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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.

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Crater	Coordinates	Diameter (km)	Approval Year	Eponym	Ref
L. Clark	[ ⚑ ] 43°20′S 147°42′W / 43.34°S 147.7°W / -43.34; -147.7 (L. Clark)	15.3	2006	Laurel Blair Salton Clark (1961–2003)	WGPSN
La Caille	[ ⚑ ] 23°41′S 1°05′E / 23.68°S 1.08°E / -23.68; 1.08 (La Caille)	67.22	1935	Nicolas Louis de Lacaille (1713–1762)	WGPSN
La Condamine	[ ⚑ ] 53°32′N 28°13′W / 53.54°N 28.22°W / 53.54; -28.22 (La Condamine)	37.83	1935	Charles Marie de La Condamine (1701–1774)	WGPSN
La Pérouse	[ ⚑ ] 10°40′S 76°17′E / 10.67°S 76.28°E / -10.67; 76.28 (La Pérouse)	80.4	1935	Jean-François de Galaup, comte de La Pérouse (1741–1788)	WGPSN
Lacchini	[ ⚑ ] 41°17′N 107°50′W / 41.29°N 107.83°W / 41.29; -107.83 (Lacchini)	57.95	1970	Giovanni Lacchini (1884–1967)	WGPSN
Lacroix	[ ⚑ ] 37°56′S 59°12′W / 37.93°S 59.2°W / -37.93; -59.2 (Lacroix)	36.07	1935	Sylvestre Francois de Lacroix (1765–1843)	WGPSN
Lade	[ ⚑ ] 1°20′S 9°59′E / 1.33°S 9.99°E / -1.33; 9.99 (Lade)	58.11	1935	Heinrich Eduard von Lade (1817–1904)	WGPSN
Lagalla	[ ⚑ ] 44°29′S 22°22′W / 44.48°S 22.36°W / -44.48; -22.36 (Lagalla)	88.78	1935	Giulio Cesare Lagalla (1571–1624)	WGPSN
Lagrange	[ ⚑ ] 32°36′S 71°27′W / 32.6°S 71.45°W / -32.6; -71.45 (Lagrange)	162.21	1935	Joseph Louis Lagrange (1736–1813)	WGPSN
Lalande	[ ⚑ ] 4°28′S 8°39′W / 4.46°S 8.65°W / -4.46; -8.65 (Lalande)	23.54	1935	Joseph Jérôme Le François de Lalande (1732–1807)	WGPSN
Lallemand	[ ⚑ ] 14°24′S 84°13′W / 14.4°S 84.21°W / -14.4; -84.21 (Lallemand)	16.69	1985	André Lallemand (1904–1978)	WGPSN
Lamarck	[ ⚑ ] 23°07′S 70°04′W / 23.12°S 70.06°W / -23.12; -70.06 (Lamarck)	114.65	1964	Jean-Baptiste Pierre Antoine de Monet, Chevalier de Lamarck (1744–1829)	WGPSN
Lamb	[ ⚑ ] 42°40′S 100°56′E / 42.67°S 100.94°E / -42.67; 100.94 (Lamb)	103.55	1970	Sir Horace Lamb (1849–1934)	WGPSN
Lambert	[ ⚑ ] 25°46′N 20°59′W / 25.77°N 20.99°W / 25.77; -20.99 (Lambert)	30.12	1935	Johann Heinrich Lambert (1728–1777)	WGPSN
Lamé	[ ⚑ ] 14°46′S 64°34′E / 14.76°S 64.56°E / -14.76; 64.56 (Lamé)	84.28	1964	Gabriel Lamé (1795–1870)	WGPSN
Lamèch	[ ⚑ ] 42°47′N 13°09′E / 42.79°N 13.15°E / 42.79; 13.15 (Lamèch)	12.41	1935	Félix Chemla Lamèch (1894–1962)	WGPSN
Lamont	[ ⚑ ] 5°08′N 23°19′E / 5.14°N 23.32°E / 5.14; 23.32 (Lamont)	83.23	1935	Johann von Lamont (1805–1879)	WGPSN
Lampland	[ ⚑ ] 31°10′S 131°31′E / 31.17°S 131.51°E / -31.17; 131.51 (Lampland)	63.04	1970	Carl Otto Lampland (1873–1951)	WGPSN
Landau	[ ⚑ ] 42°10′N 119°20′W / 42.16°N 119.34°W / 42.16; -119.34 (Landau)	218.15	1970	Lev Davidovich Landau (1908–1968)	WGPSN
Lander	[ ⚑ ] 15°20′S 131°49′E / 15.34°S 131.81°E / -15.34; 131.81 (Lander)	40.05	1976	Richard Lemon Lander (1804–1834)	WGPSN
Landsteiner	[ ⚑ ] 31°18′N 14°47′W / 31.3°N 14.79°W / 31.3; -14.79 (Landsteiner)	6.11	1976	Karl Landsteiner (1868–1943)	WGPSN
Lane	[ ⚑ ] 9°30′S 132°22′E / 9.5°S 132.36°E / -9.5; 132.36 (Lane)	53.76	1970	Jonathan Homer Lane (1819–1880)	WGPSN
Langemak	[ ⚑ ] 9°56′S 119°27′E / 9.93°S 119.45°E / -9.93; 119.45 (Langemak)	104.76	1970	Georgy Erikhovich Langemak (1898–1938)	WGPSN
Langevin	[ ⚑ ] 44°10′N 162°41′E / 44.17°N 162.69°E / 44.17; 162.69 (Langevin)	57.8	1970	Paul Langevin (1872–1946)	WGPSN
Langley	[ ⚑ ] 51°10′N 86°03′W / 51.17°N 86.05°W / 51.17; -86.05 (Langley)	59.17	1964	Samuel Pierpont Langley (1834–1906)	WGPSN
Langmuir	[ ⚑ ] 35°51′S 128°53′W / 35.85°S 128.89°W / -35.85; -128.89 (Langmuir)	91.5	1970	Irving Langmuir (1881–1957)	WGPSN
Langrenus	[ ⚑ ] 8°52′S 61°02′E / 8.86°S 61.04°E / -8.86; 61.04 (Langrenus)	131.98	1935	Michel van Langren (circa 1600–1675)	WGPSN
Lansberg	[ ⚑ ] 0°19′S 26°38′W / 0.31°S 26.63°W / -0.31; -26.63 (Lansberg)	38.75	1935	Philippe van Lansberg (1561–1632)	WGPSN
Larmor	[ ⚑ ] 31°51′N 179°40′W / 31.85°N 179.67°W / 31.85; -179.67 (Larmor)	99.49	1970	Sir Joseph Larmor (1857–1942)	WGPSN
Lassell	[ ⚑ ] 15°29′S 7°54′W / 15.49°S 7.9°W / -15.49; -7.9 (Lassell)	21.82	1935	William Lassell (1799–1880)	WGPSN
Laue	[ ⚑ ] 28°17′N 97°03′W / 28.29°N 97.05°W / 28.29; -97.05 (Laue)	89.17	1970	Max von Laue (1879–1960)	WGPSN
Lauritsen	[ ⚑ ] 27°32′S 96°19′E / 27.54°S 96.31°E / -27.54; 96.31 (Lauritsen)	51.24	1970	Charles Christian Lauritsen (1892–1968)	WGPSN
Laveran	[ ⚑ ] 81°48′S 159°47′W / 81.8°S 159.78°W / -81.8; -159.78 (Laveran)	12.52	2009	Charles Louis Alphonse Laveran (1845–1922)	WGPSN
Lavoisier	[ ⚑ ] 38°10′N 81°15′W / 38.17°N 81.25°W / 38.17; -81.25 (Lavoisier)	71.01	1935	Antoine-Laurent de Lavoisier (1743–1794)	WGPSN
Lawrence	[ ⚑ ] 7°21′N 43°18′E / 7.35°N 43.3°E / 7.35; 43.3 (Lawrence)	24.02	1973	Ernest Orlando Lawrence (1901–1958) and Robert Henry Lawrence, Jr. (1935–1993)	WGPSN
Le Gentil	[ ⚑ ] 74°16′S 76°01′W / 74.27°S 76.02°W / -74.27; -76.02 (Le Gentil)	125.38	1935	Guillaume Hyacinthe Le Gentil (1725–1792)	WGPSN
Le Monnier	[ ⚑ ] 26°40′N 30°30′E / 26.66°N 30.5°E / 26.66; 30.5 (Le Monnier)	68.4	1935	Pierre Charles Lemonnier (1715–1799)	WGPSN
Le Verrier	[ ⚑ ] 40°20′N 20°37′W / 40.33°N 20.61°W / 40.33; -20.61 (Le Verrier)	20.52	1935	Urbain Jean Le Verrier (1811–1877)	WGPSN
Leakey	[ ⚑ ] 3°11′S 37°28′E / 3.19°S 37.46°E / -3.19; 37.46 (Leakey)	12.48	1976	Louis Seymour Bazett Leakey (1903–1972)	WGPSN
Leavitt	[ ⚑ ] 44°52′S 139°53′W / 44.86°S 139.89°W / -44.86; -139.89 (Leavitt)	69.31	1970	Henrietta Swan Leavitt (1868–1921)	WGPSN
Lebedev	[ ⚑ ] 46°48′S 107°53′E / 46.8°S 107.89°E / -46.8; 107.89 (Lebedev)	121.8	1970	Pyotr Nikolaevich Lebedev (1866–1912)	WGPSN
Lebedinskiy	[ ⚑ ] 7°50′N 164°53′W / 7.84°N 164.89°W / 7.84; -164.89 (Lebedinskiy)	63.39	1970	Aleksandr I. Lebedinskiy (es) (1913–1967)	WGPSN
Lebesgue	[ ⚑ ] 5°08′S 88°58′E / 5.14°S 88.97°E / -5.14; 88.97 (Lebesgue)	11.39	1976	Henri Léon Lebesgue (1875–1941)	WGPSN
Lee	[ ⚑ ] 30°40′S 40°46′W / 30.66°S 40.76°W / -30.66; -40.76 (Lee)	41.17	1935	John Lee (1783–1866)	WGPSN
Leeuwenhoek	[ ⚑ ] 29°17′S 178°52′W / 29.28°S 178.87°W / -29.28; -178.87 (Leeuwenhoek)	125	1970	Antony van Leeuwenhoek (1632–1723)	WGPSN
Legendre	[ ⚑ ] 28°55′S 70°01′E / 28.92°S 70.02°E / -28.92; 70.02 (Legendre)	78.08	1935	Adrien Marie Legendre (1752–1833)	WGPSN
Lehmann	[ ⚑ ] 39°58′S 56°10′W / 39.96°S 56.17°W / -39.96; -56.17 (Lehmann)	53.85	1935	Jacob Heinrich Wilhelm Lehmann (1800–1863)	WGPSN
Leibnitz	[ ⚑ ] 38°14′S 179°21′E / 38.24°S 179.35°E / -38.24; 179.35 (Leibnitz)	236.67	1970	Gottfried Wilhelm von Leibniz (1646–1716)	WGPSN
Lemaître	[ ⚑ ] 61°22′S 149°59′W / 61.36°S 149.98°W / -61.36; -149.98 (Lemaître)	93.7	1970	Georges Lemaître (1894–1966)	WGPSN
Lenard	[ ⚑ ] 85°11′N 109°41′W / 85.19°N 109.69°W / 85.19; -109.69 (Lenard)	47.65	2008	Philipp Eduard Anton von Lénárd (1862–1947)	WGPSN
Lents	[ ⚑ ] 2°43′N 102°18′W / 2.72°N 102.3°W / 2.72; -102.3 (Lents)	21.98	1970	Heinrich Friedrich Emil Lenz (1804–1865)	WGPSN
Leonid	[ ⚑ ] 38°18′N 35°00′W / 38.3°N 35°W / 38.3; -35 (Leonid)	0.1	2012	Russian male name	WGPSN
Leonov	[ ⚑ ] 19°04′N 148°22′E / 19.07°N 148.36°E / 19.07; 148.36 (Leonov)	34.04	1970	Alexei Arkhipovich Leonov (1934-2019)	WGPSN
Lepaute	[ ⚑ ] 33°18′S 33°41′W / 33.3°S 33.69°W / -33.3; -33.69 (Lepaute)	16.36	1935	Nicole-Reine Etable de la Briere Lepaute (1723–1788)	WGPSN
Letronne	[ ⚑ ] 10°30′S 42°29′W / 10.5°S 42.49°W / -10.5; -42.49 (Letronne)	117.59	1935	Jean Antoine Letronne (1787–1848)	WGPSN
Leucippus	[ ⚑ ] 29°14′N 116°25′W / 29.24°N 116.41°W / 29.24; -116.41 (Leucippus)	57.03	1970	Leucippus (flourished circa 440 B.C.)	WGPSN
Leuschner	[ ⚑ ] 1°40′N 109°03′W / 1.67°N 109.05°W / 1.67; -109.05 (Leuschner)	50.14	1970	Armin Otto Leuschner (1868–1953)	WGPSN
Lev	[ ⚑ ] 12°41′N 62°12′E / 12.69°N 62.2°E / 12.69; 62.2 (Lev)	0.06	2012	Russian male name	WGPSN
Levi-Civita	[ ⚑ ] 23°20′S 143°08′E / 23.34°S 143.14°E / -23.34; 143.14 (Levi-Civita)	108.23	1970	Tullio Levi-Civita (1873–1941)	WGPSN
Lewis	[ ⚑ ] 18°31′S 114°14′W / 18.51°S 114.23°W / -18.51; -114.23 (Lewis)	40.32	1970	Gilbert Newton Lewis (1875–1946)	WGPSN
Lexell	[ ⚑ ] 35°47′S 4°16′W / 35.78°S 4.27°W / -35.78; -4.27 (Lexell)	63.7	1935	Anders Johan Lexell (1740–1784)	WGPSN
Ley	[ ⚑ ] 42°07′N 154°50′E / 42.11°N 154.84°E / 42.11; 154.84 (Ley)	81.05	1970	Willy Ley (1906–1969)	WGPSN
Licetus	[ ⚑ ] 47°11′S 6°32′E / 47.19°S 6.54°E / -47.19; 6.54 (Licetus)	75.42	1935	Fortunio Liceti (1577–1657)	WGPSN
Lichtenberg	[ ⚑ ] 31°51′N 67°43′W / 31.85°N 67.72°W / 31.85; -67.72 (Lichtenberg)	19.53	1935	Georg Christoph Lichtenberg (1742–1799)	WGPSN
Lick	[ ⚑ ] 12°22′N 52°50′E / 12.36°N 52.84°E / 12.36; 52.84 (Lick)	31.63	1935	James Lick (1796–1876)	WGPSN
Liebig	[ ⚑ ] 24°21′S 48°18′W / 24.35°S 48.3°W / -24.35; -48.3 (Liebig)	38.96	1935	Freiherr Justus von Liebig (1803–1873)	WGPSN
Lilius	[ ⚑ ] 54°36′S 6°05′E / 54.6°S 6.09°E / -54.6; 6.09 (Lilius)	61.18	1935	Luigi Giglio (died 1576)	WGPSN
Linda	[ ⚑ ] 30°41′N 33°23′W / 30.69°N 33.38°W / 30.69; -33.38 (Linda)	1.11	1979	(Spanish female name)	WGPSN
Lindbergh	[ ⚑ ] 5°25′S 52°54′E / 5.41°S 52.9°E / -5.41; 52.9 (Lindbergh)	13.34	1976	Charles Augustus Lindbergh (1902–1974)	WGPSN
Lindblad	[ ⚑ ] 70°02′N 99°13′W / 70.03°N 99.22°W / 70.03; -99.22 (Lindblad)	59.37	1970	Bertil Lindblad (1895–1965)	WGPSN
Lindenau	[ ⚑ ] 32°21′S 24°46′E / 32.35°S 24.77°E / -32.35; 24.77 (Lindenau)	53.08	1935	Bernhard von Lindenau (1780–1854)	WGPSN
Lindsay	[ ⚑ ] 7°00′S 13°01′E / 7°S 13.01°E / -7; 13.01 (Lindsay)	32.23	1979	Eric Mervyn Lindsay (1907–1974)	WGPSN
Linné	[ ⚑ ] 27°45′N 11°48′E / 27.75°N 11.8°E / 27.75; 11.8 (Linné)	2.23	1935	Carl von Linné (1707–1778)	WGPSN
Liouville	[ ⚑ ] 2°44′N 73°34′E / 2.73°N 73.57°E / 2.73; 73.57 (Liouville)	16.12	1973	Joseph Liouville (1809–1882)	WGPSN
Lippershey	[ ⚑ ] 25°58′S 10°23′W / 25.96°S 10.38°W / -25.96; -10.38 (Lippershey)	6.74	1935	Hans Lippershey (died 1619)	WGPSN
Lippmann	[ ⚑ ] 55°26′S 114°19′W / 55.43°S 114.32°W / -55.43; -114.32 (Lippmann)	160.07	1979	Gabriel Lippmann (1845–1921)	WGPSN
Lipskiy	[ ⚑ ] 2°09′S 179°23′W / 2.15°S 179.38°W / -2.15; -179.38 (Lipskiy)	91.15	1979	Yuriy N. Lipskiy (es) (1909–1978)	WGPSN
Litke	[ ⚑ ] 16°46′S 123°07′E / 16.76°S 123.12°E / -16.76; 123.12 (Litke)	38.18	1970	Fyodor Petrovich Litke (Lütke) (1797–1882)	WGPSN
Littrow	[ ⚑ ] 21°30′N 31°23′E / 21.5°N 31.39°E / 21.5; 31.39 (Littrow)	28.52	1935	Johann Josef von Littrow (1781–1840)	WGPSN
Lobachevskiy	[ ⚑ ] 9°46′N 113°04′E / 9.76°N 113.07°E / 9.76; 113.07 (Lobachevskiy)	87.26	1961	Nikolai Ivanovich Lobachevsky (1793–1856)	WGPSN
Lockyer	[ ⚑ ] 46°16′S 36°35′E / 46.27°S 36.59°E / -46.27; 36.59 (Lockyer)	35.08	1935	Sir Joseph Norman Lockyer (1836–1920)	WGPSN
Lodygin	[ ⚑ ] 17°25′S 146°47′W / 17.42°S 146.78°W / -17.42; -146.78 (Lodygin)	56.11	1970	Alexander Nikolayevich Lodygin (1847–1923)	WGPSN
Loewy	[ ⚑ ] 22°41′S 32°51′W / 22.69°S 32.85°W / -22.69; -32.85 (Loewy)	22.45	1935	Moritz Loewy (1833–1907)	WGPSN
Lohrmann	[ ⚑ ] 0°26′S 67°23′W / 0.44°S 67.38°W / -0.44; -67.38 (Lohrmann)	31.25	1935	Wilhelm Gotthelf Lohrmann (1796–1840)	WGPSN
Lohse	[ ⚑ ] 13°46′S 60°19′E / 13.76°S 60.31°E / -13.76; 60.31 (Lohse)	43.34	1935	Oswald Lohse (1845–1915)	WGPSN
Lomonosov	[ ⚑ ] 27°21′N 98°17′E / 27.35°N 98.28°E / 27.35; 98.28 (Lomonosov)	90.69	1961	Mikhail Lomonosov (1711–1765)	WGPSN
Longomontanus	[ ⚑ ] 49°33′S 21°53′W / 49.55°S 21.88°W / -49.55; -21.88 (Longomontanus)	145.5	1935	Christian Sørensen Longomontanus (1562–1647)	WGPSN
Lorentz	[ ⚑ ] 34°35′N 97°11′W / 34.59°N 97.19°W / 34.59; -97.19 (Lorentz)	378.42	1970	Hendrik Antoon Lorentz (1853–1928)	WGPSN
Louise	[ ⚑ ] 28°29′N 34°12′W / 28.49°N 34.2°W / 28.49; -34.2 (Louise)	0.64	1979	(French female name)	WGPSN
Louville	[ ⚑ ] 44°07′N 46°02′W / 44.12°N 46.04°W / 44.12; -46.04 (Louville)	34.81	1935	Jacques D'Allonville, Chevalier de Louville (1671–1732)	WGPSN
Love	[ ⚑ ] 6°20′S 129°10′E / 6.33°S 129.17°E / -6.33; 129.17 (Love)	90.08	1970	Augustus Edward Hough Love (1863–1940)	WGPSN
Lovelace	[ ⚑ ] 82°05′N 109°31′W / 82.08°N 109.51°W / 82.08; -109.51 (Lovelace)	57.06	1970	William Randolph Lovelace II (1907–1965)	WGPSN
Lovell	[ ⚑ ] 36°44′S 142°28′W / 36.74°S 142.47°W / -36.74; -142.47 (Lovell)	35.1	1970	James Lovell (1928-live)	WGPSN
Lowell	[ ⚑ ] 12°58′S 103°25′W / 12.97°S 103.42°W / -12.97; -103.42 (Lowell)	62.65	1970	Percival Lowell (1855–1916)	WGPSN
Lubbock	[ ⚑ ] 3°59′S 41°47′E / 3.99°S 41.79°E / -3.99; 41.79 (Lubbock)	14.09	1935	John William Lubbock (1803–1865)	WGPSN
Lubiniezky	[ ⚑ ] 17°53′S 23°53′W / 17.88°S 23.89°W / -17.88; -23.89 (Lubiniezky)	42.97	1935	Stanislaus Lubiniezky (1623–1675)	WGPSN
Lucian	[ ⚑ ] 14°20′N 36°47′E / 14.34°N 36.78°E / 14.34; 36.78 (Lucian)	6.85	1973	Lucian of Samosata (125–190)	WGPSN
Lucretius	[ ⚑ ] 8°13′S 121°14′W / 8.22°S 121.24°W / -8.22; -121.24 (Lucretius)	64.61	1970	Lucretius (circa 95-55 B.C.)	WGPSN
Ludwig	[ ⚑ ] 7°43′S 97°27′E / 7.72°S 97.45°E / -7.72; 97.45 (Ludwig)	23.29	1973	Carl Friedrich Wilhelm Ludwig (1816–1895)	WGPSN
Lundmark	[ ⚑ ] 38°52′S 152°34′E / 38.87°S 152.56°E / -38.87; 152.56 (Lundmark)	103.44	1970	Knut Emil Lundmark (1889–1958)	WGPSN
Luther	[ ⚑ ] 33°12′N 24°09′E / 33.2°N 24.15°E / 33.2; 24.15 (Luther)	9.29	1935	Robert Luther (1822–1900)	WGPSN
Lyapunov	[ ⚑ ] 26°26′N 89°22′E / 26.43°N 89.36°E / 26.43; 89.36 (Lyapunov)	67.58	1964	Aleksandr Mikhailovich Lyapunov (1857–1918)	WGPSN
Lyell	[ ⚑ ] 13°38′N 40°34′E / 13.63°N 40.56°E / 13.63; 40.56 (Lyell)	31.17	1935	Sir Charles Lyell (1797–1875)	WGPSN
Lyman	[ ⚑ ] 64°58′S 162°28′E / 64.96°S 162.47°E / -64.96; 162.47 (Lyman)	83.25	1970	Theodore Lyman (1874–1954)	WGPSN
Lyot	[ ⚑ ] 50°28′S 84°48′E / 50.47°S 84.8°E / -50.47; 84.8 (Lyot)	150.6	1964	Bernard Ferdinand Lyot (1897–1952)	WGPSN

M

Crater	Coordinates	Diameter (km)	Approval Year	Eponym	Ref
M. Anderson	[ ⚑ ] 41°13′S 148°59′W / 41.21°S 148.99°W / -41.21; -148.99 (M. Anderson)	16.94	2006	Michael P. Anderson (1959–2003)	WGPSN
Mach	[ ⚑ ] 18°08′N 149°14′W / 18.13°N 149.24°W / 18.13; -149.24 (Mach)	174.97	1970	Ernst Mach (1838–1916)	WGPSN
Maclaurin	[ ⚑ ] 1°55′S 67°59′E / 1.92°S 67.99°E / -1.92; 67.99 (Maclaurin)	54.33	1935	Colin Maclaurin (1698–1746)	WGPSN
Maclear	[ ⚑ ] 10°31′N 20°06′E / 10.52°N 20.1°E / 10.52; 20.1 (Maclear)	20.34	1961	Thomas Maclear (1794–1879)	WGPSN
MacMillan	[ ⚑ ] 24°12′N 7°51′W / 24.2°N 7.85°W / 24.2; -7.85 (MacMillan)	6.88	1976	William Duncan MacMillan (1871–1948)	WGPSN
Macrobius	[ ⚑ ] 21°16′N 45°58′E / 21.26°N 45.97°E / 21.26; 45.97 (Macrobius)	62.79	1935	Ambrosius Aurelius Theodosius Macrobius (unknown; fl. circa 410)	WGPSN
Mädler	[ ⚑ ] 11°02′S 29°46′E / 11.04°S 29.76°E / -11.04; 29.76 (Mädler)	27.58	1935	Johann Heinrich Mädler (1794–1874)	WGPSN
Maestlin	[ ⚑ ] 4°54′N 40°43′W / 4.9°N 40.72°W / 4.9; -40.72 (Maestlin)	6.82	1961	Michael Maestlin (1550–1631)	WGPSN
Magelhaens	[ ⚑ ] 11°59′S 44°04′E / 11.98°S 44.07°E / -11.98; 44.07 (Magelhaens)	37.2	1935	Ferdinand Magellan (1480–1521)	WGPSN
Magelhaens A	[ ⚑ ] 12°44′S 44°59′E / 12.73°S 44.99°E / -12.73; 44.99 (Magelhaens B)	29.35	2006	Ferdinand Magellan (1480–1521)	WGPSN
Maginus	[ ⚑ ] 50°02′S 5°59′W / 50.03°S 5.98°W / -50.03; -5.98 (Maginus)	155.58	1935	Giovanni Antonio Magini (1555–1617)	WGPSN
Main	[ ⚑ ] 80°52′N 10°25′E / 80.87°N 10.41°E / 80.87; 10.41 (Main)	47.43	1935	Robert Main (1808–1878)	WGPSN
Mairan	[ ⚑ ] 41°36′N 43°30′W / 41.6°N 43.5°W / 41.6; -43.5 (Mairan)	39.49	1935	Jean Jacques d'Ortous de Mairan (1678–1771)	WGPSN
Maksutov	[ ⚑ ] 40°45′S 168°39′W / 40.75°S 168.65°W / -40.75; -168.65 (Maksutov)	83.84	1970	Dmitri Dmitrievich Maksutov (1896–1964)	WGPSN
Malapert	[ ⚑ ] 85°00′S 11°24′E / 85°S 11.4°E / -85; 11.4 (Malapert)	72.38	1935	Charles Malapert (1581–1630)	WGPSN
Malinkin (crater) (es)	[ ⚑ ] 87°13′S 75°56′E / 87.22°S 75.94°E / -87.22; 75.94 (Malinkin)	8.28	2014	Egor Ivanovich Malinkin (es) (1923-2008)	WGPSN
Mallet	[ ⚑ ] 45°25′S 54°03′E / 45.41°S 54.05°E / -45.41; 54.05 (Mallet)	58.92	1935	Robert Mallet (1810–1881)	WGPSN
Malyy	[ ⚑ ] 22°02′N 105°34′E / 22.03°N 105.56°E / 22.03; 105.56 (Malyy)	41.29	1970	Aleksandr L. Malyy (es) (1907–1961)	WGPSN
Mandelʹshtam	[ ⚑ ] 5°42′N 162°23′E / 5.7°N 162.39°E / 5.7; 162.39 (Mandelʹshtam)	181.89	1970	Leonid Isaakovich Mandelʹshtam (1879–1944)	WGPSN
Manilius	[ ⚑ ] 14°27′N 9°04′E / 14.45°N 9.07°E / 14.45; 9.07 (Manilius)	38.34	1935	Marcus Manilius (unknown; circa 50 B.C.)	WGPSN
Manners	[ ⚑ ] 4°34′N 19°59′E / 4.57°N 19.99°E / 4.57; 19.99 (Manners)	15.05	1935	Russell Henry Manners (1800–1870)	WGPSN
Manuel	[ ⚑ ] 24°28′N 11°22′E / 24.47°N 11.36°E / 24.47; 11.36 (Manuel)	0.57	1976	(Spanish male name)	WGPSN
Manzinus	[ ⚑ ] 67°31′S 26°22′E / 67.51°S 26.37°E / -67.51; 26.37 (Manzinus)	95.97	1935	Carlo Antonio Manzini (1599–1677)	WGPSN
Maraldi	[ ⚑ ] 19°22′N 34°48′E / 19.36°N 34.8°E / 19.36; 34.8 (Maraldi)	39.62	1935	Giovanni Domenico Maraldi (1709–1788) and Jacques Philippe Maraldi (1665–1729)	WGPSN
Marci	[ ⚑ ] 22°14′N 167°34′W / 22.23°N 167.57°W / 22.23; -167.57 (Marci)	24.47	1970	Jan Marek Marci von Kronland (1595–1667)	WGPSN
Marco Polo	[ ⚑ ] 15°31′N 2°03′W / 15.52°N 2.05°W / 15.52; -2.05 (Marco Polo)	28.25	1961	Marco Polo (1254–1324)	WGPSN
Marconi	[ ⚑ ] 9°29′S 145°12′E / 9.48°S 145.2°E / -9.48; 145.2 (Marconi)	72.88	1970	Guglielmo Marconi (1874–1937)	WGPSN
Marinus	[ ⚑ ] 39°23′S 76°34′E / 39.38°S 76.57°E / -39.38; 76.57 (Marinus)	56.55	1935	Marinus of Tyre (circa 70 – circa 130 A.D.)	WGPSN
Mariotte	[ ⚑ ] 28°28′S 139°04′W / 28.46°S 139.06°W / -28.46; -139.06 (Mariotte)	70.27	1970	Edme Mariotte (1620–1684)	WGPSN
Marius	[ ⚑ ] 11°54′N 50°50′W / 11.9°N 50.84°W / 11.9; -50.84 (Marius)	40.09	1935	Simon Marius (1570–1624)	WGPSN
Markov	[ ⚑ ] 53°26′N 62°50′W / 53.43°N 62.84°W / 53.43; -62.84 (Markov)	39.92	1964	Aleksandr Vladimirovich Markov (astronomer) (es) (1897–1968) and Andrei Andreevich Markov (1856–1922)	WGPSN
Marth	[ ⚑ ] 31°10′S 29°21′W / 31.16°S 29.35°W / -31.16; -29.35 (Marth)	6.54	1935	Albert Marth (1828–1897)	WGPSN
Mary	[ ⚑ ] 18°56′N 27°23′E / 18.93°N 27.39°E / 18.93; 27.39 (Mary)	0.53	1976	(English form of Hebrew female name)	WGPSN
Maskelyne	[ ⚑ ] 2°10′N 30°02′E / 2.16°N 30.04°E / 2.16; 30.04 (Maskelyne)	22.42	1935	Nevil Maskelyne (1732–1811)	WGPSN
Mason	[ ⚑ ] 42°42′N 30°31′E / 42.7°N 30.51°E / 42.7; 30.51 (Mason)	33.33	1935	Charles Mason (1730–1787)	WGPSN
Maunder	[ ⚑ ] 14°31′S 93°53′W / 14.52°S 93.88°W / -14.52; -93.88 (Maunder)	53.8	1970	Annie Scott Dill Maunder (née Russell) (1868–1947) and Edward Walter Maunder (1851–1928)	WGPSN
Maupertuis	[ ⚑ ] 49°42′N 27°17′W / 49.7°N 27.28°W / 49.7; -27.28 (Maupertuis)	45.49	1935	Pierre Louis de Maupertuis (1698–1759)	WGPSN
Maurolycus	[ ⚑ ] 41°46′S 13°55′E / 41.77°S 13.92°E / -41.77; 13.92 (Maurolycus)	115.35	1935	Francesco Maurolico (1494–1575)	WGPSN
Maury	[ ⚑ ] 37°07′N 39°41′E / 37.11°N 39.69°E / 37.11; 39.69 (Maury)	16.58	1935	Matthew Fontaine Maury (1806–1873) and Antonia Caetana Maury (1866–1952)	WGPSN
Mavis	[ ⚑ ] 29°46′N 26°22′W / 29.76°N 26.36°W / 29.76; -26.36 (Mavis)	1.09	1976	(Scottish female name)	WGPSN
Maxwell	[ ⚑ ] 29°54′N 98°32′E / 29.9°N 98.53°E / 29.9; 98.53 (Maxwell)	109.24	1961	James Clerk Maxwell (1831–1879)	WGPSN
McAdie	[ ⚑ ] 2°07′N 92°13′E / 2.11°N 92.22°E / 2.11; 92.22 (McAdie)	41	1973	Alexander George McAdie (1863–1943)	WGPSN
McAuliffe	[ ⚑ ] 33°14′S 149°46′W / 33.24°S 149.77°W / -33.24; -149.77 (McAuliffe)	19.11	1988	Christa McAuliffe (1948–1986)	WGPSN
McClure	[ ⚑ ] 15°19′S 50°14′E / 15.32°S 50.24°E / -15.32; 50.24 (McClure)	23.96	1935	Robert Le Mesurier McClure (1807–1873)	WGPSN
McCool	[ ⚑ ] 41°17′S 146°16′W / 41.28°S 146.26°W / -41.28; -146.26 (McCool)	20.47	2006	William Cameron McCool (1961–2003)	WGPSN
McDonald	[ ⚑ ] 30°23′N 20°53′W / 30.39°N 20.88°W / 30.39; -20.88 (McDonald)	6.97	1973	William Johnson McDonald (1844–1926) and Thomas Logie McDonald (1901–1973)	WGPSN
McKellar	[ ⚑ ] 15°43′S 170°52′W / 15.72°S 170.86°W / -15.72; -170.86 (McKellar)	50.16	1970	Andrew McKellar (1910–1960)	WGPSN
McLaughlin	[ ⚑ ] 47°01′N 92°50′W / 47.01°N 92.83°W / 47.01; -92.83 (McLaughlin)	75.29	1970	Dean Benjamin McLaughlin (1901–1965)	WGPSN
McMath	[ ⚑ ] 16°38′N 166°05′W / 16.63°N 166.09°W / 16.63; -166.09 (McMath)	88.58	1970	Francis Charles McMath (1867–1938) and Robert Raynolds McMath (1891–1962)	WGPSN
McNair	[ ⚑ ] 35°56′S 147°57′W / 35.93°S 147.95°W / -35.93; -147.95 (McNair)	32.02	1988	Ronald Erwin McNair (1950–1986)	WGPSN
McNally	[ ⚑ ] 22°30′N 127°39′W / 22.5°N 127.65°W / 22.5; -127.65 (McNally)	47.03	1970	Paul A. McNally (1890–1955)	WGPSN
Mechnikov	[ ⚑ ] 10°28′S 148°59′W / 10.47°S 148.99°W / -10.47; -148.99 (Mechnikov)	58.83	1970	Ilʹya Ilʹich Mechnikov (1845–1916)	WGPSN
Mee	[ ⚑ ] 43°38′S 35°11′W / 43.63°S 35.19°W / -43.63; -35.19 (Mee)	134.11	1935	Arthur Butler Phillips Mee (1860–1926)	WGPSN
Mees	[ ⚑ ] 13°34′N 96°11′W / 13.57°N 96.18°W / 13.57; -96.18 (Mees)	51.55	1970	Charles Edward Kenneth Mees (1882–1960)	WGPSN
Meggers	[ ⚑ ] 24°18′N 122°56′E / 24.3°N 122.94°E / 24.3; 122.94 (Meggers)	51.16	1970	William F. Meggers (1888–1968)	WGPSN
Meitner	[ ⚑ ] 10°52′S 113°06′E / 10.87°S 113.1°E / -10.87; 113.1 (Meitner)	87.27	1970	Lise Meitner (1878–1968)	WGPSN
Melissa	[ ⚑ ] 8°07′N 121°47′E / 8.12°N 121.78°E / 8.12; 121.78 (Melissa)	17.21	1979	(Greek female name)	WGPSN
Mendel	[ ⚑ ] 48°50′S 109°52′W / 48.83°S 109.86°W / -48.83; -109.86 (Mendel)	139.65	1970	Gregor Mendel (1822–1884)	WGPSN
Mendeleev	[ ⚑ ] 5°23′N 141°10′E / 5.38°N 141.17°E / 5.38; 141.17 (Mendeleev)	325.13	1961	Dmitry Mendeleev (1834–1907)	WGPSN
Menelaus	[ ⚑ ] 16°16′N 15°56′E / 16.26°N 15.93°E / 16.26; 15.93 (Menelaus)	27.13	1935	Menelaus of Alexandria (circa A.D. 98)	WGPSN
Menzel	[ ⚑ ] 3°25′N 36°56′E / 3.41°N 36.94°E / 3.41; 36.94 (Menzel)	3.44	1979	Donald Howard Menzel (1901–1976)	WGPSN
Mercator	[ ⚑ ] 29°15′S 26°07′W / 29.25°S 26.11°W / -29.25; -26.11 (Mercator)	46.32	1935	Gerardus Mercator (1512–1594)	WGPSN
Mercurius	[ ⚑ ] 46°40′N 66°04′E / 46.66°N 66.07°E / 46.66; 66.07 (Mercurius)	64.3	1935	Mercury	WGPSN
Merrill	[ ⚑ ] 74°50′N 117°27′W / 74.83°N 117.45°W / 74.83; -117.45 (Merrill)	56.99	1970	Paul Merrill (1887–1961)	WGPSN
Mersenius	[ ⚑ ] 21°29′S 49°20′W / 21.49°S 49.34°W / -21.49; -49.34 (Mersenius)	84.46	1935	Marin Mersenne (1588–1648)	WGPSN
Meshcherskiy	[ ⚑ ] 12°07′N 125°32′E / 12.11°N 125.53°E / 12.11; 125.53 (Meshcherskiy)	65.94	1970	Ivan Vsevolodovich Meshcherskiy (1859–1935)	WGPSN
Messala	[ ⚑ ] 39°19′N 60°04′E / 39.31°N 60.06°E / 39.31; 60.06 (Messala)	122.4	1935	Mashallah ibn Athari (unknown; circa 815)	WGPSN
Messier	[ ⚑ ] 1°54′S 47°39′E / 1.9°S 47.65°E / -1.9; 47.65 (Messier)	13.8	1935	Charles Messier (1730–1817)	WGPSN
Metius	[ ⚑ ] 40°25′S 43°22′E / 40.42°S 43.37°E / -40.42; 43.37 (Metius)	83.81	1935	Adriaan Adriaanszoon (known as Metius) (1571–1635)	WGPSN
Meton	[ ⚑ ] 73°34′N 19°38′E / 73.57°N 19.63°E / 73.57; 19.63 (Meton)	124.7	1935	Meton (unknown; fl. 432 B.C.)	WGPSN
Mezentsev	[ ⚑ ] 71°46′N 129°38′W / 71.77°N 129.64°W / 71.77; -129.64 (Mezentsev)	84.51	1970	Yurij B. Mezentsev (es) (1929–1965)	WGPSN
Michael	[ ⚑ ] 25°03′N 0°13′E / 25.05°N 0.21°E / 25.05; 0.21 (Michael)	3.46	1976	(English male name)	WGPSN
Michelson	[ ⚑ ] 6°43′N 121°33′W / 6.72°N 121.55°W / 6.72; -121.55 (Michelson)	123.14	1970	Albert A. Michelson (1852–1931)	WGPSN
Milankovič	[ ⚑ ] 76°32′N 171°21′E / 76.53°N 171.35°E / 76.53; 171.35 (Milankovič)	94.21	1970	Milutin Milanković (1879–1958)	WGPSN
Milichius	[ ⚑ ] 10°01′N 30°14′W / 10.01°N 30.23°W / 10.01; -30.23 (Milichius)	12.19	1935	Jacob Milich (1501–1559)	WGPSN
Miller	[ ⚑ ] 39°22′S 0°47′E / 39.37°S 0.78°E / -39.37; 0.78 (Miller)	61.37	1935	William Allen Miller (1817–1870)	WGPSN
Millikan	[ ⚑ ] 46°46′N 121°31′E / 46.76°N 121.52°E / 46.76; 121.52 (Millikan)	93.97	1970	Robert Millikan (1868–1953)	WGPSN
Mills	[ ⚑ ] 8°32′N 155°44′E / 8.54°N 155.74°E / 8.54; 155.74 (Mills)	35.65	1970	Mark Muir Mills (1917–1958)	WGPSN
Milne	[ ⚑ ] 31°00′S 112°47′E / 31°S 112.78°E / -31; 112.78 (Milne)	259.97	1970	E. Arthur Milne (1896–1950)	WGPSN
Mineur	[ ⚑ ] 24°40′N 161°44′W / 24.67°N 161.73°W / 24.67; -161.73 (Mineur)	72.28	1970	Henri Mineur (1899–1954)	WGPSN
Minkowski	[ ⚑ ] 56°08′S 145°48′W / 56.13°S 145.8°W / -56.13; -145.8 (Minkowski)	107.51	1970	Hermann Minkowski (1864–1909) and Rudolph Minkowski (1895–1976)	WGPSN
Minnaert	[ ⚑ ] 67°32′S 178°34′E / 67.54°S 178.57°E / -67.54; 178.57 (Minnaert)	137.31	1970	Marcel Minnaert (1893–1970)	WGPSN
Mitchell	[ ⚑ ] 49°46′N 20°10′E / 49.77°N 20.17°E / 49.77; 20.17 (Mitchell)	32.15	1935	Maria Mitchell (1818–1889)	WGPSN
Mitra	[ ⚑ ] 17°46′N 154°39′W / 17.76°N 154.65°W / 17.76; -154.65 (Mitra)	97.1	1970	Sisir Kumar Mitra (1890–1963)	WGPSN
Möbius	[ ⚑ ] 15°38′N 101°08′E / 15.63°N 101.13°E / 15.63; 101.13 (Möbius)	48.96	1970	August Möbius (1790–1868)	WGPSN
Mohorovičić	[ ⚑ ] 18°44′S 164°50′W / 18.73°S 164.83°W / -18.73; -164.83 (Mohorovičić)	49.97	1970	Andrija Mohorovičić (1857–1936)	WGPSN
Moigno	[ ⚑ ] 66°16′N 28°48′E / 66.27°N 28.8°E / 66.27; 28.8 (Moigno)	36.83	1935	François Napoléon Marie Moigno (1804–1884)	WGPSN
Moiseev	[ ⚑ ] 9°26′N 103°16′E / 9.44°N 103.26°E / 9.44; 103.26 (Moiseev)	61.56	1970	Nikolai Dmitrievich Moiseev	WGPSN
Moissan	[ ⚑ ] 4°46′N 137°27′E / 4.77°N 137.45°E / 4.77; 137.45 (Moissan)	22.45	1976	Henri Moissan (1902–1955)	WGPSN
Moltke	[ ⚑ ] 0°35′S 24°10′E / 0.59°S 24.16°E / -0.59; 24.16 (Moltke)	6.15	1935	Helmuth Karl Bernhard von Moltke (1800–1891)	WGPSN
Monge	[ ⚑ ] 19°14′S 47°32′E / 19.24°S 47.54°E / -19.24; 47.54 (Monge)	36.6	1935	Gaspard Monge (1746–1818)	WGPSN
Monira	[ ⚑ ] 12°32′S 1°44′W / 12.54°S 1.73°W / -12.54; -1.73 (Monira)	1.07	1976	(Arabic female name)	WGPSN
Montanari	[ ⚑ ] 45°50′S 20°46′W / 45.83°S 20.76°W / -45.83; -20.76 (Montanari)	77.05	1935	Geminiano Montanari (1633–1687)	WGPSN
Montgolfier	[ ⚑ ] 47°04′N 160°05′W / 47.06°N 160.08°W / 47.06; -160.08 (Montgolfier)	83.71	1970	Montgolfier brothers (Jacques E.: 1745–1799, Joseph M.: 1740–1810	WGPSN
Moore	[ ⚑ ] 37°15′N 177°33′W / 37.25°N 177.55°W / 37.25; -177.55 (Moore)	52.66	1970	Joseph Haines Moore (1878–1949)	WGPSN
Moretus	[ ⚑ ] 70°38′S 5°57′W / 70.63°S 5.95°W / -70.63; -5.95 (Moretus)	114.45	1935	Theodorus Moretus (1602–1667)	WGPSN
Morley	[ ⚑ ] 2°49′S 64°37′E / 2.82°S 64.62°E / -2.82; 64.62 (Morley)	13.71	1976	Edward W. Morley (1838–1923)	WGPSN
Morozov	[ ⚑ ] 4°37′N 127°20′E / 4.62°N 127.33°E / 4.62; 127.33 (Morozov)	41.01	1970	Nikolai Alexandrovich Morozov (1854–1945)	WGPSN
Morse	[ ⚑ ] 21°54′N 175°17′W / 21.9°N 175.29°W / 21.9; -175.29 (Morse)	72.77	1970	Samuel Finley Breese Morse (1791–1872)	WGPSN
Moseley	[ ⚑ ] 20°57′N 90°12′W / 20.95°N 90.2°W / 20.95; -90.2 (Moseley)	88.89	1964	Henry Gwyn Jeffreys Moseley (1887–1915)	WGPSN
Mösting	[ ⚑ ] 0°42′S 5°53′W / 0.7°S 5.88°W / -0.7; -5.88 (Mösting)	24.38	1935	Johan Sigismund von Mösting (1759–1843)	WGPSN
Mouchez	[ ⚑ ] 78°23′N 26°49′W / 78.38°N 26.82°W / 78.38; -26.82 (Mouchez)	82.78	1935	Amédée Ernest Barthélemy Mouchez (1821–1892)	WGPSN
Moulton	[ ⚑ ] 60°55′S 97°34′E / 60.91°S 97.57°E / -60.91; 97.57 (Moulton)	54.7	1970	Forest Ray Moulton (1872–1952)	WGPSN
Müller	[ ⚑ ] 7°38′S 2°02′E / 7.64°S 2.04°E / -7.64; 2.04 (Müller)	23.4	1935	Karl Müller (1866–1942)	WGPSN
Murakami	[ ⚑ ] 23°23′S 140°58′W / 23.38°S 140.97°W / -23.38; -140.97 (Murakami)	44.52	1991	Harutaro Murakami (1872–1947)	WGPSN
Murchison	[ ⚑ ] 5°04′N 0°13′W / 5.07°N 0.21°W / 5.07; -0.21 (Murchison)	57.83	1935	Roderick Impey Murchison (1792–1871)	WGPSN
Mutus	[ ⚑ ] 63°39′S 29°56′E / 63.65°S 29.93°E / -63.65; 29.93 (Mutus)	76.33	1935	Vicente Mut Armengol, also Mut i Armengol (circa 1614–1687)^[2]^[3]	WGPSN

N

Crater	Coordinates	Diameter (km)	Approval Year	Eponym	Ref
Nagaoka	[ ⚑ ] 19°31′N 154°03′E / 19.51°N 154.05°E / 19.51; 154.05 (Nagaoka)	50.54	1970	Hantaro Nagaoka (1865–1940)	WGPSN
Nansen	[ ⚑ ] 81°10′N 95°23′E / 81.17°N 95.38°E / 81.17; 95.38 (Nansen)	116.9	1964	Fridtjof Nansen (1861–1930)	WGPSN
Naonobu	[ ⚑ ] 4°42′S 57°56′E / 4.7°S 57.93°E / -4.7; 57.93 (Naonobu)	32.96	1976	Naonobu Ajima (c. 1732–1798)	WGPSN
Nasireddin	[ ⚑ ] 41°02′S 0°08′E / 41.04°S 0.14°E / -41.04; 0.14 (Nasireddin)	51.99	1935	Nasir al-Din al-Tusi (1201–1274)	WGPSN
Nasmyth	[ ⚑ ] 50°29′S 56°23′W / 50.49°S 56.39°W / -50.49; -56.39 (Nasmyth)	78.37	1935	James Nasmyth (1808–1890)	WGPSN
Nassau	[ ⚑ ] 24°55′S 177°20′E / 24.91°S 177.34°E / -24.91; 177.34 (Nassau)	75.8	1970	Jason John Nassau (1893–1965)	WGPSN
Natasha	[ ⚑ ] 19°59′N 31°10′W / 19.98°N 31.16°W / 19.98; -31.16 (Natasha)	10.98	1976	(Russia n female name)	WGPSN
Naumann	[ ⚑ ] 35°23′N 62°01′W / 35.38°N 62.02°W / 35.38; -62.02 (Naumann)	9.93	1935	Karl Friedrich Naumann (1797–1873)	WGPSN
Neander	[ ⚑ ] 31°21′S 39°53′E / 31.35°S 39.88°E / -31.35; 39.88 (Neander)	49.22	1935	Michael Neander (1529–1581)	WGPSN
Nearch	[ ⚑ ] 58°35′S 39°01′E / 58.58°S 39.01°E / -58.58; 39.01 (Nearch)	72.79	1935	Nearchus (unknown: flourished 312 B.C.)	WGPSN
Necho	[ ⚑ ] 5°15′S 123°14′E / 5.25°S 123.24°E / -5.25; 123.24 (Necho)	36.87	1976	Necho II (610-593 B.C.)	WGPSN
Nefedʹev	[ ⚑ ] 81°04′S 135°46′E / 81.07°S 135.77°E / -81.07; 135.77 (Nefedʹev)	52.94	2009	Anatoly Nefedev (es) (1910–1976)	WGPSN
Neison	[ ⚑ ] 68°13′N 25°01′E / 68.21°N 25.02°E / 68.21; 25.02 (Neison)	51.03	1935	Edmund Neville Neison (1849–1940)	WGPSN
Neper	[ ⚑ ] 8°46′N 84°35′E / 8.76°N 84.58°E / 8.76; 84.58 (Neper)	144.32	1935	John Napier (1550–1617)	WGPSN
Nernst	[ ⚑ ] 35°34′N 94°38′W / 35.57°N 94.64°W / 35.57; -94.64 (Nernst)	121.52	1970	Walther Hermann Nernst (1864–1941)	WGPSN
Neujmin	[ ⚑ ] 26°41′S 125°10′E / 26.68°S 125.17°E / -26.68; 125.17 (Neujmin)	97.03	1970	Grigorij N. Neujmin (1885–1946)	WGPSN
Neumayer	[ ⚑ ] 71°10′S 70°55′E / 71.16°S 70.92°E / -71.16; 70.92 (Neumayer)	84.38	1935	Georg von Neumayer (1826–1909)	WGPSN
Newcomb	[ ⚑ ] 29°46′N 43°40′E / 29.76°N 43.67°E / 29.76; 43.67 (Newcomb)	39.8	1935	Simon Newcomb (1835–1909)	WGPSN
Newton	[ ⚑ ] 76°31′S 17°26′W / 76.52°S 17.44°W / -76.52; -17.44 (Newton)	83.85	1935	Isaac Newton (1643–1727)	WGPSN
Nicholson	[ ⚑ ] 26°13′S 85°13′W / 26.22°S 85.21°W / -26.22; -85.21 (Nicholson)	38.08	1970	Seth Barnes Nicholson (1891–1963)	WGPSN
Nicolai	[ ⚑ ] 42°28′S 25°52′E / 42.47°S 25.87°E / -42.47; 25.87 (Nicolai)	40.54	1935	Friedrich Bernhard Gottfried Nicolai (1793–1846)	WGPSN
Nicollet	[ ⚑ ] 21°57′S 12°30′W / 21.95°S 12.5°W / -21.95; -12.5 (Nicollet)	14.73	1935	Jean Nicholas Nicollet (1788–1843)	WGPSN
Nielsen	[ ⚑ ] 31°48′N 51°46′W / 31.8°N 51.76°W / 31.8; -51.76 (Nielsen)	9.64	1973	Axel V. Nielsen (1902–1970) and Harald Herborg Nielsen (1903–1973)	WGPSN
Niepce	[ ⚑ ] 72°12′N 120°09′W / 72.2°N 120.15°W / 72.2; -120.15 (Niepce)	59.69	1970	Nicéphore Niépce (1765–1833)	WGPSN
Nijland	[ ⚑ ] 33°11′N 134°10′E / 33.19°N 134.17°E / 33.19; 134.17 (Nijland)	35.46	1970	Albertus Antonie Nijland (1868–1936)	WGPSN
Nikolaev	[ ⚑ ] 35°05′N 151°17′E / 35.08°N 151.28°E / 35.08; 151.28 (Nikolaev)	42.67	1970	Andriyan G. Nikolayev (1929–2004)	WGPSN
Nikolya	[ ⚑ ] 38°18′N 35°00′W / 38.3°N 35°W / 38.3; -35 (Nikolya)	0.1	2012	Russian male name	WGPSN
Nishina	[ ⚑ ] 44°34′S 170°48′W / 44.57°S 170.8°W / -44.57; -170.8 (Nishina)	62.13	1970	Yoshio Nishina (1890–1951)	WGPSN
Nobel	[ ⚑ ] 14°44′N 101°23′W / 14.73°N 101.39°W / 14.73; -101.39 (Nobel)	50.87	1970	Alfred B. Nobel (1833–1896)	WGPSN
Nobile	[ ⚑ ] 85°17′S 53°16′E / 85.28°S 53.27°E / -85.28; 53.27 (Nobile)	79.27	1994	Umberto Nobile (1885–1978)	WGPSN
Nobili	[ ⚑ ] 0°10′N 75°57′E / 0.17°N 75.95°E / 0.17; 75.95 (Nobili)	41.79	1976	Leopoldo Nobili (1784–1835)	WGPSN
Nöggerath	[ ⚑ ] 48°49′S 45°50′W / 48.82°S 45.84°W / -48.82; -45.84 (Nöggerath)	32.12	1935	Johann Jakob Nöggerath (1788–1877)	WGPSN
Nonius	[ ⚑ ] 34°54′S 3°47′E / 34.9°S 3.79°E / -34.9; 3.79 (Nonius)	70.61	1935	Pedro Nunes (Petrus Nonius Salaciencis) (1502–1578)	WGPSN
Norman	[ ⚑ ] 11°47′S 30°21′W / 11.78°S 30.35°W / -11.78; -30.35 (Norman)	9.87	1976	Robert Norman (unknown: flourished circa 1590)	WGPSN
Nöther	[ ⚑ ] 66°21′N 114°11′W / 66.35°N 114.18°W / 66.35; -114.18 (Nöther)	64.8	1970	Emmy Noether (1882–1935)	WGPSN
Numerov	[ ⚑ ] 70°31′S 162°12′W / 70.52°S 162.2°W / -70.52; -162.2 (Numerov)	105.39	1970	Boris Vasilʹevich Numerov (1891–1941)	WGPSN
Nunn	[ ⚑ ] 4°37′N 91°09′E / 4.62°N 91.15°E / 4.62; 91.15 (Nunn)	18.49	1973	Joseph Nunn (1905–1968)	WGPSN
Nušl	[ ⚑ ] 32°11′N 167°27′E / 32.19°N 167.45°E / 32.19; 167.45 (Nušl)	60.58	1970	František Nušl (1867–1925)	WGPSN

References

↑ "Moon craters". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. International Astrophysical Union. http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/SearchResults?target=MOON&featureType=Crater, craters. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
↑ °792 de la Biblioteca de escritores baleares de Juan Serra Busquets , Accessed July 15, 2007.
↑ Biblioteca Virtual Ignacio Larramendi , Accessed July 15, 2007.

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[1] "Moon craters". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. International Astrophysical Union. http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/SearchResults?target=MOON&featureType=Crater, craters. Retrieved 3 February 2015.

[2] °792 de la Biblioteca de escritores baleares de Juan Serra Busquets , Accessed July 15, 2007.

[3] Biblioteca Virtual Ignacio Larramendi , Accessed July 15, 2007.

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