The large and relatively young lunar impact crater Tycho taken by the Hubble Space Telescope .[1] This is a list of named lunar craters . The large majority of these features are impact craters . The crater nomenclature is governed by the International Astronomical Union , and this listing only includes features that are officially recognized by that scientific society.
Craters
The lunar craters are listed in the following subsections. Where a formation has associated satellite craters, these are detailed on the main crater description pages.
Catalog
Lunar craters are listed alphabetically on the following partial lists:
Prominent craters
Locations and diameters of some prominent craters on the near side of the Moon :
The following sources were used as references on the individual crater pages.
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The following reference sites were also used during the assembly of the crater information.
