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  • IAU directions
    =IAU Directions= ...tions has.<br /> <br /> 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''')''<br /> ...e left, once known as [[Mons%20Pico|Pico]] Beta, no longer has an official IAU-approved name.<br /> <br />
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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''')''<br /> ''([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)''<br /> ''([[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]])''<br /> 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''')''<br /> ''([[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'')<br /> ''([[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''')''<br /> <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.)''<br /> ''([[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]])''<br /> <br />
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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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