KUON GEO

The Moon, named after Hungary

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

FEATURES · 12

NAMETYPESIZEWHY THAT NAME
Szilardcrater127.2 kmLeo; Hungarian-American physicist (1898-1964).
Bolyaicrater102.2 kmJanos; Hungarian mathematician (1802-1860).
Eötvöscrater101.8 kmLóránt (English - Roland) von; Hungarian physicist (1848-1919).
von Békésycrater96.3 kmGeorg; Hungarian otological physicist; Nobel laureate (1899-1972).
Héderváricrater74.1 kmPeter; Hungarian geoscientist (1931-1984).
Zachcrater68.5 kmFranz Xaver, Freiherr von; Hungarian astronomer (1754-1832).
Hevesycrater50 kmGeorg Karl; Hungarian chemist, Nobel Prize winner 1943 (1885-1966).
Rhaeticuscrater44.4 kmGeorg Joachim von Lauchen of Rhaetia; Hungarian astronomer, mathematician (1514-1576).
Fényicrater43.3 kmGyula; Hungarian astronomer (1845-1927).
Hellcrater33.3 kmMaximilian; Hungarian astronomer (1720-1792).
Bélacrater10.1 kmHungarian male name, also Slovak female name.
Baycrater3.5 kmZoltán Lajos; Hungarian physicist (1900-1992).
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