List of craters on the Moon: T–Z
This is a partial list of named lunar craters according to 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.
List 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 | Coordinates | Diameter (km) | Approval Year | Eponym | Ref |
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Ukert | 7.71°N 1.37°E | 21.71 | 1935 | Friedrich August Ukert (1780–1851) | WGPSN |
Ulugh Beigh | 32.67°N 81.96°W | 57.04 | 1961 | Ulugh Beg (1394–1449) | WGPSN |
Urey | 27.93°N 87.43°E | 39.29 | 1985 | Harold Urey (1893–1981) | WGPSN |
V
W
X
Crater | Coordinates | Diameter (km) | Approval Year | Eponym | Ref |
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Xenophanes | 57.49°N 82.01°W | 117.57 | 1935 | Xenophanes (570-480 BC) | WGPSN |
Xenophon | 22.79°S 122.05°E | 25.5 | 1976 | Xenophon (427-355 BC) | WGPSN |
Y
Crater | Coordinates | Diameter (km) | Approval Year | Eponym | Ref |
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Yablochkov | 60.78°N 127.58°E | 101.49 | 1970 | Pavel Nikolayevich Yablochkov (1847–1894) | WGPSN |
Yakovkin | 54.42°S 78.93°W | 35.92 | 1985 | Avenir Aleksandrovich Yakovkin (1887–1974) | WGPSN |
Yamamoto | 58.16°N 161.87°E | 77.46 | 1970 | Issei Yamamoto (1889–1959) | WGPSN |
Yangelʹ | 16.96°N 4.69°E | 7.87 | 1973 | Mikhail Kuzmich Yangelʹ (1911–1971) | WGPSN |
Yerkes | 14.6°N 51.7°E | 34.94 | 1935 | Charles Tyson Yerkes (1837–1905) | WGPSN |
Yoshi | 24.56°N 10.99°E | 0.5 | 1976 | (Japanese male name) | WGPSN |
Young | 41.54°S 50.98°E | 71.44 | 1935 | Thomas Young (1773–1829) | WGPSN |
Z
References
- "Moon craters". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. International Astrophysical Union. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
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