KUON GEO

The Moon, named after Austria

35 named features. The International Astronomical Union records why each name was chosen, and those reasons are printed below exactly as they were approved.

FEATURES · 35

NAMETYPESIZEWHY THAT NAME
Schrödingercrater316.4 kmSchrödinger, Erwin; Austrian physicist; Nobel laureate (1887-1961).
Vallis Schrödingervalley301.7 kmNamed from nearby crater.
Rimae Triesneckerrille200 kmNamed from nearby crater.
Machcrater175 kmErnst; Austrian physicist, philosopher (1838-1916).
Rima Suessrille156.4 kmNamed from nearby crater.
Mendelcrater139.7 kmGregor Johann; Austrian biologist (1822-1884).
Purbachcrater115 kmGeorg von; Austrian mathematician, astronomer (1423-1461).
Stefancrater112.2 kmJosef; Austrian physicist (1835-1893).
Dopplercrater101.8 kmJohann Christian; Austrian physicist, mathematician, astronomer (1803-1853).
Rimae Bürgrille98 kmNamed from nearby crater.
Paulicrater95.3 kmWolfgang; Austrian-American physicist; Nobel laureate (1900-1958).
Petzvalcrater93.5 kmJoseph von; Austrian optician (1807-1891).
Gruembergercrater91.5 kmChristoph; Austrian astronomer (1561-1636).
Brennercrater90 kmLeo (Spiridon Gopcevic); Austrian astronomer (1855-1928).
Hopmanncrater87.8 kmJosef; Austrian astronomer (1890-1975).
Meitnercrater87.3 kmLise; Austrian physicist (1878-1968).
Paracelsuscrater85.9 kmPhilippus Aureolus Theophrastus Bombast von Hohenheim; Swiss-German doctor, chemist (1493-1541).
Schombergercrater85.8 kmGeorg; Austrian astronomer, mathematician (1597-1645).
Bielacrater77 kmWilhelm von; Austrian astronomer (1782-1856).
Boltzmanncrater72.3 kmLudwig Eduard; Austrian physicist (1844-1906).
Zsigmondycrater66.9 kmRichard Adolf; Austrian chemist; Nobel laureate (1865-1929).
Pirquetcrater62.1 kmBaron Guido von; Austrian (spacecraft trajectories) astronaut (1880-1966).
Hagencrater57.5 kmJohann Georg; Austrian astronomer (1847-1930).
Ginzelcrater53.2 kmFriedrich Karl; Austrian astronomer (1850-1926).
Oberthcrater49.5 kmHermann; Austrian space scientist (1894-1989).
Bürgcrater41 kmJohann Tobias; Austrian astronomer (1766-1834).
Holetschekcrater37.8 kmJohann; Austrian astronomer (1846-1923).
Tanneruscrater28.1 kmTanner, Adam; Austrian mathematician (1572-1632).
Triesneckercrater25 kmFrancis a Paula; Austrian astronomer (1745-1817).
Königcrater22.9 kmRudolf; Austrian mathematician, astronomer (1865-1927).
Haidingercrater21.3 kmWilhelm Karl von; Austrian geologist, physicist (1795-1871).
Kuhncrater16.6 kmRichard; Austrian chemist, Nobel Prize winner 1938; (1900-1967).
Suesscrater8.4 kmEduard; Austrian geologist (1831-1914).
Landsteinercrater6.1 kmKarl; Austrian-American pathologist; Nobel laureate (1868-1943).
Freudcrater2.9 kmSigmund; Austrian psychoanalyst (1856-1939).
Names and their origins come from the IAU Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature (USGS Astrogeology), retrieved 2026-08-14.
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DATA: IAU / USGS Astrogeology · NASA LRO LOLA