Astronaut-named features on The Moon
81 named features carry the IAU descriptor Astronaut-named features — small craters near the Apollo landing sites, named for the crews on The Moon. Nowhere else in the mapped Solar System carries the term.
Named
81
of 2,023 named places on The Moon — 4.0%
Largest
30 km
Mount Marilyn
Median size
0.5 km
Across the 81 with a measured diameter
Named between
1973–2017
IAU approval dates
How astronaut-named features on The Moon get their names
The IAU assigns each feature class on each world a naming theme. Across the 81 astronaut-named features with a recorded origin, 6 categories appear, led by American.
American68Great Britain7United States3France1Italy1Pueblo1
All 81 astronaut-named features on The Moon
Every one has its own page, on the surface it sits on.
Mount Marilyn30 kmTaurus Littrow Valley21 kmSouth Massif18.3 kmNorth Massif16.3 kmScarp14.8 kmSmoky Mountains13.8 kmSculptured Hills12.4 kmStone Mountain10.5 kmApennine Front6.6 kmLight Mantle4.6 kmWessex Cleft3.5 kmBear Mountain3.5 kmFamily Mountain3.4 kmSouth Cluster3.2 kmNorth Complex3.1 kmPlain2.8 kmSt George2.4 kmTortilla Flat2.2 kmCrescent2 kmTerrace1.5 kmRavine1.1 kmNorth Ray0.9 kmGator0.9 kmKiva0.9 kmWreck0.9 kmStubby0.9 kmNansen Apollo0.9 kmOld Nameless0.8 kmPalmetto0.8 kmTrap0.8 kmSouth Ray0.7 kmBridge0.7 kmSnowman0.6 kmHess Apollo0.6 kmCochise0.6 kmLara0.6 kmTrident0.6 kmCamelot0.6 kmEmory0.5 kmMackin0.5 kmShakespeare0.5 kmSherlock0.5 kmSteno Apollo0.5 kmVictory0.5 kmMiddle Crescent0.4 kmDune0.4 kmHoratio0.4 kmPowell0.4 kmCone0.3 kmTriplet0.3 kmElbow0.3 kmSpook0.3 kmIndex0.3 kmBowen Apollo0.3 kmSurveyor0.2 kmBench0.2 kmFlag0.2 kmBaby Ray0.2 kmBronte0.2 kmEarthlight0.2 kmLast0.2 kmWest0.2 kmHead0.1 kmEnd0.1 kmCinco0.1 kmHalfway0.1 kmShorty0.1 kmVan Serg0.1 kmFalcon0.1 kmRhysling0.1 kmSpur0.1 kmDoublet0.1 kmFlank0 kmBlock0 kmWeird0 kmSharp Apollo0 kmHalo0 kmPlum0 kmSpot0 kmLittle West0 kmDouble0 km