--Under a high sun this large ring-plain, 40 miles in diam * IAU page: [http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/1579 Doppelmayer]

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Drebbel
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' DREBBEL.--A bright ring-plain, 18 miles in diameter, on the N.E. of [[

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Eddington
[[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]] On the E. (of [[Struve|Otto Struve]]) is the much more regular and almost * IAU page: [http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/1719 Eddington]

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Egede
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' EGEDE.--A lozenge-shaped formation, about 18 miles from corner to corn

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Eichstadt
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' EICHSTADT.--A ring-plain, 32 miles in diameter, near the W. limb, S. o

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Eimmart
''([http://the-moon.us/wiki/IAU%20directions IAU Directions])'' EIMMART.--A conspicuous ring-plain with bright walls on the N.E. margin * IAU page: [http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/1742 Eimmart]

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Elger, 1895
...ve been converted to the modern IAU usage. So if a passage is marked ''IAU Directions'' it will be consistent with E being on the Crisium side of the Moon. A few [[IAU%20nomenclature|IAU Spelling]] 

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Encke
''([http://the-moon.us/wiki/IAU%20directions IAU Directions])'' ENCKE.--A regular ring-plain, 20 miles in diameter, with a comparativel

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Endymion
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' ENDYMION.--A large walled-plain, 78 miles in diameter, enclosed by a l * IAU page: [http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/1799 Endymion]

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Epigenes
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' EPIGENES.--A remarkable ring-plain, about 26 miles in diameter, abutti

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Eratosthenes
...w.lpi.usra.edu/resources/mapcatalog/usgs/I515/ Geologic map] IAU page: [http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/1820 Eratosthenes] < ''([http://the-moon.us/wiki/IAU%20directions IAU Directions])'' ERATOSTHENES.--A noble ring-plain, 38 miles in diameter; a worthy termi

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Euclides
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' EUCLIDES.--One of the most brilliant objects on the moon; a crater 7 m

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Euctemon
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' EUCTEMON.--This object is so close to the limb that very little can be

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Eudoxus
''([http://the-moon.us/wiki/IAU%20directions IAU Directions])'' EUDOXUS.--A bright deep ring-plain, about 40 miles in diameter, in the

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Euler
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' EULER.--The most westerly of the row of great ring-plains, which, begi

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Explanations
...n mappers in the 1960s and 70s, but never adopted. And many that were once IAU-official are no long so (especially names of [[mons|peaks]] followed by Gre ...), and from [[Wilhelms%2C%201987|Wilhelms, 1987]]. Crater diameters in the IAU list are largely from the ''[[System%20of%20Lunar%20Craters|System of Lunar

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Fabricius
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' FABRICIUS.--A ring-plain, 55 miles in diameter, with a lofty terraced * Although the [[IAU%20Planetary%20Gazetteer|IAU Planetary Gazetteer]] lists only David Fabricius as an honoree, Riccioli's

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Faraday
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' FARADAY.--A large ring-plain, about 35 miles in diameter, overlapping ...pastor''' by Hugh Percy Wilkins and Antonio Paluzie-Borrell, but the [[IAU|IAU]] did not accept that name.

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Faye
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' FAYE.--The direction of the chain swerves considerably towards the W.

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Fermat
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' FERMAT.--An irregular ring-plain 25 miles in diameter on the E. of [[S

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Fernelius
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' FERNELIUS.--A ring-plain, about 30 miles in diameter, abutting on the

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Firmicus
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' FIRMICUS.--A somewhat larger, more regular, but, in other respects, ve

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Flammarion
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' FLAMMARION.--A large incomplete walled-plain N.W. of [[Herschel|Hersch ...rschel|Herschel]] f''' , but was unnamed by her other two authorities. The IAU went with Gaudibert's suggestion in its original ''[[Named%20Lunar%20Format

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Flamsteed
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' FLAMSTEED.--A bright ring-plain, 9 miles in diameter, in a barren regi * IAU page: [http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/1974 Flamsteed]

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Fontana
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' FONTANA.--A noteworthy ring-plain, about 20 miles in diameter, W.N.W. * IAU page: [http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/1990 Fontana]

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Fontenelle
...w.lpi.usra.edu/resources/mapcatalog/usgs/I701/ Geologic map] IAU page: [http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/1992 Fontenelle] <br ''([http://the-moon.us/wiki/IAU%20directions IAU Directions])'' FONTINELLE.--A fine ring-plain, 23 miles in diameter, on the N. margin

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Foucault
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' FOUCAULT.--A bright deep ring-plain, about 10 miles in diameter, lying ...''. This is not, and never has been, an official IAU name. In the original IAU nomenclature of [[Blagg%20and%20M%C3%BCller|Blagg and Müller]], the isolat

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Fourier
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' FOURIER.--A large ring-plain, 30 miles in diameter, S.E. of [[Vieta|Vi

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Fra Mauro
''([http://the-moon.us/wiki/IAU%20directions IAU Directions])'' FRA MAURO.--A large enclosure of irregular shape, at least 50 miles fro

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Fracastorius
''(current [http://the-moon.us/wiki/IAU IAU] name; original IAU name: '''Fracastor''')'' ''([http://the-moon.us/wiki/IAU%20directions IAU Directions])'' FRACASTORIUS.--This great bay or inflexion at the extreme S. end of the

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Franklin
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' FRANKLIN.--A ring-plain, 33 miles in diameter, which displays a consid * According to the [[IAU%20Planetary%20Gazetteer|IAU Planetary Gazetteer]], named for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Fra

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Fraunhofer
''([http://the-moon.us/wiki/IAU%20directions IAU Directions])'' FRAUNHOFER.--A ring-plain, S. of [http://the-moon.us/wiki/Furnerius Fur

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Furnerius
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' FURNERIUS.--The fourth and most southerly component of the great merid

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G. Bond
''(Current [[IAU%20nomenclature|IAU]] name; original IAU name: '''Bond''' or '''G.P. Bond''')'' ''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' BOND, G.P..--A small bright ring-plain 12 miles in diameter, E. of [[P

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Galilaei
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' GALILEO.--A ring-plain, about 9 miles in diameter, N.W. of [[Reiner|Re * IAU page: [http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/2074 Galilaei]

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Gambart
''([http://the-moon.us/wiki/IAU%20directions IAU Directions])'' GAMBART.--A regular ring-plain, 16 miles in diameter, with a low border

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Gassendi
''([http://the-moon.us/wiki/IAU%20directions IAU Directions])'' GASSENDI.--One of the most beautiful telescopic objects on the moon's v * IAU page: [http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/2111 Gassendi]

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Gauricus
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' GAURICUS.--A large walled-plain S. of [[Pitatus|Pitatus]], about 40 mi

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Gauss
''([http://the-moon.us/wiki/IAU%20directions IAU Directions])'' GAUSS.--A large, and nearly circular walled-plain, 111 miles in diamete ...tp://the-moon.us/wiki/Collated%20List Collated List]'' and in the original IAU nomenclature of ''[http://the-moon.us/wiki/Named%20Lunar%20Formations Named

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Gay-Lussac
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' GAY-LUSSAC.--A very interesting ring-plain, 15 miles in diameter, situ

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Geber
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' GEBER.--A bright ring-plain, 25 miles in diameter, S. of [[Almanon|Alm

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Geminus
...), and of [http://the-moon.us/wiki/Messala Messala] in the upper left. The IAU's '''Geminus A''' is the undistinguished little 15 km crater at bottom, on ''([http://the-moon.us/wiki/IAU%20directions IAU Directions])'' GEMINUS.--A fine regular ring-plain, 54 miles in diameter, nearly circu

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Gemma Frisius
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' GEMMA FRISIUS.--A great composite walled-plain, 80 miles or more in le

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Gerard
...'[http://lpod.org/coppermine/displayimage.php?pos=-2026 LOIV-189-H2]'' The IAU's '''Gerard''' is the complex, three-part enclosure in the center of this [ ''([http://the-moon.us/wiki/IAU%20directions IAU Directions])'' GERARD.--A large enclosure close to the limb, still farther N., contain

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Gioja
''([http://the-moon.us/wiki/IAU%20directions IAU Directions])'' GIOJA.--A ring-plain about 26 miles in diameter, near the north pole.<b ...tp://the-moon.us/wiki/Collated%20List Collated List]'' and in the original IAU nomenclature of ''[http://the-moon.us/wiki/Named%20Lunar%20Formations Named

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Glossary
...h a flat top, surrounded on all sides by steep cliffs''. The people of the IAU never used the word ''Mesa'' in their official lunar nomenclature. Only the ...ted States Geological Survey [http://the-moon.us/wiki/WGPSN WGPSN] - IAU Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature 

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Goclenius
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' GOCLENIUS.--A ring-plain, about 28 miles in diameter, bearing much res * '''Goclenius UA''' and '''UB''' (names no longer recognized by the IAU) are thermal anomaly craters, implying youthful ages - [[Moore%20et%20al%2C

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Godin
''([http://the-moon.us/wiki/IAU%20directions IAU Directions])'' GODIN.--A square-shaped ring-plain, 28 miles in diameter, with rounded

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Goldschmidt
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' GOLDSCHMIDT.--A great abnormally-shaped enclosure with lofty walls bet

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Grimaldi
''(unofficial name; IAU crater name: '''Grimaldi'''; 172 km diam)'' ''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' GRIMALDI.--This ranks among the largest wall-surrounded plains on the

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Grove
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' GROVE.--A bright deep ring-plain, 15 miles in diameter, in the [[Lacus ...e on Neison's map was selected over Schmidt's, and the feature entered the IAU nomenclature as '''Groves''' in ''[[Named%20Lunar%20Formations|Named Lunar

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Gruemberger
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' GRUEMBERGER.--A much larger and more irregular ring-plain, nearly 40 m

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Gruithuisen
''([http://the-moon.us/wiki/IAU%20directions IAU Directions])'' GRUITHUISEN.--This ring-plain, 10 miles in diameter, is situated on the * IAU page: [http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/2262 Gruithuisen]

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Guericke
''([http://the-moon.us/wiki/IAU%20directions IAU Directions])'' GUERIKE.--The most southerly member of a remarkable group of partially * IAU page: [http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/2268 Guericke]

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Gutenberg
''([http://the-moon.us/wiki/IAU%20directions IAU Directions])'' GUTTEMBERG.--A very fine ring-plain of peculiar shape, about 45 miles i ...rg''' or occasionally '''Gutemberg'''. It was introduced into the original IAU nomenclature of ''[http://the-moon.us/wiki/Named%20Lunar%20Formations Named

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Hadley, Mt.
''(discontinued IAU name; current IAU name: '''Mons Hadley''')'' ...Delta]] are visible at the lower left of this picture. The meaning of the IAU's '''Mons Hadley''' is slightly confused but it presumably includes one or

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Hagecius
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' HAGECIUS.--The most easterly member of the [[Vlacq|Vlacq]] group of fo

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Hahn
''([http://the-moon.us/wiki/IAU%20directions IAU Directions])'' HAHN.--A ring-plain, 46 miles in diameter, with a fine central mountain * The [http://the-moon.us/wiki/IAU IAU] name honors two different people:

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Hainzel
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' HAINZEL.--This remarkable formation, which is about 55 miles in greate

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Halley
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' HALLEY.--A ring-plain, 21 miles in diameter, on the S.E. border of [[H

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Hanno
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' HANNO.--A smaller and more regular enclosure, adjoining [[Pont%C3%A9co

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Hansen
....wr.usgs.gov/images/Lunar/lac_63.pdf USGS Digital Atlas PDF] IAU page: [http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/2353 Hansen] ''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' HANSEN.--A ring-plain, 32 miles in diameter, on the E. border of the [

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Hansteen
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' HANSTEEN.--A somewhat larger ring-plain, with a lower and more irregul * IAU page: [http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/2354 Hansteen]

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Harding
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' HARDING.--A small ring-plain E. of [[Gerard|Gerard]], remarkable for t * IAU page: [http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/2362 Harding]

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Harpalus
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' HARPALUS.--A conspicuous ring-plain, about 14 miles in diameter, on th * According to the [[IAU%20Planetary%20Gazetteer|IAU Planetary Gazetteer]] this crater is named for Harpalus (unkn-c. 460 B.C.),

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Hase
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' HASE.--An irregular formation, about 50 miles in diameter, on the S.E.

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Hausen
''([http://the-moon.us/wiki/IAU%20directions IAU Directions])'' HAUSEN.--A ring-plain, close to the limb, N. of [http://the-moon.us/wik ...reported to the IAU in [http://the-moon.us/wiki/IAU%20Transactions%20XIIB IAU Transactions XIIB]. - Jim Mosher

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Hecataeus
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' HECATAEUS.--An immense walled-plain, 115 miles in length, on the S.E. ...Antoniadi''' by [[Wilkins%20and%20Moore|Wilkins and Moore]], but the [[IAU|IAU]] did not accept this name. Instead, the official name [[Antoniadi|Antoniad

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Heinsius
''([http://the-moon.us/wiki/IAU%20directions IAU Directions])'' HEINSIUS.--A very curious formation on the N.W. of [http://the-moon.us/

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Heis
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' On the S.W. (of [[C.%20Herschel|C. Herschel]]) lies a larger crater (H ...] (p. 224), this name, which was part of the original [[IAU%20nomenclature|IAU nomenclature]], was introduced by Schmidt. Elger refers to the crater as [[

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Helicon
''([http://the-moon.us/wiki/IAU%20directions IAU Directions])'' HELICON.--The companion ring-plain on the W. It is 13 miles in diameter

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Hell
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' HELL.--A prominent ring-plain, about 18 miles in diameter, on the W. s * '''Hell''' (in Neison's sense) was part of the original IAU nomenclature of [[Blagg%20and%20M%C3%BCller|Blagg and Müller]] (1935). In

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Hell Q
...at Full Moon is [[Cassini%27s%20Bright%20Spot|Cassini's Bright Spot]]. The IAU name '''Hell Q''' originally referred to this bright patch, rather than to ''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' in his '''List Of The Principal Ray-Systems, Light-Surrounded Craters,

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Hercules
''([http://the-moon.us/wiki/IAU%20directions IAU Directions])'' HERCULES.--The western companion of [http://the-moon.us/wiki/Atlas Atla * The [http://the-moon.us/wiki/IAU IAU] name is the Latin spelling for Greek [http://the-moon.us/wiki/Nomenclature

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Herigonius
''([http://the-moon.us/wiki/IAU%20directions IAU Directions])'' HERIGONIUS.--A ring-plain, about 7 miles in diameter, in the [http://th

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Hermann
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' HERMANN.--A ring-plain, about 10 miles in diameter, in the [[Oceanus%2 * IAU page: [http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/2469 Hermann]

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Herodotus
''([http://the-moon.us/wiki/IAU%20directions IAU Directions])'' HERODOTUS.--This far less brilliant but equally interesting object is a

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Herschel
''([http://the-moon.us/wiki/IAU%20directions IAU Directions])'' HERSCHEL.--A typical ring-plain, situated just outside the N. border of ...incorporated into the original [http://the-moon.us/wiki/IAU%20nomenclature IAU nomenclature] of [http://the-moon.us/wiki/Blagg%20and%20M%C3%BCller Blagg a

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Hesiodus
...ower right. The rilles on the floor of [[Pitatus|Pitatus]] are part of the IAU-named [[Rimae%20Pitatus|Rimae Pitatus]] system. Those on the floor of '''He ''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' HESIODUS.--This walled-plain, little more than half the diameter of [[

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Hevelius
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' HEVEL.--A great walled-plain, 71 miles in diameter, adjoining [[Lohrma * IAU page: [http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/2493 Hevelius]

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Hind
''([http://the-moon.us/wiki/IAU%20directions IAU Directions])'' HIND.--A ring-plain, 16 miles in diameter, a few miles E. of [http://th

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Hippalus
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' HIPPALUS.--A partially ruined walled-plain, about 38 miles in diameter

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Hipparchus
''([http://the-moon.us/wiki/IAU%20directions IAU Directions])'' HIPPARCHUS.--Except under a low sun, this immense walled-plain is by no

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Hommel
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' HOMMEL.--Adjoins [[Vlacq|Vlacq]] on the S. It is a somewhat larger and

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Hooke
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' HOOKE.--Another irregular ring-plain, 28 miles in diameter, on the N.W * IAU page: [http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/2548 Hooke]

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Horrebow
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' HORREBOW.--A ring-plain of remarkable shape, resembling the analemma f

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Horrocks
''([http://the-moon.us/wiki/IAU%20directions IAU Directions])'' HORROCKS.--This fine ring-plain, 18 miles in diameter, stands on the N.

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Hortensius
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' HORTENSIUS.--This brilliant crater, about 10 miles in diameter, is rem * IAU page: [http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/2559 Hortensius]

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How to Help
 Pages for all the official [[IAU%20nomenclature|IAU-named]] lunar features already exist, if you would like to add a page for a ...ture and projection you used, as well as providing a link to a list of all IAU-named features whose centers fall within the image area. The URL itself is

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Humboldt
''([http://the-moon.us/wiki/IAU%20directions IAU Directions])'' W. HUMBOLDT.-- Though close to the limb, this enormous wall-surrounded

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Hyginus
''([http://the-moon.us/wiki/IAU%20directions IAU Directions])'' HYGINUS.--A deep depression, rather less than 4 miles across, with a lo * IAU page: [http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/2606 Hyginus]

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Hypatia
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' HYPATIA.--A ring-plain, about 30 miles in extreme length, of very abno

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IAU
=IAU= '''IAU''' is an abbreviation for the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_A

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IAU Transactions XIA
...="wiki" style="display: block">'''[[IAU%20Transactions|TRANSACTIONS OF THE IAU]] : VOLUME XIA''' ''(the following is excerpted from the book publish Communications présentées au symposium numéro 14 de l'IAU (La Lune), tenu à Leningrad, le 6-io décembre Iq6o, sont indiquées par:

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IAU directions
=IAU Directions= ...tions has. The second part of the [[IAU%20Transactions%20XIB|IAU recommendation]] was that lunar charts '''''intended for use at the telesco

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Inghirami
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' INGHIRAMI.--A very remarkable ring-plain, 60 miles in diameter, W. of

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Isidorus
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' ISODORUS.--The rampart of this fine ring-plain, which is of about the

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J. Cassini
''(discontinued IAU name; formerly '''J. J. Cassini''')'' ...lled '''J. J. Cassini''' plots in the center of the valley. In the present IAU interpretation (where '''J. J. Cassini''' is no longer recognized) the west

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J. Herschel
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' J.F.W. HERSCHEL.--A vast enclosed plain, about 90 miles across, bounde * It was introduced into the IAU nomenclature as '''J. Herschel''' in ''[[Named%20Lunar%20Formations|Named L

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Jacobi
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' JACOBI.--A ring-plain S. of [[Cuvier|Cuvier]], about 40 miles in diame

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Jansen
''([http://the-moon.us/wiki/IAU%20directions IAU Directions])'' JANSEN.--Owing to its comparatively low border, this is not a very cons

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Janssen
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' JANSSEN.--An immense irregular enclosure, reminding one of the very si ...s use of the name '''Janssen''' for the present feature was adopted by the IAU in ''[[Named%20Lunar%20Formations|Named Lunar Formations]]''.

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Jim Mosher - June 16, 2007
...ose that all old IAU names that have been discontinued, or that were never IAU names. In the USGS-maintained Planetary Gazetteer, obsolete names are disti * '''The Helmet''' (not an official IAU name)

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Julius Caesar
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' JULIUS CAESAR.--A large incomplete formation of irregular shape. The w

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Kant
''([http://the-moon.us/wiki/IAU%20directions IAU Directions])'' KANT.--A conspicuous ring-plain, 23 miles in diameter, situated in a mo

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Kepler
* IAU page [http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/2990 Kepler] ''([http://the-moon.us/wiki/IAU%20directions IAU Directions])'' KEPLER.--One of the most brilliant objects in the second quadrant,--a r

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Kies
''([http://the-moon.us/wiki/IAU%20directions IAU Directions])'' KIES.--A somewhat similar formation, S. of [http://the-moon.us/wiki/Bul

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Kinau
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' KINAU.--One of the group of remarkable ring-plains extending in a N.E.

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Kirch
''([http://the-moon.us/wiki/IAU%20directions IAU Directions])'' KIRCH.--A rather smaller object of the same class on the S.W. <br

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Kircher
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' KIRCHER.--A ring-plain, about 45 miles in diameter, S. of [[Bettinus|B

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Klaproth
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' KLAPROTH.--[[Casatus|Casatus]] partially overlaps this still larger bu

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