List of craters on the Moon: R–S
The list of approved names in 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 |
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Crater | Coordinates | Diameter (km) | Approval Year | Eponym | Ref |
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Rabbi Levi | 34°47′S 23°28′E / 34.78°S 23.46°E / -34.78; 23.46 (Rabbi Levi) | 82.44 | 1935 | Levi Ben Gershon (1288–1344) | WGPSN |
Racah | 13°30′S 179°52′W / 13.5°S 179.87°W / -13.5; -179.87 (Racah) | 71.91 | 1970 | Giulio Racah (1909–1965) | WGPSN |
Raimond | 14°47′N 159°38′W / 14.78°N 159.63°W / 14.78; -159.63 (Raimond) | 68.37 | 1970 | Jean Jacques Raimond, Jr. (1903–1961) | WGPSN |
Raman | 26°58′N 55°10′W / 26.96°N 55.16°W / 26.96; -55.16 (Raman) | 10.17 | 1976 | Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman (1888–1970) | WGPSN |
Ramon | 41°14′S 148°05′W / 41.23°S 148.08°W / -41.23; -148.08 (Ramon) | 17.23 | 2006 | Ilan Ramon (1954–2003) | WGPSN |
Ramsay | 40°01′S 145°02′E / 40.02°S 145.04°E / -40.02; 145.04 (Ramsay) | 61.28 | 1970 | William Ramsay (1852–1916) | WGPSN |
Ramsden | 32°58′S 31°52′W / 32.96°S 31.87°W / -32.96; -31.87 (Ramsden) | 25.11 | 1935 | Jesse Ramsden (1735–1800) | WGPSN |
Rankine | 3°52′S 71°29′E / 3.87°S 71.49°E / -3.87; 71.49 (Rankine) | 10.48 | 1976 | William John Macquorn Rankine (1820–1872) | WGPSN |
Raspletin | 22°25′S 151°45′E / 22.41°S 151.75°E / -22.41; 151.75 (Raspletin) | 45.52 | 1976 | Aleksandr Andreyevich Raspletin [es] (1908–1967) | WGPSN |
Ravi | 12°30′S 1°58′W / 12.5°S 1.97°W / -12.5; -1.97 (Ravi) | 1.62 | 1976 | (Indian male name) | WGPSN |
Rayet | 44°39′N 114°30′E / 44.65°N 114.5°E / 44.65; 114.5 (Rayet) | 27.76 | 1970 | Georges Antoine Pons Rayet (1839–1906) | WGPSN |
Rayleigh | 29°07′N 89°27′E / 29.12°N 89.45°E / 29.12; 89.45 (Rayleigh) | 113.77 | 1964 | John William Strutt, 3rd Baron Rayleigh (1842–1919) | WGPSN |
Razumov | 38°57′N 114°38′W / 38.95°N 114.63°W / 38.95; -114.63 (Razumov) | 75.08 | 1970 | Vladimir Vasilʹevich Razumov [es] (1890–1967) | WGPSN |
Réaumur | 2°27′S 0°44′E / 2.45°S 0.73°E / -2.45; 0.73 (Réaumur) | 51.25 | 1935 | René Antoine Ferchault de Réaumur (1683–1757) | WGPSN |
Recht | 9°46′N 123°59′E / 9.76°N 123.99°E / 9.76; 123.99 (Recht) | 19.96 | 1982 | Albert William Recht (1892–1962) | WGPSN |
Regiomontanus | 28°17′S 1°05′W / 28.28°S 1.09°W / -28.28; -1.09 (Regiomontanus) | 126.64 | 1935 | Regiomontanus (1436–1476) | WGPSN |
Regnault | 54°02′N 87°53′W / 54.04°N 87.88°W / 54.04; -87.88 (Regnault) | 51.31 | 1935 | Henri Victor Regnault (1810–1878) | WGPSN |
Reichenbach | 30°29′S 47°57′E / 30.48°S 47.95°E / -30.48; 47.95 (Reichenbach) | 64.85 | 1935 | Georg von Reichenbach (1772–1826) | WGPSN |
Reimarus | 47°41′S 60°25′E / 47.69°S 60.42°E / -47.69; 60.42 (Reimarus) | 47.62 | 1935 | Nicolai Reymers Baer (circa 1550-circa 1600) | WGPSN |
Reiner | 6°55′N 54°59′W / 6.92°N 54.98°W / 6.92; -54.98 (Reiner) | 29.85 | 1935 | Vincentio Reinieri (unknown-1648) | WGPSN |
Reinhold | 3°17′N 22°52′W / 3.28°N 22.86°W / 3.28; -22.86 (Reinhold) | 43.28 | 1935 | Erasmus Reinhold (1511–1553) | WGPSN |
Repsold | 51°19′N 78°25′W / 51.31°N 78.41°W / 51.31; -78.41 (Repsold) | 108.65 | 1935 | Johann Georg Repsold (1770–1830) | WGPSN |
Resnik | 34°09′S 150°50′W / 34.15°S 150.84°W / -34.15; -150.84 (Resnik) | 22.16 | 1988 | Judith Arlene Resnik (1949–1986) | WGPSN |
Respighi | 2°52′N 71°54′E / 2.86°N 71.9°E / 2.86; 71.9 (Respighi) | 17.88 | 1976 | Lorenzo Respighi (1824–1890) | WGPSN |
Rhaeticus | 0°02′N 4°55′E / 0.03°N 4.92°E / 0.03; 4.92 (Rhaeticus) | 44.43 | 1935 | Georg Joachim Rheticus (1514–1576) | WGPSN |
Rheita | 37°06′S 47°10′E / 37.1°S 47.17°E / -37.1; 47.17 (Rheita) | 70.81 | 1935 | Anton Maria Schyrleus of Rheita (circa 1597–1660) | WGPSN |
Riccioli | 2°54′S 74°25′W / 2.9°S 74.42°W / -2.9; -74.42 (Riccioli) | 155.66 | 1935 | Giovanni Battista Riccioli (1598–1671) | WGPSN |
Riccius | 37°01′S 26°26′E / 37.02°S 26.43°E / -37.02; 26.43 (Riccius) | 71.79 | 1935 | Augustine Riccius [de] (flourished 1513) and Matteo Ricci (1552–1610) | WGPSN |
Ricco | 74°55′N 177°03′E / 74.92°N 177.05°E / 74.92; 177.05 (Ricco) | 65.83 | 1970 | Annibale Ricco (1844–1911) | WGPSN |
Richards | 7°42′N 140°05′E / 7.7°N 140.09°E / 7.7; 140.09 (Richards) | 16.8 | 1976 | Theodore William Richards (1868–1928) | WGPSN |
Richardson | 30°56′N 99°53′E / 30.93°N 99.89°E / 30.93; 99.89 (Richardson) | 162.56 | 1979 | Owen Willans Richardson (1879–1959) | WGPSN |
Riedel | 48°53′S 140°03′W / 48.89°S 140.05°W / -48.89; -140.05 (Riedel) | 49.14 | 1970 | Klaus Riedel (1907–1944) and Walter Riedel (1902–1968) | WGPSN |
Riemann | 39°23′N 87°11′E / 39.38°N 87.18°E / 39.38; 87.18 (Riemann) | 117.85 | 1964 | Georg Friedrich Bernhard Riemann (1826–1866) | WGPSN |
Ritchey | 11°08′S 8°29′E / 11.13°S 8.48°E / -11.13; 8.48 (Ritchey) | 24.07 | 1935 | George Willis Ritchey (1864–1945) | WGPSN |
Rittenhouse | 74°15′S 107°04′E / 74.25°S 107.07°E / -74.25; 107.07 (Rittenhouse) | 27.5 | 1970 | David Rittenhouse (1732–1796) | WGPSN |
Ritter | 1°58′N 19°10′E / 1.96°N 19.17°E / 1.96; 19.17 (Ritter) | 29.52 | 1935 | Carl Ritter (1779–1859) and Georg August Dietrich Ritter (1826–1908) | WGPSN |
Ritz | 15°22′S 92°23′E / 15.37°S 92.38°E / -15.37; 92.38 (Ritz) | 53.77 | 1970 | Walther Ritz (1878–1909) | WGPSN |
Robert | 19°02′N 27°27′E / 19.03°N 27.45°E / 19.03; 27.45 (Robert) | 0.56 | 1976 | (English male name) | WGPSN |
Roberts | 70°40′N 174°15′W / 70.66°N 174.25°W / 70.66; -174.25 (Roberts) | 89.37 | 1970 | Alexander William Roberts (1857–1938) and Sir Isaac Roberts (1829–1904) | WGPSN |
Robertson | 21°50′N 105°22′W / 21.84°N 105.37°W / 21.84; -105.37 (Robertson) | 89.85 | 1970 | Howard P. Robertson (1903–1961) | WGPSN |
Robinson | 59°04′N 46°02′W / 59.06°N 46.03°W / 59.06; -46.03 (Robinson) | 24.09 | 1935 | John Thomas Romney Robinson (1792–1882) | WGPSN |
Rocca | 12°53′S 72°53′W / 12.89°S 72.89°W / -12.89; -72.89 (Rocca) | 84.06 | 1935 | Giovanni Antonio Rocca [es] (1607–1656) | WGPSN |
Rocco | 28°55′N 45°00′W / 28.91°N 45°W / 28.91; -45 (Rocco) | 4.35 | 1976 | (Italian male name) | WGPSN |
Roche | 42°22′S 136°32′E / 42.37°S 136.54°E / -42.37; 136.54 (Roche) | 152.67 | 1970 | Édouard Albert Roche (1820–1883) | WGPSN |
Romeo | 7°32′N 122°41′E / 7.53°N 122.68°E / 7.53; 122.68 (Romeo) | 7.15 | 1979 | (Italian male name) | WGPSN |
Römer | 25°26′N 36°25′E / 25.43°N 36.41°E / 25.43; 36.41 (Römer) | 43.7 | 1935 | Ole Rømer (1644–1710) | WGPSN |
Röntgen | 32°53′N 91°25′W / 32.88°N 91.42°W / 32.88; -91.42 (Röntgen) | 128.42 | 1964 | Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen (1845–1923) | WGPSN |
Rosa | 20°19′N 32°18′W / 20.31°N 32.3°W / 20.31; -32.3 (Rosa) | 0.82 | 1976 | (Spanish female name) | WGPSN |
Rosenberger | 55°29′S 43°09′E / 55.49°S 43.15°E / -55.49; 43.15 (Rosenberger) | 91.65 | 1935 | Otto August Rosenberger (1800–1890) | WGPSN |
Ross | 11°40′N 21°44′E / 11.67°N 21.74°E / 11.67; 21.74 (Ross) | 24.49 | 1935 | James Clark Ross (1800–1862) and Frank Elmore Ross (1874–1966) | WGPSN |
Rosse | 17°57′S 34°59′E / 17.95°S 34.98°E / -17.95; 34.98 (Rosse) | 11.43 | 1935 | William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse (1800–1867) | WGPSN |
Rosseland | 40°49′S 130°41′E / 40.82°S 130.68°E / -40.82; 130.68 (Rosseland) | 67.66 | 1994 | Svein Rosseland (1894–1985) | WGPSN |
Rost | 56°25′S 33°50′W / 56.42°S 33.84°W / -56.42; -33.84 (Rost) | 46.85 | 1935 | Johann Leonhard Rost (1688–1727) | WGPSN |
Rothmann | 30°49′S 27°42′E / 30.81°S 27.7°E / -30.81; 27.7 (Rothmann) | 41.67 | 1935 | Christopher Rothmann (unknown-1600) | WGPSN |
Rowland | 56°59′N 162°29′W / 56.98°N 162.48°W / 56.98; -162.48 (Rowland) | 166.12 | 1970 | Henry Augustus Rowland III (1848–1901) | WGPSN |
Rozhdestvenskiy | 84°59′N 157°53′W / 84.99°N 157.89°W / 84.99; -157.89 (Rozhdestvenskiy) | 181.15 | 1970 | Dimitri Rozhdestvensky (1876–1940) | WGPSN |
Rumford | 28°49′S 169°48′W / 28.81°S 169.8°W / -28.81; -169.8 (Rumford) | 60.83 | 1970 | Count Rumford (1753–1814) | WGPSN |
Runge | 2°26′S 86°49′E / 2.43°S 86.81°E / -2.43; 86.81 (Runge) | 38.98 | 1973 | Carle David Tolmé Runge (1856–1927) | WGPSN |
Russell | 26°31′N 75°33′W / 26.51°N 75.55°W / 26.51; -75.55 (Russell) | 103.37 | 1964 | Henry Norris Russell (1877–1957) and John Russell (1745–1806) | WGPSN |
Ruth | 28°43′N 45°04′W / 28.71°N 45.06°W / 28.71; -45.06 (Ruth) | 3.08 | 1976 | (Hebrew female name) | WGPSN |
Rutherford | 10°34′N 137°05′E / 10.56°N 137.09°E / 10.56; 137.09 (Rutherford) | 15.98 | 1976 | Ernest Rutherford (1871–1937) | WGPSN |
Rutherfurd | 61°09′S 12°15′W / 61.15°S 12.25°W / -61.15; -12.25 (Rutherfurd) | 49.98 | 1935 | Lewis Morris Rutherfurd (1816–1892) | WGPSN |
Rydberg | 46°26′S 96°26′W / 46.43°S 96.43°W / -46.43; -96.43 (Rydberg) | 48.03 | 1970 | Johannes Robert Rydberg (1854–1919) | WGPSN |
Ryder | 43°52′S 143°18′E / 43.87°S 143.3°E / -43.87; 143.3 (Ryder) | 15.55 | 2006 | Graham Ryder (1949–2002) | WGPSN |
Rynin | 46°47′N 103°44′W / 46.78°N 103.73°W / 46.78; -103.73 (Rynin) | 77.88 | 1970 | Nikolai Alexsevitch Rynin (1877–1942) | WGPSN |
S
Crater | Coordinates | Diameter (km) | Approval Year | Eponym | Ref |
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Sabatier | 13°11′N 79°01′E / 13.19°N 79.01°E / 13.19; 79.01 (Sabatier) | 9.6 | 1979 | Paul Sabatier (1854–1941) | WGPSN |
Sabine | 1°23′N 20°04′E / 1.38°N 20.07°E / 1.38; 20.07 (Sabine) | 29.75 | 1935 | Edward Sabine (1788–1883) | WGPSN |
Sacrobosco | 23°45′S 16°38′E / 23.75°S 16.64°E / -23.75; 16.64 (Sacrobosco) | 97.67 | 1935 | Johannes de Sacrobosco (John Holywood, c. 1200–1256) | WGPSN |
Saenger | 4°29′N 102°48′E / 4.49°N 102.8°E / 4.49; 102.8 (Saenger) | 74.57 | 1970 | Eugen Saenger (1905–1964) | WGPSN |
Šafařík | 10°26′N 176°42′E / 10.44°N 176.7°E / 10.44; 176.7 (Šafařík) | 31.42 | 1970 | Vojtěch Šafařík (1829–1902) | WGPSN |
Saha | 1°41′S 103°02′E / 1.69°S 103.04°E / -1.69; 103.04 (Saha) | 103.34 | 1970 | Megh Nad Saha (1893–1956) | WGPSN |
Samir | 28°30′N 34°17′W / 28.5°N 34.29°W / 28.5; -34.29 (Samir) | 1.86 | 1979 | (Arabic male name) | WGPSN |
Sampson | 29°35′N 16°32′W / 29.58°N 16.53°W / 29.58; -16.53 (Sampson) | 1.83 | 1976 | Ralph Allen Sampson (1866–1939) | WGPSN |
Sanford | 32°23′N 139°13′W / 32.38°N 139.21°W / 32.38; -139.21 (Sanford) | 55.09 | 1970 | Roscoe Frank Sanford (1883–1958) | WGPSN |
Santbech | 20°59′S 44°04′E / 20.99°S 44.06°E / -20.99; 44.06 (Santbech) | 62.24 | 1935 | Daniel Santbech Noviomagus (unknown-flourished 1561) | WGPSN |
Santos-Dumont | 27°47′N 4°45′E / 27.79°N 4.75°E / 27.79; 4.75 (Santos-Dumont) | 8.8 | 1976 | Alberto Santos-Dumont (1873–1932) | WGPSN |
Sarabhai | 24°45′N 21°00′E / 24.75°N 21°E / 24.75; 21 (Sarabhai) | 7.38 | 1973 | Vikram Ambalal Sarabhai (1919–1971) | WGPSN |
Sarton | 49°07′N 121°08′W / 49.12°N 121.14°W / 49.12; -121.14 (Sarton) | 71.33 | 1970 | George Alfred Leon Sarton (1884–1956) | WGPSN |
Sasserides | 39°17′S 9°26′W / 39.28°S 9.44°W / -39.28; -9.44 (Sasserides) | 81.74 | 1935 | Gellio Sasceride (1562–1612) | WGPSN |
Saunder | 4°16′S 8°43′E / 4.26°S 8.72°E / -4.26; 8.72 (Saunder) | 44.38 | 1935 | Samuel Arthur Saunder (1852–1912) | WGPSN |
Saussure | 43°23′S 3°53′W / 43.38°S 3.88°W / -43.38; -3.88 (Saussure) | 54.56 | 1935 | Horace-Bénédict de Saussure (1740–1799) | WGPSN |
Scaliger | 27°16′S 109°08′E / 27.26°S 109.14°E / -27.26; 109.14 (Scaliger) | 86.4 | 1970 | Joseph Justus Scaliger (1540–1609) | WGPSN |
Schaeberle | 26°20′S 117°43′E / 26.33°S 117.71°E / -26.33; 117.71 (Schaeberle) | 56.74 | 1970 | John Martin Schaeberle (1853–1924) | WGPSN |
Scheele | 9°27′S 37°51′W / 9.45°S 37.85°W / -9.45; -37.85 (Scheele) | 4.69 | 1976 | Carl Wilhelm Scheele (1742–1786) | WGPSN |
Scheiner | 60°21′S 27°49′W / 60.35°S 27.81°W / -60.35; -27.81 (Scheiner) | 110.07 | 1935 | Christopher Scheiner (1575–1650) | WGPSN |
Schiaparelli | 23°23′N 58°49′W / 23.38°N 58.82°W / 23.38; -58.82 (Schiaparelli) | 24.2 | 1935 | Giovanni Virginio Schiaparelli (1835–1910) | WGPSN |
Schickard | 44°23′S 55°07′W / 44.38°S 55.11°W / -44.38; -55.11 (Schickard) | 212.18 | 1935 | Wilhelm Schickard (1592–1635) | WGPSN |
Schiller | 51°43′S 39°47′W / 51.72°S 39.78°W / -51.72; -39.78 (Schiller) | 179.36 | 1935 | Julius Schiller (flourished 1627) | WGPSN |
Schjellerup | 69°02′N 158°14′E / 69.04°N 158.24°E / 69.04; 158.24 (Schjellerup) | 62.82 | 1970 | Hans Carl Frederik Christian Schjellerup (1827–1887) | WGPSN |
Schlesinger | 47°07′N 138°59′W / 47.12°N 138.98°W / 47.12; -138.98 (Schlesinger) | 97.28 | 1970 | Frank Schlesinger (1871–1943) | WGPSN |
Schliemann | 1°59′S 155°07′E / 1.99°S 155.12°E / -1.99; 155.12 (Schliemann) | 77.4 | 1970 | Heinrich Schliemann (1822–1890) | WGPSN |
Schlüter | 5°56′S 83°23′W / 5.93°S 83.39°W / -5.93; -83.39 (Schlüter) | 87.55 | 1964 | Heinrich Schlüter [es] (1815–1844) | WGPSN |
Schmidt | 0°58′N 18°47′E / 0.96°N 18.78°E / 0.96; 18.78 (Schmidt) | 11.13 | 1935 | Johann Friedrich Julius Schmidt (1825–1884), Bernhard Schmidt (1879–1935) and Otto Yulyevich Schmidt (1891–1956) | WGPSN |
Schneller | 41°20′N 163°44′W / 41.34°N 163.73°W / 41.34; -163.73 (Schneller) | 56.87 | 1970 | Herbert Schneller [es] (1901–1967) | WGPSN |
Schomberger | 76°38′S 24°41′E / 76.64°S 24.69°E / -76.64; 24.69 (Schomberger) | 85.8 | 1935 | Georg Schomberger [es] (1597–1645) | WGPSN |
Schönfeld | 44°46′N 98°00′W / 44.76°N 98°W / 44.76; -98 (Schönfeld) | 24.57 | 1970 | Eduard Schönfeld (1828–1891) | WGPSN |
Schorr | 19°27′S 89°48′E / 19.45°S 89.8°E / -19.45; 89.8 (Schorr) | 52.09 | 1970 | Richard Schorr (1867–1951) | WGPSN |
Schrödinger | 74°44′S 132°56′E / 74.73°S 132.93°E / -74.73; 132.93 (Schrödinger) | 316.39 | 1970 | Erwin Schrödinger (1887–1961) | WGPSN |
Schröter | 2°44′N 6°59′W / 2.74°N 6.98°W / 2.74; -6.98 (Schröter) | 36.67 | 1935 | Johann Hieronymus Schröter (1745–1816) | WGPSN |
Schubert | 2°47′N 81°01′E / 2.78°N 81.01°E / 2.78; 81.01 (Schubert) | 51.94 | 1935 | Theodor von Schubert (1789–1865) | WGPSN |
Schumacher | 42°25′N 60°49′E / 42.42°N 60.81°E / 42.42; 60.81 (Schumacher) | 61.31 | 1935 | Heinrich Christian Schumacher (1780–1850) | WGPSN |
Schuster | 4°26′N 146°25′E / 4.44°N 146.42°E / 4.44; 146.42 (Schuster) | 100.08 | 1970 | Arthur Schuster (1851–1934) | WGPSN |
Schwabe | 65°06′N 45°29′E / 65.1°N 45.48°E / 65.1; 45.48 (Schwabe) | 25.47 | 1935 | Samuel Heinrich Schwabe (1789–1875) | WGPSN |
Schwarzschild | 70°05′N 121°34′E / 70.08°N 121.57°E / 70.08; 121.57 (Schwarzschild) | 211.42 | 1970 | Karl Schwarzschild (1873–1916) | WGPSN |
Scobee | 31°22′S 149°38′W / 31.36°S 149.64°W / -31.36; -149.64 (Scobee) | 41.53 | 1988 | Francis Richard Scobee (1939–1986) | WGPSN |
Scoresby | 77°44′N 14°08′E / 77.73°N 14.13°E / 77.73; 14.13 (Scoresby) | 54.93 | 1935 | William Scoresby (1789–1857) | WGPSN |
Scott | 82°21′S 48°31′E / 82.35°S 48.52°E / -82.35; 48.52 (Scott) | 107.82 | 1964 | Robert Falcon Scott (1868–1912) | WGPSN |
Seares | 73°44′N 147°14′E / 73.74°N 147.23°E / 73.74; 147.23 (Seares) | 99.5 | 1970 | Frederick Hanley Seares (1873–1964) | WGPSN |
Secchi | 2°24′N 43°34′E / 2.4°N 43.56°E / 2.4; 43.56 (Secchi) | 22.13 | 1935 | Pietro Angelo Secchi (1818–1878) | WGPSN |
Sechenov | 6°58′S 143°05′W / 6.97°S 143.09°W / -6.97; -143.09 (Sechenov) | 63.8 | 1970 | Ivan Mikhailovich Sechenov (1829–1905) | WGPSN |
Seeliger | 2°13′S 3°00′E / 2.22°S 3°E / -2.22; 3 (Seeliger) | 8.28 | 1935 | Hugo Hans Ritter von Seeliger (1849–1924) | WGPSN |
Segers | 46°59′N 127°31′E / 46.99°N 127.52°E / 46.99; 127.52 (Segers) | 17.28 | 1970 | Carlos Segers (1900–1967) | WGPSN |
Segner | 58°58′S 48°41′W / 58.96°S 48.68°W / -58.96; -48.68 (Segner) | 67.84 | 1935 | Johann Andreas von Segner (1704–1777) | WGPSN |
Seidel | 32°39′S 152°28′E / 32.65°S 152.47°E / -32.65; 152.47 (Seidel) | 55.39 | 1970 | Philipp Ludwig von Seidel (1821–1896) | WGPSN |
Seleucus | 21°05′N 66°40′W / 21.09°N 66.66°W / 21.09; -66.66 (Seleucus) | 45.01 | 1935 | Seleucus of Seleucia (flourished circa 150 BC.) | WGPSN |
Seneca | 26°43′N 79°49′E / 26.71°N 79.81°E / 26.71; 79.81 (Seneca) | 47.57 | 1961 | Seneca the Younger (4 BC.-65 AD.) | WGPSN |
Seyfert | 29°16′N 114°20′E / 29.26°N 114.34°E / 29.26; 114.34 (Seyfert) | 102.63 | 1970 | Carl Keenan Seyfert (1911–1960) | WGPSN |
Shackleton | 89°40′S 129°47′E / 89.67°S 129.78°E / -89.67; 129.78 (Shackleton) | 20.92 | 1994 | Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton (1874–1922). | WGPSN |
Shahinaz | 7°35′N 122°25′E / 7.58°N 122.42°E / 7.58; 122.42 (Shahinaz) | 15.99 | 1979 | (Turkish female name) | WGPSN |
Shaler | 32°53′S 85°16′W / 32.89°S 85.27°W / -32.89; -85.27 (Shaler) | 48.47 | 1964 | Nathaniel Southgate Shaler (1841–1906) | WGPSN |
Shapley | 9°21′N 56°50′E / 9.35°N 56.83°E / 9.35; 56.83 (Shapley) | 24.82 | 1973 | Harlow Shapley (1885–1972) | WGPSN |
Sharonov | 12°22′N 173°06′E / 12.37°N 173.1°E / 12.37; 173.1 (Sharonov) | 75.12 | 1970 | Vsevolod Vasilievich Sharonov (1901–1964) | WGPSN |
Sharp | 45°45′N 40°13′W / 45.75°N 40.22°W / 45.75; -40.22 (Sharp) | 37.61 | 1935 | Abraham Sharp (1651–1742) | WGPSN |
Shatalov | 24°16′N 140°29′E / 24.26°N 140.48°E / 24.26; 140.48 (Shatalov) | 24.05 | 1970 | Vladimir Aleksandrovich Shatalov (1927-) | WGPSN |
Shayn | 32°31′N 172°25′E / 32.52°N 172.42°E / 32.52; 172.42 (Shayn) | 92.9 | 1970 | Grigory Abramovich Shajn (1892–1956) | WGPSN |
Sheepshanks | 59°14′N 17°02′E / 59.24°N 17.04°E / 59.24; 17.04 (Sheepshanks) | 23.67 | 1935 | Anne Sheepshanks (1789–1876) | WGPSN |
Sherrington | 11°08′S 118°00′E / 11.13°S 118°E / -11.13; 118 (Sherrington) | 18.8 | 1976 | Sir Charles Scott Sherrington (1856–1952) | WGPSN |
Shi Shen | 75°47′N 104°08′E / 75.78°N 104.13°E / 75.78; 104.13 (Shi Shen) | 46.52 | 1970 | Shi Shen (fl. 4th century BC) | WGPSN |
Shirakatsi | 12°11′S 128°34′E / 12.18°S 128.56°E / -12.18; 128.56 (Shirakatsi) | 48.13 | 1979 | Anania Shirakatsi (circa 620-circa 685) | WGPSN |
Shoemaker | 88°08′S 45°55′E / 88.14°S 45.91°E / -88.14; 45.91 (Shoemaker) | 51.82 | 2000 | Eugene Merle Shoemaker (1928–1997) | WGPSN |
Short | 74°32′S 7°41′W / 74.54°S 7.68°W / -74.54; -7.68 (Short) | 67.94 | 1935 | James Short (1710–1768) | WGPSN |
Shternberg | 19°23′N 116°49′W / 19.38°N 116.82°W / 19.38; -116.82 (Shternberg) | 74.36 | 1970 | Pavel Karlovich Shternberg (Sternberg, 1865–1920) | WGPSN |
Shuckburgh | 42°39′N 52°43′E / 42.65°N 52.71°E / 42.65; 52.71 (Shuckburgh) | 37.73 | 1935 | George Shuckburgh (1751–1804) | WGPSN |
Shuleykin | 27°07′S 92°40′W / 27.11°S 92.67°W / -27.11; -92.67 (Shuleykin) | 14.67 | 1985 | Mikhail Vasilʹevich Shuleykin (1884–1939) | WGPSN |
Siedentopf | 22°03′N 135°05′E / 22.05°N 135.08°E / 22.05; 135.08 (Siedentopf) | 62.7 | 1970 | Heinrich Siedentopf (1906–1963) | WGPSN |
Sierpinski | 26°56′S 154°49′E / 26.93°S 154.81°E / -26.93; 154.81 (Sierpinski) | 66.94 | 1970 | Wacław Sierpiński (1882–1969) | WGPSN |
Sikorsky | 65°53′S 103°39′E / 65.89°S 103.65°E / -65.89; 103.65 (Sikorsky) | 97.67 | 1979 | Igor Ivanovich Sikorsky (1889–1972) | WGPSN |
Silberschlag | 6°13′N 12°32′E / 6.21°N 12.53°E / 6.21; 12.53 (Silberschlag) | 12.56 | 1935 | Johann Esaias Silberschlag (1721–1791) | WGPSN |
Simpelius | 72°37′S 14°44′E / 72.61°S 14.74°E / -72.61; 14.74 (Simpelius) | 68.89 | 1935 | Hugh Sempill (1596–1654) | WGPSN |
Sinas | 8°51′N 31°36′E / 8.85°N 31.6°E / 8.85; 31.6 (Sinas) | 11.67 | 1935 | Simon Sinas (1810–1876) | WGPSN |
Sirsalis | 12°29′S 60°31′W / 12.49°S 60.51°W / -12.49; -60.51 (Sirsalis) | 44.17 | 1935 | Gerolamo Sersale (1584–1654) | WGPSN |
Sisakyan | 41°04′N 109°08′E / 41.07°N 109.13°E / 41.07; 109.13 (Sisakyan) | 35.6 | 1970 | Norajr Martirosovich Sisakyan (1907–1966) | WGPSN |
Sita | 4°37′N 120°42′E / 4.61°N 120.7°E / 4.61; 120.7 (Sita) | 1.59 | 1976 | (Indian female name) | WGPSN |
Sklodowska | 18°02′S 96°09′E / 18.04°S 96.15°E / -18.04; 96.15 (Sklodowska) | 125.55 | 1961 | Maria Skłodowska-Curie (1867–1934) | WGPSN |
Slater | 88°05′S 111°17′E / 88.08°S 111.29°E / -88.08; 111.29 (Slater) | 25.12 | 2015 | David Slater [es] (1957-2011) | WGPSN |
Slava | 38°18′N 35°00′W / 38.3°N 35°W / 38.3; -35 (Slava) | 0.1 | 2012 | Slavic male name | WGPSN |
Slipher | 49°17′N 160°16′E / 49.28°N 160.27°E / 49.28; 160.27 (Slipher) | 74.65 | 1970 | Earl Charles Slipher (1883–1964) and Vesto Melvin Slipher (1875–1969) | WGPSN |
Slocum | 3°09′S 89°04′E / 3.15°S 89.07°E / -3.15; 89.07 (Slocum) | 12.15 | 1976 | Frederick Slocum (1873–1944) | WGPSN |
Smith | 31°47′S 151°01′W / 31.79°S 151.01°W / -31.79; -151.01 (Smith) | 32.87 | 1988 | Michael John Smith (1945–1986) | WGPSN |
Smithson | 2°23′N 53°38′E / 2.38°N 53.64°E / 2.38; 53.64 (Smithson) | 6.04 | 1976 | James Smithson (1765–1829) | WGPSN |
Smoluchowski | 60°13′N 96°55′W / 60.22°N 96.91°W / 60.22; -96.91 (Smoluchowski) | 84.26 | 1970 | Marian Smoluchowski (1872–1917) | WGPSN |
Snellius | 29°20′S 55°42′E / 29.33°S 55.7°E / -29.33; 55.7 (Snellius) | 85.98 | 1935 | Willebrord Snell (1591–1626) | WGPSN |
Sniadecki | 22°17′S 168°50′W / 22.29°S 168.84°W / -22.29; -168.84 (Sniadecki) | 41.13 | 1970 | Jan Sniadecki (1756–1830) | WGPSN |
Soddy | 0°27′N 121°46′E / 0.45°N 121.77°E / 0.45; 121.77 (Soddy) | 40.79 | 1976 | Frederick Soddy (1877–1956) | WGPSN |
Somerville | 8°20′S 64°58′E / 8.33°S 64.96°E / -8.33; 64.96 (Somerville) | 17.08 | 1976 | Mary Fairfax Somerville (1780–1872) | WGPSN |
Sommerfeld | 64°50′N 161°32′W / 64.83°N 161.54°W / 64.83; -161.54 (Sommerfeld) | 150.89 | 1970 | Arnold Sommerfeld (1868–1951) | WGPSN |
Sömmering | 0°11′N 7°32′W / 0.19°N 7.53°W / 0.19; -7.53 (Sömmering) | 27.97 | 1935 | Samuel Thomas Sömmering (1755–1830) | WGPSN |
Soraya | 12°52′S 1°38′W / 12.87°S 1.63°W / -12.87; -1.63 (Soraya) | 1.9 | 1976 | (Persian female name) | WGPSN |
Sosigenes | 8°42′N 17°36′E / 8.7°N 17.6°E / 8.7; 17.6 (Sosigenes) | 16.99 | 1935 | Sosigenes of Alexandria (flourished 46 BC.) | WGPSN |
South | 57°35′N 50°56′W / 57.58°N 50.94°W / 57.58; -50.94 (South) | 119.04 | 1935 | James South (1785–1867) | WGPSN |
Spallanzani | 46°23′S 24°44′E / 46.38°S 24.73°E / -46.38; 24.73 (Spallanzani) | 30.86 | 1935 | Lazzaro Spallanzani (1729–1799) | WGPSN |
Spencer Jones | 13°04′N 165°50′E / 13.06°N 165.84°E / 13.06; 165.84 (Spencer Jones) | 88.19 | 1970 | Sir Harold Spencer Jones (1890–1960) | WGPSN |
Spörer | 4°18′S 1°46′W / 4.3°S 1.77°W / -4.3; -1.77 (Spörer) | 25.57 | 1935 | Friederich Wilhelm Gustav Spörer (1822–1895) | WGPSN |
Spudis | 89°31′S 84°37′W / 89.51°S 84.61°W / -89.51; -84.61 (Störmer) | 13 | 2021 | Paul D. Spudis (1952-2018) | WGPSN |
Spurr | 27°55′N 1°16′W / 27.91°N 1.27°W / 27.91; -1.27 (Spurr) | 13.21 | 1973 | Josiah Edward Spurr (1870–1950) | WGPSN |
St. John | 10°04′N 149°59′E / 10.07°N 149.98°E / 10.07; 149.98 (St. John) | 66.74 | 1970 | Charles Edward St. John (1857–1935) | WGPSN |
Stadius | 10°29′N 13°46′W / 10.48°N 13.77°W / 10.48; -13.77 (Stadius) | 68.48 | 1935 | Johannes Stadius (1527–1579) | WGPSN |
Stark | 25°26′S 134°35′E / 25.43°S 134.59°E / -25.43; 134.59 (Stark) | 47.72 | 1970 | Johannes Stark (1874–1957) | WGPSN |
Stearns | 34°41′N 162°36′E / 34.68°N 162.6°E / 34.68; 162.6 (Stearns) | 38.94 | 1979 | Carl Leo Stearns (1892–1972) | WGPSN |
Stebbins | 64°22′N 142°38′W / 64.36°N 142.64°W / 64.36; -142.64 (Stebbins) | 129.74 | 1970 | Joel Stebbins (1878–1966) | WGPSN |
Stefan | 46°20′N 108°46′W / 46.33°N 108.77°W / 46.33; -108.77 (Stefan) | 112.18 | 1970 | Josef Stefan (1835–1893) | WGPSN |
Stein | 7°00′N 179°07′E / 7°N 179.11°E / 7; 179.11 (Stein) | 30.72 | 1970 | Johan Willem Jakob Antoon Stein (1871–1951) | WGPSN |
Steinheil | 48°43′S 46°40′E / 48.71°S 46.66°E / -48.71; 46.66 (Steinheil) | 63.28 | 1935 | Karl August von Steinheil (1801–1870) | WGPSN |
Steklov | 36°44′S 105°03′W / 36.73°S 105.05°W / -36.73; -105.05 (Steklov) | 36.61 | 1970 | Vladimir Andreevich Steklov (1864–1926) | WGPSN |
Stella | 19°55′N 29°46′E / 19.91°N 29.76°E / 19.91; 29.76 (Stella) | 0.42 | 1976 | (Latin female name) | WGPSN |
Steno | 32°37′N 161°47′E / 32.61°N 161.78°E / 32.61; 161.78 (Steno) | 32.29 | 1970 | Nicolaus Steno (1638–1686) | WGPSN |
Sternfeld | 19°45′S 142°16′W / 19.75°S 142.27°W / -19.75; -142.27 (Sternfeld) | 109.8 | 1991 | Ary Abramovich Sternfeld (1905–1980) | WGPSN |
Stetson | 39°35′S 118°12′W / 39.58°S 118.2°W / -39.58; -118.2 (Stetson) | 63.12 | 1970 | Harlan True Stetson (1885–1964) | WGPSN |
Stevinus | 32°29′S 54°08′E / 32.49°S 54.14°E / -32.49; 54.14 (Stevinus) | 71.54 | 1935 | Simon Stevin (1548–1620) | WGPSN |
Stewart | 2°09′N 66°59′E / 2.15°N 66.98°E / 2.15; 66.98 (Stewart) | 13.77 | 1976 | John Quincy Stewart (1894–1972) | WGPSN |
Stiborius | 34°29′S 31°59′E / 34.49°S 31.99°E / -34.49; 31.99 (Stiborius) | 43.76 | 1935 | Andreas Stoberl (1465–1515) | WGPSN |
Stöfler | 41°14′S 5°56′E / 41.24°S 5.93°E / -41.24; 5.93 (Stöfler) | 129.87 | 1935 | Johannes Stöffler (1452–1531) | WGPSN |
Stokes | 52°22′N 88°07′W / 52.36°N 88.11°W / 52.36; -88.11 (Stokes) | 53.85 | 1964 | Sir George Gabriel Stokes (1819–1903) | WGPSN |
Stoletov | 44°49′N 155°30′W / 44.82°N 155.5°W / 44.82; -155.5 (Stoletov) | 42.43 | 1970 | Aleksandr Grigorievich Stoletov (1839–1896) | WGPSN |
Stoney | 55°35′S 156°23′W / 55.58°S 156.38°W / -55.58; -156.38 (Stoney) | 47.51 | 1970 | George Johnstone Stoney (1826–1911) | WGPSN |
Störmer | 57°08′N 146°39′E / 57.14°N 146.65°E / 57.14; 146.65 (Störmer) | 68.62 | 1970 | Fredrik Carl Mülertz Störmer (1874–1957) | WGPSN |
Stose | 86°23′S 32°08′E / 86.38°S 32.13°E / -86.38; 32.13 (Stose) | 16.7 | 2021 | Anna Jonas Stose (1881–1974) | WGPSN |
Strabo | 61°56′N 54°25′E / 61.94°N 54.42°E / 61.94; 54.42 (Strabo) | 54.72 | 1935 | Strabo (54 BC.-24 AD.) | WGPSN |
Stratton | 5°36′S 164°42′E / 5.6°S 164.7°E / -5.6; 164.7 (Stratton) | 69.76 | 1970 | Frederick John Marrion Stratton (1881–1960) | WGPSN |
Street | 46°35′S 10°44′W / 46.58°S 10.74°W / -46.58; -10.74 (Street) | 58.52 | 1935 | Thomas Street (1621–1689) | WGPSN |
Strömgren | 21°44′S 132°22′W / 21.74°S 132.37°W / -21.74; -132.37 (Strömgren) | 62.17 | 1970 | Elis Strömgren (1870–1947) | WGPSN |
Struve | 23°25′N 76°39′W / 23.41°N 76.65°W / 23.41; -76.65 (Struve) | 164.34 | 1964 | Otto Wilhelm von Struve (1819–1905), Otto Struve (1897–1963) and Friedrich Georg Wilhelm von Struve (1793–1864) | WGPSN |
Subbotin | 29°19′S 135°43′E / 29.32°S 135.71°E / -29.32; 135.71 (Subbotin) | 71.66 | 1970 | Mikhail Fedorovich Subbotin (1893–1966) | WGPSN |
Suess | 4°22′N 47°43′W / 4.36°N 47.72°W / 4.36; -47.72 (Suess) | 8.39 | 1935 | Eduard Suess (1831–1914) | WGPSN |
Sulpicius Gallus | 19°38′N 11°41′E / 19.63°N 11.68°E / 19.63; 11.68 (Sulpicius Gallus) | 11.61 | 1935 | Gaius Sulpicius Gallus (flourished c. 166 BC) | WGPSN |
Sumner | 37°37′N 108°46′E / 37.62°N 108.76°E / 37.62; 108.76 (Sumner) | 52.87 | 1970 | Thomas Hubbard Sumner (1807–1876) | WGPSN |
Sundman | 10°46′N 91°41′W / 10.76°N 91.69°W / 10.76; -91.69 (Sundman) | 41.04 | 1970 | Karl Fritiof Sundman (1873–1949) | WGPSN |
Susan | 11°00′S 6°18′W / 11°S 6.3°W / -11; -6.3 (Susan) | 0.95 | 1976 | (English female name) | WGPSN |
Svedberg | 81°41′S 65°09′E / 81.68°S 65.15°E / -81.68; 65.15 (Svedberg) | 15.34 | 2009 | Theodor Svedberg (1884–1971) | WGPSN |
Sverdrup | 88°19′S 153°23′W / 88.32°S 153.39°W / -88.32; -153.39 (Sverdrup) | 32.83 | 2000 | Otto Sverdrup (1855–1930) | WGPSN |
Swann | 51°58′N 112°31′E / 51.96°N 112.52°E / 51.96; 112.52 (Swann) | 42.18 | 1970 | William Francis Gray Swann (1884–1962) | WGPSN |
Swasey | 5°28′S 89°40′E / 5.46°S 89.67°E / -5.46; 89.67 (Swasey) | 24.85 | 1976 | Ambrose Swasey (1846–1937) | WGPSN |
Swift | 19°21′N 53°26′E / 19.35°N 53.44°E / 19.35; 53.44 (Swift) | 10.06 | 1976 | Lewis Swift (1820–1913) | WGPSN |
Sylvester | 82°39′N 81°13′W / 82.65°N 81.22°W / 82.65; -81.22 (Sylvester) | 59.28 | 1964 | James Joseph Sylvester (1814–1897) | WGPSN |
Szilard | 33°43′N 105°47′E / 33.71°N 105.78°E / 33.71; 105.78 (Szilard) | 127.22 | 1970 | Leó Szilárd (1898–1964) | WGPSN |
References
- ^ "Moon craters". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. International Astrophysical Union. Retrieved 3 February 2015.