Select a lunar feature by clicking on the image. Move the mouse over the full scale image of the larger region to show names of prominent surface features and additional data: depth from rim to crater floor and diameter, taken from the Times Atlas of the Moon (Ed. H.A.G. Lewis, Times Newspapers Ltd., 1969; charts available online at http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/mapcatalog/LAC/) and from Virtual Moon Atlas (Christian Legrand & Patrick Chevalley).
As an alternative, click here for a map of the moon (taken from Virtual Moon Atlas) and select one of the colored hotspots
| Craters
(for a list of other surface features: click here) |
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| (all photohraphs taken at the same scale, using a 10" SCT telescope at f/20) | |||
| Abenezra |  |
La Caille |  |
| Agrippa |  |
La Condamine |  |
| Alexander |  |
Lade |  |
| Alfraganus |  |
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| Aliacensis |  |
Lagalla |  |
| Almanon |  |
Lamech |  |
| Alphonsus |  |
Lee |  |
| Ammonius |  |
Lepaute |  |
| Letronne |  |
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| Anaxagoras |  |
Licetus |  |
| Anaximander |  |
Lindbergh |  |
| Angstrröm |  |
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| Anville |  |
Lindenau |  |
| Arago |  |
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| Archimedes |  |
Longomontanus |  |
| Archytas |  |
Lubbock |  |
| Ariadaeus |  |
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| Aristarchus |  |
Lubiniezky |  |
| Aristillus |  |
Macmillan |  |
| Aristoteles |  |
Macrobius |  |
| Artsimovich |  |
Maestlin |  |
| Manilius |  |
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| Manners |  |
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| Arzachel |  |
Marinus |  |
| Mason |  |
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| Autolycus |  |
Maupertuis |  |
| Azophi |  |
Maurolycus |  |
| Babbage |  |
Mee |  |
| Menelaus |  |
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| Baillaud |  |
Mercator |  |
| Baily |  |
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| Bancroft |  |
Messier |  |
| Barocius |  |
Meton |  |
| Barrow |  |
Mitchel |  |
| Bayer |  |
Montanari |  |
| Beer |  |
Moretus |  |
| Bettinus |  |
Mouchez |  |
| Bianchini |  |
Müller |  |
| Biot |  |
Murchison |  |
| Birmingham |  |
Nasmyth |  |
| Birt |  |
Neison |  |
| Newton |  |
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| Blancanus |  |
Nicollet |  |
| Blanchinus |  |
Noggerath |  |
| Bode |  |
Opelt |  |
| Boguslawsky |  |
Pallas |  |
| Bond |  |
Parrot |  |
| Bonpland |  |
Parry |  |
| Borda |  |
Peirce |  |
| Boscovich |  |
Philolaus |  |
| Bouguer |  |
Phocylides |  |
| Bradley |  |
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| Brown |  |
Piazzi Smith |  |
| Buch |  |
Picard |  |
| Bullialdus |  |
Piccolomini |  |
| Bürg |  |
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| Cabeus |  |
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| Calippus |  |
Pickering |  |
| Campanus |  |
Pictet |  |
| Capuanus |  |
Pitatus |  |
| Plana |  |
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| Carpenter |  |
Playfair |  |
| Casatus |  |
Plato |  |
| Cassini |  |
Plinius |  |
| Catharina |  |
Prinz |  |
| Cayley |  |
Proclus |  |
| Chladni |  |
Protagoras |  |
| Cichus |  |
Ptolemaeus |  |
| Clairaut |  |
Puiseux |  |
| Clausius |  |
Purbach |  |
| Clavius |  |
Raman |  |
| Cleomedes |  |
Ramsden |  |
| C Mayer |  |
Regiomontanus |  |
| Conon |  |
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| Copernicus |  |
Reiner |  |
| Cuvier |  |
Ritter |  |
| Cyrillus |  |
Robinson |  |
| Ross |  |
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| Cysatus |  |
Rost |  |
| d' Arrest |  |
Rothman |  |
| Debes |  |
Rutherfurd |  |
| Delambre |  |
Sabine |  |
| Delisle |  |
Saunder |  |
| Scheele |  |
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| Deluc |  |
Scheiner |  |
| Dembowky |  |
Schickard |  |
| De Morgan |  |
Schiller |  |
| Schmidt |  |
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| Demonax |  |
Schomberger |  |
| Dionysius |  |
Scoresby |  |
| Diophantus |  |
Sheepshanks |  |
| Doppelmayer |  |
Short |  |
| Dunthorne |  |
Silberschlag |  |
| Egede |  |
Simpelius |  |
| Elger |  |
Sosigenes |  |
| Encke |  |
South |  |
| Epigenes |  |
Spurr |  |
| Epimenides |  |
Stadius |  |
| Eratosthenes |  |
Stiborius |  |
| Euclides |  |
Street |  |
| Euctemon |  |
Swift |  |
| Tacitus |  |
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| Taquet |  |
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| Taylor |  |
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| Eudoxus |  |
Tempel |  |
| Euler |  |
Theaetetus |  |
| Faraday |  |
Thebit |  |
| Fauth |  |
Theon junior |  |
| Theon senior |  |
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| Fedorov |  |
Timaeus |  |
| Feuillée |  |
Tisserand |  |
| Fontenelle |  |
Tolansky |  |
| Toscanelli |  |
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| Foucault |  |
Tralles |  |
| Fra Mauro |  |
Triesnecker |  |
| Freud |  |
Trouvelot |  |
| Galle |  |
Turner |  |
| Gassendi |  |
Tycho |  |
| Gauricus |  |
Ukert |  |
| Geber |  |
Vaisala |  |
| Godin |  |
Vitello |  |
| Goldschmidt |  |
Wallace |  |
| Grove |  |
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| Gruemberger |  |
Wargentin |  |
| Gruithuisen |  |
Weigel |  |
| Guericke |  |
Weiss |  |
| Gylden |  |
Werner |  |
| Hainzel |  |
Whewell |  |
| Wichmann |  |
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| Harpalus |  |
Wilhelm |  |
| Wilson |  |
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| Winthrop |  |
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| Heinsius |  |
Wrottesley |  |
| Helicon |  |
Wurzelbauer |  |
| Herigonius |  |
Yerkes |  |
| Herodotus |  |
Zöllner |  |
| Herschel |  |
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| Hesiodus |  |
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| Hippalus |  |
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| Horrebow |  |
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| Huxley |  |
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| Hyginus |  |
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| Hypatia |  |
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| Ibn Rushd |  |
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| J. Herschel |  |
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| Julius Caesar |  |
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| Kant |  |
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| Kepler |  |
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| Kiess |  |
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| Klaproth |  |
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| Klein |  |
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| Konig |  |
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| Kruzenstern |  |
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| Kunowsky |  |
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