KUON GEO

The Moon, named after New Zealand

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

FEATURES · 1

NAMETYPESIZEWHY THAT NAME
Griggcrater36.7 kmJohn; New Zealander astronomer (1838-1920).
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