Named Lunar Formations
Albedo Features
“Bays” (
Sinus
)
Craters
Near-side
Principal craters
(more than 50 km in diameter)
All near-side craters
Far-side
Principal craters
(more than 50 km in diameter)
All far-side craters
Both sides
Principal craters
(more than 50 km in diameter)
All craters
Crater Chains (
Catena
)
“Lakes” (
Lacus
)
Landing Sites
Mountains (
Mons/Montes
)
Plains (
Planitia
)
Promontories (
Promontorium
)
Rilles (
Rima
)
and
Rille Systems (
Rimæ
)
Scarps (
Rupes
)
“Seas” (
Mare
) and “Oceans” (
Oceanus
)
“Swamps” (
Palus
)
Valleys (
Vallis
)
Wrinkle Ridges (
Dorsum
)
and
Wrinkle Ridge Systems (
Dorsa
)
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Named Lunar Formations
Named Lunar Formations