The Moon, named after Brazil

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

FEATURES · 2

NAME	TYPE	SIZE	WHY THAT NAME
De Moraes	crater	54.4 km	Abraao de; Brazilian astronomer (1916-1970).
Santos-Dumont	crater	8.8 km	Alberto; Brazilian aeronautical engineer (1873-1932).

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