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List of lunar pits

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This is a list of Lunar lava tubes and their entrances. The first atlas of lunar pits was published in 2021,[1] and a number of catalogues have been published beginning in 2014.[2]

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Mare pit in dark grey Impact melt pit in silver Highland pit in light grey
Pre-Nectarian in brown Nectarian in red Imbrian in coral Eratosthenian in grey Copernican in white
Natural bridge in yellow

List of pits

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  1. [a]
    Aristarchus 8 nearby
  2. [b]
    Aristarchus 4 nearby
  3. [c]
    Aristarchus 2c nearby and another pit-like depression 300 m SSE
  4. [d]
    A ~4 m wide inner pit may lie at the bottom, similar to the larger Southwest Mare Fecunditatis pit
  5. [e]
    similar shape to Mare Ingenii pit
  6. [f]
    "There are a couple ~120m circular depressions in a line to the NW, but they could easily be very degraded impact craters"[1]
  7. [g]
    sinuous collapse ~1 km S
  8. [h]
    another possible collapse just SE of 6b
  9. [i]
    small depression 18 m NE; a rounded mound (possible ooze dome) ~180 m NE
  10. [j]
    two subtle possible depressions to the SSE, Copernicus 9 being inside one of them
  11. [k]
    Copernicus 8 nearby
  12. [l]
    NNW-SSE trending linear depression
  13. [m]
    in a probable N-S trending depression
  14. [n]
    in line with Copernicus 21
  15. [o]
    tiny dark spot 1-3 m S; at SW end of linear depression; Copernicus 23 ~400 m N
  16. [p]
    <5 m pit-like darkspot ~150 m SW
  17. [q]
    at SW end of a linear depression
  18. [r]
    at E end of linear depression; Copernicus 13 nearby
  19. [s]
    at E end of circular depressions; linear depression running E of pit; Copernicus 23 nearby
  20. [t]
    at NW end of larger depression; linear depression starting ~1km SE; Copernicus 14, 13, X nearby
  21. [u]
    deep depression ~100 m SE along a possible linear depression
  22. [v]
    deep fractures to the N and S; some depressions past E end
  23. [w]
    in line with fractures 125 and 250 m SW; another fracture/depression string ~100 m N
  24. [x]
    tiny depression 15 m W; a larger depression 70 m E
  25. [y]
    depressions to the WSW; Crookes 11a nearby
  26. [z]
    2-3 collapses ~75 m W
  27. [aa]
    collapse to the W possibly overhanging but possibly like the not-bridges in King crater
  28. [ab]
    possible collapse depression ~35 m ESE
  29. [ac]
    Crookes 10 nearby
  30. [ad]
    Crookes 9 nearby; a few minor collapses ~100 m W
  31. [ae]
    Crookes 4 nearby; more depressions NNE
  32. [af]
    possible pit 25 m E
  33. [ag]
    ~3 m possible pit 70 m NW; NNW/SSE depression line ~300 m W
  34. [ah]
    ~4 m dark spots 5 and 10 m NE
  35. [ai]
    ~5 m dark spot ~10 m S
  36. [aj]
    ~7 m deep collapse ~25 m S; shallow collapses ~75 m W and ~200 m E
  37. [ak]
    ~10 km from mare edge
  38. [al]
    possible 5 m wide collapse 8 m SW
  39. [am]
    linear depression ~40 m wide 175 m N
  40. [an]
    shallow linear depression to the NW
  41. [ao]
    large open fracture ~250 m NE; arc of small fractures running SW/E within 75 m S
  42. [ap]
    Tranquillitatis type pit
  43. [aq]
    Kepler 4b is ~200 m E; band of depressions WSW-ENE ~100 m N
  44. [ar]
    string of small pits connected by depressions ~100 m N; string of small depressions ~220 m S
  45. [as]
    King 37 nearby; fractures running N
  46. [at]
    ~75 m long fracture with 15 m wide pit ~100 m NW
  47. [au]
    probably another collapse ~20 m SE
  48. [av]
    a 45 m long depression with a pair of <5 m pits in it ~200 m SW
  49. [aw]
    pair of fractures ~70 m S at N end of a string of subtle depressions running NNW-SSE
  50. [ax]
    a ~10x1 m pit 21 m W (and other linear features SSW from there); a ~5x3 m pit 125 m NE; a pair of pits 4 m apart 130 m N
  51. [ay]
    several <5 m pits ~120 and ~230 m N
  52. [az]
    several short fractures or strings of small collapses in the area
  53. [ba]
    pair of small pits just S
  54. [bb]
    fracture system running E-W ~80 m N
  55. [bc]
    N/NE wall sloped
  56. [bd]
    shallow depression 13 m W; pits ~300 m NW and ~280 m W
  57. [be]
    NNW-SSE trending depression in line with King 13; depression 14 m W of King 13b
  58. [bf]
    in a set of N-S trending fractures and pits joined by depressions
  59. [bg]
    <5 m probable pits joined by depressions ~75 m WSW; a collapse ~40 m SE; sub-5 m pits ~100 m SE and ~110 m SSW
  60. [bh]
    at N end of ~200 m long depression; a ~6 m wide pit ~115 m SW along this fracture; King 38 nearby
  61. [bi]
    King 18 and King 39 nearby; other small pit-like features nearby
  62. [bj]
    a depression starts ~20 m S and runs ~130 m SSE; King 17 nearby; other pit-like features nearby
  63. [bk]
    other collapses 16 m NNW, 24 m SSE, and 23 m SSW; small pit-like features nearby including a cluster ~300 m N
  64. [bl]
    shallow collapse at E base
  65. [bm]
    shallow pit just S
  66. [bn]
    some ~5 m pits to the S
  67. [bo]
    narrow collapse due N
  68. [bp]
    narrow collapse due E
  69. [bq]
    some ~5 m pits to the N
  70. [br]
    several fractures in a line from NW to SE; King 31 nearby
  71. [bs]
    two sets of fractures ~40 m N and ~180 m S; 2 ~5 m wide depressions running W from the W end of this pit; King 40 nearby
  72. [bt]
    one collpse ~220 m SE; one collapse ~170 m SW; other small collapses to the S; King 30 nearby
  73. [bu]
    in a fracture system ~60 m W, ~40 m E, ~120 m S
  74. [bv]
    depression ~225 m NE; collapses ~275 m WNW; King 41 nearby
  75. [bw]
    fractures S and E
  76. [bx]
    King 28 is a linear collapse; several small pits ~40m N; other shallow collapses in area
  77. [by]
    20x2m fracture ~130m SW; linear NE-SW depressions ~60m NW
  78. [bz]
    in a collapse field; King 24c ~150m NNW; King 3a ~135m NE; other collapses nearby
  79. [ca]
    short fractures ~250m W, ~200m SW; King 21 ~165m S
  80. [cb]
    in group of NW-SE fractures
  81. [cc]
    only non-pit collapses nearby
  82. [cd]
    King 24c ~175m WNW; King 30 ~125m SW; King 42 ~290m ESE; <5m pits nearby
  83. [ce]
    small pit ~20m W; E-W fractures ~100-150m S
  84. [cf]
    King 2 ~200m E
  85. [cg]
    ~100m long NW-SE facture ~100m NW; ~50m long fracture ~130m N; King 16 ~200m SE
  86. [ch]
    King 17 ~165m S; collapse ~150m E; severl smaller pits nearby
  87. [ci]
    King 22 ~185m NW; ~2m pit E of E corner; divot line WSW passing through collapse ~120m W then joining fracture line ~180m W
  88. [cj]
    NW-SE linear depression ~60m N; King 26 ~300m W
  89. [ck]
    King 34a ~290m WNW; depression ~100m SE; several small NW-SE collapses to E
  90. [cl]
    possible fracture starting ~100m N; possible linear depression ~200m E
  91. [cm]
    in ~80m long depression; at NNE-SSW cluster of linear features; Klute W 6 ~300m NNE; ~40m linear fracture ~60m NW; ~60m S-shaped fracture ~150m N
  92. [cn]
    Klute W 5 ~200m SE; Klute W 5 ~200m SE; ~200m NW of NNE-SSW 50m-long fracture
  93. [co]
    N of ~60m linear depression; another ~60m segment ~70m NE; ~150m linear depression ~100m SE
  94. [cp]
    ~20m NW of Klute W 3; ~150m SE of cliff
  95. [cq]
    in NE-SW fracture series; Klute W 2 ~300m SSW
  96. [cr]
    graben ~1km NW, large potential pit ~10km WSW over the graben
  97. [cs]
    parallel fracture pair ~280m SW; small possible pit ~280m NW
  98. [ct]
    in NE-SW fracture; 90m linear fracture 250m SE; other small collapses nearby
  99. [cu]
    heavily fractured region ~135m NE; sub-5m possible pits E
  100. [cv]
    small collapses 15 and 50m NW, 135m E
  101. [cw]
    on E edge of possible fracture field; shallow pit pair ~250m SE; complex fracture set ~150m SW
  102. [cx]
    at end of ~100m linear depression in set of parallel depressions
  103. [cy]
    unusual feature ~9km NW
  104. [cz]
    in ALSR Rille 40; West Marius Hills pit ~45km WSW
  105. [da]
    larger fracture pits ~200m SW
  106. [db]
    larger fracture pits ~150m NW
  107. [dc]
    Messier A 1 ~350m S; larger fracture pits ~150m NW
  108. [dd]
    North Procellarium 2 ~2km WSW
  109. [de]
    North Procellarium 1 ~2km NNE
  110. [df]
    200m from Stevinus 9
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  228. [ιμ]
    [1]˙​[235]
  229. [ιν]
    [1]˙​[236]
  230. [ιξ]
    [1]˙​[237]
  231. [ιο]
    [1]˙​[238]
  232. [ιπ]
    [1]˙​[239]
  233. [ιρ]
    [1]˙​[240]
  234. [ισ]
    [1]˙​[241]
  235. [ιτ]
    [2]˙​[1]˙​[242]
  236. [ιυ]
    [1]˙​[243]
  237. [ιφ]
    [1]˙​[244]
  238. [ιχ]
    [1]˙​[245]
  239. [ιψ]
    [1]˙​[246]
  240. [ιω]
    [1]˙​[247]
  241. [κα]
    [1]˙​[248]
  242. [κβ]
    [1]˙​[249]
  243. [κγ]
    [1]˙​[250]
  244. [κδ]
    [1]˙​[251]
  245. [κε]
    [1]˙​[252]
  246. [κζ]
    [1]˙​[253]
  247. [κη]
    [1]˙​[254]
  248. [κθ]
    [1]˙​[255]
  249. [κι]
    [1]˙​[256]
  250. [κκ]
    [1]˙​[257]
  251. [κλ]
    [1]˙​[258]
  252. [κμ]
    [2]˙​[1]˙​[259]
  253. [κν]
    [1]˙​[260]
  254. [κξ]
    [1]˙​[261]
  255. [κο]
    [1]˙​[262]
  256. [κπ]
    [1]˙​[263]
  257. [κρ]
    [1]˙​[264]
  258. [κσ]
    [1]˙​[265]
  259. [κτ]
    [1]˙​[266]
  260. [κυ]
    [1]˙​[267]
  261. [κφ]
    [2]˙​[1]˙​[268]
  262. [κχ]
    [1]˙​[269]
  263. [κψ]
    [1]˙​[270]
  264. [κω]
    [1]˙​[271]
  265. [λα]
    [1]˙​[272]
  266. [λβ]
    [1]˙​[273]
  267. [λγ]
    [1]˙​[274]
  268. [λδ]
    [1]˙​[275]
  269. [λε]
    [1]˙​[276]
  270. [λζ]
    [1]˙​[277]
  271. [λη]
    [1]˙​[278]
  272. [λθ]
    [1]˙​[279]
  273. [λι]
    [1]˙​[280]
  274. [λκ]
    [1]˙​[281]
  275. [λλ]
    [2]˙​[1]˙​[282]
  276. [λμ]
    [2]˙​[1]˙​[283]
  277. [λν]
    [2]˙​[1]˙​[284]˙​[30]
  278. [λξ]
    [1]˙​[285]
  279. [λο]
    [1]˙​[286]
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