KUON GEO

The Moon, named after Czechoslovakia

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

FEATURES · 20

NAMETYPESIZEWHY THAT NAME
Vallis Rheitavalley509.1 kmNamed from nearby crater.
Rimae Littrowrille165 kmNamed from nearby crater.
Rima Oppolzerrille94.2 kmNamed from nearby crater.
Hageciuscrater79.6 kmHayek, Thaddaeus; Czechoslovakian astronomer, mathematician (1525-1600).
Rheitacrater70.8 kmAnton Maria Schyrle of Rhaetia; Czechoslovakian astronomer, optician (c. 1597-1660).
Coricrater67.2 kmGerty Theresa Radnitz; Czech-American physiologist; Nobel laureate (1896-1957).
Bečvářcrater66.6 kmAntonin; Czechoslovakian astronomer (1901-1965).
Nušlcrater60.6 kmFrantisek; Czechoslovakian astronomer (1867-1925). (Spelling changed from Nüsl.)
Purkyněcrater50.3 kmJan Evangelista; Czechoslovakian doctor, physiologist (1787-1869).
Oppolzercrater40.9 kmTheodor Ritter von; Austrian astronomer (1841-1886).
Palisacrater33.5 kmJohann; Czechoslovakian-Austrian astronomer (1848-1925).
Andělcrater32.9 kmKarel; Czechoslovakian astronomer (1884-1948).
Weinekcrater32 kmLadislaus; Czechoslovakian astronomer (1848-1913).
Šafaříkcrater31.4 kmVojtech; Czechoslovakian astronomer (1829-1902).
Littrowcrater28.5 kmJohann Josef von; Bohemian astronomer (1781-1840).
Marcicrater24.5 kmJan Marek Marci von Kronland; Czechoslovakian physicist (1595-1667).
Müllercrater23.4 kmKarl; Czechoslovakian astronomer (1866-1942).
Heyrovskycrater16.7 kmJaroslav; Czechoslovakian chemist (1890-1967).
Catena Littrowcatena10.3 kmNamed from nearby crater.
Heinrichcrater6.9 kmWladimir Wáclav; Czechoslovakian astronomer (1884-1965).
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