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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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  • 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]<br /> <br /> IAU page: [http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/750 Biot]<br /> <br /> ''([[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]. <span class="membersnap">- Jim Mosher</span>
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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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