Albedo features on The Moon
1 named feature carries the IAU descriptor Albedo Feature — a region named for how bright or dark it appears from a distance on The Moon, out of 172 in the mapped Solar System.
Named
1
of 2,023 named places on The Moon — 0.0%
Largest
73.4 km
Reiner Gamma
Median size
73.4 km
Across the 1 with a measured diameter
Named between
1935–1935
IAU approval dates
How albedo features on The Moon get their names
The IAU assigns each feature class on each world a naming theme. Across the 1 albedo features with a recorded origin, one category covers them all, led by Italy.
Italy1
All 1 albedo features on The Moon
Every one has its own page, on the surface it sits on.
Albedo features elsewhere in the Solar System
The same descriptor is used on 3 other worlds, for 171 more features.