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The Moon's surface is covered in many interesting geologic features. In addition to mountains, valleys, and craters, the following surface features have received names in the Lunar nomenclature. Many of these features are named after a nearby crater or mountain.
The listed diameter for these features is the longest dimension that contains the entire geological formation. The latitude and longitude are in selenographic coordinates.
These features are notable for their high albedo compared to the surrounding terrain.
''Note:'' On the far side of the Moon there are unnamed albedo features on Mare Ingenii and Mare Marginis. These are located antipodal to the Mare Imbrium and Mare Orientale impact basins.
A ''Catena'' is a chain of craters.
These features are wrinkle-ridge systems commonly found on Lunar ''maria''.
These features are wrinkle-ridges commonly found on lunar ''maria''.
These features form a cape or headland on a ''maria''.
These features are lunar rilles.
These features are lunar rille systems.
These are escarpments in the surface.
The continental areas between the seas were given comparable names by Giovanni Battista Riccioli,[3] but were opposite the names used for the seas. Thus there were the lands of sterility (Terra Sterilitatis), heat (Terra Caloris), and liveliness (Terra Vitae). However these names for the highland regions are no longer used on recent maps, and ''Terrae'' are not officially recognized as standard lunar nomenclature by the International Astronomical Union.[4]
★ List of craters on the Moon
★ List of maria on the Moon
★ List of mountains on the Moon
★ List of valleys on the Moon
1. Now Matapan or Tainaron
2. Traditionally called the "Straight Wall".
3. Restoring Bright Names
4. Categories for Naming Features on Planets and Satellites.
5. Restoring bright names
★ USGS: Moon nomenclature
The listed diameter for these features is the longest dimension that contains the entire geological formation. The latitude and longitude are in selenographic coordinates.
| Contents |
| Albedo |
| Catena |
| Dorsa |
| Dorsum |
| Promontorium |
| Rima |
| Rimae |
| Rupes |
| Terra |
| See also |
| Notes and references |
| External link |
Albedo
These features are notable for their high albedo compared to the surrounding terrain.
| Name | Coordinates | Diameter | Name Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reiner Gamma | 70.0 km | After nearby Reiner crater |
''Note:'' On the far side of the Moon there are unnamed albedo features on Mare Ingenii and Mare Marginis. These are located antipodal to the Mare Imbrium and Mare Orientale impact basins.
Catena
A ''Catena'' is a chain of craters.
| Name | Coordinates | Diameter | Name Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Catena Abulfeda | 219 km | After nearby Abulfeda crater | |
| Catena Artamonov | 134 km | After nearby Artamonov crater | |
| Catena Brigitte | 5 km | French feminine name | |
| Catena Davy | 50 km | After nearby Davy crater | |
| Catena Dziewulski | 80 km | After nearby Dziewulski crater | |
| Catena Gregory | 152 km | After nearby Gregory crater | |
| Catena Humboldt | 165 km | After nearby Humboldt crater | |
| Catena Krafft | 60 km | After nearby Krafft crater | |
| Catena Kurchatov | 226 km | After nearby Kurchatov crater | |
| Catena Leuschner | 364 km | After nearby Leuschner crater | |
| Catena Littrow | 10 km | After nearby Littrow crater | |
| Catena Lucretius | 271 km | After nearby Lucretius crater | |
| Catena Mendeleev | 188 km | After nearby Mendeleev crater | |
| Catena Michelson | 456 km | After nearby Michelson crater | |
| Catena Pierre | 9 km | French masculine name | |
| Catena Sumner | 247 km | After nearby Sumner crater | |
| Catena Sylvester | 173 km | After nearby Sylvester crater | |
| Catena Taruntius | 100 km | After nearby Taruntius crater | |
| Catena Timocharis | 50 km | After nearby Timocharis crater | |
| Catena Yuri | 5 km | Russian masculine name |
Dorsa
These features are wrinkle-ridge systems commonly found on Lunar ''maria''.
| Name | Coordinates | Dia. | Name Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dorsa Aldrovandi | 136 km | Ulissi Aldrovandi (1522-1605) | |
| Dorsa Andrusov | 160 km | Nicolai Ivanovich Andrusov (1861-1924) | |
| Dorsa Argand | 109 km | Emile Argand (1879-1940) | |
| Dorsa Barlow | 120 km | William Barlow (1845-1934) | |
| Dorsa Burnet | 194 km | Thomas Burnet (1635-1715) | |
| Dorsa Cato | 140 km | Cato the Elder (234-149 B.C.) | |
| Dorsa Dana | 70 km | James Dwight Dana (1813-1895) | |
| Dorsa Ewing | 141 km | William Maurice Ewing (1906-1974) | |
| Dorsa Geikie | 228 km | Sir Archibald Geikie (1835-1924) | |
| Dorsa Harker | 197 km | Alfred Harker (1859-1939) | |
| Dorsa Lister | 203 km | Martin Lister (1639-1712) | |
| Dorsa Mawson | 132 km | Douglas Mawson (1882-1958) | |
| Dorsa Rubey | 100 km | William Walden Rubey (1898-1974) | |
| Dorsa Smirnov | 156 km | Sergei Sergeevich Smirnov (1895-1947) | |
| Dorsa Sorby | 80 km | Henry Clifton Sorby (1826-1908) | |
| Dorsa Stille | 80 km | Hans Stille (1876-1966) | |
| Dorsa Tetyaev | 176 km | Mikhail Mikhailovich Tetyaev (1882-1956) | |
| Dorsa Whiston | 85 km | William Whiston (1667-1752) |
Dorsum
These features are wrinkle-ridges commonly found on lunar ''maria''.
| Name | Coordinates | Dia. | Name Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dorsum Arduino | 107 km | Giovanni Arduino (1714-1795) | |
| Dorsum Azara | 105 km | Félix Manuel de Azara (1746-1811) | |
| Dorsum Bucher | 90 km | Walter Hermann Bucher (1889-1965) | |
| Dorsum Buckland | 380 km | William Buckland (1784-1856) | |
| Dorsum Cayeux | 84 km | Lucien Cayeux (1864-1944) | |
| Dorsum Cloos | 100 km | Hans Cloos (1885-1951) | |
| Dorsum Cushman | 80 km | Joseph Augustine Cushman (1881-1949) | |
| Dorsum Gast | 60 km | Paul Werner Gast (1930-1973) | |
| Dorsum Grabau | 121 km | Amadeus William Grabau (1870-1946) | |
| Dorsum Guettard | 40 km | Jean-Etienne Guettard (1715-1786) | |
| Dorsum Heim | 148 km | Albert Heim (1849-1937) | |
| Dorsum Higazy | 60 km | Riad Higazy (1919-1967) | |
| Dorsum Nicol | 50 km | William Nicol (1768-1851) | |
| Dorsum Niggli | 50 km | Paul Niggli (1888-1953) | |
| Dorsum Oppel | 268 km | Albert Oppel (1831-1865) | |
| Dorsum Owen | 50 km | George Owen (1552-1613) | |
| Dorsum Scilla | 108 km | Agostino Scilla (1639-1700) | |
| Dorsum Termier | 90 km | Pierre-Marie Termier (1859-1930) | |
| Dorsum Thera | 7 km | Greek feminine name | |
| Dorsum Von Cotta | 199 km | Carl Bernard von Cotta (1808-1879) | |
| Dorsum Zirkel | 193 km | Ferdinand Zirkel (1838-1912) |
Promontorium
These features form a cape or headland on a ''maria''.
| Name | Coordinates | Dia. | Name Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Promontorium Agarum | 70 km | Named from a cape in the Sea of Azov | |
| Promontorium Agassiz | 20 km | Jean Louis Rodolphe Agassiz (1807-1873) | |
| Promontorium Archerusia | 10 km | Named from a cape on the Black Sea | |
| Promontorium Deville | 20 km | Charles Joseph Sainte-Claire Deville (1814-1876) | |
| Promontorium Fresnel | 20 km | Augustin Jean Fresnel (1788-1827) | |
| Promontorium Heraclides | 50 km | Heraclides Ponticus | |
| Promontorium Kelvin | 50 km | William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin (1824-1907) | |
| Promontorium Laplace | 50 km | Pierre Simon Laplace (1749-1827) | |
| Promontorium Taenarium | 70 km | Named from cape in Greece[1] |
Rima
These features are lunar rilles.
Rimae
These features are lunar rille systems.
Rupes
These are escarpments in the surface.
| Name | Coordinates | Dia. | Name Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rupes Altai | 427.0 km | Altai Mountains | |
| Rupes Boris | 4.0 km | Named from nearby Boris crater | |
| Rupes Cauchy | 120.0 km | Named from nearby Cauchy crater | |
| Rupes Kelvin | 78.0 km | Named from nearby ''Promontorium Kelvin'' | |
| Rupes Liebig | 180.0 km | Named from nearby Liebig crater | |
| Rupes Mercator | 93.0 km | Named from nearby Mercator crater | |
| Rupes Recta | 134.0 km | Latin for "straight cliff"[2] | |
| Rupes Toscanelli | 70.0 km | Named from nearby Toscanelli crater |
Terra
The continental areas between the seas were given comparable names by Giovanni Battista Riccioli,[3] but were opposite the names used for the seas. Thus there were the lands of sterility (Terra Sterilitatis), heat (Terra Caloris), and liveliness (Terra Vitae). However these names for the highland regions are no longer used on recent maps, and ''Terrae'' are not officially recognized as standard lunar nomenclature by the International Astronomical Union.[4]
| Name | Name Origin | Near side position |
|---|---|---|
| Insula Ventorum | Island of Winds | |
| Peninsula Fulminu | Peninsula of Thunder | Between Mare Humorum and Oceanus Procellarum.[5] |
| Terra Caloris | Land of Heat | Southwest rim of the near side.5 |
| Terra Fertilitatis | Land of Fertility | Southeastern rim of the near side.5 |
| Terra Grandinis | Land of Hail | Northeast border of Mare Imbrium.5 |
| Terra Manna | Land of Manna | Region between Mare Tranquillitatis, Mare Fecunditatis and Mare Nectaris.5 |
| Terra Niuiu (Terra Nivium) | Land of Snows | Southeast border of Mare Imbrium.5 |
| Terra Pruinæ | Land of Frost | Northwest border of Mare Imbrium.5 |
| Terra Sanitatis | Land of Healthiness | Central region between Mare Nubium and Mare Tranquillitatis.5 |
| Terra Siccitatis | Land of Dryness | Northwest rim of the near side.5 |
| Terra Sterilitatis | Land of Sterility | |
| Terra Vigoris | Land of Cheerfulness | Region southeast of Mare Crisium.5 |
| Terra Vitæ | Land of Liveliness | Northeast rim of the near side.5 |
See also
★ List of craters on the Moon
★ List of maria on the Moon
★ List of mountains on the Moon
★ List of valleys on the Moon
Notes and references
1. Now Matapan or Tainaron
2. Traditionally called the "Straight Wall".
3. Restoring Bright Names
4. Categories for Naming Features on Planets and Satellites.
5. Restoring bright names
External link
★ USGS: Moon nomenclature
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