List of Lunar features - wikipedia List of Lunar features Several features cover the surface of the Moon. These are listed below. Contents 1 Valleys 2 Water features 2.1 Maria and Oceanus 2.2 Lacus 2.3 Sinus and Paludes 3 Mountains 4 Mountain ranges 5 Other features 5.1 Albedo 5.2 Catena 5.3 Dorsa 5.4 Dorsum 5.5 Promontorium 5.6 Rima 5.7 Rimae 5.8 Rupis 5.9 Terra 6 Craters 7 See also 8 References 9 External links Valleys Among many lunar features are several large valleys that have been given names. Most of these valleys are named after a nearby crater ; see the list of craters on the Moon for more information. Valley Coordinates Dimension Eponym Crater Vallis Alpes 48 ° 30 ′ N 3 ° 12 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 48.5 ° N 3.2 ° E ﻿ / 48.5 ; 3.2 166 km Latin name meaning `` Alpine valley '' None Vallis Baade 45 ° 54 ′ S 76 ° 12 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 45.9 ° S 76.2 ° W ﻿ / - 45.9 ; - 76.2 203 km Walter Baade Baade Vallis Bohr 12 ° 24 ′ N 86 ° 36 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 12.4 ° N 86.6 ° W ﻿ / 12.4 ; - 86.6 80 km Niels Bohr Bohr Vallis Bouvard 38 ° 18 ′ S 83 ° 06 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 38.3 ° S 83.1 ° W ﻿ / - 38.3 ; - 83.1 284 km Alexis Bouvard None Vallis Capella 7 ° 36 ′ S 34 ° 54 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 7.6 ° S 34.9 ° E ﻿ / - 7.6 ; 34.9 49 km Martianus Capella Capella Vallis Inghirami 43 ° 48 ′ S 72 ° 12 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 43.8 ° S 72.2 ° W ﻿ / - 43.8 ; - 72.2 148 km Giovanni Inghirami Inghirami Vallis Palitzsch 26 ° 24 ′ S 64 ° 18 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 26.4 ° S 64.3 ° E ﻿ / - 26.4 ; 64.3 132 km Johann Palitzsch Palitzsch Vallis Planck 58 ° 24 ′ S 126 ° 06 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 58.4 ° S 126.1 ° E ﻿ / - 58.4 ; 126.1 451 km Max Planck Planck Vallis Rheita 42 ° 30 ′ S 51 ° 30 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 42.5 ° S 51.5 ° E ﻿ / - 42.5 ; 51.5 445 km Anton Maria Schyrleus of Rheita Rheita Vallis Schrödinger 67 ° 00 ′ S 105 ° 00 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 67.0 ° S 105.0 ° E ﻿ / - 67.0 ; 105.0 310 km Erwin Schrödinger Schrödinger Vallis Schröteri 26 ° 12 ′ N 50 ° 48 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 26.2 ° N 50.8 ° W ﻿ / 26.2 ; - 50.8 168 km Johann Hieronymus Schröter Schröter Vallis Snellius 31 ° 06 ′ S 56 ° 00 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 31.1 ° S 56.0 ° E ﻿ / - 31.1 ; 56.0 592 km Willebrord Snell Snellius Water features This is a list of maria ( singular mare ) on the Moon. Lunar Maria are the large, dark, regions of the moon. They do not actually contain any water, however they are believed to have been formed from molten rock from the moon 's mantle coming out onto the surface of the moon. It also includes the one oceanus and the features known by the names lacus, palus and sinus. The modern system of lunar nomenclature was introduced in 1651 by Riccioli. Riccioli 's map of the moon was drawn by Francesco Maria Grimaldi, who has a crater named after him. Maria and oceanus Lunar Maria Latin Name English Name Lat. Long. Diameter Mare Anguis Serpent Sea 22.6 ° N 67.7 ° E 150 km Mare Australe Southern Sea 38.9 ° S 93.0 ° E 603 km Mare Cognitum Sea that has become known 10.0 ° S 23.1 ° W 376 km Mare Crisium Sea of Crisis 17.0 ° N 59.1 ° E 555 km Mare Fecunditatis Sea of Fecundity 7.8 ° S 51.3 ° E 909 km Mare Frigoris Sea of Cold 56.0 ° N 1.4 ° E 1596 km Mare Humboldtianum Sea of Alexander von Humboldt 56.8 ° N 81.5 ° E 273 km Mare Humorum Sea of Moisture 24.4 ° S 38.6 ° W 389 km Mare Imbrium Sea of Showers 32.8 ° N 15.6 ° W 1123 km Mare Ingenii Sea of Cleverness 33.7 ° S 163.5 ° E 318 km Mare Insularum Sea of Islands 7.5 ° N 30.9 ° W 513 km Mare Marginis Sea of the Edge 13.3 ° N 86.1 ° E 420 km Mare Moscoviense Sea of Muscovy 27.3 ° N 147.9 ° E 277 km Mare Nectaris Sea of Nectar 15.2 ° S 35.5 ° E 333 km Mare Nubium Sea of Clouds 21.3 ° S 16.6 ° W 715 km Mare Orientale Eastern Sea 19.4 ° S 92.8 ° W 327 km Mare Serenitatis Sea of Serenity 28.0 ° N 17.5 ° E 707 km Mare Smythii Sea of William Henry Smyth 1.3 ° N 87.5 ° E 373 km Mare Spumans Foaming Sea 1.1 ° N 65.1 ° E 139 km Mare Tranquillitatis Sea of Tranquility 8.5 ° N 31.4 ° E 873 km Mare Undarum Sea of Waves 6.8 ° N 68.4 ° E 243 km Mare Vaporum Sea of Vapors 13.3 ° N 3.6 ° E 245 km Oceanus Procellarum Ocean of Storms 18.4 ° N 57.4 ° W 2568 km There was also a region on the Lunar farside that was briefly misidentified as a mare and named Mare Desiderii ( Sea of Dreams ). It is no longer recognized. Other former maria include : Mare Parvum ( `` Small Sea '' ), immediately to the east of Inghirami Mare Incognitum ( `` Unknown Sea '' ) Mare Novum ( `` New Sea '' ), northeast of Plutarch Mare Struve ( `` Struve 's Sea '' ), near Messala Lacus A related set of features are the Lunar lacus ( singular lacus, Latin for `` lake '' ), which are smaller basaltic plains of similar origin : Lunar Lacus Latin Name English Name Lat. Long. Diameter Lacus Aestatis Lake of Summer 15.0 ° S 69.0 ° W 90 km Lacus Autumni Lake of Autumn 9.9 ° S 83.9 ° W 183 km Lacus Bonitatis Lake of Goodness 23.2 ° N 43.7 ° E 92 km Lacus Doloris Lake of Sorrow 17.1 ° N 9.0 ° E 110 km Lacus Excellentiae Lake of Excellence 35.4 ° S 44.0 ° W 184 km Lacus Felicitatis Lake of Happiness 19.0 ° N 5.0 ° E 90 km Lacus Gaudii Lake of Joy 16.2 ° N 12.6 ° E 113 km Lacus Hiemalis Lake of Winter 15.0 ° N 14.0 ° E 50 km Lacus Lenitatis Lake of Softness 14.0 ° N 12.0 ° E 80 km Lacus Luxuriae Lake of Luxury 19.0 ° N 176.0 ° E 50 km Lacus Mortis Lake of Death 45.0 ° N 27.2 ° E 151 km Lacus Oblivionis Lake of Forgetfulness 21.0 ° S 168.0 ° W 50 km Lacus Odii Lake of Hatred 19.0 ° N 7.0 ° E 70 km Lacus Perseverantiae Lake of Perseverance 8.0 ° N 62.0 ° E 70 km Lacus Solitudinis Lake of Solitude 27.8 ° S 104.3 ° E 139 km Lacus Somniorum Lake of Dreams 38.0 ° N 29.2 ° E 384 km Lacus Spei Lake of Hope 43.0 ° N 65.0 ° E 80 km Lacus Temporis Lake of Time 45.9 ° N 58.4 ° E 117 km Lacus Timoris Lake of Fear 38.8 ° S 27.3 ° W 117 km Lacus Veris Lake of Spring 16.5 ° S 86.1 ° W 396 km Sinus and paludes A related set of features are the sinus ( singular sinus, Latin for `` bay '' ) and paludes ( singular palus, Latin for `` marsh '' ) : Lunar Sinus and Paludes Latin Name English Name Lat. Long. Diameter Palus Epidemiarum Marsh of Epidemics 32.0 ° S 28.2 ° W 286 km Palus Putredinis Marsh of Decay 26.5 ° N 0.4 ° E 161 km Palus Somni Marsh of Sleep 14.1 ° N 45.0 ° E 143 km Sinus Aestuum Seething Bay 10.9 ° N 8.8 ° W 290 km Sinus Amoris Bay of Love 18.1 ° N 39.1 ° E 130 km Sinus Asperitatis Bay of Roughness 3.8 ° S 27.4 ° E 206 km Sinus Concordiae Bay of Harmony 10.8 ° N 43.2 ° E 142 km Sinus Fidei Bay of Trust 18.0 ° N 2.0 ° E 70 km Sinus Honoris Bay of Honor 11.7 ° N 18.1 ° E 109 km Sinus Iridum Bay of Rainbows 44.1 ° N 31.5 ° W 236 km Sinus Lunicus Lunik Bay 31.8 ° N 1.4 ° W 126 km Sinus Medii Bay of the center 2.4 ° N 1.7 ° E 335 km Sinus Roris Bay of Dew 54.0 ° N 56.6 ° W 202 km Sinus Successus Bay of Success 0.9 ° N 59.0 ° E 132 km Some sources also list a Palus Nebularum ( `` Marsh of Mists '' ) at 38.0 ° N, 1.0 ° E. However the designation for this feature has not been officially recognized by the IAU. Mountains These are isolated mountains or massifs. Note that the heights listed below are not consistent across sources. In the 1960s, the US Army Mapping Service used elevation relative to 1,737,988 meters from the center of the Moon. In the 1970s, the US Defense Mapping Agency used 1,730,000 meters. The Clementine topographic data published in the 1990s uses 1,737,400 meters. Also note that this table is not comprehensive, and does not list the highest places on the Moon. Clementine data show a range of about 18,100 meters from lowest to highest point on the Moon. The highest point, located on the far side of the Moon, is approximately 6500 meters higher than Mons Huygens ( usually listed as the tallest mountain ). Name Lat. / Long. Dia. Ht. Name Origin Mons Agnes 18 ° 40 ′ N 5 ° 20 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 18.66 ° N 5.34 ° E ﻿ / 18.66 ; 5.34 0.65 km 0.03 km Greek feminine name Mons Ampère 19 ° 19 ′ N 3 ° 43 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 19.32 ° N 3.71 ° W ﻿ / 19.32 ; - 3.71 30 km 3.0 km André - Marie Ampère, physicist Mons André 5 ° 11 ′ N 120 ° 34 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 5.18 ° N 120.56 ° E ﻿ / 5.18 ; 120.56 10 km French masculine name Mons Ardeshir 5 ° 02 ′ N 121 ° 02 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 5.03 ° N 121.04 ° E ﻿ / 5.03 ; 121.04 8 km Ardeshir ( Ardashir ), Persian male name Mons Argaeus 19 ° 20 ′ N 29 ° 01 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 19.33 ° N 29.01 ° E ﻿ / 19.33 ; 29.01 50 km Mount Erciyes, Asia Minor Mont Blanc 45 ° 25 ′ N 0 ° 26 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 45.41 ° N 0.44 ° E ﻿ / 45.41 ; 0.44 25 km 3.6 km Mont Blanc, the Alps Mons Bradley 21 ° 44 ′ N 0 ° 23 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 21.73 ° N 0.38 ° E ﻿ / 21.73 ; 0.38 30 km 4.2 km James Bradley, astronomer Mons Delisle 29 ° 25 ′ N 35 ° 47 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 29.42 ° N 35.79 ° W ﻿ / 29.42 ; - 35.79 30 km Named after nearby crater Delisle Mons Dieter 5 ° 00 ′ N 120 ° 18 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 5.00 ° N 120.30 ° E ﻿ / 5.00 ; 120.30 20 km German masculine name Mons Dilip 5 ° 35 ′ N 120 ° 52 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 5.58 ° N 120.87 ° E ﻿ / 5.58 ; 120.87 2 km Indian masculine name Mons Esam 14 ° 37 ′ N 35 ° 43 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 14.61 ° N 35.71 ° E ﻿ / 14.61 ; 35.71 8 km Arabic masculine name Mons Ganau 4 ° 47 ′ N 120 ° 35 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 4.79 ° N 120.59 ° E ﻿ / 4.79 ; 120.59 14 km African masculine name Mons Gruithuisen Delta 36 ° 04 ′ N 39 ° 35 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 36.07 ° N 39.59 ° W ﻿ / 36.07 ; - 39.59 20 km Named after nearby crater Gruithuisen Mons Gruithuisen Gamma 36 ° 34 ′ N 40 ° 43 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 36.56 ° N 40.72 ° W ﻿ / 36.56 ; - 40.72 20 km Named after nearby crater Gruithuisen Mons Hadley 26 ° 41 ′ N 4 ° 07 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 26.69 ° N 4.12 ° E ﻿ / 26.69 ; 4.12 25 km 4.6 km John Hadley, inventor Mons Hadley Delta 25 ° 43 ′ N 3 ° 43 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 25.72 ° N 3.71 ° E ﻿ / 25.72 ; 3.71 15 km 3.5 km Named after nearby Mount Hadley Mons Hansteen 12 ° 11 ′ S 50 ° 13 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 12.19 ° S 50.21 ° W ﻿ / - 12.19 ; - 50.21 30 km Named after nearby crater Hansteen Mons Herodotus 27 ° 30 ′ N 52 ° 56 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 27.50 ° N 52.94 ° W ﻿ / 27.50 ; - 52.94 5 km Named after nearby crater Herodotus Mons Huygens 19 ° 55 ′ N 2 ° 52 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 19.92 ° N 2.86 ° W ﻿ / 19.92 ; - 2.86 40 km 4.7 km Christiaan Huygens, astronomer Mons La Hire 27 ° 40 ′ N 25 ° 31 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 27.66 ° N 25.51 ° W ﻿ / 27.66 ; - 25.51 25 km 1.5 km Philippe de la Hire, astronomer Mons Maraldi 20 ° 20 ′ N 35 ° 30 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 20.34 ° N 35.50 ° E ﻿ / 20.34 ; 35.50 15 km 1.3 km Named after nearby crater Maraldi Mons Moro 11 ° 50 ′ S 19 ° 50 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 11.84 ° S 19.84 ° W ﻿ / - 11.84 ; - 19.84 10 km Antonio Lazzaro Moro, Earth scientist Mons Penck 10 ° 00 ′ S 21 ° 44 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 10.0 ° S 21.74 ° E ﻿ / - 10.0 ; 21.74 30 km 4.0 km Albrecht Penck, geographer Mons Pico 45 ° 49 ′ N 8 ° 52 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 45.82 ° N 8.87 ° W ﻿ / 45.82 ; - 8.87 25 km 2. km Spanish for `` peak '' Mons Piton 40 ° 43 ′ N 0 ° 55 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 40.72 ° N 0.92 ° W ﻿ / 40.72 ; - 0.92 25 km 2.3 km El Pitón, a summit of Mount Teide, Tenerife Mons Rümker 40 ° 46 ′ N 58 ° 23 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 40.76 ° N 58.38 ° W ﻿ / 40.76 ; - 58.38 70 km 0.5 km Karl Ludwig Christian Rümker, astronomer Mons Usov 11 ° 55 ′ N 63 ° 16 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 11.91 ° N 63.26 ° E ﻿ / 11.91 ; 63.26 15 km Mikhail Usov, geologist Mons Vinogradov 22 ° 21 ′ N 32 ° 31 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 22.35 ° N 32.52 ° W ﻿ / 22.35 ; - 32.52 25 km 1.4 km Aleksandr Pavlovich Vinogradov, chemist Mons Vitruvius 19 ° 20 ′ N 30 ° 44 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 19.33 ° N 30.74 ° E ﻿ / 19.33 ; 30.74 15 km 2.3 km Named after nearby crater Vitruvius Mons Wolff 16 ° 53 ′ N 6 ° 48 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 16.88 ° N 6.80 ° W ﻿ / 16.88 ; - 6.80 35 km 3.5 km Baron Christian von Wolff, philosopher Mountain ranges Name Lat. / Long. Dia. Name Origin Montes Agricola 29 ° 04 ′ N 54 ° 04 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 29.06 ° N 54.07 ° W ﻿ / 29.06 ; - 54.07 141 km Georgius Agricola, Earth scientist Montes Alpes 48 ° 22 ′ N 0 ° 35 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 48.36 ° N 0.58 ° W ﻿ / 48.36 ; - 0.58 281 km The Alps, Europe Montes Apenninus 19 ° 52 ′ N 0 ° 02 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 19.87 ° N 0.03 ° W ﻿ / 19.87 ; - 0.03 401 km The Apennine Mountains, Italy Montes Archimedes 25 ° 23 ′ N 5 ° 15 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 25.39 ° N 5.25 ° W ﻿ / 25.39 ; - 5.25 163 km Named after nearby crater Archimedes Montes Carpatus 14 ° 34 ′ N 23 ° 37 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 14.57 ° N 23.62 ° W ﻿ / 14.57 ; - 23.62 361 km The Carpathian Mountains, Europe Montes Caucasus 37 ° 31 ′ N 9 ° 56 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 37.52 ° N 9.93 ° E ﻿ / 37.52 ; 9.93 445 km The Caucasus Mountains, Europe Montes Cordillera 17 ° 30 ′ S 79 ° 30 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 17.5 ° S 79.5 ° W ﻿ / - 17.5 ; - 79.5 574 km Spanish for `` mountain chain '' Montes Haemus 17 ° 07 ′ N 12 ° 02 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 17.11 ° N 12.03 ° E ﻿ / 17.11 ; 12.03 560 km Greek name for the Balkan Mountains Montes Harbinger 26 ° 53 ′ N 41 ° 17 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 26.89 ° N 41.29 ° W ﻿ / 26.89 ; - 41.29 90 km Harbingers of dawn on the crater Aristarchus Montes Jura 47 ° 29 ′ N 36 ° 07 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 47.49 ° N 36.11 ° W ﻿ / 47.49 ; - 36.11 422 km The Jura Mountains, Europe Montes Pyrenaeus 14 ° 03 ′ S 41 ° 31 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 14.05 ° S 41.51 ° E ﻿ / - 14.05 ; 41.51 164 km The Pyrenees Mountains, Europe Montes Recti 48 ° 18 ′ N 19 ° 43 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 48.3 ° N 19.72 ° W ﻿ / 48.3 ; - 19.72 90 km Latin for `` straight range '' Montes Riphaeus 7 ° 29 ′ S 27 ° 36 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 7.48 ° S 27.60 ° W ﻿ / - 7.48 ; - 27.60 189 km Greek name for the Ural Mountains, Russia Montes Rook 20 ° 36 ′ S 82 ° 30 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 20.6 ° S 82.5 ° W ﻿ / - 20.6 ; - 82.5 791 km Lawrence Rook, astronomer Montes Secchi 2 ° 43 ′ N 43 ° 10 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 2.72 ° N 43.17 ° E ﻿ / 2.72 ; 43.17 50 km Named after nearby crater Secchi Montes Spitzbergen 34 ° 28 ′ N 5 ° 13 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 34.47 ° N 5.21 ° W ﻿ / 34.47 ; - 5.21 60 km Named after German for `` sharp peaks '' and for resemblance to the Spitsbergen islands Montes Taurus 27 ° 19 ′ N 40 ° 20 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 27.32 ° N 40.34 ° E ﻿ / 27.32 ; 40.34 172 km Taurus Mountains, Asia Minor Montes Teneriffe 47 ° 53 ′ N 13 ° 11 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 47.89 ° N 13.19 ° W ﻿ / 47.89 ; - 13.19 182 km Tenerife island Other features The Moon 's surface is covered in many interesting geological features. In addition to mountains, valleys, and craters, the following surface features have received names in the Lunar nomenclature. Many of these features are named after a nearby crater or mountain. The listed diameter for these features is the longest dimension that contains the entire geological formation. The latitude and longitude are in selenographic coordinates. Albedo These features are notable for their high albedo compared to the surrounding terrain. Name Coordinates Diameter Name Origin Reiner Gamma 7 ° 30 ′ N 59 ° 00 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 7.5 ° N 59.0 ° W ﻿ / 7.5 ; - 59.0 70.0 km After nearby crater Reiner Note : On the far side of the Moon there are unnamed albedo features on Mare Ingenii and Mare Marginis. These are located antipodal to the Mare Imbrium and Mare Orientale impact basins. Catena A catena is a chain of craters. Name Coordinates Diameter Name Origin Catena Abulfeda 16 ° 54 ′ S 17 ° 12 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 16.9 ° S 17.2 ° E ﻿ / - 16.9 ; 17.2 219 km After nearby crater Abulfeda Catena Artamonov 26 ° 00 ′ N 105 ° 54 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 26.0 ° N 105.9 ° E ﻿ / 26.0 ; 105.9 134 km After nearby crater Artamonov Catena Brigitte 18 ° 30 ′ N 27 ° 30 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 18.5 ° N 27.5 ° E ﻿ / 18.5 ; 27.5 5 km French feminine name Catena Davy 11 ° 00 ′ S 7 ° 00 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 11.0 ° S 7.0 ° W ﻿ / - 11.0 ; - 7.0 50 km After nearby crater Davy Catena Dziewulski 19 ° 00 ′ N 100 ° 00 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 19.0 ° N 100.0 ° E ﻿ / 19.0 ; 100.0 80 km After nearby crater Dziewulski Catena Gregory 0 ° 36 ′ S 129 ° 54 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 0.6 ° S 129.9 ° E ﻿ / - 0.6 ; 129.9 152 km After nearby crater Gregory Catena Humboldt 21 ° 30 ′ S 84 ° 36 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 21.5 ° S 84.6 ° E ﻿ / - 21.5 ; 84.6 165 km After nearby crater Humboldt Catena Krafft 15 ° 00 ′ N 72 ° 00 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 15.0 ° N 72.0 ° W ﻿ / 15.0 ; - 72.0 60 km After nearby crater Krafft Catena Kurchatov 37 ° 12 ′ N 136 ° 18 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 37.2 ° N 136.3 ° E ﻿ / 37.2 ; 136.3 226 km After nearby crater Kurchatov Catena Leuschner 4 ° 42 ′ N 110 ° 06 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 4.7 ° N 110.1 ° W ﻿ / 4.7 ; - 110.1 364 km After nearby crater Leuschner Catena Littrow 22 ° 12 ′ N 29 ° 30 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 22.2 ° N 29.5 ° E ﻿ / 22.2 ; 29.5 10 km After nearby crater Littrow Catena Lucretius 3 ° 24 ′ S 126 ° 06 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 3.4 ° S 126.1 ° W ﻿ / - 3.4 ; - 126.1 271 km After nearby crater Lucretius Catena Mendeleev 6 ° 18 ′ N 139 ° 24 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 6.3 ° N 139.4 ° E ﻿ / 6.3 ; 139.4 188 km After nearby crater Mendeleev Catena Michelson 1 ° 24 ′ N 113 ° 24 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 1.4 ° N 113.4 ° W ﻿ / 1.4 ; - 113.4 456 km After nearby crater Michelson Catena Pierre 19 ° 48 ′ N 31 ° 48 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 19.8 ° N 31.8 ° W ﻿ / 19.8 ; - 31.8 9 km French masculine name Catena Sumner 37 ° 18 ′ N 112 ° 18 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 37.3 ° N 112.3 ° E ﻿ / 37.3 ; 112.3 247 km After nearby crater Sumner Catena Sylvester 81 ° 24 ′ N 86 ° 12 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 81.4 ° N 86.2 ° W ﻿ / 81.4 ; - 86.2 173 km After nearby crater Sylvester Catena Taruntius 3 ° 00 ′ N 48 ° 00 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 3.0 ° N 48.0 ° E ﻿ / 3.0 ; 48.0 100 km After nearby crater Taruntius Catena Timocharis 29 ° 00 ′ N 13 ° 00 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 29.0 ° N 13.0 ° W ﻿ / 29.0 ; - 13.0 50 km After nearby crater Timocharis Catena Yuri 24 ° 24 ′ N 30 ° 24 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 24.4 ° N 30.4 ° W ﻿ / 24.4 ; - 30.4 5 km Russian masculine name Dorsa These features are wrinkle - ridge systems commonly found on lunar maria. Name Coordinates Dia. Name Origin Dorsa Aldrovandi 24 ° 00 ′ N 28 ° 30 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 24.0 ° N 28.5 ° E ﻿ / 24.0 ; 28.5 136 km Ulissi Aldrovandi ( 1522 -- 1605 ) Dorsa Andrusov 1 ° 00 ′ S 57 ° 00 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 1.0 ° S 57.0 ° E ﻿ / - 1.0 ; 57.0 160 km Nicolai Ivanovich Andrusov ( 1861 -- 1924 ) Dorsa Argand 28 ° 06 ′ N 40 ° 36 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 28.1 ° N 40.6 ° W ﻿ / 28.1 ; - 40.6 109 km Emile Argand ( 1879 -- 1940 ) Dorsa Barlow 15 ° 00 ′ N 31 ° 00 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 15.0 ° N 31.0 ° E ﻿ / 15.0 ; 31.0 120 km William Barlow ( 1845 -- 1934 ) Dorsa Burnet 28 ° 24 ′ N 57 ° 00 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 28.4 ° N 57.0 ° W ﻿ / 28.4 ; - 57.0 194 km Thomas Burnet ( 1635 -- 1715 ) Dorsa Cato 1 ° 00 ′ N 47 ° 00 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 1.0 ° N 47.0 ° E ﻿ / 1.0 ; 47.0 140 km Cato the Elder ( 234 - 149 B.C. ) Dorsa Dana 3 ° 00 ′ N 90 ° 00 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 3.0 ° N 90.0 ° E ﻿ / 3.0 ; 90.0 70 km James Dwight Dana ( 1813 -- 1895 ) Dorsa Ewing 10 ° 12 ′ S 39 ° 24 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 10.2 ° S 39.4 ° W ﻿ / - 10.2 ; - 39.4 141 km William Maurice Ewing ( 1906 -- 1974 ) Dorsa Geikie 4 ° 36 ′ S 52 ° 30 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 4.6 ° S 52.5 ° E ﻿ / - 4.6 ; 52.5 228 km Sir Archibald Geikie ( 1835 -- 1924 ) Dorsa Harker 14 ° 30 ′ N 64 ° 00 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 14.5 ° N 64.0 ° E ﻿ / 14.5 ; 64.0 197 km Alfred Harker ( 1859 -- 1939 ) Dorsa Lister 20 ° 18 ′ N 23 ° 48 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 20.3 ° N 23.8 ° E ﻿ / 20.3 ; 23.8 203 km Martin Lister ( 1639 -- 1712 ) Dorsa Mawson 7 ° 00 ′ S 53 ° 00 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 7.0 ° S 53.0 ° E ﻿ / - 7.0 ; 53.0 132 km Douglas Mawson ( 1882 -- 1958 ) Dorsa Rubey 10 ° 00 ′ S 42 ° 00 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 10.0 ° S 42.0 ° W ﻿ / - 10.0 ; - 42.0 100 km William Walden Rubey ( 1898 -- 1974 ) Dorsa Smirnov 27 ° 18 ′ N 25 ° 18 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 27.3 ° N 25.3 ° E ﻿ / 27.3 ; 25.3 156 km Sergei Sergeevich Smirnov ( 1895 -- 1947 ) Dorsa Sorby 19 ° 00 ′ N 14 ° 00 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 19.0 ° N 14.0 ° E ﻿ / 19.0 ; 14.0 80 km Henry Clifton Sorby ( 1826 -- 1908 ) Dorsa Stille 27 ° 00 ′ N 19 ° 00 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 27.0 ° N 19.0 ° W ﻿ / 27.0 ; - 19.0 80 km Hans Stille ( 1876 -- 1966 ) Dorsa Tetyaev 19 ° 54 ′ N 64 ° 12 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 19.9 ° N 64.2 ° E ﻿ / 19.9 ; 64.2 176 km Mikhail Mikhailovich Tetyaev ( 1882 -- 1956 ) Dorsa Whiston 29 ° 24 ′ N 56 ° 24 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 29.4 ° N 56.4 ° W ﻿ / 29.4 ; - 56.4 85 km William Whiston ( 1667 -- 1752 ) Dorsum These features are wrinkle ridges commonly found on lunar mare Name Coordinates Dia. Name Origin Dorsum Arduino 24 ° 54 ′ N 35 ° 48 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 24.9 ° N 35.8 ° W ﻿ / 24.9 ; - 35.8 107 km Giovanni Arduino ( 1714 -- 1795 ) Dorsum Azara 26 ° 42 ′ N 19 ° 12 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 26.7 ° N 19.2 ° E ﻿ / 26.7 ; 19.2 105 km Félix Manuel de Azara ( 1746 -- 1811 ) Dorsum Bucher 31 ° 00 ′ N 39 ° 00 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 31.0 ° N 39.0 ° W ﻿ / 31.0 ; - 39.0 90 km Walter Hermann Bucher ( 1889 -- 1965 ) Dorsum Buckland 20 ° 24 ′ N 12 ° 48 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 20.4 ° N 12.8 ° E ﻿ / 20.4 ; 12.8 380 km William Buckland ( 1784 -- 1856 ) Dorsum Cayeux 1 ° 36 ′ N 51 ° 12 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 1.6 ° N 51.2 ° E ﻿ / 1.6 ; 51.2 84 km Lucien Cayeux ( 1864 -- 1944 ) Dorsum Cloos 1 ° 00 ′ N 91 ° 00 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 1.0 ° N 91.0 ° E ﻿ / 1.0 ; 91.0 100 km Hans Cloos ( 1885 -- 1951 ) Dorsum Cushman 1 ° 00 ′ N 49 ° 00 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 1.0 ° N 49.0 ° E ﻿ / 1.0 ; 49.0 80 km Joseph Augustine Cushman ( 1881 -- 1949 ) Dorsum Gast 24 ° 00 ′ N 9 ° 00 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 24.0 ° N 9.0 ° E ﻿ / 24.0 ; 9.0 60 km Paul Werner Gast ( 1930 -- 1973 ) Dorsum Grabau 29 ° 24 ′ N 15 ° 54 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 29.4 ° N 15.9 ° W ﻿ / 29.4 ; - 15.9 121 km Amadeus William Grabau ( 1870 -- 1946 ) Dorsum Guettard 10 ° 00 ′ S 18 ° 00 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 10.0 ° S 18.0 ° W ﻿ / - 10.0 ; - 18.0 40 km Jean - Etienne Guettard ( 1715 -- 1786 ) Dorsum Heim 32 ° 00 ′ N 29 ° 48 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 32.0 ° N 29.8 ° W ﻿ / 32.0 ; - 29.8 148 km Albert Heim ( 1849 -- 1937 ) Dorsum Higazy 28 ° 00 ′ N 17 ° 00 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 28.0 ° N 17.0 ° W ﻿ / 28.0 ; - 17.0 60 km Riad Higazy ( 1919 -- 1967 ) Dorsum Nicol 18 ° 00 ′ N 23 ° 00 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 18.0 ° N 23.0 ° E ﻿ / 18.0 ; 23.0 50 km William Nicol ( 1768 -- 1851 ) Dorsum Niggli 29 ° 00 ′ N 52 ° 00 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 29.0 ° N 52.0 ° W ﻿ / 29.0 ; - 52.0 50 km Paul Niggli ( 1888 -- 1953 ) Dorsum Oppel 18 ° 42 ′ N 52 ° 36 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 18.7 ° N 52.6 ° E ﻿ / 18.7 ; 52.6 268 km Albert Oppel ( 1831 -- 1865 ) Dorsum Owen 25 ° 00 ′ N 11 ° 00 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 25.0 ° N 11.0 ° E ﻿ / 25.0 ; 11.0 50 km George Owen ( 1552 -- 1613 ) Dorsum Scilla 32 ° 48 ′ N 60 ° 24 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 32.8 ° N 60.4 ° W ﻿ / 32.8 ; - 60.4 108 km Agostino Scilla ( 1639 -- 1700 ) Dorsum Termier 11 ° 00 ′ N 58 ° 00 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 11.0 ° N 58.0 ° E ﻿ / 11.0 ; 58.0 90 km Pierre - Marie Termier ( 1859 -- 1930 ) Dorsum Thera 24 ° 24 ′ N 31 ° 24 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 24.4 ° N 31.4 ° W ﻿ / 24.4 ; - 31.4 7 km Greek feminine name Dorsum Von Cotta 23 ° 12 ′ N 11 ° 54 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 23.2 ° N 11.9 ° E ﻿ / 23.2 ; 11.9 199 km Carl Bernard von Cotta ( 1808 -- 1879 ) Dorsum Zirkel 28 ° 06 ′ N 23 ° 30 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 28.1 ° N 23.5 ° W ﻿ / 28.1 ; - 23.5 193 km Ferdinand Zirkel ( 1838 -- 1912 ) Promontorium These features form a cape or headland on a mare. Name Coordinates Dia. Name Origin Promontorium Agarum 14 ° 00 ′ N 66 ° 00 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 14.0 ° N 66.0 ° E ﻿ / 14.0 ; 66.0 70 km Named from a cape in the Sea of Azov Promontorium Agassiz 42 ° 00 ′ N 1 ° 48 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 42.0 ° N 1.8 ° E ﻿ / 42.0 ; 1.8 20 km Jean Louis Rodolphe Agassiz ( 1807 -- 1873 ) Promontorium Archerusia 16 ° 42 ′ N 22 ° 00 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 16.7 ° N 22.0 ° E ﻿ / 16.7 ; 22.0 10 km Named from a cape on the Black Sea Promontorium Deville 43 ° 12 ′ N 1 ° 00 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 43.2 ° N 1.0 ° E ﻿ / 43.2 ; 1.0 20 km Charles Joseph Sainte - Claire Deville ( 1814 -- 1876 ) Promontorium Fresnel 29 ° 00 ′ N 4 ° 42 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 29.0 ° N 4.7 ° E ﻿ / 29.0 ; 4.7 20 km Augustin Jean Fresnel ( 1788 -- 1827 ) Promontorium Heraclides 40 ° 18 ′ N 33 ° 12 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 40.3 ° N 33.2 ° W ﻿ / 40.3 ; - 33.2 50 km Heraclides Ponticus Promontorium Kelvin 27 ° 00 ′ S 33 ° 00 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 27.0 ° S 33.0 ° W ﻿ / - 27.0 ; - 33.0 50 km William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin ( 1824 -- 1907 ) Promontorium Laplace 46 ° 00 ′ N 25 ° 48 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 46.0 ° N 25.8 ° W ﻿ / 46.0 ; - 25.8 50 km Pierre Simon Laplace ( 1749 -- 1827 ) Promontorium Taenarium 19 ° 00 ′ S 8 ° 00 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 19.0 ° S 8.0 ° W ﻿ / - 19.0 ; - 8.0 70 km Named from cape in Greece Rima These features are lunar rilles. Name Coordinates Dia. Name Origin Rima Agatharchides 20 ° 00 ′ S 28 ° 00 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 20.0 ° S 28.0 ° W ﻿ / - 20.0 ; - 28.0 50 km Named from nearby crater Agatharchides Rima Agricola 29 ° 00 ′ N 53 ° 00 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 29.0 ° N 53.0 ° W ﻿ / 29.0 ; - 53.0 110 km Named from nearby Montes Agricola Rima Archytas 53 ° 00 ′ S 3 ° 00 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 53.0 ° S 3.0 ° E ﻿ / - 53.0 ; 3.0 90 km Named from nearby crater Archytas Rima Ariadaeus 6 ° 24 ′ N 14 ° 00 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 6.4 ° N 14.0 ° E ﻿ / 6.4 ; 14.0 250 km Named from nearby crater Ariadaeus Rima Billy 15 ° 00 ′ S 48 ° 00 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 15.0 ° S 48.0 ° W ﻿ / - 15.0 ; - 48.0 70 km Named from nearby crater Billy Rima Birt 21 ° 00 ′ S 9 ° 00 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 21.0 ° S 9.0 ° W ﻿ / - 21.0 ; - 9.0 50 km Named from nearby crater Birt Rima Bradley 23 ° 48 ′ N 1 ° 12 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 23.8 ° N 1.2 ° W ﻿ / 23.8 ; - 1.2 161 km Named from nearby Mons Bradley Rima Brayley 21 ° 24 ′ N 37 ° 30 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 21.4 ° N 37.5 ° W ﻿ / 21.4 ; - 37.5 311 km Named from nearby crater Brayley Rima Calippus 37 ° 00 ′ N 13 ° 00 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 37.0 ° N 13.0 ° E ﻿ / 37.0 ; 13.0 40 km Named from nearby crater Calippus Rima Cardanus 11 ° 24 ′ N 71 ° 30 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 11.4 ° N 71.5 ° E ﻿ / 11.4 ; 71.5 175 km Named from nearby crater Cardanus Rima Carmen 19 ° 48 ′ N 29 ° 18 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 19.8 ° N 29.3 ° E ﻿ / 19.8 ; 29.3 10 km Spanish feminine name Rima Cauchy 10 ° 30 ′ N 38 ° 00 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 10.5 ° N 38.0 ° E ﻿ / 10.5 ; 38.0 140 km Named from nearby crater Cauchy Rima Cleomedes 27 ° 00 ′ N 57 ° 00 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 27.0 ° N 57.0 ° E ﻿ / 27.0 ; 57.0 80 km Within crater Cleomedes Rima Cleopatra 30 ° 00 ′ N 53 ° 48 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 30.0 ° N 53.8 ° W ﻿ / 30.0 ; - 53.8 14 km Greek feminine name Rima Conon 18 ° 36 ′ N 2 ° 00 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 18.6 ° N 2.0 ° E ﻿ / 18.6 ; 2.0 30 km Named from nearby crater Conon Rima Dawes 17 ° 30 ′ N 26 ° 36 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 17.5 ° N 26.6 ° E ﻿ / 17.5 ; 26.6 15 km Named from nearby crater Dawes Rima Delisle 31 ° 00 ′ N 32 ° 00 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 31.0 ° N 32.0 ° W ﻿ / 31.0 ; - 32.0 60 km Named from nearby crater Delisle Rima Diophantus 29 ° 00 ′ N 33 ° 00 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 29.0 ° N 33.0 ° W ﻿ / 29.0 ; - 33.0 150 km Named from nearby crater Diophantus Rima Draper 18 ° 00 ′ N 25 ° 00 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 18.0 ° N 25.0 ° W ﻿ / 18.0 ; - 25.0 160 km Named from nearby crater Draper Rima Euler 21 ° 00 ′ N 31 ° 00 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 21.0 ° N 31.0 ° W ﻿ / 21.0 ; - 31.0 90 km Named from nearby crater Euler Rima Flammarion 2 ° 48 ′ S 5 ° 36 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 2.8 ° S 5.6 ° W ﻿ / - 2.8 ; - 5.6 80 km Named from nearby crater Flammarion Rima Furnerius 35 ° 00 ′ S 61 ° 00 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 35.0 ° S 61.0 ° E ﻿ / - 35.0 ; 61.0 50 km Within crater Furnerius Rima G. Bond 33 ° 18 ′ N 35 ° 30 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 33.3 ° N 35.5 ° E ﻿ / 33.3 ; 35.5 168 km Named from nearby crater G. Bond Rima Galilaei 11 ° 54 ′ N 58 ° 30 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 11.9 ° N 58.5 ° W ﻿ / 11.9 ; - 58.5 89 km Named from nearby crater Galilaei Rima Gärtner 59 ° 00 ′ N 63 ° 00 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 59.0 ° N 63.0 ° E ﻿ / 59.0 ; 63.0 30 km Within crater Gärtner Rima Gay - Lussac 13 ° 00 ′ N 22 ° 00 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 13.0 ° N 22.0 ° W ﻿ / 13.0 ; - 22.0 40 km Named from nearby crater Gay - Lussac Rima Hadley 25 ° 00 ′ N 3 ° 00 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 25.0 ° N 3.0 ° E ﻿ / 25.0 ; 3.0 80 km Named from nearby Mons Hadley Rima Hansteen 12 ° 00 ′ S 53 ° 00 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 12.0 ° S 53.0 ° W ﻿ / - 12.0 ; - 53.0 25 km Named from nearby crater Hansteen Rima Hesiodus 30 ° 00 ′ S 20 ° 00 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 30.0 ° S 20.0 ° W ﻿ / - 30.0 ; - 20.0 256 km Named from nearby crater Hesiodus Rima Hyginus 7 ° 24 ′ N 7 ° 48 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 7.4 ° N 7.8 ° E ﻿ / 7.4 ; 7.8 219 km Named from nearby crater Hyginus Rima Jansen 14 ° 30 ′ N 29 ° 00 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 14.5 ° N 29.0 ° E ﻿ / 14.5 ; 29.0 35 km Named from nearby crater Jansen Rima Krieger 29 ° 00 ′ N 45 ° 36 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 29.0 ° N 45.6 ° W ﻿ / 29.0 ; - 45.6 22 km Named from nearby crater Krieger Rima Mairan 38 ° 00 ′ N 47 ° 00 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 38.0 ° N 47.0 ° W ﻿ / 38.0 ; - 47.0 90 km Named from nearby crater Mairan Rima Marcello 18 ° 36 ′ N 27 ° 42 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 18.6 ° N 27.7 ° E ﻿ / 18.6 ; 27.7 2 km Italian masculine name Rima Marius 16 ° 30 ′ N 48 ° 54 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 16.5 ° N 48.9 ° W ﻿ / 16.5 ; - 48.9 121 km Named from nearby crater Marius Rima Messier 1 ° 00 ′ S 45 ° 00 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 1.0 ° S 45.0 ° E ﻿ / - 1.0 ; 45.0 100 km Named from nearby crater Messier Rima Milichius 8 ° 00 ′ N 33 ° 00 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 8.0 ° N 33.0 ° W ﻿ / 8.0 ; - 33.0 100 km Named from nearby crater Milichius Rima Oppolzer 1 ° 42 ′ S 1 ° 00 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 1.7 ° S 1.0 ° E ﻿ / - 1.7 ; 1.0 94 km Named from nearby crater Oppolzer Rima Réaumur 3 ° 00 ′ S 3 ° 00 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 3.0 ° S 3.0 ° E ﻿ / - 3.0 ; 3.0 30 km Named from nearby crater Réaumur Rima Reiko 18 ° 36 ′ N 27 ° 42 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 18.6 ° N 27.7 ° E ﻿ / 18.6 ; 27.7 2 km Japanese feminine name Rima Rudolf 19 ° 36 ′ N 29 ° 36 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 19.6 ° N 29.6 ° E ﻿ / 19.6 ; 29.6 8 km German masculine name Rima Schröter 1 ° 00 ′ N 6 ° 00 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 1.0 ° N 6.0 ° W ﻿ / 1.0 ; - 6.0 40 km Named from nearby crater Schröter Rima Sharp 46 ° 42 ′ N 50 ° 30 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 46.7 ° N 50.5 ° W ﻿ / 46.7 ; - 50.5 107 km Named from nearby crater Sharp Rima Sheepshanks 58 ° 00 ′ N 24 ° 00 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 58.0 ° N 24.0 ° E ﻿ / 58.0 ; 24.0 200 km Named from nearby crater Sheepshanks Rima Siegfried 25 ° 54 ′ S 103 ° 00 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 25.9 ° S 103.0 ° E ﻿ / - 25.9 ; 103.0 14 km German masculine name Rima Suess 6 ° 42 ′ N 48 ° 12 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 6.7 ° N 48.2 ° E ﻿ / 6.7 ; 48.2 165 km Named from nearby crater Suess Rima Sung - Mei 24 ° 36 ′ N 11 ° 18 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 24.6 ° N 11.3 ° E ﻿ / 24.6 ; 11.3 4 km Chinese feminine name Rima T. Mayer 13 ° 00 ′ N 31 ° 00 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 13.0 ° N 31.0 ° W ﻿ / 13.0 ; - 31.0 50 km Named from nearby crater T. Mayer Rima Vladimir 25 ° 12 ′ N 0 ° 42 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 25.2 ° N 0.7 ° W ﻿ / 25.2 ; - 0.7 14 km Slavic masculine name Rima Wan - Yu 20 ° 00 ′ N 31 ° 30 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 20.0 ° N 31.5 ° W ﻿ / 20.0 ; - 31.5 12 km Chinese feminine name Rima Yangel ' 16 ° 42 ′ N 4 ° 36 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 16.7 ° N 4.6 ° E ﻿ / 16.7 ; 4.6 30 km Named from nearby crater Yangel ' Rima Zahia 25 ° 00 ′ N 29 ° 30 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 25.0 ° N 29.5 ° W ﻿ / 25.0 ; - 29.5 16 km Arabic feminine name Rimae These features are lunar rille systems. Name Coordinates Dia. Name Origin Rimae Alphonsus 14 ° 00 ′ S 2 ° 00 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 14.0 ° S 2.0 ° W ﻿ / - 14.0 ; - 2.0 80 km Within crater Alphonsus Rimae Apollonius 5 ° 00 ′ N 53 ° 00 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 5.0 ° N 53.0 ° E ﻿ / 5.0 ; 53.0 230 km Named from nearby crater Apollonius Rimae Archimedes 26 ° 36 ′ N 4 ° 06 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 26.6 ° N 4.1 ° W ﻿ / 26.6 ; - 4.1 169 km Named from nearby crater Archimedes Rimae Aristarchus 26 ° 54 ′ N 47 ° 30 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 26.9 ° N 47.5 ° W ﻿ / 26.9 ; - 47.5 121 km Named from nearby crater Aristarchus Rimae Arzachel 18 ° 00 ′ S 2 ° 00 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 18.0 ° S 2.0 ° W ﻿ / - 18.0 ; - 2.0 50 km Within crater Arzachel Rimae Atlas 47 ° 30 ′ N 43 ° 36 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 47.5 ° N 43.6 ° E ﻿ / 47.5 ; 43.6 60 km Within crater Atlas Rimae Bode 10 ° 00 ′ N 4 ° 00 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 10.0 ° N 4.0 ° W ﻿ / 10.0 ; - 4.0 70 km Named from nearby crater Bode Rimae Boscovich 9 ° 48 ′ N 11 ° 06 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 9.8 ° N 11.1 ° E ﻿ / 9.8 ; 11.1 40 km Within crater Boscovich Rimae Chacornac 29 ° 00 ′ N 32 ° 00 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 29.0 ° N 32.0 ° E ﻿ / 29.0 ; 32.0 120 km Named from nearby crater Chacornac Rimae Daniell 37 ° 00 ′ N 26 ° 00 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 37.0 ° N 26.0 ° E ﻿ / 37.0 ; 26.0 200 km Named from nearby crater Daniell Rimae Darwin 19 ° 18 ′ S 69 ° 30 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 19.3 ° S 69.5 ° W ﻿ / - 19.3 ; - 69.5 143 km Named from nearby crater Darwin Rimae Doppelmayer 25 ° 54 ′ S 45 ° 06 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 25.9 ° S 45.1 ° W ﻿ / - 25.9 ; - 45.1 162 km Named from nearby crater Doppelmayer Rimae Focas 28 ° 00 ′ S 98 ° 00 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 28.0 ° S 98.0 ° W ﻿ / - 28.0 ; - 98.0 100 km Named from nearby crater Focas Rimae Fresnel 28 ° 00 ′ N 4 ° 00 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 28.0 ° N 4.0 ° E ﻿ / 28.0 ; 4.0 90 km Named from nearby Promontorium Fresnel Rimae de Gasparis 24 ° 36 ′ S 51 ° 06 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 24.6 ° S 51.1 ° W ﻿ / - 24.6 ; - 51.1 93 km Named from nearby crater de Gasparis Rimae Gassendi 18 ° 00 ′ S 40 ° 00 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 18.0 ° S 40.0 ° W ﻿ / - 18.0 ; - 40.0 70 km Within crater Gassendi Rimae Gerard 46 ° 00 ′ N 84 ° 00 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 46.0 ° N 84.0 ° W ﻿ / 46.0 ; - 84.0 100 km Named from nearby crater Gerard Rimae Goclenius 8 ° 00 ′ S 43 ° 00 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 8.0 ° S 43.0 ° E ﻿ / - 8.0 ; 43.0 240 km Named from nearby crater Goclenius Rimae Grimaldi 9 ° 00 ′ N 64 ° 00 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 9.0 ° N 64.0 ° W ﻿ / 9.0 ; - 64.0 230 km Named from nearby crater Grimaldi Rimae Hypatia 0 ° 24 ′ S 22 ° 24 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 0.4 ° S 22.4 ° E ﻿ / - 0.4 ; 22.4 206 km Named from nearby crater Hypatia Rimae Janssen 45 ° 36 ′ S 40 ° 00 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 45.6 ° S 40.0 ° E ﻿ / - 45.6 ; 40.0 114 km Named from nearby crater Janssen Rimae Kopff 17 ° 24 ′ S 89 ° 36 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 17.4 ° S 89.6 ° W ﻿ / - 17.4 ; - 89.6 41 km Named from nearby crater Kopff Rimae Liebig 20 ° 00 ′ S 45 ° 00 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 20.0 ° S 45.0 ° W ﻿ / - 20.0 ; - 45.0 140 km Named from nearby crater Liebig Rimae Littrow 22 ° 06 ′ N 29 ° 54 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 22.1 ° N 29.9 ° E ﻿ / 22.1 ; 29.9 115 km Named from nearby crater Littrow Rimae Maclear 13 ° 00 ′ S 20 ° 00 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 13.0 ° S 20.0 ° E ﻿ / - 13.0 ; 20.0 110 km Named from nearby crater Maclear Rimae Maestlin 2 ° 00 ′ N 40 ° 00 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 2.0 ° N 40.0 ° W ﻿ / 2.0 ; - 40.0 80 km Named from nearby crater Maestlin Rimae Maupertuis 52 ° 00 ′ N 23 ° 00 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 52.0 ° N 23.0 ° W ﻿ / 52.0 ; - 23.0 84 km Named from nearby crater Maupertuis Rimae Menelaus 17 ° 12 ′ N 17 ° 54 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 17.2 ° N 17.9 ° E ﻿ / 17.2 ; 17.9 131 km Named from nearby crater Menelaus Rimae Mersenius 21 ° 30 ′ S 49 ° 12 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 21.5 ° S 49.2 ° W ﻿ / - 21.5 ; - 49.2 84 km Named from nearby crater Mersenius Rimae Opelt 13 ° 00 ′ S 18 ° 00 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 13.0 ° S 18.0 ° W ﻿ / - 13.0 ; - 18.0 70 km Named from nearby crater Opelt Rimae Palmieri 28 ° 00 ′ S 47 ° 00 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 28.0 ° S 47.0 ° W ﻿ / - 28.0 ; - 47.0 150 km Named from nearby crater Palmieri Rimae Parry 6 ° 06 ′ S 16 ° 48 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 6.1 ° S 16.8 ° W ﻿ / - 6.1 ; - 16.8 82 km Named from nearby crater Parry Rimae Petavius 25 ° 54 ′ S 58 ° 54 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 25.9 ° S 58.9 ° E ﻿ / - 25.9 ; 58.9 80 km Named from nearby crater Petavius Rimae Pettit 23 ° 00 ′ S 92 ° 00 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 23.0 ° S 92.0 ° W ﻿ / - 23.0 ; - 92.0 450 km Named from nearby crater Pettit Rimae Pitatus 28 ° 30 ′ S 13 ° 48 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 28.5 ° S 13.8 ° W ﻿ / - 28.5 ; - 13.8 94 km Named from nearby crater Pitatus Rimae Plato 52 ° 54 ′ N 3 ° 12 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 52.9 ° N 3.2 ° W ﻿ / 52.9 ; - 3.2 87 km Named from nearby crater Plato Rimae Plinius 17 ° 54 ′ N 23 ° 36 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 17.9 ° N 23.6 ° E ﻿ / 17.9 ; 23.6 124 km Named from nearby crater Plinius Rimae Posidonius 32 ° 00 ′ N 28 ° 42 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 32.0 ° N 28.7 ° E ﻿ / 32.0 ; 28.7 70 km Named from nearby crater Posidonius Rimae Prinz 27 ° 00 ′ N 43 ° 00 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 27.0 ° N 43.0 ° W ﻿ / 27.0 ; - 43.0 80 km Named from nearby crater Prinz Rimae Ramsden 33 ° 54 ′ S 31 ° 24 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 33.9 ° S 31.4 ° W ﻿ / - 33.9 ; - 31.4 108 km Named from nearby crater Ramsden Rimae Repsold 50 ° 36 ′ N 81 ° 42 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 50.6 ° N 81.7 ° W ﻿ / 50.6 ; - 81.7 166 km Named from nearby crater Repsold Rimae Riccioli 2 ° 00 ′ N 74 ° 00 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 2.0 ° N 74.0 ° W ﻿ / 2.0 ; - 74.0 400 km Named from nearby crater Riccioli Rimae Ritter 3 ° 00 ′ N 18 ° 00 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 3.0 ° N 18.0 ° W ﻿ / 3.0 ; - 18.0 100 km Named from nearby crater Ritter Rimae Römer 27 ° 00 ′ N 35 ° 00 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 27.0 ° N 35.0 ° W ﻿ / 27.0 ; - 35.0 110 km Named from nearby crater Römer Rimae Secchi 1 ° 00 ′ N 44 ° 00 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 1.0 ° N 44.0 ° W ﻿ / 1.0 ; - 44.0 35 km Named from nearby crater Secchi Rimae Sirsalis 15 ° 42 ′ S 61 ° 42 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 15.7 ° S 61.7 ° W ﻿ / - 15.7 ; - 61.7 426 km Named from nearby crater Sirsalis Rimae Sosigenes 8 ° 36 ′ N 18 ° 42 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 8.6 ° N 18.7 ° E ﻿ / 8.6 ; 18.7 190 km Named from nearby crater Sosigenes Rimae Sulpicius Gallus 21 ° 00 ′ N 10 ° 00 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 21.0 ° N 10.0 ° E ﻿ / 21.0 ; 10.0 90 km Named from nearby crater Sulpicius Gallus Rimae Taruntius 5 ° 30 ′ N 46 ° 30 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 5.5 ° N 46.5 ° E ﻿ / 5.5 ; 46.5 25 km Named from nearby crater Taruntius Rimae Theaetetus 33 ° 00 ′ N 6 ° 00 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 33.0 ° N 6.0 ° E ﻿ / 33.0 ; 6.0 50 km Named from nearby crater Theaetetus Rimae Triesnecker 4 ° 18 ′ N 4 ° 36 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 4.3 ° N 4.6 ° E ﻿ / 4.3 ; 4.6 215 km Named from nearby crater Triesnecker Rimae Vasco da Gama 10 ° 00 ′ N 82 ° 00 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 10.0 ° N 82.0 ° E ﻿ / 10.0 ; 82.0 60 km Named from nearby crater Vasco da Gama Rimae Zupus 15 ° 00 ′ S 53 ° 00 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 15.0 ° S 53.0 ° W ﻿ / - 15.0 ; - 53.0 120 km Named from nearby crater Zupus Rupis These are escarpments in the surface. Name Coordinates Dia. Name Origin Rupes Altai 24 ° 18 ′ S 22 ° 36 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 24.3 ° S 22.6 ° E ﻿ / - 24.3 ; 22.6 427.0 km Altai Mountains Rupes Boris 30 ° 30 ′ N 33 ° 30 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 30.5 ° N 33.5 ° W ﻿ / 30.5 ; - 33.5 4.0 km Named from nearby crater Boris Rupes Cauchy 9 ° 00 ′ N 37 ° 00 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 9.0 ° N 37.0 ° E ﻿ / 9.0 ; 37.0 120.0 km Named from nearby crater Cauchy Rupes Kelvin 27 ° 18 ′ S 33 ° 06 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 27.3 ° S 33.1 ° W ﻿ / - 27.3 ; - 33.1 78.0 km Named from nearby Promontorium Kelvin Rupes Liebig 25 ° 00 ′ S 46 ° 00 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 25.0 ° S 46.0 ° W ﻿ / - 25.0 ; - 46.0 180.0 km Named from nearby crater Liebig Rupes Mercator 31 ° 00 ′ S 22 ° 18 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 31.0 ° S 22.3 ° W ﻿ / - 31.0 ; - 22.3 93.0 km Named from nearby crater Mercator Rupes Recta 22 ° 06 ′ S 7 ° 48 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 22.1 ° S 7.8 ° W ﻿ / - 22.1 ; - 7.8 134.0 km Latin for `` straight cliff '' Rupes Toscanelli 27 ° 24 ′ N 47 ° 30 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 27.4 ° N 47.5 ° W ﻿ / 27.4 ; - 47.5 70.0 km Named from nearby crater Toscanelli Terra The continental areas between the seas were given comparable names by Giovanni Battista Riccioli, but were opposite the names used for the seas. Thus there were the lands of sterility ( Terra Sterilitatis ), heat ( Terra Caloris ), and liveliness ( Terra Vitae ). However these names for the highland regions are no longer used on recent maps, and Terrae are not officially recognized as standard lunar nomenclature by the International Astronomical Union. Name Name Origin Near side position Insula Ventorum Island of Winds Peninsula Fulminu Peninsula of Thunder Between Mare Humorum and Oceanus Procellarum. Terra Caloris Land of Heat Southwest rim of the near side. Terra Fertilitatis Land of Fertility Southeastern rim of the near side. Terrae Grandinis Land of Hail Northeast border of Mare Imbrium. Terrae Manna Land of Manna Region between Mare Tranquillitatis, Mare Fecunditatis and Mare Nectaris. Terra Niuiu ( Terra Nivium ) Land of Snows Southeast border of Mare Imbrium. Terra Pruinæ Land of Frost Northwest border of Mare Imbrium. Terra Sanitatis Land of Healthiness Central region between Mare Nubium and Mare Tranquillitatis. Terra Siccitatis Land of Dryness Northwest rim of the near side. Terra Sterilitatis Land of Sterility Terra Vigoris Land of Cheerfulness Region southeast of Mare Crisium. Terra Vitæ Land of Liveliness Northeast rim of the near side. Craters The large majority of these features are impact craters. The crater nomenclature is governed by the International Astronomical Union, and this listing only includes features that are officially recognized by that scientific society. The lunar craters are listed in the following subsections. Where a formation has associated satellite craters, these are detailed on the main crater description pages. List of craters on the Moon A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z See also Moon portal Lunar crater locations Selenography List of mountain ranges List of mountains on the Moon by height References Jump up ^ Moore, Patrick ( 1983 ). The Guinness book of astronomy facts and feats. Enfield, Middlesex : Guinness Superlatives Ltd. p. 25. ISBN 0 - 85112 - 258 - 2. Jump up ^ `` Science Source - Riccioli 's Moon map, 1651 ''. www.sciencesource.com. Retrieved 2017 - 12 - 20. Jump up ^ `` Moon Mare / Maria ''. Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology. Retrieved 2010 - 08 - 20. ^ Jump up to : `` Astronomica Langrenus '' ( in Italian ). Archived from the original on 2006 - 10 - 12. Retrieved 2006 - 12 - 05. Jump up ^ Formerly called Mons Euler. Jump up ^ Now Matapan or Tainaron Jump up ^ Traditionally called the `` Straight Wall ''. Jump up ^ Wood, Chuck ( April 18, 2006 ). `` Restoring Bright Names ''. LPOD lunar photo of the day. Retrieved 2006 - 12 - 02. Jump up ^ Blue, Jennifer ( October 16, 2006 ). `` Categories for Naming Features on Planets and Satellites ''. USGS. Retrieved 2007 - 05 - 04. ^ Jump up to : Wood, Chuck ( 2006 - 07 - 13 ). `` Restoring bright names ''. LPOD. Retrieved 2007 - 07 - 05. These were used for references in the Water Features section. Andersson, L.E. ; Whitaker, E.A. ( 1982 ). NASA Catalogue of Lunar Nomenclature ( PDF ). NASA RP - 1097. Archived from the original on 2014 - 10 - 06. CS1 maint : BOT : original - url status unknown ( link ), no ISBN. Ben Bussey and Paul Spudis, The Clementine Atlas of the Moon, Cambridge University Press, 2004, ISBN 0 - 521 - 81528 - 2. Antonín Rükl, Atlas of the Moon, Kalmbach Books, 1990, ISBN 0 - 913135 - 17 - 8. Ewen A. Whitaker, Mapping and Naming the Moon, Cambridge University Press, 1999, ISBN 0 - 521 - 62248 - 4. The following sources were used as references on the individual crater pages. Andersson, L.E. ; Whitaker, E.A. ( 1982 ). NASA Catalogue of Lunar Nomenclature ( PDF ). NASA RP - 1097. Archived from the original ( PDF ) on 2014 - 10 - 06. Blue, Jennifer ( July 25, 2007 ). `` Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature ''. USGS. Retrieved 2007 - 08 - 05. Bussey, B. ; Spudis, P., ( 2004 ). The Clementine Atlas of the Moon. New York : Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0 - 521 - 81528 - 2. CS1 maint : Multiple names : authors list ( link ) Cocks, Elijah E. ; Cocks, Josiah C. ( 1995 ). Who 's Who on the Moon : A Biographical Dictionary of Lunar Nomenclature. Tudor Publishers. ISBN 0 - 936389 - 27 - 3. McDowell, Jonathan ( July 15, 2007 ). `` Lunar Nomenclature ''. Jonathan 's Space Report. Retrieved 2007 - 10 - 24. Menzel, Donald H. ( February 1971 ). `` Final Report on NGR 22 - 007 - 194, Lunar Nomenclature '' ( PDF ). NASA. Retrieved 2008 - 08 - 07. Menzel, D.H. ; Minnaert, M. ; Levin, B. ; Dollfus, A. ; Bell, B. ( 1971 ). `` Report on Lunar Nomenclature by The Working Group of Commission 17 of the IAU ''. Space Science Reviews. 12 ( 2 ) : 136. Bibcode : 1971SSRv... 12... 136M. doi : 10.1007 / BF00171763. Moore, Patrick ( 2001 ). On the Moon. Sterling Publishing Co. ISBN 0 - 304 - 35469 - 4. Price, Fred W. ( 1988 ). The Moon observer 's handbook. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0 - 521 - 33500 - 0. Rükl, Antonín ( 1990 ). Atlas of the Moon. Kalmbach Books. ISBN 0 - 913135 - 17 - 8. Webb, Rev. T.W. ( 1962 ). Celestial Objects for Common Telescopes ( 6th revision ed. ). Dover. ISBN 0 - 486 - 20917 - 2. Whitaker, Ewen A. ( 2003 ). Mapping and Naming the Moon. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978 - 0 - 521 - 54414 - 6. Wlasuk, Peter T. ( 2000 ). Observing the Moon. Springer. ISBN 1 - 85233 - 193 - 3. External links NASA lunar Atlas IAU, USGS : Moon nomenclature IAU, USGS : Moon nomenclature : mountains Astronomica Langrenus -- Italian Lunar Web Site Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature Lunar Atlases at the Lunar & Planetary Institute Digital Lunar Orbiter Photographic Atlas of the Moon Lunar Nomenclature Lunar Photo of the Day by Charles A. Wood et al. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_lunar_features&oldid=817900175 '' Categories : Lists of extraterrestrial mountains Mountains on the Moon Surface features of bodies of the Solar System Impact craters on the Moon Lists of impact craters on the Moon Astronomy - related lists Hidden categories : CS1 Italian - language sources ( it ) CS1 maint : BOT : original - url status unknown CS1 maint : Multiple names : authors list Talk Contents About Wikipedia Alemannisch Čeština Cymraeg Dansk Deutsch Español Français Bahasa Indonesia Italiano Latina Nederlands 日本 語 Norsk Occitan Polski Русский Suomi Svenska Tiếng Việt 中文 Edit links This page was last edited on 31 December 2017, at 06 : 16. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. 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Question: what is the name for the dark spots on the moon
Answer: maria (singular mare)