List of craters on the Moon: L–N

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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

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## L

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

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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

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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

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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

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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