List of craters on the Moon: O–Q

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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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## O

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

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Oberth |  [ ⚑ ] 62°29′N 154°50′E﻿ / ﻿62.49°N 154.84°E﻿ / 62.49; 154.84﻿ (Oberth) | 49.52 | 1997 | Hermann Oberth (1894–1989) | WGPSN
Obruchev |  [ ⚑ ] 38°40′S 162°26′E﻿ / ﻿38.67°S 162.43°E﻿ / -38.67; 162.43﻿ (Obruchev) | 72.23 | 1970 | Vladimir Afanasyevich Obruchev (1863–1956) | WGPSN
O'Day |  [ ⚑ ] 30°25′S 157°17′E﻿ / ﻿30.42°S 157.29°E﻿ / -30.42; 157.29﻿ (O'Day) | 70.41 | 1970 | Marcus O'Day (1897–1961) | WGPSN
Oenopides |  [ ⚑ ] 57°08′N 64°12′W﻿ / ﻿57.13°N 64.2°W﻿ / 57.13; -64.2﻿ (Oenopides) | 73.47 | 1935 | Oenopides of Chios (c. 500–430 BC) | WGPSN
Oersted |  [ ⚑ ] 43°05′N 47°15′E﻿ / ﻿43.09°N 47.25°E﻿ / 43.09; 47.25﻿ (Oersted) | 42.28 | 1935 | Hans Christian Ørsted (1777–1851) | WGPSN
Ohm |  [ ⚑ ] 18°19′N 113°47′W﻿ / ﻿18.32°N 113.78°W﻿ / 18.32; -113.78﻿ (Ohm) | 61.75 | 1970 | Georg Simon Ohm (1789–1854) | WGPSN
Oken |  [ ⚑ ] 43°46′S 76°05′E﻿ / ﻿43.76°S 76.09°E﻿ / -43.76; 76.09﻿ (Oken) | 78.67 | 1935 | Lorenz Ockenfuss (1779–1851) | WGPSN
Olbers |  [ ⚑ ] 7°18′N 76°08′W﻿ / ﻿7.3°N 76.14°W﻿ / 7.3; -76.14﻿ (Olbers) | 73.02 | 1935 | Heinrich Wilhelm Matthäus Olbers (1758–1840) | WGPSN
Olcott |  [ ⚑ ] 20°34′N 117°47′E﻿ / ﻿20.57°N 117.79°E﻿ / 20.57; 117.79﻿ (Olcott) | 79.94 | 1970 | William Tyler Olcott (1873–1936) | WGPSN
Olivier |  [ ⚑ ] 58°43′N 138°26′E﻿ / ﻿58.72°N 138.44°E﻿ / 58.72; 138.44﻿ (Olivier) | 78.45 | 1979 | Charles Pollard Olivier (1884–1975) | WGPSN
Omar Khayyam |  [ ⚑ ] 58°13′N 102°13′W﻿ / ﻿58.21°N 102.22°W﻿ / 58.21; -102.22﻿ (Omar Khayyam) | 68.64 | 1970 | Omar Khayyám (c. 1050–1123) | WGPSN
Onizuka |  [ ⚑ ] 36°23′S 149°47′W﻿ / ﻿36.38°S 149.79°W﻿ / -36.38; -149.79﻿ (Onizuka) | 26.88 | 1988 | Ellison Shoji Onizuka (1946–1986) | WGPSN
Opelt |  [ ⚑ ] 16°19′S 17°38′W﻿ / ﻿16.32°S 17.64°W﻿ / -16.32; -17.64﻿ (Opelt) | 48.73 | 1935 | Friedrich Wilhelm Opelt (1794–1863) | WGPSN
Oppenheimer |  [ ⚑ ] 35°19′S 166°02′W﻿ / ﻿35.32°S 166.03°W﻿ / -35.32; -166.03﻿ (Oppenheimer) | 201.16 | 1970 | J. Robert Oppenheimer (1904–1967) | WGPSN
Oppolzer |  [ ⚑ ] 1°31′S 0°27′W﻿ / ﻿1.52°S 0.45°W﻿ / -1.52; -0.45﻿ (Oppolzer) | 40.87 | 1935 | Theodor von Oppolzer (1841–1886) | WGPSN
Oresme |  [ ⚑ ] 42°37′S 169°13′E﻿ / ﻿42.61°S 169.22°E﻿ / -42.61; 169.22﻿ (Oresme) | 82.05 | 1970 | Nicole Oresme (c. 1323–1382) | WGPSN
Orlov |  [ ⚑ ] 25°46′S 175°05′W﻿ / ﻿25.77°S 175.08°W﻿ / -25.77; -175.08﻿ (Orlov) | 72.93 | 1970 | Aleksandr Yakovlevich Orlov (1880–1954) and Sergei Vladimirovich Orlov (1880–1958) | WGPSN
Orontius |  [ ⚑ ] 40°22′S 3°58′W﻿ / ﻿40.37°S 3.96°W﻿ / -40.37; -3.96﻿ (Orontius) | 121.02 | 1935 | Oronce Finé (1494–1555) | WGPSN
Osama |  [ ⚑ ] 18°37′N 5°16′E﻿ / ﻿18.61°N 5.27°E﻿ / 18.61; 5.27﻿ (Osama) | 0.42 | 1976 | (Arabic male name) | WGPSN
Osiris |  [ ⚑ ] 18°39′N 27°39′E﻿ / ﻿18.65°N 27.65°E﻿ / 18.65; 27.65﻿ (Osiris) | 0.96 | 1976 | Osiris (Egyptian deity) | WGPSN
Osman |  [ ⚑ ] 10°59′S 6°15′W﻿ / ﻿10.98°S 6.25°W﻿ / -10.98; -6.25﻿ (Osman) | 1.79 | 1976 | (Turkish male name) | WGPSN
Ostwald |  [ ⚑ ] 10°14′N 121°57′E﻿ / ﻿10.24°N 121.95°E﻿ / 10.24; 121.95﻿ (Ostwald) | 108.13 | 1970 | Wilhelm Ostwald (1853–1932) | WGPSN

## P

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

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Palisa |  [ ⚑ ] 9°28′S 7°11′W﻿ / ﻿9.47°S 7.19°W﻿ / -9.47; -7.19﻿ (Palisa) | 33.47 | 1935 | Johann Palisa (1848–1925) | WGPSN
Palitzsch |  [ ⚑ ] 28°01′S 64°23′E﻿ / ﻿28.02°S 64.39°E﻿ / -28.02; 64.39﻿ (Palitzsch) | 41.87 | 1935 | Johann Georg Palitzsch (1723–1788) | WGPSN
Pallas |  [ ⚑ ] 5°29′N 1°39′W﻿ / ﻿5.48°N 1.65°W﻿ / 5.48; -1.65﻿ (Pallas) | 49.51 | 1935 | Peter Simon Pallas (1741–1811) | WGPSN
Palmieri |  [ ⚑ ] 28°38′S 47°48′W﻿ / ﻿28.64°S 47.8°W﻿ / -28.64; -47.8﻿ (Palmieri) | 39.84 | 1935 | Luigi Palmieri (1807–1896) | WGPSN
Paneth |  [ ⚑ ] 62°36′N 94°38′W﻿ / ﻿62.6°N 94.63°W﻿ / 62.6; -94.63﻿ (Paneth) | 60.92 | 1970 | Friedrich Adolf Paneth (1887–1958) | WGPSN
Pannekoek |  [ ⚑ ] 4°12′S 140°41′E﻿ / ﻿4.2°S 140.69°E﻿ / -4.2; 140.69﻿ (Pannekoek) | 67.5 | 1970 | Anton Pannekoek (1873–1960) | WGPSN
Papaleksi |  [ ⚑ ] 10°09′N 163°57′E﻿ / ﻿10.15°N 163.95°E﻿ / 10.15; 163.95﻿ (Papaleksi) | 92.03 | 1970 | Nikolaj Dmitrievich Papaleksi (1880–1947) | WGPSN
Paracelsus |  [ ⚑ ] 22°55′S 163°26′E﻿ / ﻿22.92°S 163.44°E﻿ / -22.92; 163.44﻿ (Paracelsus) | 85.88 | 1970 | Theophrastus Bombastus von Hohenheim (1493–1541) | WGPSN
Paraskevopoulos |  [ ⚑ ] 50°05′N 150°20′W﻿ / ﻿50.09°N 150.34°W﻿ / 50.09; -150.34﻿ (Paraskevopoulos) | 98.87 | 1970 | John Stefanos Paraskevopoulos (1889–1951) | WGPSN
Parenago |  [ ⚑ ] 25°53′N 108°55′W﻿ / ﻿25.88°N 108.91°W﻿ / 25.88; -108.91﻿ (Parenago) | 94.57 | 1970 | Pavel Petrovich Parenago (1906–1960) | WGPSN
Parkhurst |  [ ⚑ ] 33°17′S 103°41′E﻿ / ﻿33.29°S 103.69°E﻿ / -33.29; 103.69﻿ (Parkhurst) | 93.08 | 1970 | John Adelbert Parkhurst (1861–1925) | WGPSN
Parrot |  [ ⚑ ] 14°34′S 3°17′E﻿ / ﻿14.57°S 3.29°E﻿ / -14.57; 3.29﻿ (Parrot) | 70.66 | 1935 | Johann Jacob Friedrich Wilhelm Parrot (1792–1840) | WGPSN
Parry |  [ ⚑ ] 7°53′S 15°47′W﻿ / ﻿7.88°S 15.78°W﻿ / -7.88; -15.78﻿ (Parry) | 47.28 | 1935 | William Edward Parry (1790–1855) | WGPSN
Parsons |  [ ⚑ ] 37°15′N 171°10′W﻿ / ﻿37.25°N 171.16°W﻿ / 37.25; -171.16﻿ (Parsons) | 41.12 | 1970 | John Whiteside Parsons (1914–1952) | WGPSN
Pascal |  [ ⚑ ] 74°22′N 70°38′W﻿ / ﻿74.36°N 70.63°W﻿ / 74.36; -70.63﻿ (Pascal) | 108.2 | 1964 | Blaise Pascal (1623–1662) | WGPSN
Paschen |  [ ⚑ ] 14°04′S 140°32′W﻿ / ﻿14.06°S 140.53°W﻿ / -14.06; -140.53﻿ (Paschen) | 127.36 | 1970 | Friedrich Paschen (1865–1940) | WGPSN
Pasteur |  [ ⚑ ] 11°35′S 104°55′E﻿ / ﻿11.58°S 104.91°E﻿ / -11.58; 104.91﻿ (Pasteur) | 232.77 | 1961 | Louis Pasteur (1822–1895) | WGPSN
Patricia |  [ ⚑ ] 24°55′N 0°30′E﻿ / ﻿24.91°N 0.5°E﻿ / 24.91; 0.5﻿ (Patricia) | 10.08 | 1976 | (English female name) | WGPSN
Patsaev |  [ ⚑ ] 16°46′S 133°36′E﻿ / ﻿16.77°S 133.6°E﻿ / -16.77; 133.6﻿ (Patsaev) | 55.25 | 1973 | Viktor Ivanovich Patsayev (1933–1971) | WGPSN
Pauli |  [ ⚑ ] 44°46′S 137°21′E﻿ / ﻿44.76°S 137.35°E﻿ / -44.76; 137.35﻿ (Pauli) | 95.28 | 1970 | Wolfgang Pauli (1900–1958) | WGPSN
Pavlov |  [ ⚑ ] 28°17′S 142°24′E﻿ / ﻿28.28°S 142.4°E﻿ / -28.28; 142.4﻿ (Pavlov) | 143.05 | 1970 | Ivan Petrovich Pavlov (1849–1936) | WGPSN
Pawsey |  [ ⚑ ] 44°14′N 145°17′E﻿ / ﻿44.24°N 145.29°E﻿ / 44.24; 145.29﻿ (Pawsey) | 59.98 | 1970 | Joseph Lade Pawsey (1908–1962) | WGPSN
Peary |  [ ⚑ ] 88°38′N 24°24′E﻿ / ﻿88.63°N 24.4°E﻿ / 88.63; 24.4﻿ (Peary) | 78.75 | 1964 | Robert Edwin Peary (1856–1920) | WGPSN
Pease |  [ ⚑ ] 12°31′N 106°18′W﻿ / ﻿12.51°N 106.3°W﻿ / 12.51; -106.3﻿ (Pease) | 40.84 | 1970 | Francis G. Pease (1881–1938) | WGPSN
Peek |  [ ⚑ ] 2°46′N 86°58′E﻿ / ﻿2.76°N 86.96°E﻿ / 2.76; 86.96﻿ (Peek) | 12.55 | 1973 | Bertrand Meigh Peek (1891–1965) | WGPSN
Peirce |  [ ⚑ ] 18°16′N 53°21′E﻿ / ﻿18.26°N 53.35°E﻿ / 18.26; 53.35﻿ (Peirce) | 18.86 | 1935 | Benjamin Peirce (1809–1880) | WGPSN
Peirescius |  [ ⚑ ] 46°24′S 67°48′E﻿ / ﻿46.4°S 67.8°E﻿ / -46.4; 67.8﻿ (Peirescius) | 61.53 | 1935 | Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc (1580–1637) | WGPSN
Pentland |  [ ⚑ ] 64°34′S 11°20′E﻿ / ﻿64.57°S 11.34°E﻿ / -64.57; 11.34﻿ (Pentland) | 56.45 | 1935 | Joseph Barclay Pentland (1797–1873) | WGPSN
Perelʹman |  [ ⚑ ] 24°03′S 106°01′E﻿ / ﻿24.05°S 106.01°E﻿ / -24.05; 106.01﻿ (Perelʹman) | 48.87 | 1970 | Yakov I. Perelman (1882–1942) | WGPSN
Perepelkin |  [ ⚑ ] 9°59′S 128°48′E﻿ / ﻿9.99°S 128.8°E﻿ / -9.99; 128.8﻿ (Perepelkin) | 88.74 | 1970 | Yevgeny Perepyolkin (1906–1938) | WGPSN
Perkin |  [ ⚑ ] 47°01′N 175°44′W﻿ / ﻿47.02°N 175.73°W﻿ / 47.02; -175.73﻿ (Perkin) | 62.48 | 1970 | Richard Scott Perkin (1906–1969) | WGPSN
Perrine |  [ ⚑ ] 42°07′N 127°57′W﻿ / ﻿42.11°N 127.95°W﻿ / 42.11; -127.95﻿ (Perrine) | 87.41 | 1970 | Charles Dillon Perrine (1867–1951) | WGPSN
Petavius |  [ ⚑ ] 25°23′S 60°47′E﻿ / ﻿25.39°S 60.78°E﻿ / -25.39; 60.78﻿ (Petavius) | 184.06 | 1935 | Denis Petau (1583–1652) | WGPSN
Petermann |  [ ⚑ ] 74°21′N 67°53′E﻿ / ﻿74.35°N 67.89°E﻿ / 74.35; 67.89﻿ (Petermann) | 76.95 | 1935 | August Heinrich Petermann (1822–1878) | WGPSN
Peters |  [ ⚑ ] 68°04′N 29°23′E﻿ / ﻿68.07°N 29.39°E﻿ / 68.07; 29.39﻿ (Peters) | 14.67 | 1935 | Christian August Friedrich Peters (1806–1880) | WGPSN
Petit |  [ ⚑ ] 2°19′N 63°28′E﻿ / ﻿2.32°N 63.46°E﻿ / 2.32; 63.46﻿ (Petit) | 5.04 | 1976 | Alexis Therese Petit (1771–1820) | WGPSN
Petrie |  [ ⚑ ] 45°08′N 108°28′E﻿ / ﻿45.14°N 108.47°E﻿ / 45.14; 108.47﻿ (Petrie) | 32.86 | 1970 | Robert Methven Petrie (1906–1966) | WGPSN
Petropavlovskiy |  [ ⚑ ] 36°55′N 115°17′W﻿ / ﻿36.92°N 115.28°W﻿ / 36.92; -115.28﻿ (Petropavlovskiy) | 64.07 | 1970 | Boris Sergeevich Petropavlovskiy (es) (1898–1933) | WGPSN
Petrov |  [ ⚑ ] 61°22′S 88°11′E﻿ / ﻿61.36°S 88.18°E﻿ / -61.36; 88.18﻿ (Petrov) | 55.44 | 1970 | Evgenij S. Petrov (es) (1900–1942) | WGPSN
Pettit |  [ ⚑ ] 27°31′S 86°45′W﻿ / ﻿27.52°S 86.75°W﻿ / -27.52; -86.75﻿ (Pettit) | 36.67 | 1970 | Edison Pettit (1889–1962) | WGPSN
Petzval |  [ ⚑ ] 62°44′S 110°50′W﻿ / ﻿62.73°S 110.83°W﻿ / -62.73; -110.83﻿ (Petzval) | 93.47 | 1970 | Joseph von Petzval (1807–1891) | WGPSN
Phillips |  [ ⚑ ] 26°34′S 75°40′E﻿ / ﻿26.57°S 75.67°E﻿ / -26.57; 75.67﻿ (Phillips) | 104.21 | 1935 | John Phillips (1800–1874) | WGPSN
Philolaus |  [ ⚑ ] 72°13′N 32°53′W﻿ / ﻿72.22°N 32.88°W﻿ / 72.22; -32.88﻿ (Philolaus) | 71.44 | 1935 | Philolaus of Croton (flourished 400 BC) | WGPSN
Phocylides |  [ ⚑ ] 52°47′S 57°19′W﻿ / ﻿52.79°S 57.31°W﻿ / -52.79; -57.31﻿ (Phocylides) | 115.18 | 1935 | Johannes Phocylides Holwarda (Jan Fokker) (1618–1651) | WGPSN
Piazzi |  [ ⚑ ] 36°10′S 68°01′W﻿ / ﻿36.16°S 68.01°W﻿ / -36.16; -68.01﻿ (Piazzi) | 102.57 | 1935 | Giuseppe Piazzi (1746–1826) | WGPSN
Piazzi Smyth |  [ ⚑ ] 41°55′N 3°14′W﻿ / ﻿41.91°N 3.24°W﻿ / 41.91; -3.24﻿ (Piazzi Smyth) | 12.96 | 1935 | Charles Piazzi Smyth (1819–1900) | WGPSN
Picard |  [ ⚑ ] 14°34′N 54°43′E﻿ / ﻿14.57°N 54.72°E﻿ / 14.57; 54.72﻿ (Picard) | 22.35 | 1935 | Jean-Felix Picard (1620–1682) | WGPSN
Piccolomini |  [ ⚑ ] 29°42′S 32°12′E﻿ / ﻿29.7°S 32.2°E﻿ / -29.7; 32.2﻿ (Piccolomini) | 87.58 | 1935 | Alessandro Piccolomini (1508–1578) | WGPSN
Pickering |  [ ⚑ ] 2°53′S 6°59′E﻿ / ﻿2.88°S 6.99°E﻿ / -2.88; 6.99﻿ (Pickering) | 15.4 | 1935 | Edward Charles Pickering (1846–1919) and William Henry Pickering (1858–1938) | WGPSN
Pictet |  [ ⚑ ] 43°34′S 7°29′W﻿ / ﻿43.56°S 7.49°W﻿ / -43.56; -7.49﻿ (Pictet) | 59.95 | 1935 | Marc-Auguste Pictet-Turretin (1752–1825) | WGPSN
Pierazzo |  [ ⚑ ] 3°18′N 100°14′W﻿ / ﻿3.3°N 100.24°W﻿ / 3.3; -100.24﻿ (Pierazzo) | 9.29 | 2015 | Elisabetta Pierazzo (1963–2011) | WGPSN
Pikelʹner |  [ ⚑ ] 48°22′S 124°15′E﻿ / ﻿48.37°S 124.25°E﻿ / -48.37; 124.25﻿ (Pikelʹner) | 40.96 | 1979 | Solomon Borisovich Pikelner (1921–1975) | WGPSN
Pilâtre |  [ ⚑ ] 60°10′S 86°42′W﻿ / ﻿60.17°S 86.7°W﻿ / -60.17; -86.7﻿ (Pilâtre) | 64.37 | 1991 | Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier (1756–1785) | WGPSN
Pingré |  [ ⚑ ] 58°38′S 73°57′W﻿ / ﻿58.64°S 73.95°W﻿ / -58.64; -73.95﻿ (Pingré) | 88.43 | 1961 | Alexandre Guy Pingré (1711–1796) | WGPSN
Pirquet |  [ ⚑ ] 20°20′S 139°56′E﻿ / ﻿20.34°S 139.93°E﻿ / -20.34; 139.93﻿ (Pirquet) | 62.14 | 1970 | Baron Guido von Pirquet (1880–1966) | WGPSN
Pitatus |  [ ⚑ ] 29°53′S 13°32′W﻿ / ﻿29.88°S 13.53°W﻿ / -29.88; -13.53﻿ (Pitatus) | 100.63 | 1935 | Pietro Pitati (flourished c. 1500) | WGPSN
Pitiscus |  [ ⚑ ] 50°37′S 30°34′E﻿ / ﻿50.61°S 30.57°E﻿ / -50.61; 30.57﻿ (Pitiscus) | 79.85 | 1935 | Bartholemaeus Pitiscus (1561–1613) | WGPSN
Pizzetti |  [ ⚑ ] 35°04′S 119°17′E﻿ / ﻿35.06°S 119.29°E﻿ / -35.06; 119.29﻿ (Pizzetti) | 53.47 | 1970 | Paolo Pizzetti (1860–1918) | WGPSN
Plana |  [ ⚑ ] 42°15′N 28°13′E﻿ / ﻿42.25°N 28.22°E﻿ / 42.25; 28.22﻿ (Plana) | 42.97 | 1935 | Baron Giovanni Antonio Amedeo Plana (1781–1864) | WGPSN
Planck |  [ ⚑ ] 57°16′S 135°20′E﻿ / ﻿57.27°S 135.34°E﻿ / -57.27; 135.34﻿ (Planck) | 319.46 | 1970 | Max Karl Ernst Ludwig Planck (1858–1947) | WGPSN
Planté |  [ ⚑ ] 10°13′S 163°16′E﻿ / ﻿10.22°S 163.26°E﻿ / -10.22; 163.26﻿ (Planté) | 36.8 | 1979 | Gaston Planté (1834–1889) | WGPSN
Plaskett |  [ ⚑ ] 81°38′N 176°43′E﻿ / ﻿81.63°N 176.71°E﻿ / 81.63; 176.71﻿ (Plaskett) | 114.34 | 1976 | John Stanley Plaskett (1865–1941) | WGPSN
Plato |  [ ⚑ ] 51°37′N 9°23′W﻿ / ﻿51.62°N 9.38°W﻿ / 51.62; -9.38﻿ (Plato) | 100.68 | 1935 | Plato (c. 428–347 BC) | WGPSN
Playfair |  [ ⚑ ] 23°34′S 8°27′E﻿ / ﻿23.56°S 8.45°E﻿ / -23.56; 8.45﻿ (Playfair) | 49.88 | 1935 | John Playfair (1748–1819) | WGPSN
Plinius |  [ ⚑ ] 15°22′N 23°37′E﻿ / ﻿15.36°N 23.61°E﻿ / 15.36; 23.61﻿ (Plinius) | 41.31 | 1935 | Pliny the Elder (23–79) | WGPSN
Plummer |  [ ⚑ ] 24°37′S 154°52′W﻿ / ﻿24.62°S 154.86°W﻿ / -24.62; -154.86﻿ (Plummer) | 75.7 | 1970 | Henry Crozier Keating Plummer (1875–1946) | WGPSN
Plutarch |  [ ⚑ ] 24°11′N 79°03′E﻿ / ﻿24.18°N 79.05°E﻿ / 24.18; 79.05﻿ (Plutarch) | 69.59 | 1935 | Plutarch (c. 46–120) | WGPSN
Poczobutt |  [ ⚑ ] 57°16′N 99°14′W﻿ / ﻿57.27°N 99.23°W﻿ / 57.27; -99.23﻿ (Poczobutt) | 212.36 | 1979 | Martin Odlanicky Poczobutt (1728–1810) | WGPSN
Pogson |  [ ⚑ ] 42°23′S 111°07′E﻿ / ﻿42.38°S 111.11°E﻿ / -42.38; 111.11﻿ (Pogson) | 40.87 | 1970 | Norman Robert Pogson (1829–1891) | WGPSN
Poincaré |  [ ⚑ ] 56°52′S 163°59′E﻿ / ﻿56.86°S 163.99°E﻿ / -56.86; 163.99﻿ (Poincaré) | 345.99 | 1970 | Jules Henri Poincaré (1854–1912) | WGPSN
Poinsot |  [ ⚑ ] 78°54′N 146°13′W﻿ / ﻿78.9°N 146.21°W﻿ / 78.9; -146.21﻿ (Poinsot) | 65.11 | 1970 | Louis Poinsot (1777–1859) | WGPSN
Poisson |  [ ⚑ ] 30°20′S 10°34′E﻿ / ﻿30.34°S 10.56°E﻿ / -30.34; 10.56﻿ (Poisson) | 41.4 | 1935 | Siméon Denis Poisson (1781–1840) | WGPSN
Polybius |  [ ⚑ ] 22°28′S 25°38′E﻿ / ﻿22.46°S 25.63°E﻿ / -22.46; 25.63﻿ (Polybius) | 40.81 | 1935 | Polybius (c. 204–122 BC) | WGPSN
Polzunov |  [ ⚑ ] 25°34′N 115°01′E﻿ / ﻿25.57°N 115.01°E﻿ / 25.57; 115.01﻿ (Polzunov) | 66.53 | 1970 | Ivan Ivanovich Polzunov (1728–1766) | WGPSN
Pomortsev |  [ ⚑ ] 0°44′N 66°55′E﻿ / ﻿0.74°N 66.91°E﻿ / 0.74; 66.91﻿ (Pomortsev) | 25.51 | 1976 | Mikhail Mikhailovich Pomortsev (1851–1916) | WGPSN
Poncelet |  [ ⚑ ] 75°55′N 54°34′W﻿ / ﻿75.91°N 54.57°W﻿ / 75.91; -54.57﻿ (Poncelet) | 67.57 | 1964 | Jean-Victor Poncelet (1788–1867) | WGPSN
Pons |  [ ⚑ ] 25°26′S 21°33′E﻿ / ﻿25.43°S 21.55°E﻿ / -25.43; 21.55﻿ (Pons) | 39.7 | 1935 | Jean-Louis Pons (1761–1831) | WGPSN
Pontanus |  [ ⚑ ] 28°25′S 14°22′E﻿ / ﻿28.42°S 14.36°E﻿ / -28.42; 14.36﻿ (Pontanus) | 55.66 | 1935 | Giovanni Gioviani Pontano (1427–1503) | WGPSN
Pontécoulant |  [ ⚑ ] 58°47′S 66°04′E﻿ / ﻿58.78°S 66.07°E﻿ / -58.78; 66.07﻿ (Pontécoulant) | 91.4 | 1935 | Philippe Gustave Doulcet, Comte De Pontécoulant (1795–1874) | WGPSN
Popov |  [ ⚑ ] 16°56′N 99°23′E﻿ / ﻿16.93°N 99.38°E﻿ / 16.93; 99.38﻿ (Popov) | 71.4 | 1961 | Aleksander Stepanovich Popov (1859–1905) and C. Popov (1880–1966) | WGPSN
Porter |  [ ⚑ ] 56°09′S 10°11′W﻿ / ﻿56.15°S 10.18°W﻿ / -56.15; -10.18﻿ (Porter) | 51.46 | 1970 | Russell Williams Porter (1871–1949) | WGPSN
Posidonius |  [ ⚑ ] 31°53′N 29°59′E﻿ / ﻿31.88°N 29.99°E﻿ / 31.88; 29.99﻿ (Posidonius) | 95.06 | 1935 | Posidonius (c. 135–51 BC) | WGPSN
Poynting |  [ ⚑ ] 17°30′N 133°23′W﻿ / ﻿17.5°N 133.38°W﻿ / 17.5; -133.38﻿ (Poynting) | 127.55 | 1970 | John Henry Poynting (1852–1914) | WGPSN
Prager |  [ ⚑ ] 3°59′S 130°47′E﻿ / ﻿3.99°S 130.78°E﻿ / -3.99; 130.78﻿ (Prager) | 53.9 | 1971 | Richard A. Prager (1884–1945) | WGPSN
Prandtl |  [ ⚑ ] 59°37′S 141°32′E﻿ / ﻿59.62°S 141.54°E﻿ / -59.62; 141.54﻿ (Prandtl) | 87.53 | 1970 | Ludwig Prandtl (1875–1953) | WGPSN
Priestley |  [ ⚑ ] 56°43′S 108°28′E﻿ / ﻿56.71°S 108.47°E﻿ / -56.71; 108.47﻿ (Priestley) | 54.88 | 1970 | Joseph Priestley (1733–1804) | WGPSN
Prinz |  [ ⚑ ] 25°29′N 44°08′W﻿ / ﻿25.49°N 44.14°W﻿ / 25.49; -44.14﻿ (Prinz) | 46.13 | 1935 | Wilhelm Prinz (es) (1857–1910) | WGPSN
Priscilla |  [ ⚑ ] 10°58′S 6°13′W﻿ / ﻿10.96°S 6.21°W﻿ / -10.96; -6.21﻿ (Priscilla) | 1.5 | 1976 | (Latin female name) | WGPSN
Proclus |  [ ⚑ ] 16°05′N 46°53′E﻿ / ﻿16.09°N 46.89°E﻿ / 16.09; 46.89﻿ (Proclus) | 26.91 | 1935 | Proclus Diadochus (410–485) | WGPSN
Proctor |  [ ⚑ ] 46°26′S 5°02′W﻿ / ﻿46.43°S 5.04°W﻿ / -46.43; -5.04﻿ (Proctor) | 47.64 | 1935 | Mary Proctor (1862–1957) | WGPSN
Protagoras |  [ ⚑ ] 56°01′N 7°20′E﻿ / ﻿56.02°N 7.34°E﻿ / 56.02; 7.34﻿ (Protagoras) | 21.05 | 1935 | Protagoras (c. 481–411 BC) | WGPSN
Ptolemaeus |  [ ⚑ ] 9°10′S 1°50′W﻿ / ﻿9.16°S 1.84°W﻿ / -9.16; -1.84﻿ (Ptolemaeus) | 153.67 | 1935 | Ptolemy (c. 87–150) | WGPSN
Puiseux |  [ ⚑ ] 27°49′S 39°11′W﻿ / ﻿27.82°S 39.19°W﻿ / -27.82; -39.19﻿ (Puiseux) | 24.95 | 1935 | Pierre Puiseux (1855–1928) | WGPSN
Pupin |  [ ⚑ ] 23°52′N 11°00′W﻿ / ﻿23.87°N 11°W﻿ / 23.87; -11﻿ (Pupin) | 2.17 | 1976 | Mihajlo Idvorski Pupin (1858–1935) | WGPSN
Purbach |  [ ⚑ ] 25°31′S 2°02′W﻿ / ﻿25.51°S 2.03°W﻿ / -25.51; -2.03﻿ (Purbach) | 114.97 | 1935 | Georg Purbach (1423–1461) | WGPSN
Purkyně |  [ ⚑ ] 1°32′S 94°52′E﻿ / ﻿1.54°S 94.86°E﻿ / -1.54; 94.86﻿ (Purkyně) | 50.29 | 1970 | Jan Evangelista Purkyně (1787–1869) | WGPSN
Pythagoras |  [ ⚑ ] 63°41′N 62°59′W﻿ / ﻿63.68°N 62.98°W﻿ / 63.68; -62.98﻿ (Pythagoras) | 144.55 | 1935 | Pythagoras (flourished c. 532 BC) | WGPSN
Pytheas |  [ ⚑ ] 20°34′N 20°35′W﻿ / ﻿20.57°N 20.59°W﻿ / 20.57; -20.59﻿ (Pytheas) | 18.81 | 1935 | Pytheas (born c. 308 BC) | WGPSN

## Q

Crater | Coordinates | Diameter
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Quetelet |  [ ⚑ ] 42°40′N 135°18′W﻿ / ﻿42.66°N 135.3°W﻿ / 42.66; -135.3﻿ (Quetelet) | 54.77 | 1970 | Lambert Adolphe Jacques Quételet (1796–1874) | 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.

## External links

* Moon map. List of craters on the Moon

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