KUON GEO

The Moon, named after Ireland

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

FEATURES · 16

NAMETYPESIZEWHY THAT NAME
Fitzgeraldcrater104.2 kmGeorge Francis; Irish physicist (1851-1901).
Rimae Maclearrille94 kmNamed from nearby crater.
Birminghamcrater89.9 kmJohn; Irish astronomer (1816-1884).
Malletcrater58.9 kmRobert; Irish seismologist, engineer (1810-1881).
Hamiltoncrater57.5 kmSir William Rowan; Irish mathematician (1805-1865).
Pentlandcrater56.5 kmJoseph Barclay; Irish geographer (1797-1873).
Stoneycrater47.5 kmGeorge Johnstone; Irish physicist (1826-1911).
Lindsaycrater32.2 kmEric M.; Irish astronomer (1907-1974).
Sabinecrater29.8 kmSir Edward; Irish physicist, astronomer (1788-1883).
Robinsoncrater24.1 km(John) Thomas Romney; Irish astronomer, physicist, meteorologist (1792-1882).
Maclearcrater20.3 kmSir Thomas; Irish-born South African astronomer (1794-1879).
Rossecrater11.4 kmWilliam Parsons, Third Earl of Rosse; Irish astronomer (1800-1867).
Gorecrater9.4 kmJohn Ellard; Irish astronomer (1845-1910).
Kathleencrater5.4 kmIrish female name.
Ewencrater2.6 kmGaelic male name.
Alancrater1.4 kmIrish 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