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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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Krafft
''([http://the-moon.us/wiki/IAU%20directions IAU Directions])'' KRAFFT.--A very similar object on the N., of about the same dimensions;

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Kunowsky
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' KUNOWSKY.--An inconspicuous ring-plain, about 11 miles in diameter, st

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LPOD Feb 23, 2008
...hen they do, the ''Moon-Wiki'' has the explanation: [[IAU%20directions|IAU directions]] Chuck, USA 3) (test). Danny.<br

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LPOD June 18, 2008
...g it would be if it extended to Naumann G (114 km -- close to its official IAU "diameter" of 108 km might), or to [[Naumann|Naumann]] (164 km, as the USGS

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La Caille
''(current [[IAU%20nomenclature|IAU]] name; original IAU name: '''Lacaille''')'' ''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' LACAILLE.--An oblong enclosure situated on the N. side of [[Blanchinus

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La Condamine
''(current [[IAU%20nomenclature|IAU]] name; original IAU name: '''Condamine''')'' ''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' CONDAMINE.--A rhomboidal-shaped ring-plain, about 23 miles in diameter

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Lacroix
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' LACROIX.--A ring-plain 20 miles in diameter, N. of [[Schickard|Schicka

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Lacus Mortis Fault
''(unofficial name; [[IAU|IAU]] would call it "'''Rupes Mortis'''"?)'' ...at=Yes&ShowLon=Yes&ShowAD=Yes here] for a USGS-generated list of all [[IAU|IAU]]-named features with centers in the current field. '''Right''': ''[h

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Lacus Spei
''(current IAU name; formerly known as '''Mare Struve''' and before that '''Struve''')''<b [[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]] STRUVE.--A small irregularly-shaped formation, open towards the S., formi

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Lagrange
...', which partially overlays '''Lagrange'''. In the lower right corner, the IAU circle marks the rim of 134-km [[Piazzi|Piazzi]]. ''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' LAGRANGE.--A larger but similar formation, 100 miles in diameter, asso

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Lalande
''([http://the-moon.us/wiki/IAU%20directions IAU Directions])'' LALANDE.--A very deep ring-plain, about 14 miles in diameter, N.W. 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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Lambert
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' LAMBERT.--A ring-plain, 17 miles in diameter, presenting many notewort

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Langrenus
T.G.Elger''':''' ''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' LANGRENUS.--This noble circumvallation, the most northerly of the meri * IAU page: [http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/3273 Langrenus]

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Lansberg
''(current IAU name; former IAU spelling: '''Landsberg''')'' ''([http://the-moon.us/wiki/IAU%20directions IAU Directions])'' LANDSBERG.--A ring-plain, about 28 miles in diameter, situated in [http

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Lassell
''([http://the-moon.us/wiki/IAU%20directions IAU Directions])'' LASSELL.--This ring-plain, some 14 miles in diameter, is irregular both ...AD=Yes here] for a USGS-generated list of all [http://the-moon.us/wiki/IAU IAU]-named features with centers in this field. '''Lassell D''' is the bright b

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Lavoisier
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' LAVOISIER.--A small bright walled-plain N. of [[Ulugh%20Beigh|Ulugh Be

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Le Gentil
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' LEGENTIL.--A large walled-plain, close to the limb, S. of [[Bailly|Bai * This feature was catalog entry 2665 in the original [[IAU%20nomenclature|IAU nomenclature]] of [[Blagg%20and%20M%C3%BCller|Blagg and Müller]], where it

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Le Monnier
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' LE MONNIER.--A great inflection or bay on the E. border of the [[Mare% ...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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Le Verrier
''(current [[IAU|IAU]] name; former IAU name: '''Leverrier''')'' ''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' LEVERRIER.--The more easterly of a pair of little ring-plains on the N

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Lee
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' LEE.--An incomplete walled-plain, about 28 miles in diameter, on the S

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Legendre
''([http://the-moon.us/wiki/IAU%20directions IAU Directions])'' LEGENDRE.--A fine ring-plain, 46 miles in diameter, on the S.W. of [htt

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Lehmann
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' LEHMANN.--A ring-plain, about 28 miles in length, on the N. of [[Schic

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Letronne
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' LETRONNE.--A magnificent bay or inflexion in the coast-line of the [[O

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Lexell
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' LEXELL.--On the W. of [[Walther|Walther]] extends an immense plain of

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Licetus
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' LICETUS.--An irregular formation, about 50 miles in maximum width, on ...'''Wright''' by [[Wilkins%20and%20Moore|Wilkins and Moore]], but the [[IAU|IAU]] did not accept that name. William Hammond Wright (1871-1959) is one of th

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Lichtenberg
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' LICHTENBERG.--A conspicuous little ring-plain, about 12 miles in diame * '''Lichtenberg''' was Catalog Number 1867 in the original IAU nomenclature of ''[[Named%20Lunar%20Formations|Named Lunar Formations]]''.

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Lilius
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' LILIUS.--An irregular ring-plain, 39 miles in diameter, with a rampart * IAU page: [http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/3402 Lilius]

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Lindenau
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' LINDENAU.--This formation, about 35 miles in diameter, is bounded on t

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Littrow
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' LITTROW.--A peculiar ring-plain, rather smaller than [[Maraldi|Maraldi ...ame was introduced by [[M%C3%A4dler|Mädler]]. It was part of the original IAU nomenclature of ''[[Named%20Lunar%20Formations|Named Lunar Formations]]'' (

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Lockyer
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' LOCKYER.--A prominent deep ring-plain, 32 miles in diameter, with mass

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Lohrmann
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' LOHRMANN.--This ring-plain, with [[Hevelius|Hevel(ius)]] and [[Cavaler

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Longomontanus
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' LONGOMONTANUS.--A much larger walled-plain, S. of [[Wilhelm|Wilhelm I]

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Louville
...position and diameter listed in the on-line [[IAU%20Planetary%20Gazetteer|IAU Planetary Gazetteer]] occupies the central part of this frame, but it is ve ''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' LOUVILLE.--A triangular-shaped formation on the W. of a line joining [

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Lubbock
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' LUBBOCK.--A brilliant little crater, about 4 or 5 miles in diameter, n

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Lubiniezky
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' LUBINIEZKY.--A regular enclosure, about 23 miles in diameter, N.W. of

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Maclaurin
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' MACLAURIN.--The principal member of a group of irregular ring-plains o

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Maclear
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' MACLEAR.--A conspicuous ring-plain about 16 miles in diameter. The dar

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Macrobius
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' MACROBIUS.--This, with a companion ring on the E., is a very beautiful

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Magelhaens
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' MAGELHAENS.--The more northerly and the larger of a pair of ring-plain

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Maginus
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' MAGINUS.--An immense partially ruined enclosure, at least 100 miles fr

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Main
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' MAIN.--A very similar formation, on the N. of [[Challis|Challis]], muc

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Mairan
''([http://the-moon.us/wiki/IAU%20directions IAU Directions])'' MAIRAN.--A bright ring-plain of irregular shape, 25 miles in diameter, * IAU page: [http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/3597 Mairan]

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Malapert
...isplayimage.php?pos=-4385 Diviner]'' instrument on LRO, with the principal IAU names. The area between [[Haworth|Haworth]] and [[Nobile|Nobile]] does not ''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' MALAPERT.--A ring-plain situated far too near the limb for useful obse

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Manilius
''([http://the-moon.us/wiki/IAU%20directions IAU Directions])'' MANILIUS.--This, one of the most brilliant objects in the first quadran

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Manners
''([http://the-moon.us/wiki/IAU%20directions IAU Directions])'' MANNERS.--A brilliant little ring-plain, 11 miles in diameter, on the S * IAU page: [http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/3633 Manners]

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Manzinus
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' MANZINUS.--A walled plain, nearly 62 miles in diameter, with a terrace

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Maraldi
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' MARALDI.--A deep but rather inconspicuous formation, bounded on the E. ...ry few instances of multiple honorees in the original [[IAU%20nomenclature|IAU nomenclature]] -- nearly all other names honoring a single person.

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Marco Polo
''([http://the-moon.us/wiki/IAU%20directions IAU Directions])'' MARCO POLO.--A small and very irregularly-shaped enclosure (difficult t * IAU page: [http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/3658 Marco Polo]

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Mare Nectaris
''(unofficial name; IAU feature name for central 333 km of mare: '''Mare Nectaris''')'' ([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]]) The Mare Nectaris, again, in the south-eastern quadrant, presents some f

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Marinus
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' MARINUS.--A ring-plain on the N.W. side of the [[Mare%20Australe|Mare

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Marius
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' MARIUS.--A very noteworthy ring-plain, 27 miles in diameter, in the [[ * IAU page: [http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/3715 Marius]

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Marius Hills
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' (from [[Neison%2C%201876|Neison, 1876]], p. [http://books.google.com/b ...System of Lunar Craters]]'', but all of these were dropped by the IAU in [[IAU%20Transactions%20XVB|1973]].

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Maskelyne
''([http://the-moon.us/wiki/IAU%20directions IAU Directions])'' MASKELYNE.--A regular ring-plain, 19 miles in diameter, standing almost ...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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Mason
...w.lpi.usra.edu/resources/mapcatalog/usgs/I705/ Geologic map] IAU page: [http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/3742 Mason] ''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' MASON.--The more easterly of two remarkable ring-plains, situated in t

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Maupertuis
''([http://the-moon.us/wiki/IAU%20directions IAU Directions])'' MAUPERTUIS.--A great mountain enclosure of irregular shape, about 20 mi

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Maurolycus
''([http://the-moon.us/wiki/IAU%20directions IAU Directions])'' MAUROLYCUS.--This unquestionably ranks as one of the grandest walled- p

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McClure
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' MACCLURE.--One of a curious group of formations situated in the [[Mare

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Menelaus
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' MENELAUS.--A conspicuously bright regular ring-plain, about 20 miles i * IAU page: [http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/3840 Menelaus]

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Menzel, 1971
...id="content_view" class="wiki" style="display: block">[[IAU%20Transactions|IAU Transactions]]... ...70 and is presumably the one presented to Commission 17 by Menzel at the [[IAU%20Transactions%20XIVB|August 20, 1970]] meeting, as described below. It app

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Mercator
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' MERCATOR.--A more irregular ring-plain of about the same area, adjoini

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Mercurius
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' MERCURIUS.--This formation is 25 miles in diameter. A small crater sta * The [[IAU|IAU]] name is the Latin spelling for [[Nomenclature-Mythological%20Figures|myth

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Mersenius
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' MERSENIUS.--With its extensive rill-system and interesting surrounding

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Messala
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' MESSALA.--This fine walled-plain, nearly 70 miles in diameter, is, wit * This name was part of the original IAU nomenclature of ''[[Named%20Lunar%20Formations|Named Lunar Formations]]'' (

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Messier
''([http://the-moon.us/wiki/IAU%20directions IAU Directions])'' MESSIER.--The more easterly of a remarkable pair of bright craters, abo * IAU page: [http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/3869 Messier]

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Messier A
''(current IAU-approved name; formerly '''W. Pickering''' and before that '''W.H. Pickerin * IAU page: [http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/11385 Messier A]

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Metius
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' METIUS.--This ring-plain, of about the same size as [[Fabricius|Fabric

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Milichius
...ch have what appear to be volcanic caldera at their summits, have official IAU names, although the more prominent one was formerly known as '''Milichius P ''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' MILICHIUS.--Is situated on the N.N.W. of [[Hortensius|Hortensius]]. It

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Miller
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' MILLER.--One of a group of three moderately large ring-plains, of whic ...en by Fauth in the upper left quadrant of this map differ from the current IAU names (although they agree elsewhere). - Jim Moshe

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Moigno
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' MOIGNO.--A ring-plain with a dark floor, adjoining [[Arnold|Arnold]] o * The name '''Moigno''' was adopted into the original IAU nomenclature of ''[[Named%20Lunar%20Formations|Named Lunar Formations]]''.

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Mons Argaeus
...f it. To the right of [[Clerke|Clerke]] is a chain of craters known to the IAU as [[Catena%20Littrow|Catena Littrow]]. On the left, the prominent peak tou ''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' MOUNT ARGAEUS.--There are few objects on the moon's visible surface wh

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Mons Bradley
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' MOUNT BRADLEY.--A promontory of the [[Montes%20Apenninus|Apennines]],

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Mons Delisle
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU directions]])'' '''Delisle Beta'''. A curious club-shaped mountain on the S.W. of [[De * In the original [[IAU%20nomenclature|IAU Nomenclature]] of [[Blagg%20and%20M%C3%BCller|Blagg and Müller]] (1935), t

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Mons Gruithuisen Delta
''(current [[IAU|IAU]] name; former IAU name: '''[[Gruithuisen|Gruithuisen]] Delta''')'' ''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' GRUITHUISEN DELTA AND GAMMA.--On the N. of this bright crater, in N. l

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Mons Gruithuisen Gamma
''(current [[IAU|IAU]] name; former IAU name: '''[[Gruithuisen|Gruithuisen]] Gamma''')'' ''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' GRUITHUISEN DELTA AND GAMMA.--On the N. of this bright crater, in N. l

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Mons Hansteen
''(informal name "'''The Arrowhead'''"; previous IAU name: '''[[Hansteen|Hansteen]] Alpha''')'' ''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' … not far from the S.E. border of [[Hansteen|Hansteen]], is a curiou

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Mons Huygens
''([http://the-moon.us/wiki/IAU%20directions IAU Directions])'' MOUNT HUYGENS.--A mountain mass projecting from the escarpment of the [ * IAU page: [http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/3987 Mons Huygens]

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Mons La Hire
''(current [http://the-moon.us/wiki/IAU%20nomenclature IAU] name; original IAU name: '''Lahire''')'' ''([http://the-moon.us/wiki/IAU%20directions IAU Directions])'' LAHIRE.--A large bright isolated mountain in the [http://the-moon.us/wi

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Mons Pico
''(current [http://the-moon.us/wiki/IAU IAU] name; former name: '''Pico''')'' ''([http://the-moon.us/wiki/IAU%20directions IAU Directions])'' PICO.--A magnificent isolated mountain, S. of [http://the-moon.us/wiki/

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Mons Piton
''(current IAU name; former IAU name: '''Piton''')'' ...dog bone in the lower left). Both these names were dropped by the IAU in [[IAU%20Transactions%20XVB|1973]]. 

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Mons Wolff
''(unofficial name; current IAU name: '''Mons Wolff''', formerly '''Wolf (Mt)''')'' ...''[http://lpod.org/coppermine/displayimage.php?pos=-2529 LO-IV-114H]'' The IAU's '''Mons Wolff''' is the triangular area just above center. To its immedia

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Mont Blanc
''([http://the-moon.us/wiki/IAU%20directions IAU Directions])'' MONT BLANC.--Principal peak, N. lat. 46 deg., E. long. 0 deg. 30 min., ...ne are taken from the [http://the-moon.us/wiki/IAU%20Planetary%20Gazetteer IAU Planetary Gazetteer], but they correspond to a circle to the southeast of t

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Montes 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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Montes Carpatus
''([http://the-moon.us/wiki/IAU%20directions IAU Directions])'' THE CARPATHIANS.--forming in part the southern border of the [http://th ...ange, was part of the original [http://the-moon.us/wiki/IAU%20nomenclature IAU nomenclature] of ''[http://the-moon.us/wiki/Named%20Lunar%20Formations Name

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Montes Caucasus
''([http://the-moon.us/wiki/IAU%20directions IAU Directions])'' THE CAUCASUS.--consist of a massive wedge-shaped mountain land, project ...n.us/wiki/IAU%20nomenclature IAU nomenclature] in [http://the-moon.us/wiki/IAU%20Transactions%20XVB 1973]. Xi/Eta are X-Y coordinates expressed as a fract

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Montes Cordillera
''(former IAU name: '''Cordillera Mts''')'' ...nar Orbiter]] view indicate what are probably most usually taken to be the IAU's '''Montes Cordillera''' and [[Montes%20Rook|Montes Rook]] ranges around [

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Montes D'Alembert
''(discontinued [[IAU|IAU]] name; former IAU name: '''D'Alembert Mountains''')'' <div id="toc"> ''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' '''D'Alembert Mountains'''. A range on the W. limb running S. from N.

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Montes Doerfel
''(discontinued [[IAU|IAU]] name; former IAU name '''Doerfel Mountains''')'' <div id="toc"> ...a''', '''Gamma''' and '''Delta''' of Schröter, Neison, and (formerly) the IAU can be seen arrayed from left to right.

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Montes Harbinger
''([http://the-moon.us/wiki/IAU%20directions IAU Directions])'' THE HARBINGER MOUNTAINS.--A remarkable group of moderate height, mostly

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Montes Hercynii
''(discontinued [[IAU|IAU]] name; formerly '''Hercynian Mts''')'' ''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' Hercynian Mountains, on the north-west limb, west of the walled

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Montes Leibnitz
''(discontinued IAU name; formerly '''Leibnitz Mountains''')'' <div id="toc"> ''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' LEIBNITZ MOUNTAINS.-- On the S. limb extending E. from S. lat. 80 deg.

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Montes Pyrenaeus
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' THE PYRENEES.--on the eastern side of the [[Mare%20Nectaris|Mare Necta

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Montes Recti
''(current [http://the-moon.us/wiki/IAU IAU] name; former IAU name: '''Straight Range''')'' ''([http://the-moon.us/wiki/IAU%20directions IAU Directions])'' THE STRAIGHT RANGE.--To the west of [http://the-moon.us/wiki/Montes%20T

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Montes Riphaeus
...ayimage.php?pos=-2177 Consolidated Lunar Atlas Plate E18]'' In the initial IAU nomenclature of 1935, the feature now known as '''Montes Riphaeus''' was ca ''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' THE RIPHAEAN MOUNTAINS.--a remarkably bright group, occupying an isola

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Montes Rook
...[[Mare%20Orientale|Mare Orientale]]. There is some confusion regarding the IAU's definition of '''Montes Rook''', which may include parts, or all, of the ''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' ROOK MOUNTAINS.--On the W. limb, extending from about S. lat. 18 deg.

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Montes Secchi
...eek-lettered nomenclature for lunar peaks was discontinued by the IAU in [[IAU Transactions XVB}1973]]. The unlabeled peak between </nowiki>'''Theta''' an ''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' MONTES SECCHI.--South of [[Secchi|Secchi]] there is a lofty prominent

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Montes Taurus
...ies outside the '''Montes Taurus''' area, whose boundary (according to the IAU position and diameter) is apparently closer to [[Kirchhoff|Kirchhoff]], the ''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' THE TAURUS MOUNTAINS.--extend from the east side of the [[Mare%20Seren

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Montes Teneriffe
''(current [[IAU|IAU]] spelling; originally '''Teneriffe Mountains''')'' ''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' THE TENERIFFE MOUNTAINS.--On the north side of the [[Mare%20Imbrium|Ma

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Moretus
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' MORETUS.--A magnificent object, 78 miles in diameter, but foreshortene

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Murchison
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' MURCHISON.--A considerable ring-plain about 35 miles across on the W., * IAU page: [http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/4072 Murchison]

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Mutus
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' MUTUS.--A fine but foreshortened walled plain, 51 miles in diameter. T

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Nasireddin
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' NASIREDDIN.--A somewhat smaller ring-plain on the S. of [[Miller|Mille ...nsactions%20XVIB|IAU Transactions XVIB]]). The "Al-Tusi" mentioned in that IAU citation turns out to be the same person as the "Nasireddin" honored here,

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Neander
''([http://the-moon.us/wiki/IAU%20directions IAU Directions])'' NEANDER.--This ring-plain, 34 miles in diameter, a short distance E.S.E

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Nearch
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' NEARCH.--A ring-plain, about 35 miles in diameter, on the S.E. of [[Ho

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Newcomb
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' NEWCOMB.--The most prominent of a group of formations standing in the * The name '''Newcomb''' was adopted in the original IAU nomenclature of ''[[Named%20Lunar%20Formations|Named Lunar Formations]]''.

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Newton
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' NEWTON.--Is situated on the S.W. side of [[Short|Short]], and is the d * Although it has always had the present meaning in the [[IAU%20nomenclature|IAU nomenclature]], according to Elger, the name "'''Newton'''" was used by [[J

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Nicolai
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' NICOLAI.--A tolerably regular ring-plain, 18 miles in diameter, S. of

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Nicollet
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' NICOLLET.--A conspicuous little ring-plain on the W. of [[Birt|Birt]],

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

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Oenopides
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' OENOPIDES.--A large and tolerably regular walled-plain, 43 miles in di

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Oersted
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' OERSTED.--An oblong formation with very low walls, scarcely traceable

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Oken
''([http://the-moon.us/wiki/IAU%20directions IAU Directions])'' OKEN.--A large enclosure in S. lat. 43 deg. with broken irregular walls

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Olbers
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' OLBERS.--A large ring-plain, 41 miles in diameter, near the limb, N.W.

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Oriani
''(discontinued [http://the-moon.us/wiki/IAU IAU] name)'' ''([http://the-moon.us/wiki/IAU%20directions IAU Directions])'' ORIANI.--An irregular object, 32 miles in diameter, somewhat difficult

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Orontius
''([http://the-moon.us/wiki/IAU%20directions IAU Directions])'' ORONTIUS.--[http://the-moon.us/wiki/Huggins Huggins] has encroached on ...l>Apr 6, 2016 It's nothing unusual, according to the IAU there is indeed a crater called '''Saussure B''' at that location. It's jus

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Palitzsch
...en the two does not seem to be clearly defined in the [[IAU%20nomenclature|IAU nomenclature]]. ''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' PALITZSCH.--If this extraordinary formation is observed when the moon

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Pallas
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' PALLAS.--A fine ring-plain, about 32 miles in diameter, forming with [

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Parrot
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' PARROT.--An irregularly-shaped formation, 41 miles in diameter, S. of

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Parry
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' PARRY.--A more complete formation than [[Guericke|Guerike]]. It is abo

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Peirce
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' PEIRCE.--This formation, smaller than [[Picard|Picard]], is also promi * IAU page: [http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/4633 Peirce]

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Pentland
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' PENTLAND.--A fine conspicuous formation under a low sun, even in a reg

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Petavius
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' PETAVIUS.--The third member of the great meridional chain: a noble wal ...Orus''''' by Hugh Percy Wilkins and Antonio Paluzie-Borrell, but the [[IAU|IAU]] did not accept that name. Joan J. Orus was a Spanish astronomer.

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Phillips
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' PHILLIPS.--Abuts on the W. side of [[Humboldt|W. Humboldt]]. It is a w ...lkins%20300-inch%20Map%20Names Wilkins] and Paluzie-Borrell, but the [[IAU|IAU]] did not accept the name. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alonzo_de_Santa_Cr

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Philolaus
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' PHILOLAUS.--A ring-plain 46 miles in diameter, on the N.W. of [[Fonten

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Phocylides
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' PHOCYLIDES.--This extraordinary walled plain, with its neighbouring en

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Piazzi
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' PIAZZI.--A walled-plain, about 90 miles in length, some distance S.W.

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Piazzi Smyth
...'Piazzi Smyth Beta'''. Both names were dropped in [http://the-moon.us/wiki/IAU%20Transactions%20XVB 1973]. ''([http://the-moon.us/wiki/IAU%20directions IAU Directions])'' PIAZZI SMYTH.--A conspicuous little ring-plain, 5 or 6 miles in diamete

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Picard
* IAU page: [http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/4720 Picard] ''([http://the-moon.us/wiki/IAU%20directions IAU Directions])'' PICARD.--The largest of the craters on the surface of the [http://the-m

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Piccolomini
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' PICCOLOMINI.--A ring-plain of a very massive type, about 57 miles in d

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Pictet
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' PICTET.--A walled-plain of irregular shape, about 30 miles across, bet

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Pitatus
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' PITATUS.--This remarkable object, 58 miles in diameter, with [[Hesiodu

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Pitiscus
...'[[Hommel|Hommel]] H''' is 11-km '''[[Hommel|Hommel]] R'''. The only other IAU-named feature in this field is 25-km '''Pitiscus R''', partially visible (t ''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' PITISCUS.--The most regular of the [[Vlacq|Vlacq]] group. It is situat

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Plana
...w.lpi.usra.edu/resources/mapcatalog/usgs/I705/ Geologic map] IAU page: [http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/4748 Plana] ''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' PLANA.--A formation 23 miles in diameter, closely associated with [[Ma

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Plato
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' PLATO.--This beautiful walled-plain, 60 miles in diameter, with * IAU page: [http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/4757 Plato]

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Playfair
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' PLAYFAIR.--A ring-plain, 28 miles in diameter, with massive walls. It

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Plinius
...ww.lpi.usra.edu/resources/mapcatalog/LTO/lto60b1_1/ LTO map] IAU page: [http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/4762 Plinius] ''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' PLINIUS.--This magnificent object reminds one at sunrise of a great fo

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Plutarch
''([http://the-moon.us/wiki/IAU%20directions IAU Directions])'' PLUTARCH.--A fine ring-plain E. of [http://the-moon.us/wiki/Oriani Oria ...'''Plutarch''' in the original [http://the-moon.us/wiki/IAU%20nomenclature IAU nomenclature] of ''[http://the-moon.us/wiki/Named%20Lunar%20Formations Name

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Poisson
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' POISSON.--An irregular formation on the E. of [[Aliacensis|Aliacensis]

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Polybius
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' POLYBIUS.--A ring-plain, about 17 miles in diameter, in the hilly regi

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Pons
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' PONS.--A complete formation of irregular shape, about 20 miles in grea

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Pontanus
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' PONTANUS.--An irregular ring-plain, 28 miles in diameter, S.S.E. of [[ ...Antonio%20Paluz%C3%ADe%20Borrell|Antonio Paluzíe Borrell]], but the [[IAU|IAU]] did not accept that name. Benitez was a Spanish astronomer (1879-1954) an

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Posidonius
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' POSIDONIUS.--This magnificent ring-plain is justly regarded as one of * IAU page: [http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/4808 Posidonius]

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Proclus
* IAU page: [http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/4827 Proclus] ''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' PROCLUS.--One of the most brilliant objects on the moon's visible surf

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Promontorium Agarum
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' CAPE AGARUM.--The N. end of a projecting headland on the S.E. side of * IAU page: [http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/4838 Promontorium Agarum]

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Promontorium Archerusia
''(current [http://the-moon.us/wiki/IAU IAU] name; formerly '''Pr. Acherusia''')'' ...''[http://lpod.org/coppermine/displayimage.php?pos=-1561 LO4-085-h2]'' The IAU’s '''Promontorium Archerusia''', the eastern-most point in the [http://th

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Promontorium Heraclides
''([http://the-moon.us/wiki/IAU%20directions IAU Directions])'' THE HERACLIDES PROMONTORY.--The less lofty but still very imposing head * '''Prom. Heraclides''' was Catalog number 1641 in the original IAU nomenclature of ''[http://the-moon.us/wiki/Named%20Lunar%20Formations Named

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Promontorium Laplace
''([http://the-moon.us/wiki/IAU%20directions IAU Directions])'' THE LAPLACE PROMONTORY.--A magnificent headland marking the extreme eas * IAU page: [http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/4845 Promontorium Laplace]

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Ptolemaeus
''([http://the-moon.us/wiki/IAU%20directions IAU Directions])'' PTOLEMAEUS.--Taking its very favourable position into account, this is * IAU page: [http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/4860 Ptolemaeus]

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Purbach
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' PURBACH.--An immense enclosure of irregular shape, approximating to th

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Pythagoras
''([http://the-moon.us/wiki/IAU%20directions IAU Directions])'' PYTHAGORAS.--A noble walled-plain, 95 miles in diameter, which no one w ...e other two are '''Endymionis''' (IAU''': Endymion''') and '''Langreni''' (IAU''': Langrenus''').

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Pytheas
''([http://the-moon.us/wiki/IAU%20directions IAU Directions])'' PYTHEAS.--A small rhomboidal-shaped ring-plain, 12 miles in diameter, s

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Rabbi Levi
''([http://the-moon.us/wiki/IAU%20directions IAU Directions])'' RABBI LEVI.--A larger but less obvious formation than either of its nei

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Ramsden
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' RAMSDEN.--This ring-plain, 12 miles in diameter, derives its importanc

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Regiomontanus
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' REGIOMONTANUS.--A still more irregular walled-plain, of about the same

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Reichenbach
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' REICHENBACH.--A very abnormally-shaped ring-plain, about 30 miles in d ...avenson''''' by [[Wilkins%20and%20Moore|Wilkins and Moore]], but the [[IAU|IAU]] did not accept that name. 

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Reiner
([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]]) ''REINER.--A regular ring-plain, 21 miles in diameter, in the [[Oceanus%

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Reinhold
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' REINHOLD.--A prominent ring-plain, 31 miles in diameter, with a lofty

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Repsold
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' REPSOLD.--The largest of a group of walled enclosures, close to the li ...[[M%C3%A4dler|Mädler]]. It was part of the original [[IAU%20nomenclature|IAU nomenclature]] of ''[[Named%20Lunar%20Formations|Named Lunar Formations]]''

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Rhaeticus
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' RHAETICUS.--A very interesting formation, about 25 miles in diameter,

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Rheita
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' RHEITA.--A formation, about 35 miles in diameter, S. of [[Reichenbach| * IAU page: [http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/5015 Rheita]

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Riccioli
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' RICCIOLI.--An immense enclosure, near the limb, N.W. of [[Grimaldi|Gri * IAU page: [http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/5022 Riccioli]

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Riccius
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' RICCIUS.--A ring-plain, 51 miles in diameter, of a very irregular type * The IAU currently regards the name as honoring two men:

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Rima Brayley
...nds for a considerable additional distance in both directions. Because the IAU name is singular, it is probably ''not'' meant to include the much shorter ...(November 1975), and "approved as assigned" in [[IAU%20Transactions%20XIXB|IAU Transactions XIXB]] (1985).

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Rima Burckhardt
''(discontinued? [[IAU|IAU]] name)'' ...ciated with [[Burckhardt|Burckhardt]] in the original [[IAU%20Nomenclature|IAU Nomenclature]] runs across the frame from the unnamed crater on the southea

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Rima Byrgius
''(discontinued(?) IAU name; formerly '''Byrgius Cleft''')'' ...ch, in the original [http://lpod.org/coppermine/displayimage.php?pos=-4152 IAU nomenclature] terminated at '''[[De%20Vico|De Vico]] A'''. 

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Rima Hyginus
...://lpod.org/coppermine/displayimage.php?pos=-2190 Wes Higgins]'' The [[IAU|IAU]]'s '''Rima Hyginus''' is the long channel passing through [[Hyginus|Hyginu ''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' [[HYGINUS|HYGINUS]] ... is remarkable for the great cleft which traver

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Rima Marius
...P''', where it turns a continues a bit farther to the west southwest. The IAU position and diameter quoted above is not large enough to include the part ''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' MARIUS.-- ... Schmidt in 1862 discovered a long serpentine cleft some

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Rimae Hypatia
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])''.-- From a mountain arm extending from the S. wall (of [[Sabine|Sabine] * The name '''Hypatia I''' was included in the original [[IAU%20nomenclature|IAU nomenclature]] of [[Blagg%20and%20M%C3%BCller|Blagg and Müller]] (1935).

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Rimae Mersenius
...[[USGS%20Digital%20Atlas|USGS Digital Atlas]] current [[IAU%20nomenclature|IAU nomenclature]] extends the traditional system of '''Mersenius rilles''' to ''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' MERSENIUS.--... A fine crater-row traverses the central part of the in

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Rimae Petavius
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' PETAVIUS.--The third member of the great meridional chain: a noble wal ...lpi.usra.edu/resources/mapcatalog/LAC/lac98/ LAC 98] (also approved by the IAU), labeled "III", but combined "I" and "II" into a single '''Rima Petavius''

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Rimae Riccioli
...all shadowed crater at about 2 o'clock) towards [[Hevelius|Hevelius]]. The IAU nomenclature maps currently apply the name to the rilles within [[Riccioli| ...324 of Neison's [[Neison%2C%201876|book]] says (pre-[[IAU%20directions|IAU directions]]) that "In the NW wall of [[Riccioli|Riccioli]] is a short rille, seen by

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Rimae Stadius
''(discontinued(?) [[IAU|IAU]] name)'' ...ernicus|Copernicus]] impact. As noted in the [[IAU%20Planetary%20Gazetteer|IAU Planetary Gazetteer]], they should more properly be called [[catena|catenae

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Ritter
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' RITTER.--Is very similar in every respect to [[Sabine|Sabine]]. A curv * The present [[IAU|IAU]] name honors two men:

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Robinson
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' ROBINSON.--A bright and very deep little ring-plain, about 12 miles in * IAU page: [http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/5163 Robinson]

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Rocca
''([http://the-moon.us/wiki/IAU%20directions IAU Directions])'' ROCCA.--An irregular formation, 60 miles in length, near the limb S.W. * IAU page: [http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/5164 Rocca]

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Rosenberger
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' ROSENBERGER.--This formation, about 50 miles in diameter, is one of th

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Ross
''([http://the-moon.us/wiki/IAU%20directions IAU Directions])'' ROSS.-- A somewhat larger ring-plain of irregular form, on the N.E. of * The IAU name currently honors two men:

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Rosse
...mine/displayimage.php?pos=-2787 LO-IV-072H]'' The "5-km" (current official IAU diameter) crater in the lower left is '''Rosse C'''. Not seen in thi ''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' ROSSE.--A fine bright deep crater in the [[Mare%20Nectaris|Mare Nectar

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Rost
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' ROST.--An oblong-shaped ring-plain, 30 miles in diameter, on the S.E.

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Rupes Altai
''(current [http://the-moon.us/wiki/IAU IAU] name, formerly '''Altai Scarp''' and before that '''Altai Mts''')'' ''([http://the-moon.us/wiki/IAU%20directions IAU Directions])'' THE ALTAI MOUNTAINS.--form a magnificent chain, 275 miles in length, co

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Rupes Recta
''(original IAU name; current [http://the-moon.us/wiki/IAU IAU] name = '''Rupes Recta''')'' ''([http://the-moon.us/wiki/IAU%20directions IAU Directions])'' THE STRAIGHT WALL.--Sometimes called "the railroad," is a remarkable an

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Sabine
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' SABINE.--The more easterly of a remarkable pair of ring-plains, of whi

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Sacrobosco
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' SACROBOSCO.--This is one of those extremely abnormal formations which

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Samir
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' S. of [[DELISLE|DELISLE]] there is a tolerably bright spot on the site * IAU page: [http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/5294 Samir]

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Santbech
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' SANTBECH.--A very prominent ring-plain, 46 miles in diameter, on the S

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Sasserides
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' SASSERIDES.--A formation of irregular shape, with very lofty walls, si

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Saussure
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' SAUSSURE.--A ring-plain E. of [[Tycho|Tycho]], 28 miles in diameter, w ...l>Apr 6, 2016 It's nothing unusual, according to the IAU there is indeed a crater called '''Saussure B''' at that location. It's jus

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Scheiner
''([http://the-moon.us/wiki/IAU%20directions IAU Directions])'' SCHEINER.--A still larger object, being nearly 70 miles in diameter, wi * IAU page: [http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/5364 Scheiner]

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Schiaparelli
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' SCHIAPARELLI.--A conspicuous formation, about 16 miles in diameter, be * The name '''Schiaparelli''' was selected for the original IAU nomenclature of ''[[Named%20Lunar%20Formations|Named Lunar Formations]]''.

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Schickard
''([http://the-moon.us/wiki/IAU%20directions IAU Directions])'' SCHICKARD.--One of the largest wall-surrounded plains on the visible su

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Schiller
''([http://the-moon.us/wiki/IAU%20directions IAU Directions])'' SCHILLER.--A fine lozenge-shaped enclosure, with a continuous but somew

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Schmidt
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' SCHMIDT.--A bright crater at the foot of the S. slope of [[Ritter|Ritt * The present IAU name honors three men:

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Schneckenberg
''(discontinued IAU name)'' ...image.php?pos=-2589 Consolidated Lunar Atlas plate D12]'' The discontinued IAU feature name '''Schneckenberg''' refers to the peak, and the circular ridge

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Schomberger
''([http://the-moon.us/wiki/IAU%20directions IAU Directions])'' SCHOMBERGER.--A large walled-plain adjoining [http://the-moon.us/wiki/S

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Schubert
...he LTO's '''''Camoens''''', which doesn't seem to have received one of the IAU's official letter designations. The crater '''Schubert''' itself (with its ''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' SCHUBERT.--This ring-plain, about 46 miles in diameter, situated on th

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Schumacher
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' SCHUMACHER.--A large irregular ring-plain, 28 miles in diameter, assoc

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Scoresby
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' SCORESBY.--A much fore-shortened deep ring-plain, 36 miles in diameter ...' was called '''''Sacco''''' by Wilkins and Paluzie-Borrell, but the [[IAU|IAU]] did not accept that name. 

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Secchi
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' SECCHI.--A partially enclosed little ring-plain S. of [[Taruntius|Taru

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Segner
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' SEGNER.--A fine ring-plain, 46 miles in diameter, on the S.W. side of

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Selenographic Coordinates
...r to 1961 their sense was reversed on the Moon. See [[IAU%20directions|IAU directions]]. ...systems are governed by the [http://astrogeology.usgs.gov/Projects/WGCCRE/ IAU/IAG Working Group on Cartographic Coordinates and Rotational Elements] (WGC

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Seleucus
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' SELEUCUS.--A considerable ring-plain, 32 miles in diameter, with lofty

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Seneca
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' SENECA.--Rather smaller than [[Plutarch|Plutarch]]. Too near the limb ...a feature east of [[Hahn|Hahn]] that was to enter the [[IAU%20nomenclature|IAU nomenclature]] as catalog entry 137A = [[Timoleon|Timoleon]]. She felt both

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Serpentine Ridge
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' [[Mare%20Serenitatis|Mare Serenitatis]] ... includes besides one of th ...üller]], it was not named by them. Several features along it ''did'' have IAU-approved names: '''Posidonius Gamma''' (the elevated region around [[Posido

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Sharp
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' SHARP.--A ring-plain somewhat smaller than [[Mairan|Mairan]], on the W

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Short
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' SHORT.--A fine but foreshortened ring-plain of oblong shape, squeezed

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Shuckburgh
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' SHUCKBURGH.--A square-shaped enclosure on the N. of [[Hooke|Hooke]], w

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Silberschlag
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' SILBERSCHLAG.--A very brilliant crater, 8 or 9 miles in diameter, conn * IAU page: [http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/5533 Silberschlag]

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Simpelius
''([http://the-moon.us/wiki/IAU%20directions IAU Directions])'' SIMPELIUS.--Another grand circumvallation, almost as large as [http://t ...Hugh Percy Wilkins and Patrick Moore, but the [http://the-moon.us/wiki/IAU IAU] decided to use that name for [http://the-moon.us/wiki/Einstein a crater] o

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Sinus Roris
...php?pos=-3206 LO-IV-188M]'' The white circle illustrates the current [[IAU|IAU]] definition of '''Sinus Roris'''. Originally the name seems to have meant ''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' SINUS RORIS - The great northern bay of the [[Oceanus%20Procellarum|Oc

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Sirsalis
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' SIRSALIS.--The more easterly of a conspicuous pair of ring-plains abou

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Site Map
.../> [[USGS|USGS]] - United States Geological Survey [[WGPSN|WGPSN]] - IAU Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature ...ions|IAU directions]] - north up, east to right [[IAU%20nomenclature|IAU nomenclature]] - official system for naming Lunar features [[JPL%20Ho

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Snellius
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' SNELLIUS.--A very fine ring-plain, 50 miles in diameter, S.W. of [[Pet

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Sosigenes
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' SOSIGENES.--A small circular ring-plain, 14 miles in diameter, with na

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South
''([http://the-moon.us/wiki/IAU%20directions IAU Directions])'' SOUTH.--On the E. and S., the boundaries of this extensive enclosure ar * The name (attributed to Birt) was added to the IAU nomenclature in ''[http://the-moon.us/wiki/Named%20Lunar%20Formations Named

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

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Stadius
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' STADIUS.--An inconspicuous though a very interesting formation, 43 mil * In the [[IAU%20nomenclature|IAU nomenclature]] (as in the tradition that preceded it), [[satellite%20featur

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Stag's Horn Mountains
''(unofficial name; former IAU name (in part): '''[[Thebit|Thebit]] Alpha''')'' ...''[[Thebit|Thebit]] Alpha'''). See ''Nomenclature'' (below) for additional IAU names in this field. 

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Steinheil
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' STEINHEIL.--A double ring-plain, E. of [[Janssen|Janssen]], 27 miles i

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Stevinus
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' STEVINUS.--A somewhat larger ring-plain, S. of [[Snellius|Snellius]], * IAU page: [http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/5704 Stevinus]

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Stiborius
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' STIBORIUS.--An elongated ring-plain, about 22 miles in diameter, S. of

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Strabo
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' STRABO.--A small walled-plain, 32 miles in diameter, connected with th

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Straight Wall
''(original IAU name; current [http://the-moon.us/wiki/IAU IAU] name = '''Rupes Recta''')'' ''([http://the-moon.us/wiki/IAU%20directions IAU Directions])'' THE STRAIGHT WALL.--Sometimes called "the railroad," is a remarkable an

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Street
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' STREET.--A walled-plain between [[Tycho|Tycho]] and [[Maginus|Maginus]

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Struve
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' OTTO STRUVE.--An enormous enclosure, bounded on the W. by the Hercynia ...of famous astronomers. However, in the original 1935 [[IAU%20Nomenclature|IAU Nomenclature]] of [[Blagg%20and%20M%C3%BCller|Blagg and Müller]] (as in El

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Sulpicius Gallus
...ww.lpi.usra.edu/resources/mapcatalog/LTO/lto42d4_1/ LTO map] IAU page: [http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/5757 Sulpicius Gallus]<br ''([http://the-moon.us/wiki/IAU%20directions IAU Directions])'' SULPICIUS GALLUS.--Another brilliant object on the south edge of the [h

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T. Mayer
''(current [http://the-moon.us/wiki/IAU%20nomenclature IAU] name; original IAU name: '''Tobias Mayer''')'' ''([http://the-moon.us/wiki/IAU%20directions IAU Directions])'' TOBIAS MAYER.--Like [http://the-moon.us/wiki/Gay-Lussac Gay-Lussac], a

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Tacitus
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' TACITUS.--A bright ring-plain, about 28 miles in diameter, a few miles * According to the [[IAU%20Planetary%20Gazetteer|IAU Planetary Gazetteer]], this feature is named for [http://en.wikipedia.org/w

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Tacquet
''(former IAU spelling: '''Taquet''')'' ''([http://the-moon.us/wiki/IAU%20directions IAU Directions])'' TAQUET.--A conspicuous little crater on the S. border of the [http://th

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Tannerus
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' TANNERUS.--A ring-plain, about 19 miles in diameter, between [[Mutus|M

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Taruntius
* IAU page: [http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/5878 Taruntius] ''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' TARUNTIUS.--Notwithstanding its comparatively low walls, this ring-pla

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Taylor
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' TAYLOR.--A deep spindle-shaped ring-plain, S. of [[Delambre|Delambre]]

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Thales
''([http://the-moon.us/wiki/IAU%20directions IAU Directions])'' THALES.--A bright formation, also associated with the N. side of [http: * IAU page: [http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/5945 Thales]

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Theaetetus
''([http://the-moon.us/wiki/IAU%20directions IAU Directions])'' THEAETETUS.--A conspicuous ring-plain, about 16 miles in diameter, in t

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Thebit
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' THEBIT.--A fine ring-plain, 32 miles in diameter, on the mountainous E

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Theon Junior
''([http://the-moon.us/wiki/IAU%20directions IAU Directions])'' THEON JUNIOR.--A ring-plain similar in size and in other respects to [h

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Theon Senior
''([http://the-moon.us/wiki/IAU%20directions IAU Directions])'' THEON SENIOR.--A brilliant little ring-plain, W.N.W. of [http://the-moo

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Theophilus
''([http://the-moon.us/wiki/IAU%20directions IAU Directions])'' THEOPHILUS.--The most northerly of three of the noblest ring-mountains

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Timaeus
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' TIMAEUS.--A very bright ring-plain, 22 miles in diameter, with walls a

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Timocharis
...0b3_1/ LTO map] [http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/images/Lunar/lac_40.pdf IAU Nomenclature Map (PDF)] ''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' TIMOCHARIS.--A fine ring-plain, 23 miles in diameter (the centre of a

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Timoleon
''(discontinued [[IAU%20nomenclature|IAU]] name)'' <div id="toc"> ...n''' appears as catalog entry 137A in in the original [[IAU%20nomenclature|IAU nomenclature]] of [[Blagg%20and%20M%C3%BCller|Blagg and Müller]]. The "A"

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Torricelli
''([http://the-moon.us/wiki/IAU%20directions IAU Directions])'' TORRICELLI.--A remarkable little formation in the [http://the-moon.us/w

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Tralles
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' TRALLES.--A large irregular crater, one of the deepest on the visible

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Triesnecker
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' TRIESNECKER.--Apart from being the centre of one of the most remarkabl ...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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Trouvelot
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' THE GREAT ALPINE VALLEY.-- ... In the neighbourhood of the valley, on * IAU page: [http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/6093 Trouvelot]

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Tsiolkovskiy-Stark Basin
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Tycho
''([http://the-moon.us/wiki/IAU%20directions IAU Directions])'' TYCHO.--As the centre from which the principal bright ray-system of the * IAU page: [http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/6163 Tycho]

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Ukert
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' UKERT.--This bright crater, 14 miles in diameter, situated in the regi ...optical effect should not be confused with '''Ukert V''', a 3-km diameter IAU-named crater in the east arm of the optical "V". The 26-km crater inside th

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Ulugh Beigh
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' ULUGH BEIGH.--A good-sized ring-plain, W. of [[Lichtenberg|Lichtenberg

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Vallis Bouvard
''(current [[IAU|IAU]] name; original IAU name: '''Bouvard''')'' ''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' BOUVARD.--A great irregular enclosure, which appears to be still large

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Vasco da Gama
''([http://the-moon.us/wiki/IAU%20directions IAU Directions])'' VASCO DE GAMA.--A bright enclosure, 51 miles in diameter, with a small

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Vega
''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' VEGA.--Schmidt represents this peculiar formation, situated S.W. of [[

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