List of craters on the Moon: A–B

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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.

List of craters on the Moon

A * B * C * D * E * F * G * H * I * J * K * L * M * N * O * P * ]] R–S#R|R * S * T * U * V * W * X * Y * Z

## A

Crater | Coordinates | Diameter
(km) | Approval
Year | Eponym | Ref

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Abbe |  [ ⚑ ] 57°35′S 174°46′E﻿ / ﻿57.58°S 174.77°E﻿ / -57.58; 174.77﻿ (Abbe) | 63.98 | 1970 | Ernst Abbe (1840–1905) | WGPSN
Abbot |  [ ⚑ ] 5°34′N 54°44′E﻿ / ﻿5.56°N 54.74°E﻿ / 5.56; 54.74﻿ (Abbot) | 10.4 | 1973 | Charles Greeley Abbot (1872–1973) | WGPSN
Abel |  [ ⚑ ] 34°38′S 85°47′E﻿ / ﻿34.63°S 85.78°E﻿ / -34.63; 85.78﻿ (Abel) | 137.35 | 1964 | Niels Henrik Abel (1802–1829) | WGPSN
Abenezra |  [ ⚑ ] 20°59′S 11°53′E﻿ / ﻿20.99°S 11.89°E﻿ / -20.99; 11.89﻿ (Abenezra) | 43.19 | 1935 | Abraham ibn Ezra (1092–1167) | WGPSN
Abetti |  [ ⚑ ] 20°07′N 27°49′E﻿ / ﻿20.11°N 27.82°E﻿ / 20.11; 27.82﻿ (Abetti) | 1.6 | 1976 | Antonio Abetti (1846–1928) and Giorgio Abetti (1882–1982) | WGPSN
Abul Wáfa |  [ ⚑ ] 0°58′N 116°38′E﻿ / ﻿0.96°N 116.63°E﻿ / 0.96; 116.63﻿ (Abul Wáfa) | 54.18 | 1970 | Abul Wáfa (940–998) | WGPSN
Abulfeda |  [ ⚑ ] 13°52′S 13°55′E﻿ / ﻿13.87°S 13.91°E﻿ / -13.87; 13.91﻿ (Abulfeda) | 62.23 | 1935 | Ismael Abul-fida (1273–1331) | WGPSN
Acosta |  [ ⚑ ] 5°39′S 60°08′E﻿ / ﻿5.65°S 60.14°E﻿ / -5.65; 60.14﻿ (Acosta) | 13.06 | 1976 | Cristobal Acosta (1515–1580) | WGPSN
Adams |  [ ⚑ ] 31°53′S 68°23′E﻿ / ﻿31.89°S 68.39°E﻿ / -31.89; 68.39﻿ (Adams) | 63.27 | 1970 | John Couch Adams (1819–1892), Charles Hitchcock Adams (1868–1951) and Walter Sydney Adams (1876–1956) | WGPSN
Aepinus |  [ ⚑ ] 87°58′N 109°41′W﻿ / ﻿87.96°N 109.69°W﻿ / 87.96; -109.69﻿ (Aepinus) | 16.74 | 2009 | Franz Aepinus (1724–1802) | WGPSN
Agatharchides |  [ ⚑ ] 19°51′S 31°07′W﻿ / ﻿19.85°S 31.11°W﻿ / -19.85; -31.11﻿ (Agatharchides) | 51.98 | 1935 | Agatharchides (died c. 150 BC) | WGPSN
Agrippa |  [ ⚑ ] 4°06′N 10°28′E﻿ / ﻿4.1°N 10.47°E﻿ / 4.1; 10.47﻿ (Agrippa) | 43.75 | 1935 | Agrippa (fl. 92 AD) | WGPSN
Airy |  [ ⚑ ] 18°08′S 5°37′E﻿ / ﻿18.14°S 5.61°E﻿ / -18.14; 5.61﻿ (Airy) | 38.9 | 1935 | George Biddell Airy (1801–1892) | WGPSN
Aitken |  [ ⚑ ] 16°26′S 172°58′E﻿ / ﻿16.44°S 172.96°E﻿ / -16.44; 172.96﻿ (Aitken) | 129.69 | 1970 | Robert Aitken (1864–1951) | WGPSN
Akis |  [ ⚑ ] 20°01′N 31°46′W﻿ / ﻿20.01°N 31.76°W﻿ / 20.01; -31.76﻿ (Akis) | 2.28 | 1976 | (Greek female name) | WGPSN
Alan |  [ ⚑ ] 10°56′S 6°10′W﻿ / ﻿10.93°S 6.17°W﻿ / -10.93; -6.17﻿ (Alan) | 1.44 | 1976 | (Celtic male name) | WGPSN
Al-Bakri |  [ ⚑ ] 14°20′N 20°15′E﻿ / ﻿14.34°N 20.25°E﻿ / 14.34; 20.25﻿ (Al-Bakri) | 12.21 | 1976 | Abu Abdullah al-Bakri (1010–1094) | WGPSN
Albategnius |  [ ⚑ ] 11°14′S 4°01′E﻿ / ﻿11.24°S 4.01°E﻿ / -11.24; 4.01﻿ (Albategnius) | 130.84 | 1935 | al-Batani (850–929) | WGPSN
Albert |  [ ⚑ ] 38°18′N 35°00′W﻿ / ﻿38.3°N 35°W﻿ / 38.3; -35﻿ (Albert) | 100 Meters | 2012 | German male name | WGPSN
Al-Biruni |  [ ⚑ ] 18°04′N 92°37′E﻿ / ﻿18.07°N 92.62°E﻿ / 18.07; 92.62﻿ (Al-Biruni) | 80.41 | 1970 | al-Biruni (973–1048) | WGPSN
Alden |  [ ⚑ ] 23°31′S 111°07′E﻿ / ﻿23.51°S 111.11°E﻿ / -23.51; 111.11﻿ (Alden) | 111.44 | 1970 | Harold Alden (1890–1964) | WGPSN
Alder |  [ ⚑ ] 48°38′S 177°53′W﻿ / ﻿48.63°S 177.88°W﻿ / -48.63; -177.88﻿ (Alder) | 82.12 | 1979 | Kurt Alder (1902–1958) | WGPSN
Aldrin |  [ ⚑ ] 1°25′N 22°05′E﻿ / ﻿1.41°N 22.09°E﻿ / 1.41; 22.09﻿ (Aldrin) | 2.8 | 1970 | Buzz Aldrin (born 1930) | WGPSN
Alekhin |  [ ⚑ ] 67°56′S 131°51′W﻿ / ﻿67.94°S 131.85°W﻿ / -67.94; -131.85﻿ (Alekhin) | 74.82 | 1970 | Nikolai Alekhin (1913–1964) | WGPSN
Alexander |  [ ⚑ ] 40°15′N 13°41′E﻿ / ﻿40.25°N 13.69°E﻿ / 40.25; 13.69﻿ (Alexander) | 94.8 | 1935 | Alexander the Great (356–323 BC) | WGPSN
Alfraganus |  [ ⚑ ] 5°25′S 18°58′E﻿ / ﻿5.42°S 18.97°E﻿ / -5.42; 18.97﻿ (Alfraganus) | 20.52 | 1935 | Alfraganus (died c. 840) | WGPSN
Alhazen |  [ ⚑ ] 15°55′N 71°50′E﻿ / ﻿15.91°N 71.83°E﻿ / 15.91; 71.83﻿ (Alhazen) | 34.65 | 1935 | Alhazen (987–1038) | WGPSN
Aliacensis |  [ ⚑ ] 30°36′S 5°08′E﻿ / ﻿30.6°S 5.13°E﻿ / -30.6; 5.13﻿ (Aliacensis) | 79.65 | 1935 | Pierre d'Ailly (1350–1420) | WGPSN
Al-Khwarizmi |  [ ⚑ ] 7°01′N 107°01′E﻿ / ﻿7.02°N 107.01°E﻿ / 7.02; 107.01﻿ (Al-Khwarizmi) | 56.25 | 1973 | al-Khwarizmi (died c. 825) | WGPSN
Almanon |  [ ⚑ ] 16°51′S 15°08′E﻿ / ﻿16.85°S 15.14°E﻿ / -16.85; 15.14﻿ (Almanon) | 47.76 | 1935 | Abdalla Al Mamun (786–833) | WGPSN
Al-Marrakushi |  [ ⚑ ] 10°27′S 55°46′E﻿ / ﻿10.45°S 55.77°E﻿ / -10.45; 55.77﻿ (Al-Marrakushi) | 8.57 | 1976 | Ibn al-Banna al-Marrakushi (fl. c. 1281–82 AD) | WGPSN
Aloha |  [ ⚑ ] 29°47′N 53°53′W﻿ / ﻿29.79°N 53.88°W﻿ / 29.79; -53.88﻿ (Aloha) | 2.55 | 1976 | (a Hawaiian greeting) | WGPSN
Alpetragius |  [ ⚑ ] 16°03′S 4°31′W﻿ / ﻿16.05°S 4.51°W﻿ / -16.05; -4.51﻿ (Alpetragius) | 40.02 | 1935 | Nur Ed-Din Al Betrugi (died c. 1100) | WGPSN
Alphonsus |  [ ⚑ ] 13°23′S 2°51′W﻿ / ﻿13.39°S 2.85°W﻿ / -13.39; -2.85﻿ (Alphonsus) | 110.54 | 1935 | Alfonso X of Castile (1223–1284) | WGPSN
Alter |  [ ⚑ ] 18°44′N 107°48′W﻿ / ﻿18.74°N 107.8°W﻿ / 18.74; -107.8﻿ (Alter) | 64.73 | 1970 | Dinsmore Alter (1888–1968) | WGPSN
Ameghino |  [ ⚑ ] 3°18′N 57°02′E﻿ / ﻿3.3°N 57.04°E﻿ / 3.3; 57.04﻿ (Ameghino) | 9.2 | 1976 | Fiorino Ameghino (1854–1911) | WGPSN
Amici |  [ ⚑ ] 10°04′S 172°14′W﻿ / ﻿10.06°S 172.23°W﻿ / -10.06; -172.23﻿ (Amici) | 52.03 | 1970 | Giovanni Battista Amici (1786–1863) | WGPSN
Ammonius |  [ ⚑ ] 8°31′S 0°50′W﻿ / ﻿8.52°S 0.83°W﻿ / -8.52; -0.83﻿ (Ammonius) | 8.55 | 1976 | Ammonius Hermiae (died c. 517) | WGPSN
Amontons |  [ ⚑ ] 5°20′S 46°47′E﻿ / ﻿5.34°S 46.78°E﻿ / -5.34; 46.78﻿ (Amontons) | 2.47 | 1976 | Guillaume Amontons (1663–1705) | WGPSN
Amundsen |  [ ⚑ ] 84°26′S 83°04′E﻿ / ﻿84.44°S 83.07°E﻿ / -84.44; 83.07﻿ (Amundsen) | 103.39 | 1964 | Roald Amundsen (1872–1928) | WGPSN
Anaxagoras |  [ ⚑ ] 73°29′N 10°10′W﻿ / ﻿73.48°N 10.17°W﻿ / 73.48; -10.17﻿ (Anaxagoras) | 51.9 | 1935 | Anaxagoras (500–428 BC) | WGPSN
Anaximander |  [ ⚑ ] 66°58′N 51°26′W﻿ / ﻿66.97°N 51.44°W﻿ / 66.97; -51.44﻿ (Anaximander) | 68.71 | 1935 | Anaximander (c. 610 – 546 BC) | WGPSN
Anaximenes |  [ ⚑ ] 72°29′N 44°59′W﻿ / ﻿72.49°N 44.98°W﻿ / 72.49; -44.98﻿ (Anaximenes) | 81.12 | 1935 | Anaximenes (585–528 BC) | WGPSN
Anděl |  [ ⚑ ] 10°25′S 12°23′E﻿ / ﻿10.41°S 12.38°E﻿ / -10.41; 12.38﻿ (Anděl) | 32.93 | 1935 | Karel Anděl (1884–1947) | WGPSN
Anders |  [ ⚑ ] 41°19′S 143°18′W﻿ / ﻿41.31°S 143.3°W﻿ / -41.31; -143.3﻿ (Anders) | 41.33 | 1970 | William A. Anders (born 1933) | WGPSN
Anders' Earthrise |  [ ⚑ ] 11°44′S 100°28′W﻿ / ﻿11.73°S 100.47°W﻿ / -11.73; -100.47﻿ (Anders' Earthrise) | 40.15 | 2018 | Crater visible in the foreground of the iconic Earthrise color photograph (AS08-14-2383) | WGPSN
Anderson |  [ ⚑ ] 15°30′N 170°47′E﻿ / ﻿15.5°N 170.79°E﻿ / 15.5; 170.79﻿ (Anderson) | 105.33 | 1970 | John August Anderson (1876–1959) | WGPSN
Andersson |  [ ⚑ ] 49°57′S 95°28′W﻿ / ﻿49.95°S 95.46°W﻿ / -49.95; -95.46﻿ (Andersson) | 13.42 | 1985 | Leif Erland Andersson (1943–1979) | WGPSN
Andronov |  [ ⚑ ] 22°41′S 146°07′E﻿ / ﻿22.68°S 146.11°E﻿ / -22.68; 146.11﻿ (Andronov) | 16.57 | 1976 | Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Andronov (1901–1952) | WGPSN
Ango |  [ ⚑ ] 20°29′N 32°20′W﻿ / ﻿20.48°N 32.34°W﻿ / 20.48; -32.34﻿ (Ango) | 0.87 | 1976 | (African male name) | WGPSN
Angström |  [ ⚑ ] 29°54′N 41°40′W﻿ / ﻿29.9°N 41.67°W﻿ / 29.9; -41.67﻿ (Angström) | 9.55 | 1935 | Anders Jonas Ångström (1814–1874) | WGPSN
Ann |  [ ⚑ ] 25°07′N 0°03′W﻿ / ﻿25.11°N 0.05°W﻿ / 25.11; -0.05﻿ (Ann) | 2.12 | 1976 | (Hebrew female name) | WGPSN
Annegrit |  [ ⚑ ] 29°26′N 25°38′W﻿ / ﻿29.43°N 25.64°W﻿ / 29.43; -25.64﻿ (Annegrit) | 1.29 | 1976 | (German female name) | WGPSN
Ansgarius |  [ ⚑ ] 12°55′S 79°43′E﻿ / ﻿12.92°S 79.72°E﻿ / -12.92; 79.72﻿ (Ansgarius) | 91.42 | 1935 | Saint Ansgar (801–864) | WGPSN
Antoniadi |  [ ⚑ ] 69°18′S 173°04′W﻿ / ﻿69.3°S 173.06°W﻿ / -69.3; -173.06﻿ (Antoniadi) | 137.92 | 1970 | Eugene Antoniadi (1870–1944) | WGPSN
Anuchin |  [ ⚑ ] 48°51′S 101°40′E﻿ / ﻿48.85°S 101.66°E﻿ / -48.85; 101.66﻿ (Anuchin) | 62.14 | 1979 | Dmitry Nikolayevich Anuchin (1843–1923) | WGPSN
Anville |  [ ⚑ ] 1°50′N 49°31′E﻿ / ﻿1.84°N 49.51°E﻿ / 1.84; 49.51﻿ (Anville) | 10.26 | 1976 | Jean-Baptiste Bourguignon d'Anville (1697–1782) | WGPSN
Apianus |  [ ⚑ ] 26°58′S 7°52′E﻿ / ﻿26.96°S 7.87°E﻿ / -26.96; 7.87﻿ (Apianus) | 63.44 | 1935 | Petrus Apianus (1495–1552) | WGPSN
Apollo |  [ ⚑ ] 35°41′S 151°29′W﻿ / ﻿35.69°S 151.48°W﻿ / -35.69; -151.48﻿ (Apollo) | 524.23 | 1970 | Apollo program | WGPSN
Apollonius |  [ ⚑ ] 4°31′N 60°58′E﻿ / ﻿4.51°N 60.96°E﻿ / 4.51; 60.96﻿ (Apollonius) | 50.66 | 1935 | Apollonius of Perga (3rd century BC) | WGPSN
Appleton |  [ ⚑ ] 37°03′N 158°10′E﻿ / ﻿37.05°N 158.17°E﻿ / 37.05; 158.17﻿ (Appleton) | 64.59 | 1970 | Edward Victor Appleton (1892–1965) | WGPSN
Arago |  [ ⚑ ] 6°09′N 21°26′E﻿ / ﻿6.15°N 21.43°E﻿ / 6.15; 21.43﻿ (Arago) | 25.51 | 1935 | François Arago (1786–1853) | WGPSN
Aratus |  [ ⚑ ] 23°35′N 4°31′E﻿ / ﻿23.58°N 4.51°E﻿ / 23.58; 4.51﻿ (Aratus) | 10.23 | 1935 | Aratus of Soli (c. 315 – 245 BC) | WGPSN
Archimedes |  [ ⚑ ] 29°43′N 3°59′W﻿ / ﻿29.72°N 3.99°W﻿ / 29.72; -3.99﻿ (Archimedes) | 81.04 | 1935 | Archimedes (c. 287 – 212 BC) | WGPSN
Archytas |  [ ⚑ ] 58°52′N 4°59′E﻿ / ﻿58.87°N 4.99°E﻿ / 58.87; 4.99﻿ (Archytas) | 31.95 | 1935 | Archytas (c. 428 – 347 BC) | WGPSN
Argelander |  [ ⚑ ] 16°33′S 5°48′E﻿ / ﻿16.55°S 5.8°E﻿ / -16.55; 5.8﻿ (Argelander) | 33.72 | 1935 | Friedrich Wilhelm August Argelander (1799–1875) | WGPSN
Ariadaeus |  [ ⚑ ] 4°33′N 17°17′E﻿ / ﻿4.55°N 17.28°E﻿ / 4.55; 17.28﻿ (Ariadaeus) | 10.4 | 1935 | Philipus III Arrhidaeus (died 317 BC) | WGPSN
Aristarchus |  [ ⚑ ] 23°44′N 47°29′W﻿ / ﻿23.73°N 47.49°W﻿ / 23.73; -47.49﻿ (Aristarchus) | 39.99 | 1935 | Aristarchus of Samos (c. 310 – 230 BC) | WGPSN
Aristillus |  [ ⚑ ] 33°53′N 1°13′E﻿ / ﻿33.88°N 1.21°E﻿ / 33.88; 1.21﻿ (Aristillus) | 54.37 | 1935 | Aristillus (fl. c. 280 BC) | WGPSN
Aristoteles |  [ ⚑ ] 50°14′N 17°19′E﻿ / ﻿50.24°N 17.32°E﻿ / 50.24; 17.32﻿ (Aristoteles) | 87.57 | 1935 | Aristotle (384–322 BC) | WGPSN
Armiński |  [ ⚑ ] 16°22′S 154°13′E﻿ / ﻿16.36°S 154.22°E﻿ / -16.36; 154.22﻿ (Armiński) | 26.76 | 1976 | Franciszek Armiński (1789–1848) | WGPSN
Armstrong |  [ ⚑ ] 1°21′N 24°56′E﻿ / ﻿1.35°N 24.94°E﻿ / 1.35; 24.94﻿ (Armstrong) | 4.21 | 1970 | Neil Armstrong (1930–2012) | WGPSN
Arnold |  [ ⚑ ] 66°59′N 35°50′E﻿ / ﻿66.98°N 35.83°E﻿ / 66.98; 35.83﻿ (Arnold) | 93.13 | 1935 | Christoph Arnold (1650–1695) | WGPSN
Arrhenius |  [ ⚑ ] 55°35′S 91°27′W﻿ / ﻿55.58°S 91.45°W﻿ / -55.58; -91.45﻿ (Arrhenius) | 40.93 | 1970 | Svante Arrhenius (1859–1927) | WGPSN
Artamonov |  [ ⚑ ] 25°26′N 103°47′E﻿ / ﻿25.44°N 103.79°E﻿ / 25.44; 103.79﻿ (Artamonov) | 62.45 | 1970 | Nikolaj N. Artamonov (1906–1965) | WGPSN
Artemʹev |  [ ⚑ ] 10°24′N 145°13′W﻿ / ﻿10.4°N 145.22°W﻿ / 10.4; -145.22﻿ (Artemʹev) | 66.39 | 1970 | Vladimir A. Artemyev (1885–1962) | WGPSN
Artemis |  [ ⚑ ] 25°02′N 25°22′W﻿ / ﻿25.03°N 25.36°W﻿ / 25.03; -25.36﻿ (Artemis) | 2.28 | 1976 | Artemis | WGPSN
Artsimovich |  [ ⚑ ] 27°37′N 36°38′W﻿ / ﻿27.61°N 36.63°W﻿ / 27.61; -36.63﻿ (Artsimovich) | 7.96 | 1973 | Lev A. Artsimovich (1909–1973) | WGPSN
Aryabhata |  [ ⚑ ] 6°12′N 35°10′E﻿ / ﻿6.2°N 35.17°E﻿ / 6.2; 35.17﻿ (Aryabhata) | 21.89 | 1979 | Aryabhata (476 – c. 550) | WGPSN
Arzachel |  [ ⚑ ] 18°16′S 1°56′W﻿ / ﻿18.26°S 1.93°W﻿ / -18.26; -1.93﻿ (Arzachel) | 96.99 | 1935 | Arzachel (c. 1028 – 1087) | WGPSN
Asada |  [ ⚑ ] 7°15′N 49°54′E﻿ / ﻿7.25°N 49.9°E﻿ / 7.25; 49.9﻿ (Asada) | 12.37 | 1976 | Goryu Asada (1734–1799) | WGPSN
Asclepi |  [ ⚑ ] 55°11′S 25°31′E﻿ / ﻿55.19°S 25.52°E﻿ / -55.19; 25.52﻿ (Asclepi) | 40.56 | 1935 | Giuseppe Asclepi (1706–1776) | WGPSN
Ashbrook |  [ ⚑ ] 81°06′S 110°35′W﻿ / ﻿81.1°S 110.58°W﻿ / -81.1; -110.58﻿ (Ashbrook) | 157.68 | 1994 | Joseph Ashbrook (1918–1980) | WGPSN
Aston |  [ ⚑ ] 32°46′N 87°41′W﻿ / ﻿32.77°N 87.68°W﻿ / 32.77; -87.68﻿ (Aston) | 44.48 | 1964 | Francis William Aston (1877–1945) | WGPSN
Atlas |  [ ⚑ ] 46°44′N 44°23′E﻿ / ﻿46.74°N 44.38°E﻿ / 46.74; 44.38﻿ (Atlas) | 88.12 | 1935 | Atlas (mythology) | WGPSN
Atwood |  [ ⚑ ] 5°53′S 57°47′E﻿ / ﻿5.88°S 57.78°E﻿ / -5.88; 57.78﻿ (Atwood) | 28.64 | 1976 | George Atwood (1745–1807) | WGPSN
Autolycus |  [ ⚑ ] 30°41′N 1°29′E﻿ / ﻿30.68°N 1.49°E﻿ / 30.68; 1.49﻿ (Autolycus) | 38.88 | 1935 | Autolycus of Pitane (c. 360 BC – c. 290 BC) | WGPSN
Auwers |  [ ⚑ ] 15°00′N 17°07′E﻿ / ﻿15°N 17.12°E﻿ / 15; 17.12﻿ (Auwers) | 19.64 | 1935 | Arthur Auwers (1838–1915) | WGPSN
Auzout |  [ ⚑ ] 10°13′N 64°01′E﻿ / ﻿10.21°N 64.01°E﻿ / 10.21; 64.01﻿ (Auzout) | 32.92 | 1961 | Adrien Auzout (1622–1691) | WGPSN
Avery |  [ ⚑ ] 1°19′S 81°22′E﻿ / ﻿1.32°S 81.37°E﻿ / -1.32; 81.37﻿ (Avery) | 10.73 | 1976 | Oswald Theodore Avery (1877–1955) | WGPSN
Avicenna |  [ ⚑ ] 39°38′N 97°17′W﻿ / ﻿39.63°N 97.28°W﻿ / 39.63; -97.28﻿ (Avicenna) | 72.99 | 1970 | Avicenna (980–1037) | WGPSN
Avogadro |  [ ⚑ ] 63°13′N 165°22′E﻿ / ﻿63.21°N 165.36°E﻿ / 63.21; 165.36﻿ (Avogadro) | 129.84 | 1970 | Amedeo Avogadro (1776–1856) | WGPSN
Azophi |  [ ⚑ ] 22°11′S 12°42′E﻿ / ﻿22.19°S 12.7°E﻿ / -22.19; 12.7﻿ (Azophi) | 47.54 | 1935 | Abd Al-Rahman Al Sufi (903–986) | WGPSN

## B

Crater | Coordinates | Diameter
(km) | Approval
Year | Eponym | Ref

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Baade |  [ ⚑ ] 44°45′S 82°02′W﻿ / ﻿44.75°S 82.03°W﻿ / -44.75; -82.03﻿ (Baade) | 57.85 | 1964 | Walter Baade (1893–1960) | WGPSN
Babakin |  [ ⚑ ] 20°49′S 123°16′E﻿ / ﻿20.81°S 123.26°E﻿ / -20.81; 123.26﻿ (Babakin) | 19.15 | 1973 | Georgij N. Babakin (1914–1971) | WGPSN
Babbage |  [ ⚑ ] 59°34′N 57°23′W﻿ / ﻿59.56°N 57.38°W﻿ / 59.56; -57.38﻿ (Babbage) | 146.56 | 1935 | Charles Babbage (1792–1871) | WGPSN
Babcock |  [ ⚑ ] 4°08′N 94°08′E﻿ / ﻿4.13°N 94.14°E﻿ / 4.13; 94.14﻿ (Babcock) | 95.28 | 1970 | Harold D. Babcock (1882–1968) | WGPSN
Back |  [ ⚑ ] 1°12′N 80°40′E﻿ / ﻿1.2°N 80.67°E﻿ / 1.2; 80.67﻿ (Back) | 34.63 | 1976 | Ernst Emil Alexander Back (1881–1959) | WGPSN
Backlund |  [ ⚑ ] 16°13′S 103°21′E﻿ / ﻿16.22°S 103.35°E﻿ / -16.22; 103.35﻿ (Backlund) | 75.46 | 1970 | Oskar Backlund (1846–1916) | WGPSN
Baco |  [ ⚑ ] 51°02′S 19°06′E﻿ / ﻿51.04°S 19.1°E﻿ / -51.04; 19.1﻿ (Baco) | 65.31 | 1935 | Roger Bacon (c. 1214 – c. 1294) | WGPSN
Baillaud |  [ ⚑ ] 74°37′N 37°21′E﻿ / ﻿74.61°N 37.35°E﻿ / 74.61; 37.35﻿ (Baillaud) | 89.44 | 1935 | Benjamin Baillaud (1848–1934) | WGPSN
Bailly |  [ ⚑ ] 66°49′S 68°54′W﻿ / ﻿66.82°S 68.9°W﻿ / -66.82; -68.9﻿ (Bailly) | 300.56 | 1935 | Jean Sylvain Bailly (1736–1793) | WGPSN
Baily |  [ ⚑ ] 49°47′N 30°34′E﻿ / ﻿49.78°N 30.56°E﻿ / 49.78; 30.56﻿ (Baily) | 25.68 | 1935 | Francis Baily (1774–1844) | WGPSN
Balandin |  [ ⚑ ] 18°56′S 152°35′E﻿ / ﻿18.94°S 152.58°E﻿ / -18.94; 152.58﻿ (Balandin) | 11.81 | 1976 | Aleksei Aleksandrovich Balandin (1898–1967) | WGPSN
Balboa |  [ ⚑ ] 19°14′N 83°19′W﻿ / ﻿19.24°N 83.31°W﻿ / 19.24; -83.31﻿ (Balboa) | 69.19 | 1964 | Vasco Núñez de Balboa (1475–1519) | WGPSN
Baldet |  [ ⚑ ] 53°19′S 151°58′W﻿ / ﻿53.32°S 151.96°W﻿ / -53.32; -151.96﻿ (Baldet) | 55.76 | 1970 | Fernand Baldet (1885–1964) | WGPSN
Ball |  [ ⚑ ] 35°55′S 8°23′W﻿ / ﻿35.92°S 8.39°W﻿ / -35.92; -8.39﻿ (Ball) | 40.31 | 1935 | William Ball (died 1690) | WGPSN
Balmer |  [ ⚑ ] 20°16′S 70°13′E﻿ / ﻿20.27°S 70.22°E﻿ / -20.27; 70.22﻿ (Balmer) | 136.3 | 1964 | Johann Balmer (1825–1898) | WGPSN
Banachiewicz |  [ ⚑ ] 5°17′N 80°01′E﻿ / ﻿5.28°N 80.01°E﻿ / 5.28; 80.01﻿ (Banachiewicz) | 99.09 | 1964 | Tadeusz Banachiewicz (1882–1954) | WGPSN
Bancroft |  [ ⚑ ] 28°04′N 6°26′W﻿ / ﻿28.07°N 6.43°W﻿ / 28.07; -6.43﻿ (Bancroft) | 12.5 | 1976 | Wilder Dwight Bancroft (1867–1953) | WGPSN
Bandfield |  [ ⚑ ] 5°24′S 90°46′E﻿ / ﻿5.40°S 90.77°E﻿ / -5.40; 90.77﻿ (Bancroft) | 1.0 | 2022 | Joshua Bandfield (1974-2019) | WGPSN
Banting |  [ ⚑ ] 26°35′N 16°26′E﻿ / ﻿26.58°N 16.43°E﻿ / 26.58; 16.43﻿ (Banting) | 5.15 | 1973 | Frederick Banting (1891–1941) | WGPSN
Barbier |  [ ⚑ ] 23°51′S 157°56′E﻿ / ﻿23.85°S 157.93°E﻿ / -23.85; 157.93﻿ (Barbier) | 65.38 | 1970 | Daniel Barbier (1907–1965) | WGPSN
Barkla |  [ ⚑ ] 10°40′S 67°13′E﻿ / ﻿10.67°S 67.22°E﻿ / -10.67; 67.22﻿ (Barkla) | 40.9 | 1979 | Charles Glover Barkla (1877–1944) | WGPSN
Barnard |  [ ⚑ ] 29°47′S 85°57′E﻿ / ﻿29.79°S 85.95°E﻿ / -29.79; 85.95﻿ (Barnard) | 115.73 | 1964 | Edward Emerson Barnard (1857–1923) | WGPSN
Barocius |  [ ⚑ ] 44°59′S 16°49′E﻿ / ﻿44.98°S 16.81°E﻿ / -44.98; 16.81﻿ (Barocius) | 82.72 | 1935 | Francesco Barozzi (fl. 1570) | WGPSN
Barringer |  [ ⚑ ] 28°13′S 150°26′W﻿ / ﻿28.22°S 150.43°W﻿ / -28.22; -150.43﻿ (Barringer) | 66.89 | 1970 | Daniel Barringer (1860–1929) | WGPSN
Barrow |  [ ⚑ ] 71°17′N 7°35′E﻿ / ﻿71.28°N 7.59°E﻿ / 71.28; 7.59﻿ (Barrow) | 93.82 | 1935 | Isaac Barrow (1630–1677) | WGPSN
Bartels |  [ ⚑ ] 24°31′N 89°51′W﻿ / ﻿24.51°N 89.85°W﻿ / 24.51; -89.85﻿ (Bartels) | 54.95 | 1970 | Julius Bartels (1899–1964) | WGPSN
Bawa |  [ ⚑ ] 25°17′S 102°34′E﻿ / ﻿25.28°S 102.56°E﻿ / -25.28; 102.56﻿ (Bawa) | 1.57 | 1976 | (African male name) | WGPSN
Bayer |  [ ⚑ ] 51°37′S 35°08′W﻿ / ﻿51.62°S 35.14°W﻿ / -51.62; -35.14﻿ (Bayer) | 48.51 | 1935 | Johann Bayer (1572–1625) | WGPSN
Beals |  [ ⚑ ] 37°07′N 86°35′E﻿ / ﻿37.11°N 86.58°E﻿ / 37.11; 86.58﻿ (Beals) | 52.61 | 1982 | Carlyle Smith Beals (1899–1979) | WGPSN
Beaumont |  [ ⚑ ] 18°05′S 28°49′E﻿ / ﻿18.08°S 28.82°E﻿ / -18.08; 28.82﻿ (Beaumont) | 50.69 | 1935 | Léonce Élie de Beaumont (1798–1874) | WGPSN
Becquerel |  [ ⚑ ] 40°47′N 129°30′E﻿ / ﻿40.79°N 129.5°E﻿ / 40.79; 129.5﻿ (Becquerel) | 62.86 | 1970 | Henri Becquerel (1852–1908) | WGPSN
Bečvář |  [ ⚑ ] 2°34′S 125°04′E﻿ / ﻿2.57°S 125.07°E﻿ / -2.57; 125.07﻿ (Bečvář) | 66.62 | 1970 | Antonin Becvar (1901–1965) | WGPSN
Beer |  [ ⚑ ] 27°04′N 9°06′W﻿ / ﻿27.07°N 9.1°W﻿ / 27.07; -9.1﻿ (Beer) | 9.06 | 1935 | Wilhelm Beer (1797–1850) | WGPSN
Behaim |  [ ⚑ ] 16°37′S 79°25′E﻿ / ﻿16.61°S 79.41°E﻿ / -16.61; 79.41﻿ (Behaim) | 56.21 | 1935 | Martin Behaim (1459–1507) | WGPSN
Beijerinck |  [ ⚑ ] 13°24′S 151°50′E﻿ / ﻿13.4°S 151.84°E﻿ / -13.4; 151.84﻿ (Beijerinck) | 76.77 | 1970 | Martinus Willem Beijerinck (1851–1931) | WGPSN
Beketov |  [ ⚑ ] 16°14′N 29°11′E﻿ / ﻿16.23°N 29.18°E﻿ / 16.23; 29.18﻿ (Beketov) | 8.3 | 1976 | Nikolay Nikolayevich Beketov (1827–1911) | WGPSN
Béla |  [ ⚑ ] 24°40′N 2°16′E﻿ / ﻿24.67°N 2.27°E﻿ / 24.67; 2.27﻿ (Béla) | 10.07 | 1976 | (Slavic female name) | WGPSN
Belʹkovich |  [ ⚑ ] 61°32′N 90°09′E﻿ / ﻿61.53°N 90.15°E﻿ / 61.53; 90.15﻿ (Belʹkovich) | 215.08 | 1964 | Igor Vladimirovich Belkovich (1904–1949) | WGPSN
Bell |  [ ⚑ ] 21°59′N 96°32′W﻿ / ﻿21.98°N 96.53°W﻿ / 21.98; -96.53﻿ (Bell) | 86.33 | 1970 | Alexander Graham Bell (1847–1922) | WGPSN
Bellinsgauzen |  [ ⚑ ] 60°43′S 164°51′W﻿ / ﻿60.72°S 164.85°W﻿ / -60.72; -164.85﻿ (Bellinsgauzen) | 63.23 | 1970 | Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen (1778–1852) | WGPSN
Bellot |  [ ⚑ ] 12°29′S 48°11′E﻿ / ﻿12.48°S 48.19°E﻿ / -12.48; 48.19﻿ (Bellot) | 17.5 | 1935 | Joseph René Bellot (1826–1853) | WGPSN
Belopolʹskiy |  [ ⚑ ] 17°15′S 128°14′W﻿ / ﻿17.25°S 128.23°W﻿ / -17.25; -128.23﻿ (Belopolʹskiy) | 61.9 | 1970 | Aristarkh Belopolsky (1854–1934) | WGPSN
Belyaev |  [ ⚑ ] 23°06′N 143°07′E﻿ / ﻿23.1°N 143.11°E﻿ / 23.1; 143.11﻿ (Belyaev) | 55.9 | 1970 | Pavel Ivanovich Belyaev (1925–1970) | WGPSN
Benedict |  [ ⚑ ] 4°21′N 141°32′E﻿ / ﻿4.35°N 141.54°E﻿ / 4.35; 141.54﻿ (Benedict) | 13.83 | 1976 | Francis Gano Benedict (1870–1957) | WGPSN
Bergman |  [ ⚑ ] 6°58′N 137°29′E﻿ / ﻿6.97°N 137.49°E﻿ / 6.97; 137.49﻿ (Bergman) | 22.51 | 1976 | Torbern Olof Bergman (1735–1784) | WGPSN
Bergstrand |  [ ⚑ ] 18°43′S 176°26′E﻿ / ﻿18.72°S 176.44°E﻿ / -18.72; 176.44﻿ (Bergstrand) | 42.98 | 1970 | Carl Östen Emanuel Bergstrand (1873–1948) | WGPSN
Berkner |  [ ⚑ ] 25°08′N 105°14′W﻿ / ﻿25.13°N 105.24°W﻿ / 25.13; -105.24﻿ (Berkner) | 87.62 | 1970 | Lloyd Viel Berkner (1905–1967) | WGPSN
Berlage |  [ ⚑ ] 63°02′S 163°37′W﻿ / ﻿63.04°S 163.61°W﻿ / -63.04; -163.61﻿ (Berlage) | 93.75 | 1970 | Hendrik Petrus Berlage (1896–1968) | WGPSN
Bernoulli |  [ ⚑ ] 34°56′N 60°37′E﻿ / ﻿34.93°N 60.61°E﻿ / 34.93; 60.61﻿ (Bernoulli) | 47.3 | 1985 | Jacques Bernoulli (1654–1705) and Jean Bernoulli (1667–1748) | WGPSN
Berosus |  [ ⚑ ] 33°30′N 69°59′E﻿ / ﻿33.5°N 69.99°E﻿ / 33.5; 69.99﻿ (Berosus) | 75.24 | 1935 | Berosus the Chaldean (died c. 250 BC) | WGPSN
Berzelius |  [ ⚑ ] 36°33′N 50°57′E﻿ / ﻿36.55°N 50.95°E﻿ / 36.55; 50.95﻿ (Berzelius) | 48.53 | 1935 | Jöns Jakob Berzelius (1779–1848) | WGPSN
Bessarion |  [ ⚑ ] 14°51′N 37°19′W﻿ / ﻿14.85°N 37.31°W﻿ / 14.85; -37.31﻿ (Bessarion) | 9.84 | 1935 | Johannes Bessarion (c. 1369 – 1472) | WGPSN
Bessel |  [ ⚑ ] 21°44′N 17°55′E﻿ / ﻿21.73°N 17.92°E﻿ / 21.73; 17.92﻿ (Bessel) | 15.56 | 1935 | Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel (1784–1846) | WGPSN
Bettinus |  [ ⚑ ] 63°24′S 45°10′W﻿ / ﻿63.4°S 45.16°W﻿ / -63.4; -45.16﻿ (Bettinus) | 71.78 | 1935 | Mario Bettinus (1582–1657) | WGPSN
Bhabha |  [ ⚑ ] 55°30′S 165°19′W﻿ / ﻿55.5°S 165.31°W﻿ / -55.5; -165.31﻿ (Bhabha) | 70.25 | 1970 | Homi Jehangir Bhabha (1909–1966) | WGPSN
Bianchini |  [ ⚑ ] 48°47′N 34°22′W﻿ / ﻿48.78°N 34.37°W﻿ / 48.78; -34.37﻿ (Bianchini) | 37.59 | 1935 | Francesco Bianchini (1662–1729) | WGPSN
Biela |  [ ⚑ ] 54°59′S 51°38′E﻿ / ﻿54.99°S 51.63°E﻿ / -54.99; 51.63﻿ (Biela) | 77.03 | 1935 | Wilhelm von Biela (1782–1856) | WGPSN
Bilharz |  [ ⚑ ] 5°50′S 56°20′E﻿ / ﻿5.83°S 56.34°E﻿ / -5.83; 56.34﻿ (Bilharz) | 44.55 | 1976 | Theodore Maximilian Bilharz (1825–1862) | WGPSN
Billy |  [ ⚑ ] 13°50′S 50°14′W﻿ / ﻿13.83°S 50.24°W﻿ / -13.83; -50.24﻿ (Billy) | 45.57 | 1935 | Jacques de Billy (1602–1679) | WGPSN
Bingham |  [ ⚑ ] 8°01′N 115°03′E﻿ / ﻿8.02°N 115.05°E﻿ / 8.02; 115.05﻿ (Bingham) | 34.99 | 1976 | Hiram Bingham III (1875–1956) | WGPSN
Biot |  [ ⚑ ] 22°42′S 51°05′E﻿ / ﻿22.7°S 51.08°E﻿ / -22.7; 51.08﻿ (Biot) | 13.01 | 1935 | Jean-Baptiste Biot (1774–1862) | WGPSN
Birkeland |  [ ⚑ ] 30°10′S 174°01′E﻿ / ﻿30.17°S 174.01°E﻿ / -30.17; 174.01﻿ (Birkeland) | 81.64 | 1970 | Olaf Kristian Birkeland (1867–1917) | WGPSN
Birkhoff |  [ ⚑ ] 58°27′N 145°39′W﻿ / ﻿58.45°N 145.65°W﻿ / 58.45; -145.65﻿ (Birkhoff) | 329.81 | 1970 | George D. Birkhoff (1884–1944) | WGPSN
Birmingham |  [ ⚑ ] 65°07′N 10°42′W﻿ / ﻿65.12°N 10.7°W﻿ / 65.12; -10.7﻿ (Birmingham) | 89.92 | 1935 | John Birmingham (1816–1884) | WGPSN
Birt |  [ ⚑ ] 22°22′S 8°35′W﻿ / ﻿22.36°S 8.59°W﻿ / -22.36; -8.59﻿ (Birt) | 15.81 | 1935 | William Radcliffe Birt (1804–1881) | WGPSN
Bi Sheng |  [ ⚑ ] 78°21′N 148°28′E﻿ / ﻿78.35°N 148.46°E﻿ / 78.35; 148.46﻿ (Bi Sheng) | 55.27 | 2010 | Bi Sheng (990–1051) | WGPSN
Bjerknes |  [ ⚑ ] 38°30′S 113°41′E﻿ / ﻿38.5°S 113.69°E﻿ / -38.5; 113.69﻿ (Bjerknes) | 48.18 | 1970 | Vilhelm Frimann Koren Bjerknes (1862–1951) | WGPSN
Black |  [ ⚑ ] 9°12′S 80°23′E﻿ / ﻿9.2°S 80.39°E﻿ / -9.2; 80.39﻿ (Black) | 19.46 | 1976 | Joseph Black (1728–1799) | WGPSN
Blackett |  [ ⚑ ] 37°33′S 115°50′W﻿ / ﻿37.55°S 115.84°W﻿ / -37.55; -115.84﻿ (Blackett) | 145.31 | 1979 | Patrick Maynard Stuart Blackett (1897–1974) | WGPSN
Blagg |  [ ⚑ ] 1°13′N 1°28′E﻿ / ﻿1.22°N 1.46°E﻿ / 1.22; 1.46﻿ (Blagg) | 4.97 | 1935 | Mary Adela Blagg (1858–1944) | WGPSN
Blancanus |  [ ⚑ ] 63°46′S 21°38′W﻿ / ﻿63.77°S 21.63°W﻿ / -63.77; -21.63﻿ (Blancanus) | 105.82 | 1935 | Giuseppe Biancani (1566–1624) | WGPSN
Blanchard |  [ ⚑ ] 58°15′S 93°30′W﻿ / ﻿58.25°S 93.5°W﻿ / -58.25; -93.5﻿ (Blanchard) | 37.46 | 1991 | Jean-Pierre Blanchard (1753–1809) | WGPSN
Blanchinus |  [ ⚑ ] 25°19′S 2°26′E﻿ / ﻿25.32°S 2.44°E﻿ / -25.32; 2.44﻿ (Blanchinus) | 59.9 | 1935 | Giovanni Bianchini (fl. 1458) | WGPSN
Blazhko |  [ ⚑ ] 31°22′N 147°52′W﻿ / ﻿31.37°N 147.86°W﻿ / 31.37; -147.86﻿ (Blazhko) | 51.11 | 1970 | Sergei Nikolaevich Blazhko (1870–1956) | WGPSN
Bliss |  [ ⚑ ] 53°02′N 13°47′W﻿ / ﻿53.04°N 13.78°W﻿ / 53.04; -13.78﻿ (Bliss) | 22.85 | 2000 | Nathaniel Bliss (1700–1764) | WGPSN
Bobillier |  [ ⚑ ] 19°38′N 15°26′E﻿ / ﻿19.63°N 15.44°E﻿ / 19.63; 15.44﻿ (Bobillier) | 6.04 | 1976 | Étienne Bobillier (1798–1840) | WGPSN
Bobone |  [ ⚑ ] 26°42′N 132°07′W﻿ / ﻿26.7°N 132.12°W﻿ / 26.7; -132.12﻿ (Bobone) | 32.14 | 1970 | Jorge Bobone (1901–1958) | WGPSN
Bode |  [ ⚑ ] 6°43′N 2°27′W﻿ / ﻿6.71°N 2.45°W﻿ / 6.71; -2.45﻿ (Bode) | 17.8 | 1935 | Johann Elert Bode (1747–1826) | WGPSN
Boethius |  [ ⚑ ] 5°34′N 72°20′E﻿ / ﻿5.57°N 72.33°E﻿ / 5.57; 72.33﻿ (Boethius) | 11.17 | 1976 | Boethius (c. 480 – 524) | WGPSN
Boguslawsky |  [ ⚑ ] 72°54′S 43°16′E﻿ / ﻿72.9°S 43.26°E﻿ / -72.9; 43.26﻿ (Boguslawsky) | 94.59 | 1935 | Palm Heinrich Ludwig von Boguslawski (1789–1851) | WGPSN
Bohnenberger |  [ ⚑ ] 16°14′S 40°04′E﻿ / ﻿16.24°S 40.06°E﻿ / -16.24; 40.06﻿ (Bohnenberger) | 31.74 | 1935 | Johann Gottlob Friedrich von Bohnenberger (1765–1831) | WGPSN
Bohr |  [ ⚑ ] 12°43′N 86°31′W﻿ / ﻿12.71°N 86.52°W﻿ / 12.71; -86.52﻿ (Bohr) | 70.07 | 1964 | Niels H. D. Bohr (1885–1962) | WGPSN
Bok |  [ ⚑ ] 20°16′S 171°35′W﻿ / ﻿20.26°S 171.58°W﻿ / -20.26; -171.58﻿ (Bok) | 43.03 | 1979 | Priscilla Fairfield Bok (1896–1975) and Bart J. Bok (1906–1983) | WGPSN
Boltzmann |  [ ⚑ ] 74°49′S 90°25′W﻿ / ﻿74.82°S 90.41°W﻿ / -74.82; -90.41﻿ (Boltzmann) | 72.31 | 1964 | Ludwig E. Boltzmann (1844–1906) | WGPSN
Bolyai |  [ ⚑ ] 33°51′S 126°07′E﻿ / ﻿33.85°S 126.12°E﻿ / -33.85; 126.12﻿ (Bolyai) | 102.22 | 1970 | János Bolyai (1802–1860) | WGPSN
Bombelli |  [ ⚑ ] 5°17′N 56°11′E﻿ / ﻿5.28°N 56.19°E﻿ / 5.28; 56.19﻿ (Bombelli) | 9.72 | 1976 | Raphael Bombelli (1526–1572) | WGPSN
Bondarenko |  [ ⚑ ] 17°14′S 136°53′E﻿ / ﻿17.24°S 136.89°E﻿ / -17.24; 136.89﻿ (Bondarenko) | 28.26 | 1991 | Valentin V. Bondarenko (1937–1961) | WGPSN
Bonpland |  [ ⚑ ] 8°23′S 17°20′W﻿ / ﻿8.38°S 17.33°W﻿ / -8.38; -17.33﻿ (Bonpland) | 59.25 | 1935 | Aimé Bonpland (1773–1858) | WGPSN
Boole |  [ ⚑ ] 63°47′N 87°17′W﻿ / ﻿63.79°N 87.29°W﻿ / 63.79; -87.29﻿ (Boole) | 61.34 | 1964 | George Boole (1815–1864) | WGPSN
Borda |  [ ⚑ ] 25°12′S 46°31′E﻿ / ﻿25.2°S 46.52°E﻿ / -25.2; 46.52﻿ (Borda) | 45.4 | 1935 | Jean Charles Borda (1733–1799) | WGPSN
Borel |  [ ⚑ ] 22°22′N 26°25′E﻿ / ﻿22.37°N 26.42°E﻿ / 22.37; 26.42﻿ (Borel) | 4.66 | 1976 | Félix Édouard Émile Borel (1871–1956) | WGPSN
Boris |  [ ⚑ ] 30°32′N 33°30′W﻿ / ﻿30.53°N 33.5°W﻿ / 30.53; -33.5﻿ (Boris) | 1.73 | 1979 | (Russian male name) | WGPSN
Borman |  [ ⚑ ] 39°04′S 148°15′W﻿ / ﻿39.06°S 148.25°W﻿ / -39.06; -148.25﻿ (Borman) | 50.72 | 1970 | Frank Borman (born 1928) | WGPSN
Born |  [ ⚑ ] 6°03′S 66°50′E﻿ / ﻿6.05°S 66.83°E﻿ / -6.05; 66.83﻿ (Born) | 15.07 | 1979 | Max Born (1882–1970) | WGPSN
Borya |  [ ⚑ ] 38°18′N 35°00′W﻿ / ﻿38.3°N 35°W﻿ / 38.3; -35﻿ (Borya) | 0.4 | 2012 | Russian male name | WGPSN
Bosch |  [ ⚑ ] 86°49′N 133°32′E﻿ / ﻿86.82°N 133.54°E﻿ / 86.82; 133.54﻿ (Bosch) | 19.58 | 2009 | Carl Bosch (1874–1940) | WGPSN
Boscovich |  [ ⚑ ] 9°43′N 11°01′E﻿ / ﻿9.71°N 11.01°E﻿ / 9.71; 11.01﻿ (Boscovich) | 41.53 | 1935 | Ruggiero Giuseppe Boscovich (1711–1787) | WGPSN
Bose |  [ ⚑ ] 53°57′S 169°22′W﻿ / ﻿53.95°S 169.36°W﻿ / -53.95; -169.36﻿ (Bose) | 92.55 | 1970 | Jagadish Chandra Bose (1858–1937) | WGPSN
Boss |  [ ⚑ ] 45°45′N 88°41′E﻿ / ﻿45.75°N 88.68°E﻿ / 45.75; 88.68﻿ (Boss) | 50.2 | 1964 | Lewis Boss (1846–1912) | WGPSN
Bouguer |  [ ⚑ ] 52°19′N 35°49′W﻿ / ﻿52.32°N 35.82°W﻿ / 52.32; -35.82﻿ (Bouguer) | 22.23 | 1935 | Pierre Bouguer (1698–1758) | WGPSN
Boussingault |  [ ⚑ ] 70°13′S 53°44′E﻿ / ﻿70.21°S 53.73°E﻿ / -70.21; 53.73﻿ (Boussingault) | 127.61 | 1935 | Jean Baptiste Boussingault (1802–1887) | WGPSN
Bowditch |  [ ⚑ ] 24°58′S 103°04′E﻿ / ﻿24.97°S 103.07°E﻿ / -24.97; 103.07﻿ (Bowditch) | 43.04 | 1976 | Nathaniel Bowditch (1773–1848) | WGPSN
Bowen |  [ ⚑ ] 17°38′N 9°06′E﻿ / ﻿17.63°N 9.1°E﻿ / 17.63; 9.1﻿ (Bowen) | 8.09 | 1973 | Ira Sprague Bowen (1898–1973) | WGPSN
Boyle |  [ ⚑ ] 53°17′S 177°53′E﻿ / ﻿53.29°S 177.89°E﻿ / -53.29; 177.89﻿ (Boyle) | 57.13 | 1970 | Robert Boyle (1627–1691) | WGPSN
Brackett |  [ ⚑ ] 17°50′N 23°32′E﻿ / ﻿17.84°N 23.54°E﻿ / 17.84; 23.54﻿ (Brackett) | 8.87 | 1973 | Frederick Sumner Brackett (1896–1988) | WGPSN
Bragg |  [ ⚑ ] 42°20′N 103°26′W﻿ / ﻿42.33°N 103.44°W﻿ / 42.33; -103.44﻿ (Bragg) | 77.21 | 1970 | William Henry Bragg (1862–1942) | WGPSN
Brashear |  [ ⚑ ] 73°32′S 171°34′W﻿ / ﻿73.54°S 171.57°W﻿ / -73.54; -171.57﻿ (Brashear) | 60.16 | 1970 | John Alfred Brashear (1840–1920) | WGPSN
Braude |  [ ⚑ ] 81°49′S 158°53′E﻿ / ﻿81.82°S 158.88°E﻿ / -81.82; 158.88﻿ (Braude) | 11.28 | 2009 | Semion Braude (1911–2003) | WGPSN
Brayley |  [ ⚑ ] 20°54′N 36°56′W﻿ / ﻿20.9°N 36.94°W﻿ / 20.9; -36.94﻿ (Brayley) | 14.17 | 1935 | Edward William Brayley (1801–1870) | WGPSN
Bredikhin |  [ ⚑ ] 17°15′N 158°22′W﻿ / ﻿17.25°N 158.37°W﻿ / 17.25; -158.37﻿ (Bredikhin) | 61.68 | 1970 | Fedor Aleksandrovich Bredikhin (1831–1904) | WGPSN
Breislak |  [ ⚑ ] 48°19′S 18°19′E﻿ / ﻿48.31°S 18.31°E﻿ / -48.31; 18.31﻿ (Breislak) | 48.64 | 1935 | Scipione Breislak (1748–1826) | WGPSN
Brenner |  [ ⚑ ] 39°05′S 39°07′E﻿ / ﻿39.09°S 39.11°E﻿ / -39.09; 39.11﻿ (Brenner) | 90.01 | 1935 | Leo Brenner (1855–1928) | WGPSN
Brewster |  [ ⚑ ] 23°16′N 34°41′E﻿ / ﻿23.27°N 34.69°E﻿ / 23.27; 34.69﻿ (Brewster) | 9.83 | 1976 | David Brewster (1781–1868) | WGPSN
Brianchon |  [ ⚑ ] 74°45′N 88°22′W﻿ / ﻿74.75°N 88.36°W﻿ / 74.75; -88.36﻿ (Brianchon) | 137.26 | 1964 | Charles Julien Brianchon (1783–1864) | WGPSN
Bridgman |  [ ⚑ ] 43°23′N 136°59′E﻿ / ﻿43.39°N 136.98°E﻿ / 43.39; 136.98﻿ (Bridgman) | 81.89 | 1970 | Percy Williams Bridgman (1882–1961) | WGPSN
Briggs |  [ ⚑ ] 26°27′N 69°11′W﻿ / ﻿26.45°N 69.19°W﻿ / 26.45; -69.19﻿ (Briggs) | 36.75 | 1935 | Henry Briggs (1561–1630) | WGPSN
Brisbane |  [ ⚑ ] 49°12′S 68°46′E﻿ / ﻿49.2°S 68.76°E﻿ / -49.2; 68.76﻿ (Brisbane) | 44.32 | 1935 | Sir Thomas Brisbane (1770–1860) | WGPSN
Bronk |  [ ⚑ ] 25°54′N 134°40′W﻿ / ﻿25.9°N 134.67°W﻿ / 25.9; -134.67﻿ (Bronk) | 66.16 | 1979 | Detlev Wulf Bronk (1897–1975) | WGPSN
Brouwer |  [ ⚑ ] 35°49′S 124°45′W﻿ / ﻿35.82°S 124.75°W﻿ / -35.82; -124.75﻿ (Brouwer) | 119.6 | 1970 | Dirk Brouwer (1902–1966) and Luitzen Egbertus Jan Brouwer (1881–1968) | WGPSN
Brown |  [ ⚑ ] 46°32′S 17°59′W﻿ / ﻿46.53°S 17.99°W﻿ / -46.53; -17.99﻿ (Brown) | 34.03 | 1935 | Ernest William Brown (1866–1938) | WGPSN
Bruce |  [ ⚑ ] 1°10′N 0°22′E﻿ / ﻿1.16°N 0.37°E﻿ / 1.16; 0.37﻿ (Bruce) | 6.14 | 1935 | Catherine Wolfe Bruce (1816–1900) | WGPSN
Brunner |  [ ⚑ ] 9°52′S 90°55′E﻿ / ﻿9.86°S 90.91°E﻿ / -9.86; 90.91﻿ (Brunner) | 50.66 | 1970 | William Otto Brunner (1878–1958) | WGPSN
Buch |  [ ⚑ ] 38°54′S 17°41′E﻿ / ﻿38.9°S 17.68°E﻿ / -38.9; 17.68﻿ (Buch) | 51.31 | 1935 | Christian Leopold von Buch (1774–1853) | WGPSN
Buffon |  [ ⚑ ] 40°38′S 133°32′W﻿ / ﻿40.64°S 133.53°W﻿ / -40.64; -133.53﻿ (Buffon) | 105.76 | 1970 | Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon (1707–1788) | WGPSN
Buisson |  [ ⚑ ] 1°28′S 112°57′E﻿ / ﻿1.47°S 112.95°E﻿ / -1.47; 112.95﻿ (Buisson) | 61.27 | 1970 | Henri Buisson (1873–1944) | WGPSN
Bullialdus |  [ ⚑ ] 20°45′S 22°16′W﻿ / ﻿20.75°S 22.26°W﻿ / -20.75; -22.26﻿ (Bullialdus) | 60.72 | 1935 | Ismael Bullialdus (1605–1694) | WGPSN
Bunsen |  [ ⚑ ] 41°24′N 85°28′W﻿ / ﻿41.4°N 85.46°W﻿ / 41.4; -85.46﻿ (Bunsen) | 55.22 | 1964 | Robert Bunsen (1811–1899) | WGPSN
Burckhardt |  [ ⚑ ] 31°07′N 56°23′E﻿ / ﻿31.11°N 56.39°E﻿ / 31.11; 56.39﻿ (Burckhardt) | 54.36 | 1935 | Johann Karl Burckhardt (1773–1825) | WGPSN
Bürg |  [ ⚑ ] 45°04′N 28°13′E﻿ / ﻿45.07°N 28.21°E﻿ / 45.07; 28.21﻿ (Bürg) | 41.04 | 1935 | Johann Tobias Bürg (1766–1834) | WGPSN
Burnham |  [ ⚑ ] 13°55′S 7°15′E﻿ / ﻿13.92°S 7.25°E﻿ / -13.92; 7.25﻿ (Burnham) | 24.09 | 1935 | Sherburne Wesley Burnham (1838–1921) | WGPSN
Büsching |  [ ⚑ ] 38°02′S 19°58′E﻿ / ﻿38.04°S 19.96°E﻿ / -38.04; 19.96﻿ (Büsching) | 53.49 | 1935 | Anton Friedrich Büsching (1724–1793) | WGPSN
Butlerov |  [ ⚑ ] 12°03′N 108°49′W﻿ / ﻿12.05°N 108.81°W﻿ / 12.05; -108.81﻿ (Butlerov) | 38.77 | 1970 | Aleksandr M. Butlerov (1828–1886) | WGPSN
Buys-Ballot |  [ ⚑ ] 20°52′N 174°49′E﻿ / ﻿20.86°N 174.82°E﻿ / 20.86; 174.82﻿ (Buys-Ballot) | 66.38 | 1970 | C. H. D. Buys Ballot (1817–1890) | WGPSN
Byrd |  [ ⚑ ] 85°26′N 10°04′E﻿ / ﻿85.43°N 10.07°E﻿ / 85.43; 10.07﻿ (Byrd) | 97.49 | 1964 | Richard E. Byrd (1888–1957) | WGPSN
Byrgius |  [ ⚑ ] 24°44′S 65°23′W﻿ / ﻿24.73°S 65.38°W﻿ / -24.73; -65.38﻿ (Byrgius) | 84.46 | 1935 | Joost Bürgi (1552–1632) | WGPSN

## References

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.

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