KUON GEO

The Moon, named after Italy

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

FEATURES · 114

NAMETYPESIZEWHY THAT NAME
Montes Apenninusmons599.7 kmNamed from terrestrial Apennines.
Rimae Sirsalisrille405 kmNamed from nearby crater.
Rimae Ricciolirille250 kmNamed from nearby crater.
Fermicrater241.4 kmEnrico; Italian-American physicist; Nobel laureate (1901-1954).
Grimaldicrater235 kmFrancesco Maria; Italian astronomer, physicist (1618-1663).
Rima Cardanusrille221.9 kmNamed from nearby crater.
Rima Galilaeirille185.9 kmNamed from nearby crater.
Lagrangecrater162.2 kmJoseph Louis; Italian mathematician (1736-1813).
Rimae Grimaldirille162 kmNamed from nearby crater.
Ricciolicrater155.7 kmGiovanni Battista; Italian astronomer (1598-1671).
Maginuscrater155.6 kmMagini, Giovanni Antonio; Italian astronomer, mathematician (1555-1617).
Vallis Inghiramivalley145.1 kmNamed from nearby crater.
Rimae Zupusrille130 kmNamed from nearby crater.
Avogadrocrater129.8 kmAmedeo (Conte Di Quarengna); Italian physicist (1776-1856).
Dorsa Aldrovandidorsum126.8 kmUlisse; Italian Earth scientist (1522-1605).
Fracastoriuscrater120.6 kmFracastoro, Girolamo; Italian doctor, astronomer (1483-1553).
Voltacrater117.2 kmCount Allessandro Guiseppe Antonio Anastasio; Italian physicist (1745-1827).
Maurolycuscrater115.4 kmMaurolico, Francesco; Italian mathematician (1494-1575).
Levi-Civitacrater108.2 kmTullio; Italian mathematician, physicist (1873-1941).
Dorsum Scilladorsum107.5 kmAgostino; Italian geologist (1639-1700).
Blancanuscrater105.8 kmBiancani, Giuseppe; Italian mathematician, astronomer (1566-1624).
Casatuscrater102.9 kmCasati, Paolo; Italian mathematician (1617-1707).
Piazzicrater102.6 kmGiuseppe; Italian astronomer (1746-1826).
Cabeuscrater100.6 kmCabeo, Niccolo; Italian astronomer (1586-1650).
Pitatuscrater100.6 kmPitati, Pietro; Italian astronomer, mathematician (unkn.-fl. c. 1500).
Dorsum Arduinodorsum99.7 kmGiovanni; Italian Earth scientist (1713-1795).
Fra Maurocrater96.8 kmItalian geographer (unkn-1459).
Manzinuscrater96 kmManzini, Carlo Antonio; Italian astronomer (1599-1677).
Inghiramicrater94.6 kmGiovanni; Italian astronomer (1779-1851).
Rimae Pitatusrille90 kmWithin crater.
Lagallacrater88.8 kmGiulio Cesare; Italian philosopher (1571-1624).
Piccolominicrater87.6 kmAlessandro; Italian astronomer (1508-1578).
Cremonacrater85.1 kmAntonio Luigi Gaudenzio Guiseppe; Italian mathematician (1830-1903).
Roccacrater84.1 kmGiovanni Antonio; Italian mathematician (1607-1656).
Barociuscrater82.7 kmFrancesco; Italian mathematician (1537-1604).
Gauricuscrater79.6 kmGaurico, Luca; Italian astronomer (1476-1558).
Nobilecrater79.3 kmUmberto; Italian artic explorer (1885-1978).
Montanaricrater77.1 kmGeminiano; Italian astronomer, mathematician (1633-1687).
Galvanicrater76.8 kmLuigi; Italian physicist (1737-1798).
Licetuscrater75.4 kmLiceti, Fortunio; Italian physicist, philosopher, doctor (1577-1657).
Reiner Gammaother73.4 kmReinieri, Vincentio; Italian astronomer, mathematician (unkn-1648).
Marconicrater72.9 kmGuglielmo; Italian physicist, inventor; Nobel laureate (1874-1937).
Bettinuscrater71.8 kmMario; Italian mathematician, astronomer (1582-1657).
Ricciuscrater71.8 kmAugustine; Italian astronomer (fl. 1513); Ricci, Matteo; Italian mathematician, geographer (1552-1610).
Croccocrater67.5 kmGaetano Arturo; Italian aeronautical engineer (1877-1968).
Riccocrater65.8 kmAnnibale; Italian astronomer (1844-1911).
Zucchiuscrater63.2 kmZucchi, Niccolo; Italian mathematician, astronomer (1586-1670).
Liliuscrater61.2 kmLuigi Giglio; Italian doctor, philosopher, chronologist (unkn-1576).
Blanchinuscrater59.9 kmBianchini, Giovanni; Italian astronomer (unkn-fl. 1458).
Capuanuscrater59.7 kmFrancesco Capuano Di Manfredonia; Italian astronomer (c. 1400-unkn).
Cavaleriuscrater59.4 kmCavalieri, Buonaventura; Italian mathematician (1598-1647).
Lacchinicrater58 kmGiovanni; Italian astronomer (1884-1967).
Cassinicrater56.9 kmGiovanni Domenico; Italian-French astronomer (1625-1712); Jacques; French astronomer (1677-1756).
Pontanuscrater55.7 kmPontano, Giovanni Gioviani; Italian astronomer (1427-1503).
Volterracrater55.1 kmVito; Italian mathematician, physicist (1860-1940).
Cannizzarocrater54.5 kmStanislao; Italian chemist (1826-1910).
Dantecrater53.8 kmAlighieri; Italian poet (1265-1321).
Pizzetticrater53.5 kmPaolo; Italian geodesist (1860-1918).
Montes Secchimons52.5 kmNamed from nearby crater.
Amicicrater52 kmGiovanni Battista; Italian astronomer, optician (1786-1863).
Rupes Toscanellirupes50.1 kmNamed from nearby crater.
Cardanuscrater49.6 kmCardano, Girolamo; Italian mathematician (1501-1576).
Breislakcrater48.6 kmScipione; Italian chemist, geologist, mathematician (1748-1826).
Rimae de Gasparisrille46.7 kmNamed from nearby crater.
Campanuscrater46.4 kmCampanus of Navara; Italian astronomer (c. 1200-1296).
Sirsaliscrater44.2 kmSersale, Gerolamo; Italian astronomer (1584-1654).
Mons Cabeusmons43 kmNamed from nearby crater Cabeus.
Planacrater43 kmBaron Giovanni Antonio Amedeo; Italian astronomer, geometrician (1781-1864).
Tacchinicrater42.6 kmPietro; Italian astronomer (1838-1905).
Faustinicrater42.5 kmArnaldo; Italian polar geographer (1874-1944).
Giojacrater42.5 kmFlavio; Italian inventor (unkn-fl. 1302).
Nobilicrater41.8 kmLeopoldo; Italian physicist (1784-1835).
Boscovichcrater41.5 kmRudjer J.; Italian physicist (1711-1787).
Asclepicrater40.6 kmGiuseppe Maria; Italian astronomer (1706-1776).
Palmiericrater39.8 kmLuigi; Italian physicist, mathematician (1807-1896).
Maraldicrater39.6 kmGiovanni Domenico; Italian-born French astronomer, geodesist (1709-1788); Giacomo Filippo; Italian-born French astronomer (1665-1729).
Cichuscrater39.2 kmFrancesco Degli Stabili (Cecco D'Ascoli); Italian astronomer (1257-1327).
Bianchinicrater37.6 kmFrancesco; Italian astronomer (1662-1729).
da Vincicrater37.5 kmLeonardo; Italian artist, inventor, mathematician (1452-1519).
Donaticrater35.8 kmGiovanni Battista; Italian astronomer (1826-1873).
Zupuscrater35.3 kmZupi, Giovanni Battista; Italian astronomer (c. 1590-1650).
Rimae Secchirille35 kmNamed from nearby crater.
Rimae Boscovichrille32 kmWithin crater.
Fontanacrater31.5 kmFrancesco; Italian astronomer (c. 1585-1646).
de Gaspariscrater30.9 kmAnnibale; Italian astronomer (1819-1892).
Spallanzanicrater30.9 kmLazzaro; Italian natural scientist, biologist (1729-1799).
Torricellicrater30.9 kmEvangelista; Italian physicist (1608-1647).
Reinercrater29.9 kmReinieri, Vincentio; Italian astronomer, mathematician (unkn-1648).
Marco Polocrater28.3 kmItalian explorer (1254-1324).
Rimae Palmierirille27.1 kmNamed from nearby crater.
Vivianicrater26.9 kmVincenzo; Italian physicist, mathematician (1622-1703).
Dembowskicrater26.1 kmBaron Ercole; Italian astronomer (1815-1881).
Schiaparellicrater24.2 kmGiovanni Virginio; Italian astronomer (1835-1910).
De Vicocrater22.1 kmFrancesco; Italian astronomer (1805-1848).
Giordano Brunocrater22.1 kmItalian astronomer (1548-1600).
Secchicrater22.1 kmPietro Angelo; Italian astronomer, astrophysicist (1818-1878).
Respighicrater17.9 kmLorenzo; Italian astronomer (1824-1890).
Galilaeicrater16 kmGalileo; Italian astronomer, physicist (1564-1642).
Mons Maraldimons15.9 kmNamed from nearby crater.
Mons Moromons13.7 kmAntonio Lazzaro; Italian Earth scientist (1687-1764).
Piazzi Smythcrater13 kmCharles; Italian-born Scottish astronomer (1819-1900).
Carlinicrater10.7 kmFrancesco; Italian astronomer (1783-1862).
Fabbronicrater10.6 kmGiovanni Valentino Mattia; Italian chemist (1752-1822).
Bombellicrater9.7 kmRafael; Italian mathematician (1526-1572).
Pierazzocrater9.3 kmElisabetta; Italian planetary scientist (1963-2011).
Romeocrater7.2 kmItalian male name.
Toscanellicrater7.1 kmPaolo Dal Pozza; Italian doctor, cartographer (1397-1482).
Apennine Frontapollo6.6 kmAstronaut-named feature, Apollo 15 site.
Golgicrater5.6 kmCamillo; Italian doctor; Nobel laureate (c. 1843-1926).
Levi-Montalcinicrater5 kmRita; Nobel Prize-winning Italian neurologist (1909-2012).
Roccocrater4.4 kmItalian male name.
Rima Marcellorille4 kmItalian male name.
Donnacrater1.8 kmItalian female name.
Abetticrater1.6 kmAntonio; Italian astronomer (1846-1928); Giorgio; Italian astronomer (1882-1982).
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