The Moon's surface is covered in many interesting geologic 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.
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
| Lat.
| Long.
| Dia.
| Name Origin
|
| Catena Abulfeda
| 16.9° S
| 17.2° E
| 219 km
| Named from nearby Abulfeda crater
|
| Catena Artamonov
| 26.0° N
| 105.9° E
| 134 km
| Named from nearby Artamonov crater
|
| Catena Brigitte
| 18.5° N
| 27.5° E
| 5 km
| French feminine name
|
| Catena Davy
| 11.0° S
| 7.0° W
| 50 km
| Named from nearby Davy crater
|
| Catena Dziewulski
| 19.0° N
| 100.0° E
| 80 km
| Named from nearby Dziewulski crater
|
| Catena Gregory
| 0.6° S
| 129.9° E
| 152 km
| Named from nearby Gregory crater
|
| Catena Humboldt
| 21.5° S
| 84.6° E
| 165 km
| Named from nearby Humboldt crater
|
| Catena Krafft
| 15.0° N
| 72.0° W
| 60 km
| Named from nearby Krafft crater
|
| Catena Kurchatov
| 37.2° N
| 136.3° E
| 226 km
| Named from nearby Kurchatov crater
|
| Catena Leuschner
| 4.7° N
| 110.1° W
| 364 km
| Named from nearby Leuschner crater
|
| Catena Littrow
| 22.2° N
| 29.5° E
| 10 km
| Named from nearby Littrow crater
|
| Catena Lucretius
| 3.4° S
| 126.1° W
| 271 km
| Named from nearby Lucretius crater
|
| Catena Mendeleev
| 6.3° N
| 139.4° E
| 188 km
| Named from nearby Mendeleev crater
|
| Catena Michelson
| 1.4° N
| 113.4° W
| 456 km
| Named from nearby Michelson crater
|
| Catena Pierre
| 19.8° N
| 31.8° W
| 9 km
| French masculine name
|
| Catena Sumner
| 37.3° N
| 112.3° E
| 247 km
| Named from nearby Sumner crater
|
| Catena Sylvester
| 81.4° N
| 86.2° E
| 173 km
| Named from nearby Sylvester crater
|
| Catena Taruntius
| 3.0° N
| 48.0° E
| 100 km
| Named from nearby Taruntius crater
|
| Catena Timocharis
| 29.0° N
| 13.0° W
| 50 km
| Named from nearby Timocharis crater
|
| Catena Yuri
| 24.4° N
| 30.4° W
| 5 km
| Russian masculine name
|
Dorsa
These features are wrinkle-ridge systems commonly found on Lunar maria.
| Name
| Lat.
| Long.
| Dia.
| Name Origin
|
| Dorsa Aldrovandi
| 24.0° N
| 28.5° E
| 136 km
| Ulissi Aldrovandi
|
| Dorsa Andrusov
| 1.0° S
| 57.0° E
| 160 km
| Nicolai I. Andrusov
|
| Dorsa Argand
| 28.1° N
| 40.6° W
| 109 km
| Emile Argand
|
| Dorsa Barlow
| 15.0° N
| 31.0° E
| 120 km
| William Barlow
|
| Dorsa Burnet
| 28.4° N
| 57.0° W
| 194 km
| Thomas Burnet
|
| Dorsa Cato
| 1.0° N
| 47.0° E
| 140 km
| Marcus Porcius Cato
|
| Dorsa Dana
| 3.0° N
| 90.0° E
| 70 km
| James Dwight Dana
|
| Dorsa Ewing
| 10.2° S
| 39.4° W
| 141 km
| William Maurice Ewing
|
| Dorsa Geikie
| 4.6° S
| 52.5° E
| 228 km
| Sir Archibald Geikie
|
| Dorsa Harker
| 14.5° N
| 64.0° E
| 197 km
| Alfred Harker
|
| Dorsa Lister
| 20.3° N
| 23.8° E
| 203 km
| Martin Lister
|
| Dorsa Mawson
| 7.0° S
| 53.0° E
| 132 km
| Douglas Mawson
|
| Dorsa Rubey
| 10.0° S
| 42.0° W
| 100 km
| William Walden Rubey
|
| Dorsa Smirnov
| 27.3° N
| 25.3° E
| 156 km
| Sergei Sergeevich Smirnov
|
| Dorsa Sorby
| 19.0° N
| 14.0° E
| 80 km
| Henry Clifton Sorby
|
| Dorsa Stille
| 27.0° N
| 19.0° W
| 80 km
| Hans Stille
|
| Dorsa Tetyaev
| 19.9° N
| 64.2° E
| 176 km
| Mikhail Mikhailovich Tetyaev
|
| Dorsa Whiston
| 29.4° N
| 56.4° W
| 85 km
| William Whiston
|
Dorsum
These features are wrinkle-ridges commonly found on lunar maria.
| Name
| Lat.
| Long.
| Dia.
| Name Origin
|
| Dorsum Arduino
| 24.9° N
| 35.8° W
| 107 km
| Giovanni Arduino
|
| Dorsum Azara
| 26.7° N
| 19.2° E
| 105 km
| Felix de Azara
|
| Dorsum Bucher
| 31.0° N
| 39.0° W
| 90 km
| Walter Hermann Bucher
|
| Dorsum Buckland
| 20.4° N
| 12.8° E
| 380 km
| William Buckland
|
| Dorsum Cayeux
| 1.6° N
| 51.2° E
| 84 km
| Lucien Cayeux
|
| Dorsum Cloos
| 1.0° N
| 91.0° E
| 100 km
| Hans Cloos
|
| Dorsum Cushman
| 1.0° N
| 49.0° E
| 80 km
| Joseph Augustine Cushman
|
| Dorsum Gast
| 24.0° N
| 9.0° E
| 60 km
| Paul Werner Gast
|
| Dorsum Grabau
| 29.4° N
| 15.9° W
| 121 km
| Amadeus William Grabau
|
| Dorsum Guettard
| 10.0° S
| 18.0° W
| 40 km
| Jean-Etienne Guettard
|
| Dorsum Heim
| 32.0° N
| 29.8° W
| 148 km
| Albert Heim
|
| Dorsum Higazy
| 28.0° N
| 17.0° W
| 60 km
| Riad Higazy
|
| Dorsum Nicol
| 18.0° N
| 23.0° E
| 50 km
| William Nicol
|
| Dorsum Niggli
| 29.0° N
| 52.0° W
| 50 km
| Paul Niggli
|
| Dorsum Oppel
| 18.7° N
| 52.6° E
| 268 km
| Albert Oppel
|
| Dorsum Owen
| 25.0° N
| 11.0° E
| 50 km
| George Owen
|
| Dorsum Scilla
| 32.8° N
| 60.4° W
| 108 km
| Agostino Scilla
|
| Dorsum Termier
| 11.0° N
| 58.0° E
| 90 km
| Pierre-Marie Termier
|
| Dorsum Thera
| 24.4° N
| 31.4° W
| 7 km
| Greek feminine name
|
| Dorsum Von Cotta
| 23.2° N
| 11.9° E
| 199 km
| Carl Bernard von Cotta
|
| Dorsum Zirkel
| 28.1° N
| 23.5° W
| 193 km
| Ferdinand Zirkel
|
Promontorium
These features form a cape or headland on a maria.
Notes:
- Now Matapan or Tainaron.
Rima
These features are lunar rilles.
Rimae
These features are lunar rille systems.
Rupes
These are escarpments in the surface.
| Name
| Lat.
| Long.
| Dia.
| Name Origin
|
| Rupes Altai
| 24.3° S
| 22.6° E
| 427.0 km
| Altai Mountains
|
| Rupes Boris
| 30.5° N
| 33.5° W
| 4.0 km
| Named from nearby Boris crater
|
| Rupes Cauchy
| 9.0° N
| 37.0° E
| 120.0 km
| Named from nearby Cauchy crater
|
| Rupes Kelvin
| 27.3° S
| 33.1° W
| 78.0 km
| Named from nearby Promontorium Kelvin
|
| Rupes Liebig
| 25.0° S
| 46.0° W
| 180.0 km
| Named from nearby Liebig crater
|
| Rupes Mercator
| 31.0° S
| 22.3° W
| 93.0 km
| Named from nearby Mercator crater
|
| Rupes Recta
| 22.1° S
| 7.8° W
| 134.0 km
| Latin for "straight cliff"1
|
| Rupes Toscanelli
| 27.4° N
| 47.5° W
| 70.0 km
| Named from nearby Toscanelli crater
|
Notes:
- Traditionally called the "Straight Wall".
See also
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