List of craters on the Moon, T–Z
Main article: List of craters on the moon
The list of approved names in 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.[1] Where a crater formation has associated satellite craters, these are detailed on the main crater description pages.
Lists of craters on the Moon | |||||
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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 |
T
U
Crater | Diameter | Eponym |
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Ukert | 23 km | Friedrich August Ukert (1780–1851) |
Ulugh Beigh | 54 km | Ulugh Beg (1394–1449) |
Urey | 38 km | Harold Urey (1893–1981) |
V
W
X
Crater | Diameter | Eponym |
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Xenophanes | 125 km | Xenophanes (570-480 BC) |
Xenophon | 25 km | Xenophon (427-355 BC) |
Y
Crater | Diameter | Eponym |
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Yablochkov | 99 km | Pavel Nikolayevich Yablochkov (1847–1894) |
Yakovkine | 37 km | Avenir Aleksandrovich Yakovkin (1887–1974) |
Yamamoto | 76 km | Issei Yamamoto (1889–1959) |
Yangel' | 8 km | Mikhail Kuzmich Yangel' (1911–1971) |
Yerkes | 36 km | Charles Tyson Yerkes (1837–1905) |
Yoshi | 1 km | (Japanese male name) |
Young | 71 km | Thomas Young (1773–1829) |
Z
Crater | Diameter | Eponym |
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Zach | 70 km | Franz Xaver von Zach (1754–1832) |
Zagut | 84 km | Abraham Ben Samuel Zagut (c. 1450-c. 1522) |
Zähringer | 11 km | Joseph Zähringer (1929–1970) |
Zanstra | 42 km | Herman Zanstra (1894–1972) |
Zasyadko | 11 km | Alexander Dmitrievich Zasyadko (1779–1837) |
Zeeman | 190 km | Pieter Zeeman (1865–1943) |
Zelinskiy | 53 km | Nikolay Dimitrievich Zelinskiy (1860–1953) |
Zeno | 65 km | Zeno of Citium (c. 335-263 BC) |
Zernike | 48 km | Frits Zernike (1888–1966) |
Zhang Yuzhe | 35 km | Zhang Yuzhe (1902–1986) |
Zhiritskiy | 35 km | Georgiy Sergeevich Zhiritskiy (1893–1966) |
Zhukovskiy | 81 km | Nikolay Egorovich Zhukovskiy (1847–1921) |
Zinner | 4 km | Ernst Zinner (1886–1970) |
Zi Wei | 0.42 km | Location on ancient Chinese star map |
Zöllner | 47 km | Johann Karl Friedrich Zöllner (1834–1882) |
Zsigmondy | 65 km | Richard Adolf Zsigmondy (1865–1929) |
Zucchius | 64 km | Niccolò Zucchi (1586–1670) |
Zupus | 38 km | Giovanni Battista Zupi (c. 1590-1650) |
Zwicky | 150 km | Fritz Zwicky (1898–1974) |
References
- ↑ "Moon craters". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. International Astrophysical Union. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
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