KUON GEO

The Moon, named after England

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

FEATURES · 11

NAMETYPESIZEWHY THAT NAME
Appletoncrater64.6 kmSir Edward Victor; British physicist; Nobel laureate (1892-1965).
Haworthcrater51.4 kmSir Walter Norman; English chemist, 1937 Nobel Prize winner for chemistry (1883-1950).
Astoncrater44.5 kmFrancis William; British chemist, physicist; Nobel laureate (1877-1945).
Atwoodcrater28.6 kmGeorge; British mathematician, physicist (1746-1807).
Blisscrater22.9 kmNathaniel; English Astronomer Royal (1700-1764).
Burbidgecrater21 kmE. Margaret; British-American observational astronomer and astrophysicist (1919-2020).
Cartwrightcrater17 kmMary Lucy; English mathematician (1900-1998).
Hinshelwoodcrater13.4 kmSir Cyril Norman; English chemist, Nobel Prize winner 1956 (1897-1967).
Michaelcrater3.5 kmEnglish male name.
Courtneycrater1.2 kmEnglish male name.
Robertcrater0.6 kmEnglish male name.
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