# List of craters on the Moon: T–Z

This is a partial list of named lunar craters according to the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature maintained by the International Astronomical Union includes the diameter of the crater and the person the crater is named for. Where a crater formation has associated satellite craters, these are detailed on the main crater description pages.

## T

| Crater | Coordinates | Diameter (km) | Approval Year | Eponym | Ref |
| T. Mayer | 15°32′N 29°10′W﻿ / ﻿15.54°N 29.17°W﻿ / 15.54; -29.17﻿ (T. Mayer) | 33.15 | 1935 | Tobias Mayer (1723–1762) | WGPSN |
| Tacchini | 5°05′N 85°49′E﻿ / ﻿5.08°N 85.82°E﻿ / 5.08; 85.82﻿ (Tacchini) | 42.58 | 1973 | Pietro Tacchini (1838–1905) | WGPSN |
| Tacitus | 16°12′S 18°57′E﻿ / ﻿16.2°S 18.95°E﻿ / -16.2; 18.95﻿ (Tacitus) | 39.81 | 1935 | Cornelius Tacitus (c. 55–120) | WGPSN |
| Tacquet | 16°38′N 19°12′E﻿ / ﻿16.64°N 19.2°E﻿ / 16.64; 19.2﻿ (Tacquet) | 6.43 | 1935 | André Tacquet (1612–1660) | WGPSN |
| Tai Wei | 44°09′N 19°29′W﻿ / ﻿44.15°N 19.49°W﻿ / 44.15; -19.49﻿ (Tai Wei) | 0.48 | 2015 | Supreme Palace enclosure (location on ancient Chinese star map) | WGPSN |
| Taizo | 24°42′N 2°12′E﻿ / ﻿24.7°N 2.2°E﻿ / 24.7; 2.2﻿ (Taizo) | 8.19 | 1979 | (Japanese male name) | WGPSN |
| Talbot | 2°28′S 85°18′E﻿ / ﻿2.47°S 85.3°E﻿ / -2.47; 85.3﻿ (Talbot) | 12.36 | 1976 | William Henry Fox Talbot (1800–1877) | WGPSN |
| Tamm | 4°19′S 146°23′E﻿ / ﻿4.32°S 146.38°E﻿ / -4.32; 146.38﻿ (Tamm) | 40.54 | 1979 | Igor Tamm (1895–1971) | WGPSN |
| Tannerus | 56°26′S 21°55′E﻿ / ﻿56.44°S 21.92°E﻿ / -56.44; 21.92﻿ (Tannerus) | 28.07 | 1935 | Adam Tanner (1572–1632) | WGPSN |
| Taruntius | 5°30′N 46°32′E﻿ / ﻿5.5°N 46.54°E﻿ / 5.5; 46.54﻿ (Taruntius) | 57.32 | 1935 | Lucius Taruntius Firmanus (flourished 86 BC) | WGPSN |
| Taylor | 5°17′S 16°39′E﻿ / ﻿5.28°S 16.65°E﻿ / -5.28; 16.65﻿ (Taylor) | 36.35 | 1935 | Brook Taylor (1685–1731) | WGPSN |
| Tebbutt | 9°28′N 53°31′E﻿ / ﻿9.46°N 53.52°E﻿ / 9.46; 53.52﻿ (Tebbutt) | 33.99 | 1973 | John Tebbutt (1834–1916) | WGPSN |
| Teisserenc | 31°58′N 136°17′W﻿ / ﻿31.96°N 136.28°W﻿ / 31.96; -136.28﻿ (Teisserenc) | 62.31 | 1970 | Léon Philippe Teisserenc de Bort (1855–1913) | WGPSN |
| Tempel | 3°46′N 11°52′E﻿ / ﻿3.76°N 11.86°E﻿ / 3.76; 11.86﻿ (Tempel) | 43.19 | 1935 | Ernst Wilhelm Leberecht Tempel (1821–1889) | WGPSN |
| Ten Bruggencate | 9°35′S 134°40′E﻿ / ﻿9.58°S 134.66°E﻿ / -9.58; 134.66﻿ (Ten Bruggencate) | 59.95 | 1970 | Paul ten Bruggencate (1901–1961) | WGPSN |
| Tereshkova | 28°13′N 143°50′E﻿ / ﻿28.21°N 143.84°E﻿ / 28.21; 143.84﻿ (Tereshkova) | 31.33 | 1970 | Valentina Tereshkova (born 1937) | WGPSN |
| Tesla | 38°22′N 124°44′E﻿ / ﻿38.36°N 124.73°E﻿ / 38.36; 124.73﻿ (Tesla) | 41.15 | 1970 | Nikola Tesla (1856–1943) | WGPSN |
| Thales | 61°44′N 50°16′E﻿ / ﻿61.74°N 50.27°E﻿ / 61.74; 50.27﻿ (Thales) | 30.75 | 1935 | Thales of Miletus (c. 636–546 BC) | WGPSN |
| Tharp | 30°36′S 145°38′E﻿ / ﻿30.6°S 145.63°E﻿ / -30.6; 145.63﻿ (Tharp) | 13.45 | 2015 | Marie Tharp (1920–1986) | WGPSN |
| Theaetetus | 37°01′N 6°04′E﻿ / ﻿37.01°N 6.06°E﻿ / 37.01; 6.06﻿ (Theaetetus) | 24.59 | 1935 | Theaetetus (c. 380 BC) | WGPSN |
| Thebit | 22°01′S 4°01′W﻿ / ﻿22.01°S 4.02°W﻿ / -22.01; -4.02﻿ (Thebit) | 54.64 | 1935 | Thabit ibn Qurra (826–901 AD) | WGPSN |
| Theiler | 13°22′N 82°51′E﻿ / ﻿13.36°N 82.85°E﻿ / 13.36; 82.85﻿ (Theiler) | 8.28 | 1979 | Max Theiler (1899–1972) | WGPSN |
| Theon Junior | 2°25′S 15°47′E﻿ / ﻿2.41°S 15.79°E﻿ / -2.41; 15.79﻿ (Theon Junior) | 17.61 | 1935 | Theon of Alexandria (c. 380) | WGPSN |
| Theon Senior | 0°49′S 15°25′E﻿ / ﻿0.81°S 15.42°E﻿ / -0.81; 15.42﻿ (Theon Senior) | 18.02 | 1935 | Theon of Smyrna (c. 100) | WGPSN |
| Theophilus | 11°27′S 26°17′E﻿ / ﻿11.45°S 26.28°E﻿ / -11.45; 26.28﻿ (Theophilus) | 98.59 | 1935 | Theophilus (AD 412) | WGPSN |
| Theophrastus | 17°28′N 39°04′E﻿ / ﻿17.46°N 39.06°E﻿ / 17.46; 39.06﻿ (Theophrastus) | 8.03 | 1973 | Theophrastus (372–287 BC) | WGPSN |
| Thiel | 40°10′N 134°34′W﻿ / ﻿40.17°N 134.56°W﻿ / 40.17; -134.56﻿ (Thiel) | 35.67 | 1970 | Walter Thiel (1910–1943 AD) | WGPSN |
| Thiessen | 74°52′N 169°30′W﻿ / ﻿74.86°N 169.5°W﻿ / 74.86; -169.5﻿ (Thiessen) | 66.39 | 1970 | Georg Heinrich Thiessen (1914–1961) | WGPSN |
| Thomson | 32°19′S 166°02′E﻿ / ﻿32.32°S 166.04°E﻿ / -32.32; 166.04﻿ (Thomson) | 117.25 | 1970 | J. J. Thomson (1856–1940) | WGPSN |
| Tian Shi | 44°06′N 19°27′W﻿ / ﻿44.1°N 19.45°W﻿ / 44.1; -19.45﻿ (Tian Shi) | 0.47 | 2015 | Heavenly Market enclosure (location on ancient Chinese star map) | WGPSN |
| Tikhomirov | 24°12′N 161°20′E﻿ / ﻿24.2°N 161.33°E﻿ / 24.2; 161.33﻿ (Tikhomirov) | 86.43 | 1970 | Nikolaj Ivanovich Tikhomirov (1860–1930) | WGPSN |
| Tikhov | 61°40′N 172°17′E﻿ / ﻿61.66°N 172.29°E﻿ / 61.66; 172.29﻿ (Tikhov) | 83.97 | 1970 | Gavriil Adrianovich Tikhov (1875–1960) | WGPSN |
| Tiling | 52°51′S 133°07′W﻿ / ﻿52.85°S 133.11°W﻿ / -52.85; -133.11﻿ (Tiling) | 38.23 | 1970 | Reinhold Tiling (1890–1933) | WGPSN |
| Timaeus | 62°55′N 0°33′W﻿ / ﻿62.91°N 0.55°W﻿ / 62.91; -0.55﻿ (Timaeus) | 32.81 | 1935 | Timaeus (c. 400 BC) | WGPSN |
| Timiryazev | 5°05′S 147°09′W﻿ / ﻿5.09°S 147.15°W﻿ / -5.09; -147.15﻿ (Timiryazev) | 52.15 | 1970 | Kliment Arkadyevich Timiryazev (1843–1920 AD) | WGPSN |
| Timocharis | 26°43′N 13°06′W﻿ / ﻿26.72°N 13.1°W﻿ / 26.72; -13.1﻿ (Timocharis) | 34.14 | 1935 | Timocharis (flourished c. 280 BC) | WGPSN |
| Tiselius | 6°53′N 176°42′E﻿ / ﻿6.89°N 176.7°E﻿ / 6.89; 176.7﻿ (Tiselius) | 53.75 | 1979 | Arne Wilhelm Kaurin Tiselius (1902–1971 AD) | WGPSN |
| Tisserand | 21°25′N 48°10′E﻿ / ﻿21.41°N 48.17°E﻿ / 21.41; 48.17﻿ (Tisserand) | 34.63 | 1935 | François Félix Tisserand (1845–1896) | WGPSN |
| Titius | 26°45′S 100°40′E﻿ / ﻿26.75°S 100.66°E﻿ / -26.75; 100.66﻿ (Titius) | 68.42 | 1970 | Johann Daniel Titius (1729–1796) | WGPSN |
| Titov | 28°33′N 150°17′E﻿ / ﻿28.55°N 150.29°E﻿ / 28.55; 150.29﻿ (Titov) | 29.61 | 1970 | Gherman Titov (1935–2000) | WGPSN |
| Tolansky | 9°31′S 15°59′W﻿ / ﻿9.52°S 15.98°W﻿ / -9.52; -15.98﻿ (Tolansky) | 13.03 | 1976 | Samuel Tolansky (1907–1973) | WGPSN |
| Tooley | 87°56′N 54°26′E﻿ / ﻿87.93°N 54.43°E﻿ / 87.93; 54.43﻿ (Tooley) | 7 | 2020 | Craig Tooley (1960-2017) | WGPSN |
| Torricelli | 4°43′S 28°24′E﻿ / ﻿4.72°S 28.4°E﻿ / -4.72; 28.4﻿ (Torricelli) | 30.87 | 1935 | Evangelista Torricelli (1608–1647) | WGPSN |
| Toscanelli | 27°58′N 47°37′W﻿ / ﻿27.96°N 47.61°W﻿ / 27.96; -47.61﻿ (Toscanelli) | 7.05 | 1976 | Paolo Dal Pozzo Toscanelli (1397–1482) | WGPSN |
| Townley | 3°25′N 63°11′E﻿ / ﻿3.42°N 63.19°E﻿ / 3.42; 63.19﻿ (Townley) | 17.68 | 1976 | Sidney Dean Townley (1867–1946) | WGPSN |
| Tralles | 28°19′N 52°51′E﻿ / ﻿28.32°N 52.85°E﻿ / 28.32; 52.85﻿ (Tralles) | 44.16 | 1935 | Johann Georg Tralles (1763–1822) | WGPSN |
| Triesnecker | 4°11′N 3°36′E﻿ / ﻿4.18°N 3.6°E﻿ / 4.18; 3.6﻿ (Triesnecker) | 24.97 | 1935 | Franz de Paula Triesnecker (1745–1817) | WGPSN |
| Trouvelot | 49°22′N 5°47′E﻿ / ﻿49.37°N 5.79°E﻿ / 49.37; 5.79﻿ (Trouvelot) | 8.5 | 1935 | Étienne Léopold Trouvelot (1827–1895) | WGPSN |
| Trumpler | 29°20′N 167°08′E﻿ / ﻿29.33°N 167.14°E﻿ / 29.33; 167.14﻿ (Trumpler) | 76.17 | 1970 | Robert Julius Trumpler (1866–1956) | WGPSN |
| Tsander | 5°23′N 149°41′W﻿ / ﻿5.39°N 149.69°W﻿ / 5.39; -149.69﻿ (Tsander) | 159.95 | 1970 | Friedrich Arturowitsch Zander (1887–1933) | WGPSN |
| Tseraskiy | 48°40′S 142°38′E﻿ / ﻿48.66°S 142.64°E﻿ / -48.66; 142.64﻿ (Tseraskiy) | 65.59 | 1970 | Vitolʹd Karlovic Tseraskiy (Ceraski) (1849–1925) | WGPSN |
| Tsinger | 56°32′N 175°43′E﻿ / ﻿56.54°N 175.71°E﻿ / 56.54; 175.71﻿ (Tsinger) | 44.21 | 1970 | Nikolaj Yakovlevich Tsinger [es] (Zinger) (1842–1918) | WGPSN |
| Tsiolkovskiy | 20°23′S 128°58′E﻿ / ﻿20.38°S 128.97°E﻿ / -20.38; 128.97﻿ (Tsiolkovskiy) | 184.39 | 1961 | Konstantin Eduardovich Tsiolkovsky (1857–1935) | WGPSN |
| Tsu Chung-Chi | 17°10′N 145°10′E﻿ / ﻿17.16°N 145.16°E﻿ / 17.16; 145.16﻿ (Tsu Chung-Chi) | 28.53 | 1961 | Zu Chongzhi (429–500) | WGPSN |
| Tucker | 5°37′S 88°13′E﻿ / ﻿5.62°S 88.21°E﻿ / -5.62; 88.21﻿ (Tucker) | 6.78 | 1979 | Richard Hawley Tucker (1859–1952) | WGPSN |
| Turner | 1°24′S 13°14′W﻿ / ﻿1.4°S 13.24°W﻿ / -1.4; -13.24﻿ (Turner) | 11.22 | 1935 | Herbert Hall Turner (1861–1930) | WGPSN |
| Tycho | 43°18′S 11°13′W﻿ / ﻿43.3°S 11.22°W﻿ / -43.3; -11.22﻿ (Tycho) | 85.29 | 1935 | Tycho Brahe (1546–1601) | WGPSN |
| Tyndall | 35°12′S 117°38′E﻿ / ﻿35.2°S 117.64°E﻿ / -35.2; 117.64﻿ (Tyndall) | 20.94 | 1970 | John Tyndall (1820–1893) | WGPSN |

## U

| Crater | Coordinates | Diameter (km) | Approval Year | Eponym | Ref |
| Ukert | 7°43′N 1°22′E﻿ / ﻿7.71°N 1.37°E﻿ / 7.71; 1.37﻿ (Ukert) | 21.71 | 1935 | Friedrich August Ukert (1780–1851) | WGPSN |
| Ulugh Beigh | 32°40′N 81°58′W﻿ / ﻿32.67°N 81.96°W﻿ / 32.67; -81.96﻿ (Ulugh Beigh) | 57.04 | 1961 | Ulugh Beg (1394–1449) | WGPSN |
| Urey | 27°56′N 87°26′E﻿ / ﻿27.93°N 87.43°E﻿ / 27.93; 87.43﻿ (Urey) | 39.29 | 1985 | Harold Urey (1893–1981) | WGPSN |

## V

| Crater | Coordinates | Diameter (km) | Approval Year | Eponym | Ref |
| Väisälä | 25°54′N 47°54′W﻿ / ﻿25.9°N 47.9°W﻿ / 25.9; -47.9﻿ (Väisälä) | 8.12 | 1973 | Yrjö Väisälä (1891–1971) | WGPSN |
| Valera | 38°18′N 35°00′W﻿ / ﻿38.3°N 35°W﻿ / 38.3; -35﻿ (Valera) | 0.1 | 2012 | Russian male name | WGPSN |
| Valier | 6°39′N 174°16′E﻿ / ﻿6.65°N 174.26°E﻿ / 6.65; 174.26﻿ (Valier) | 65.06 | 1970 | Max Valier (1895–1930) | WGPSN |
| van Albada | 9°22′N 64°21′E﻿ / ﻿9.36°N 64.35°E﻿ / 9.36; 64.35﻿ (van Albada) | 22.92 | 1976 | Gale Bruno van Albada (1912–1972) | WGPSN |
| Van Biesbroeck | 28°46′N 45°35′W﻿ / ﻿28.77°N 45.59°W﻿ / 28.77; -45.59﻿ (Van Biesbroeck) | 9.08 | 1976 | George Van Biesbroeck (1880–1974) | WGPSN |
| Van de Graaff | 27°02′S 172°01′E﻿ / ﻿27.04°S 172.01°E﻿ / -27.04; 172.01﻿ (Van de Graaff) | 240.47 | 1970 | Robert Van de Graaff (1901–1967) | WGPSN |
| Van den Bergh | 30°55′N 159°13′W﻿ / ﻿30.91°N 159.21°W﻿ / 30.91; -159.21﻿ (Van den Bergh) | 43.42 | 1970 | George van den Bergh (1890–1966) | WGPSN |
| van den Bos | 5°16′S 145°57′E﻿ / ﻿5.26°S 145.95°E﻿ / -5.26; 145.95﻿ (van den Bos) | 25.18 | 1979 | Willem Hendrik van den Bos (1896–1974) | WGPSN |
| Van der Waals | 43°34′S 119°59′E﻿ / ﻿43.56°S 119.98°E﻿ / -43.56; 119.98﻿ (Van der Waals) | 113.37 | 1970 | Johannes Van der Waals (1837–1923) | WGPSN |
| Van Gent | 15°25′N 160°16′E﻿ / ﻿15.42°N 160.27°E﻿ / 15.42; 160.27﻿ (Van Gent) | 44.37 | 1970 | Hendrik Van Gent (1900–1947) | WGPSN |
| Van Maanen | 36°02′N 128°11′E﻿ / ﻿36.03°N 128.18°E﻿ / 36.03; 128.18﻿ (Van Maanen) | 46.42 | 1970 | Adriaan Van Maanen (1884–1946) | WGPSN |
| van Rhijn | 52°28′N 146°22′E﻿ / ﻿52.47°N 146.37°E﻿ / 52.47; 146.37﻿ (van Rhijn) | 46.16 | 1970 | Pieter Johannes van Rhijn (1886–1960) | WGPSN |
| Van Vleck | 1°46′S 78°12′E﻿ / ﻿1.77°S 78.2°E﻿ / -1.77; 78.2﻿ (Van Vleck) | 33.48 | 1976 | John Monroe Van Vleck (1833–1912) | WGPSN |
| Van Wijk | 62°30′S 119°04′E﻿ / ﻿62.5°S 119.06°E﻿ / -62.5; 119.06﻿ (Van Wijk) | 31.06 | 1970 | Uco van Wijk (1924–1966) | WGPSN |
| van't Hoff | 61°45′N 132°41′W﻿ / ﻿61.75°N 132.68°W﻿ / 61.75; -132.68﻿ (van't Hoff) | 107.3 | 1970 | Jacobus van 't Hoff (1852–1911) | WGPSN |
| Vasco da Gama | 13°47′N 83°56′W﻿ / ﻿13.78°N 83.94°W﻿ / 13.78; -83.94﻿ (Vasco da Gama) | 93.52 | 1935 | Vasco da Gama (1469–1524) | WGPSN |
| Vashakidze | 43°39′N 93°01′E﻿ / ﻿43.65°N 93.01°E﻿ / 43.65; 93.01﻿ (Vashakidze) | 44.99 | 1970 | Mikheil Alexandres dze Vashakidze (1909–1956) | WGPSN |
| Vasya | 38°18′N 35°00′W﻿ / ﻿38.3°N 35°W﻿ / 38.3; -35﻿ (Vasya) | 0.1 | 2012 | Russian male name | WGPSN |
| Vaughan | 41°28′N 171°47′E﻿ / ﻿41.46°N 171.78°E﻿ / 41.46; 171.78﻿ (Vaughan) | 3 | 2019 | Dorothy Vaughan (1910-2008) | WGPSN |
| Vavilov | 0°52′S 138°46′W﻿ / ﻿0.87°S 138.77°W﻿ / -0.87; -138.77﻿ (Vavilov) | 98.22 | 1970 | Nikolai Vavilov (1887–1943) and Sergey Ivanovich Vavilov (1891–1951) | WGPSN |
| Vega | 45°25′S 63°16′E﻿ / ﻿45.41°S 63.27°E﻿ / -45.41; 63.27﻿ (Vega) | 73.51 | 1935 | Jurij Vega (1754–1802) | WGPSN |
| Vendelinus | 16°28′S 61°33′E﻿ / ﻿16.46°S 61.55°E﻿ / -16.46; 61.55﻿ (Vendelinus) | 141.21 | 1935 | Godefroid Wendelin (1580–1667) | WGPSN |
| Vening Meinesz | 0°06′S 162°31′E﻿ / ﻿0.1°S 162.51°E﻿ / -0.1; 162.51﻿ (Vening Meinesz) | 88.69 | 1970 | Felix A. Vening Meinesz (1887–1966) | WGPSN |
| Ventris | 4°46′S 157°58′E﻿ / ﻿4.77°S 157.97°E﻿ / -4.77; 157.97﻿ (Ventris) | 100.74 | 1970 | Michael George Francis Ventris (1922–1956) | WGPSN |
| Vera | 26°20′N 43°43′W﻿ / ﻿26.33°N 43.71°W﻿ / 26.33; -43.71﻿ (Vera) | 2.27 | 1976 | (Latin female name) | WGPSN |
| Vernadskiy | 23°07′N 130°26′E﻿ / ﻿23.11°N 130.43°E﻿ / 23.11; 130.43﻿ (Vernadskiy) | 91.97 | 1970 | Vladimir Ivanovich Vernadsky (1863–1945) | WGPSN |
| Verne | 24°57′N 25°23′W﻿ / ﻿24.95°N 25.38°W﻿ / 24.95; -25.38﻿ (Verne) | 1.54 | 1976 | (Jules Verne) | WGPSN |
| Vertregt | 19°18′S 171°07′E﻿ / ﻿19.3°S 171.12°E﻿ / -19.3; 171.12﻿ (Vertregt) | 172.76 | 1979 | Marinus Vertregt (1897–1973) | WGPSN |
| Very | 25°37′N 25°21′E﻿ / ﻿25.62°N 25.35°E﻿ / 25.62; 25.35﻿ (Very) | 4.65 | 1973 | Frank Washington Very (1852–1927) | WGPSN |
| Vesalius | 3°14′S 114°47′E﻿ / ﻿3.23°S 114.79°E﻿ / -3.23; 114.79﻿ (Vesalius) | 64.65 | 1970 | Andreas Vesalius (1514–1564) | WGPSN |
| Vestine | 33°52′N 93°41′E﻿ / ﻿33.87°N 93.68°E﻿ / 33.87; 93.68﻿ (Vestine) | 97.81 | 1970 | Ernest Harry Vestine (1906–1968) | WGPSN |
| Vetchinkin | 9°46′N 131°05′E﻿ / ﻿9.77°N 131.08°E﻿ / 9.77; 131.08﻿ (Vetchinkin) | 94.29 | 1970 | Vladimir Petrovich Vetchinkin (1888–1950) | WGPSN |
| Vieta | 29°19′S 56°32′W﻿ / ﻿29.31°S 56.53°W﻿ / -29.31; -56.53﻿ (Vieta) | 87.16 | 1935 | Francois Vieta (1540–1603) | WGPSN |
| Vilʹev | 5°46′S 144°23′E﻿ / ﻿5.76°S 144.39°E﻿ / -5.76; 144.39﻿ (Vilʹev) | 45.83 | 1970 | Mikhail Anatolʹevich Vilʹev [es] (1893–1919) | WGPSN |
| Virchow | 9°53′N 83°46′E﻿ / ﻿9.88°N 83.77°E﻿ / 9.88; 83.77﻿ (Virchow) | 18.83 | 1979 | Rudolf Ludwig Karl Virchow (1821–1902) | WGPSN |
| Virtanen | 15°38′N 176°44′E﻿ / ﻿15.64°N 176.74°E﻿ / 15.64; 176.74﻿ (Virtanen) | 39.65 | 1979 | Artturi Ilmari Virtanen (1895–1973) | WGPSN |
| Vitello | 30°25′S 37°33′W﻿ / ﻿30.42°S 37.55°W﻿ / -30.42; -37.55﻿ (Vitello) | 42.51 | 1935 | Erazmus Ciolek Witelo (1210–1285) | WGPSN |
| Vitruvius | 17°40′N 31°17′E﻿ / ﻿17.66°N 31.28°E﻿ / 17.66; 31.28﻿ (Vitruvius) | 30.94 | 1935 | Marcus Pollio Vitruvius (flourished c. 25 BC) | WGPSN |
| Vitya | 38°18′N 35°00′W﻿ / ﻿38.3°N 35°W﻿ / 38.3; -35﻿ (Vitya) | 0.2 | 2012 | Russian male name | WGPSN |
| Viviani | 5°10′N 117°09′E﻿ / ﻿5.16°N 117.15°E﻿ / 5.16; 117.15﻿ (Viviani) | 26.94 | 1976 | Vincenzo Viviani (1622–1703) | WGPSN |
| Vlacq | 53°23′S 38°41′E﻿ / ﻿53.39°S 38.69°E﻿ / -53.39; 38.69﻿ (Vlacq) | 89.21 | 1935 | Adriaan Vlacq (c. 1600–1667) | WGPSN |
| Vogel | 15°07′S 5°50′E﻿ / ﻿15.11°S 5.83°E﻿ / -15.11; 5.83﻿ (Vogel) | 26.3 | 1935 | Hermann Carl Vogel (1841–1907) | WGPSN |
| Volkov | 13°37′S 131°40′E﻿ / ﻿13.62°S 131.67°E﻿ / -13.62; 131.67﻿ (Volkov) | 40.84 | 1973 | Vladislav Nikolayevich Volkov (1935–1971) | WGPSN |
| Volta | 53°54′N 84°46′W﻿ / ﻿53.9°N 84.77°W﻿ / 53.9; -84.77﻿ (Volta) | 117.15 | 1964 | Count Alessandro Giuseppe Antonio Anastasio Volta (1745–1827) | WGPSN |
| Volterra | 56°33′N 131°38′E﻿ / ﻿56.55°N 131.64°E﻿ / 56.55; 131.64﻿ (Volterra) | 55.1 | 1970 | Vito Volterra (1860–1940) | WGPSN |
| von Baeyer | 81°48′S 61°52′E﻿ / ﻿81.8°S 61.87°E﻿ / -81.8; 61.87﻿ (von Baeyer) | 13.46 | 2009 | Adolf von Baeyer (1835–1917) | WGPSN |
| von Behring | 7°45′S 71°43′E﻿ / ﻿7.75°S 71.72°E﻿ / -7.75; 71.72﻿ (von Behring) | 37.65 | 1979 | Emil Adolf von Behring (1854–1917) | WGPSN |
| von Békésy | 51°55′N 126°44′E﻿ / ﻿51.92°N 126.73°E﻿ / 51.92; 126.73﻿ (von Békésy) | 96.25 | 1979 | Georg von Békésy (1899–1972) | WGPSN |
| von Braun | 41°02′N 78°05′W﻿ / ﻿41.04°N 78.08°W﻿ / 41.04; -78.08﻿ (von Braun) | 61.83 | 1994 | Wernher von Braun (1912–1977) | WGPSN |
| Von der Pahlen | 24°50′S 133°01′W﻿ / ﻿24.84°S 133.01°W﻿ / -24.84; -133.01﻿ (Von der Pahlen) | 53.89 | 1970 | Baron Emanuel von der Pahlen (1882–1952) | WGPSN |
| Von Kármán | 44°27′S 176°15′E﻿ / ﻿44.45°S 176.25°E﻿ / -44.45; 176.25﻿ (Von Kármán) | 186.35 | 1970 | Theodore von Kármán (1881–1963) | WGPSN |
| Von Neumann | 40°17′N 153°15′E﻿ / ﻿40.28°N 153.25°E﻿ / 40.28; 153.25﻿ (Von Neumann) | 74.83 | 1970 | John von Neumann (1903–1957) | WGPSN |
| Von Zeipel | 42°11′N 141°56′W﻿ / ﻿42.19°N 141.93°W﻿ / 42.19; -141.93﻿ (Von Zeipel) | 83.41 | 1970 | Edvard Hugo von Zeipel (1873–1959) | WGPSN |
| Voskresenskiy | 27°55′N 88°07′W﻿ / ﻿27.91°N 88.12°W﻿ / 27.91; -88.12﻿ (Voskresenskiy) | 49.37 | 1970 | Leonid Alexandrovich Voskresenskiy (1913–1965) | WGPSN |

## W

| Crater | Coordinates | Diameter (km) | Approval year | Eponym | Ref |
| W. Bond | 65°25′N 3°31′E﻿ / ﻿65.41°N 3.52°E﻿ / 65.41; 3.52﻿ (W. Bond) | 170.53 | 1935 | William Cranch Bond (1789–1859) | WGPSN |
| Walker | 25°49′S 161°55′W﻿ / ﻿25.82°S 161.92°W﻿ / -25.82; -161.92﻿ (Walker) | 32.94 | 1970 | Joseph Albert Walker (1921–1966) | WGPSN |
| Wallace | 20°16′N 8°45′W﻿ / ﻿20.26°N 8.75°W﻿ / 20.26; -8.75﻿ (Wallace) | 25.71 | 1935 | Alfred Russel Wallace (1823–1913) | WGPSN |
| Wallach | 4°53′N 32°16′E﻿ / ﻿4.89°N 32.27°E﻿ / 4.89; 32.27﻿ (Wallach) | 5.74 | 1979 | Otto Wallach (1847–1931) | WGPSN |
| Walter | 28°02′N 33°49′W﻿ / ﻿28.04°N 33.81°W﻿ / 28.04; -33.81﻿ (Walter) | 1.26 | 1979 | (German male name) | WGPSN |
| Walther | 33°15′S 0°37′E﻿ / ﻿33.25°S 0.62°E﻿ / -33.25; 0.62﻿ (Walther) | 134.23 | 1935 | Bernhard Walther (1430–1504) | WGPSN |
| Wan-Hoo | 9°58′S 138°55′W﻿ / ﻿9.96°S 138.91°W﻿ / -9.96; -138.91﻿ (Wan-Hoo) | 53.28 | 1970 | Wan Hu (ahistoric, first mentioned in 1945) | WGPSN |
| Wapowski | 83°05′S 53°47′E﻿ / ﻿83.08°S 53.79°E﻿ / -83.08; 53.79﻿ (Wapowski) | 11.45 | 2009 | Bernard Wapowski (1450–1535) | WGPSN |
| Wargentin | 49°32′S 60°26′W﻿ / ﻿49.53°S 60.44°W﻿ / -49.53; -60.44﻿ (Wargentin) | 84.69 | 1935 | Pehr Vilhelm Wargentin (1717–1783) | WGPSN |
| Warner | 3°59′S 87°21′E﻿ / ﻿3.98°S 87.35°E﻿ / -3.98; 87.35﻿ (Warner) | 34.51 | 1976 | Worcester Reed Warner (1846–1929) | WGPSN |
| Waterman | 25°42′S 128°11′E﻿ / ﻿25.7°S 128.18°E﻿ / -25.7; 128.18﻿ (Waterman) | 74.91 | 1970 | Alan Tower Waterman (1892–1967) | WGPSN |
| Watson | 62°35′S 124°03′W﻿ / ﻿62.59°S 124.05°W﻿ / -62.59; -124.05﻿ (Watson) | 59.43 | 1970 | James Craig Watson (1838–1880) | WGPSN |
| Watt | 49°36′S 48°29′E﻿ / ﻿49.6°S 48.48°E﻿ / -49.6; 48.48﻿ (Watt) | 66.54 | 1935 | James Watt (1736–1819) | WGPSN |
| Watts | 8°50′N 46°19′E﻿ / ﻿8.84°N 46.31°E﻿ / 8.84; 46.31﻿ (Watts) | 15.55 | 1973 | Chester Burleigh Watts (1889–1971) | WGPSN |
| Webb | 0°59′S 60°00′E﻿ / ﻿0.98°S 60°E﻿ / -0.98; 60﻿ (Webb) | 21.41 | 1935 | Thomas William Webb (1806–1885) | WGPSN |
| Weber | 50°04′N 123°47′W﻿ / ﻿50.06°N 123.79°W﻿ / 50.06; -123.79﻿ (Weber) | 43.95 | 1970 | Wilhelm Eduard Weber (1804–1891) | WGPSN |
| Wegener | 45°13′N 113°49′W﻿ / ﻿45.21°N 113.81°W﻿ / 45.21; -113.81﻿ (Wegener) | 95.78 | 1970 | Alfred Lothar Wegener (1880–1930) | WGPSN |
| Weierstrass | 1°16′S 77°09′E﻿ / ﻿1.26°S 77.15°E﻿ / -1.26; 77.15﻿ (Weierstrass) | 31.32 | 1976 | Karl Weierstrass (1815–1897) | WGPSN |
| Weigel | 58°23′S 39°20′W﻿ / ﻿58.39°S 39.34°W﻿ / -58.39; -39.34﻿ (Weigel) | 34.85 | 1935 | Erhard Weigel (1625–1699) | WGPSN |
| Weinek | 27°34′S 37°04′E﻿ / ﻿27.57°S 37.06°E﻿ / -27.57; 37.06﻿ (Weinek) | 32.01 | 1935 | Ladislaus Weinek (1848–1913) | WGPSN |
| Weiss | 31°46′S 19°35′W﻿ / ﻿31.76°S 19.59°W﻿ / -31.76; -19.59﻿ (Weiss) | 66.56 | 1935 | Edmund Weiss (1837–1917) | WGPSN |
| Werner | 28°02′S 3°17′E﻿ / ﻿28.03°S 3.29°E﻿ / -28.03; 3.29﻿ (Werner) | 70.59 | 1935 | Johann Werner (1468–1528) | WGPSN |
| Wexler | 68°53′S 90°43′E﻿ / ﻿68.88°S 90.71°E﻿ / -68.88; 90.71﻿ (Wexler) | 52.44 | 1970 | Harry Wexler (1911–1962) | WGPSN |
| Weyl | 15°58′N 120°32′W﻿ / ﻿15.97°N 120.53°W﻿ / 15.97; -120.53﻿ (Weyl) | 122.82 | 1970 | Hermann Weyl (1885–1955) | WGPSN |
| Whewell | 4°10′N 13°44′E﻿ / ﻿4.16°N 13.73°E﻿ / 4.16; 13.73﻿ (Whewell) | 13.05 | 1935 | William Whewell (1794–1866) | WGPSN |
| Whipple | 89°08′N 120°01′E﻿ / ﻿89.14°N 120.02°E﻿ / 89.14; 120.02﻿ (Whipple) | 14.53 | 2009 | Fred Lawrence Whipple (1906–2004) | WGPSN |
| White | 44°48′S 159°02′W﻿ / ﻿44.8°S 159.04°W﻿ / -44.8; -159.04﻿ (White) | 42.34 | 1970 | Ed White (1930–1967) | WGPSN |
| Wichmann | 7°32′S 38°08′W﻿ / ﻿7.54°S 38.13°W﻿ / -7.54; -38.13﻿ (Wichmann) | 9.77 | 1935 | Moritz Ludwig George Wichmann (1821–1859) | WGPSN |
| Widmannstätten | 6°05′S 85°26′E﻿ / ﻿6.09°S 85.43°E﻿ / -6.09; 85.43﻿ (Widmannstätten) | 52.88 | 1973 | Alois von Beckh-Widmannstätten (1753–1849) | WGPSN |
| Wiechert | 84°02′S 164°42′E﻿ / ﻿84.03°S 164.7°E﻿ / -84.03; 164.7﻿ (Wiechert) | 40.82 | 1970 | Emil Johann Wiechert (1861–1928) | WGPSN |
| Wiener | 40°54′N 146°31′E﻿ / ﻿40.9°N 146.51°E﻿ / 40.9; 146.51﻿ (Wiener) | 113.39 | 1970 | Norbert Wiener (1894–1964) | WGPSN |
| Wildt | 9°01′N 75°50′E﻿ / ﻿9.02°N 75.83°E﻿ / 9.02; 75.83﻿ (Wildt) | 12.31 | 1979 | Rupert Wildt (1905–1976) | WGPSN |
| Wilhelm | 43°13′S 20°56′W﻿ / ﻿43.21°S 20.94°W﻿ / -43.21; -20.94﻿ (Wilhelm) | 100.83 | 1935 | Wilhelm IV, Landgrave of Hesse (1532–1592) | WGPSN |
| Wilkins | 29°35′S 19°35′E﻿ / ﻿29.58°S 19.58°E﻿ / -29.58; 19.58﻿ (Wilkins) | 59.44 | 1961 | Hugh Percy Wilkins (1896–1960) | WGPSN |
| Williams | 42°01′N 37°19′E﻿ / ﻿42.02°N 37.31°E﻿ / 42.02; 37.31﻿ (Williams) | 36.36 | 1935 | Arthur Stanley Williams (1861–1938) | WGPSN |
| Wilsing | 20°58′S 155°03′W﻿ / ﻿20.97°S 155.05°W﻿ / -20.97; -155.05﻿ (Wilsing) | 66.8 | 1970 | Johannes Wilsing (1856–1943) | WGPSN |
| Wilson | 69°20′S 42°50′W﻿ / ﻿69.33°S 42.83°W﻿ / -69.33; -42.83﻿ (Wilson) | 66.57 | 1935 | Alexander Wilson (1714–1786), Charles Thomson Rees Wilson (1869–1959) and Ralph Elmer Wilson (1886–1960) | WGPSN |
| Winkler | 42°14′N 178°49′W﻿ / ﻿42.23°N 178.81°W﻿ / 42.23; -178.81﻿ (Winkler) | 22.85 | 1970 | Johannes Winkler (1897–1947) | WGPSN |
| Winlock | 35°24′N 105°55′W﻿ / ﻿35.4°N 105.92°W﻿ / 35.4; -105.92﻿ (Winlock) | 63.93 | 1970 | Joseph Winlock (1826–1875) | WGPSN |
| Winthrop | 10°46′S 44°28′W﻿ / ﻿10.76°S 44.46°W﻿ / -10.76; -44.46﻿ (Winthrop) | 17.25 | 1976 | John Winthrop (1714–1779) | WGPSN |
| Wöhler | 38°15′S 31°21′E﻿ / ﻿38.25°S 31.35°E﻿ / -38.25; 31.35﻿ (Wöhler) | 28.07 | 1935 | Friedrich Wöhler (1800–1882) | WGPSN |
| Wolf | 22°47′S 16°38′W﻿ / ﻿22.79°S 16.63°W﻿ / -22.79; -16.63﻿ (Wolf) | 25.74 | 1935 | Maximilian Wolf (1863–1932) | WGPSN |
| Wollaston | 30°36′N 46°59′W﻿ / ﻿30.6°N 46.98°W﻿ / 30.6; -46.98﻿ (Wollaston) | 9.64 | 1935 | William Hyde Wollaston (1766–1828) | WGPSN |
| Woltjer | 44°52′N 159°50′W﻿ / ﻿44.87°N 159.83°W﻿ / 44.87; -159.83﻿ (Woltjer) | 44.5 | 1970 | Jan Woltjer (1891–1946) | WGPSN |
| Wood | 43°40′N 121°50′W﻿ / ﻿43.66°N 121.83°W﻿ / 43.66; -121.83﻿ (Wood) | 84.15 | 1970 | Robert Williams Wood (1868–1955) | WGPSN |
| Wright | 31°33′S 86°44′W﻿ / ﻿31.55°S 86.74°W﻿ / -31.55; -86.74﻿ (Wright) | 40.16 | 1964 | Frederick Eugene Wright (1877–1953), Thomas Wright (1711–1786) and William Hammond Wright (1871–1959) | WGPSN |
| Wróblewski | 24°00′S 152°48′E﻿ / ﻿24°S 152.8°E﻿ / -24; 152.8﻿ (Wróblewski) | 21.78 | 1976 | Sigmund von Wróblewski (1845–1888) | WGPSN |
| Wrottesley | 23°54′S 56°37′E﻿ / ﻿23.9°S 56.62°E﻿ / -23.9; 56.62﻿ (Wrottesley) | 58.38 | 1935 | John Wrottesley, 2nd Baron Wrottesley (1798–1867) | WGPSN |
| Wurzelbauer | 34°02′S 16°04′W﻿ / ﻿34.04°S 16.06°W﻿ / -34.04; -16.06﻿ (Wurzelbauer) | 86.77 | 1935 | Johann Philipp von Wurzelbauer (1651–1725) | WGPSN |
| Wyld | 1°25′S 98°06′E﻿ / ﻿1.42°S 98.1°E﻿ / -1.42; 98.1﻿ (Wyld) | 103.4 | 1970 | James Hart Wyld (1913–1953) | WGPSN |

## X

| Crater | Coordinates | Diameter (km) | Approval Year | Eponym | Ref |
| Xenophanes | 57°29′N 82°01′W﻿ / ﻿57.49°N 82.01°W﻿ / 57.49; -82.01﻿ (Xenophanes) | 117.57 | 1935 | Xenophanes (570-480 BC) | WGPSN |
| Xenophon | 22°47′S 122°03′E﻿ / ﻿22.79°S 122.05°E﻿ / -22.79; 122.05﻿ (Xenophon) | 25.5 | 1976 | Xenophon (427-355 BC) | WGPSN |

## Y

| Crater | Coordinates | Diameter (km) | Approval Year | Eponym | Ref |
| Yablochkov | 60°47′N 127°35′E﻿ / ﻿60.78°N 127.58°E﻿ / 60.78; 127.58﻿ (Yablochkov) | 101.49 | 1970 | Pavel Nikolayevich Yablochkov (1847–1894) | WGPSN |
| Yakovkin | 54°25′S 78°56′W﻿ / ﻿54.42°S 78.93°W﻿ / -54.42; -78.93﻿ (Yakovkin) | 35.92 | 1985 | Avenir Aleksandrovich Yakovkin (1887–1974) | WGPSN |
| Yamamoto | 58°10′N 161°52′E﻿ / ﻿58.16°N 161.87°E﻿ / 58.16; 161.87﻿ (Yamamoto) | 77.46 | 1970 | Issei Yamamoto (1889–1959) | WGPSN |
| Yangelʹ | 16°58′N 4°41′E﻿ / ﻿16.96°N 4.69°E﻿ / 16.96; 4.69﻿ (Yangelʹ) | 7.87 | 1973 | Mikhail Kuzmich Yangelʹ (1911–1971) | WGPSN |
| Yerkes | 14°36′N 51°42′E﻿ / ﻿14.6°N 51.7°E﻿ / 14.6; 51.7﻿ (Yerkes) | 34.94 | 1935 | Charles Tyson Yerkes (1837–1905) | WGPSN |
| Yoshi | 24°34′N 10°59′E﻿ / ﻿24.56°N 10.99°E﻿ / 24.56; 10.99﻿ (Yoshi) | 0.5 | 1976 | (Japanese male name) | WGPSN |
| Young | 41°32′S 50°59′E﻿ / ﻿41.54°S 50.98°E﻿ / -41.54; 50.98﻿ (Young) | 71.44 | 1935 | Thomas Young (1773–1829) | WGPSN |

## Z

| Crater | Coordinates | Diameter (km) | Approval Year | Eponym | Ref |
| Zach | 60°55′S 5°15′E﻿ / ﻿60.92°S 5.25°E﻿ / -60.92; 5.25﻿ (Zach) | 68.54 | 1935 | Franz Xaver von Zach (1754–1832) | WGPSN |
| Zagut | 31°56′S 21°53′E﻿ / ﻿31.94°S 21.89°E﻿ / -31.94; 21.89﻿ (Zagut) | 78.92 | 1935 | Abraham Ben Samuel Zagut (c. 1450-c. 1522) | WGPSN |
| Zähringer | 5°31′N 40°13′E﻿ / ﻿5.51°N 40.21°E﻿ / 5.51; 40.21﻿ (Zähringer) | 11.19 | 1976 | Joseph Zähringer (1929–1970) | WGPSN |
| Zanstra | 2°56′N 124°41′E﻿ / ﻿2.93°N 124.69°E﻿ / 2.93; 124.69﻿ (Zanstra) | 39.5 | 1973 | Herman Zanstra (1894–1972) | WGPSN |
| Zasyadko | 3°58′N 94°11′E﻿ / ﻿3.96°N 94.19°E﻿ / 3.96; 94.19﻿ (Zasyadko) | 10.27 | 1976 | Alexander Dmitrievich Zasyadko (1779–1837) | WGPSN |
| Zeeman | 75°04′S 135°04′W﻿ / ﻿75.07°S 135.06°W﻿ / -75.07; -135.06﻿ (Zeeman) | 186.56 | 1970 | Pieter Zeeman (1865–1943) | WGPSN |
| Zelinskiy | 28°44′S 166°52′E﻿ / ﻿28.74°S 166.86°E﻿ / -28.74; 166.86﻿ (Zelinskiy) | 53.95 | 1970 | Nikolay Dimitrievich Zelinskiy (1860–1953) | WGPSN |
| Zeno | 45°09′N 72°59′E﻿ / ﻿45.15°N 72.98°E﻿ / 45.15; 72.98﻿ (Zeno) | 66.78 | 1935 | Zeno of Citium (c. 335-263 BC) | WGPSN |
| Zernike | 18°20′N 168°24′E﻿ / ﻿18.34°N 168.4°E﻿ / 18.34; 168.4﻿ (Zernike) | 50.68 | 1970 | Frits Zernike (1888–1966) | WGPSN |
| Zhang Yuzhe | 69°04′S 137°49′W﻿ / ﻿69.07°S 137.82°W﻿ / -69.07; -137.82﻿ (Zhang Yuzhe) | 38 | 2010 | Zhang Yuzhe (1902–1986) | WGPSN |
| Zhiritskiy | 24°50′S 120°16′E﻿ / ﻿24.84°S 120.26°E﻿ / -24.84; 120.26﻿ (Zhiritskiy) | 33.36 | 1970 | Georgiy Sergeevich Zhiritskiy (1893–1966) | WGPSN |
| Zhukovskiy | 7°33′N 167°17′W﻿ / ﻿7.55°N 167.28°W﻿ / 7.55; -167.28﻿ (Zhukovskiy) | 82.07 | 1970 | Nikolay Egorovich Zhukovskiy (1847–1921) | WGPSN |
| Zinner | 26°38′N 58°52′W﻿ / ﻿26.64°N 58.86°W﻿ / 26.64; -58.86﻿ (Zinner) | 4.56 | 1973 | Ernst Zinner (1886–1970) | WGPSN |
| Zi Wei | 44°07′N 19°31′W﻿ / ﻿44.12°N 19.52°W﻿ / 44.12; -19.52﻿ (Zi Wei) | 0.42 | 2015 | Ziwei enclosure (location on ancient Chinese star map) | WGPSN |
| Zöllner | 7°58′S 18°54′E﻿ / ﻿7.97°S 18.9°E﻿ / -7.97; 18.9﻿ (Zöllner) | 47.69 | 1935 | Johann Karl Friedrich Zöllner (1834–1882) | WGPSN |
| Zsigmondy | 59°31′N 105°18′W﻿ / ﻿59.52°N 105.3°W﻿ / 59.52; -105.3﻿ (Zsigmondy) | 66.88 | 1976 | Richard Adolf Zsigmondy (1865–1929) | WGPSN |
| Zucchius | 61°23′S 50°39′W﻿ / ﻿61.38°S 50.65°W﻿ / -61.38; -50.65﻿ (Zucchius) | 63.18 | 1935 | Niccolò Zucchi (1586–1670) | WGPSN |
| Zupus | 17°11′S 52°22′W﻿ / ﻿17.18°S 52.37°W﻿ / -17.18; -52.37﻿ (Zupus) | 35.29 | 1935 | Giovanni Battista Zupi (c. 1590–1650) | WGPSN |
| Zwicky | 16°10′S 167°38′E﻿ / ﻿16.17°S 167.64°E﻿ / -16.17; 167.64﻿ (Zwicky) | 126.06 | 1979 | Fritz Zwicky (1898–1974) | WGPSN |