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List of craters on the Moon
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This is a list of named lunar 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.
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Craters
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.
Catalog
Lunar craters are listed alphabetically on the following partial lists:
Prominent craters
Locations and diameters of some prominent craters on the near side of the Moon:
Albategnius (131 km)
Aristarchus (40 km)
Aristoteles (88 km)
Bailly (301 km)
Clavius (231 km)
Copernicus (96 km)
Fra Mauro (97 km)
Humboldt (199 km)
Janssen (201 km)
Langrenus (132 km)
Longomontanus (146 km)
Maginus (156 km)
Metius (84 km)
Moretus (114 km)
Petavius (184 km)
Picard (22 km)
Piccolomini (88 km)
Pitatus (101 km)
Plinius (41 km)
Rheita (71 km)
Russell (103 km)
Schickard (212 km)
Seleucus (45 km)
Stadius (68 km)
Stöfler (130 km)
Thebit (55 km)
Theophilus (99 km)
Tycho (85 km)
Vendelinus (141 km)
Wargentin (85 km)
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